Daniel Brummel (born September 15, 1981 in Pasadena, California) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who has performed and recorded with various musical groups including Sanglorians, Ozma,

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, Gowns, Monstro, and

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and Brandon Jay. Brummel graduated from the

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in 1999, received his

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degree in music composition from

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in 2006 (where he studied orchestration with

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, voice with

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, and guitar with jazz legend

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) and his Master of Music degree in commercial music from

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in 2016. As a singer, bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, and drummer, Brummel has performed consistently on international tours with his various projects since 2001, when

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dubbed him a "pop-culturally aware songsmith" at age 19. He has also led interfaith community music events, sang protest songs, and performed experimental folk music at the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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. In March 2011, Brummel was artist-in-residence at

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Gallery in Los Angeles, where he hosted ''Skylike Notdoings,'' a series of events exploring the connection between music, meditation, Eastern spirituality, and dreamwork. More recently, Brummel cowrote the song "Eulogy For A Rock Band" with

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and

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for

’s 2014 album '' Everything Will Be Alright in the End''. He then served as music director and touring member (guitar, keyboards, percussion) for

’s fall 2014 album release tour, coordinating and conducting a new 18 person fan choir in each city. In 2016, he joined

as touring bassist for the North American dates of the " You Know Who You Are" album release tour, substituting for original bassist Daniel Lorca and garnering praise for being "as talented of a musician as the band could have asked for to fill in." In academia, he served as the Dean of the California College of Music from 2015-2019, achieving the institution's initial accreditation through the

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, and he currently serves as the Chief Academic Officer for Point Blank Music School in Silver Lake.

Discography

As a Solo Artist

*''Speak Easy'' (Coptic, 2005) *''Switched-On Scarlatti'' (2019)

Sanglorians

*''Initiation'' (2013) *''Odalisque'' (2020)

Ozma

*''

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'' (2014) *''

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'' (

Sony BMG Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout o ...

, 2007) *''

Spending Time on the Borderline Ozma is an American rock band from Pasadena, California. The band's sound is a mix of nostalgic new wave–influenced power pop and contrapuntal Casiotone-driven melodies sustained by heavy guitar riffs. Since their formation in 1995, Ozma has ...

'' (

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, 2003) *''

The Doubble Donkey Disc ''The Doubble Donkey Disc'' is the second studio album by American rock band Ozma. Track listing Personnel * Daniel Brummel – vocals, bass, balalaika * Pat Edwards – drums * Jose Galvez – guitar, vocals * Ryen Slegr Ry ...

'' (

, 2001) *''

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'' (

, 2000)

Weezer Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing v ...

* ''Everything Will Be Alright In The End'' (

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, 2014) * ''

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'' (Crush/Atlantic, 2017)

Nada Surf Nada Surf is a New York City-based American alternative rock band formed in the 1990s, consisting of Matthew Caws (guitar, vocals), Ira Elliot (drums), Doug Gillard (guitar, backing vocals), and Daniel Lorca (bass, backing vocals). History 199 ...

*''Live on KEXP (Acoustic)'' (2016) *''Live on KEXP (Electric)'' (2016)

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*''Sargent Place'' (

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, 2014) *''The Morning Becomes Eclectic Session'' (

, 2013) *''The Soul of Spain'' (

, 2012)

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*''

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'' (

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, 2006) *'' Me First'' (

, 2004)

Scott & Rivers Scott & Rivers is an American Japanese-language musical project by Rivers Cuomo of the band Weezer and Scott Murphy of the band Allister. History In 2009, while on tour in Japan, Rivers Cuomo was introduced to Scott Murphy's Japanese-language m ...

* ''スコットとリバース (self-titled debut album)'' (

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, 2013) * ''Nimaime'' (Sony, 2017)

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*''Broken Bones'' (

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, 2008)

Jorge Huaman

*''In Need Of In-Between'' (2010)

Irma

*''Letter To The Lord'' (My Major Company, 2011)

We Are Me

*''Living In Transit'' (Atmosphériques, 2014)

Sofa City Sweetheart

*''Super(b) Exitos'' (2019)

Manisha

*''All My Sunsets EP'' (2020)

Jonathan Mann

*''Jewish Family Christmas Tree!'' (2020)

David Prince

*''No Hard Feelings'' (2021)

The Easy Button (band)

*''Lost On Purpose'' (2021)

Film/TV Soundtracks

*''

American Princess (2019 TV series) ''American Princess'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jamie Denbo that premiered on June 2, 2019, on Lifetime (TV network), Lifetime. Denbo wrote for the series and executive produced alongside Jenji Kohan and Tara Herrmann ...

'' (composer, 10 episodes) *'' (Romance) in the Digital Age'' (2017) *'' Kick-Ass 2'' (2013) *''Geek USA'' (2013) *'' Still Waiting...'' (2009) *'' Turkish for Beginners'' (2008) *''

iCarly ''iCarly'' is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider, which originally aired on Nickelodeon from September 8, 2007, to November 23, 2012. The series tells the story of Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove), a teenager who creates and hosts ...

'' (2008) *''

Zoey 101 ''Zoey 101'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. It aired from January 9, 2005, to May 2, 2008. It focuses on the lives of Zoey Brooks (Jamie Lynn Spears), her brother Dustin (Paul Butcher (act ...

'' (2007) *'' That Darn Punk'' (2001)

References

External links

Daniel Brummel official websiteSanglorians official websiteSanglorians Facebook pageOzma official websiteOzma Facebook page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brummel, Daniel 1981 births Living people Singers from California American indie rock musicians Musicians from Pasadena, California UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture alumni American rock singers Record producers from California Los Angeles County High School for the Arts alumni 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers The Elected members