Daniel Davis (born February 22, 1989), better known as Daniel D., is an American hedge fund manager, violinist, and record producer. He is the co-founder of Stay Inspired Capital, a

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hedge fund. He presents improvisational violin performances, both live and in music videos found on his eponymous YouTube channel, which he created in 2007.

Early life

Daniel was born in

Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ...

. He has a younger sister named Faith (born 1992) who is a folk singer-songwriter and blogger. He attended Charleston County School of the Arts in Charleston, SC. At 12 years of age he took an after-school class to learn the violin, but only progressed once he had private teachers. Daniel named Miri Ben Ari his major musical influence.

Career

2004–2006: early years

At the age of 16, Daniel started performing professionally. A friend of his dad hired him for an event and at that point he noticed he can make a living of playing his violin. He started playing local events around his hometown

Charleston, SC Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of ...

. In 2005 Daniel was the Scholarship Winner of "Summer In the City 2005" and studied thereafter at the

Juilliard School of Music The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most elit ...

in Summer 2005.

2007–2009: YouTube

In 2007, at the age of 21, Daniel began posting videos on Internet websites YouTube and WorldStarHipHop. Daniel combines hip hop,

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, and classical music with the violin. 2007 was an eventful year for Daniel, he won the Apollo Award in New York City and was the opening performer for Presidential Candidate Barack Obama on his Campaign Rally in South Carolina.

2017–present: new routes

In September 2017 Daniel D. took a new route with Facebook Live streaming where he constantly has well over 1000 people watching. About at the same time he opened his first Online Store www.DanielDMusicStore.com where you can purchase his Music as well as Merchandise.

Discography

Albums

*''Play For Me'' (2009) *''Serenade'' (2010) *''Epic Sounds'' (2012) *''SonRise'' (2013) *''Remixed'' (2014) *''Sounds Of Christmas'' (2015) *''Tis So Sweet'' (2017) *''Women In Music'' (2018) *''Daniel D. plays MJ'' (2019)

References

External links

Official website
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