Daniel Brummel

Daniel Brummel

Daniel Brummel (far right) with Nada Surf, 2016
Background information
Born (1981-09-15) September 15, 1981
Pasadena, California, United States
Genres indie rock, power pop, progressive rock, jazz rock, electronic rock, folk
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, drummer, composer, producer
Years active 1995–present
Labels Kung Fu, Glitterhouse, Southern, Sub Pop, Universal, Sony BMG
Associated acts Sanglorians, Nada Surf, Weezer, Spain, Ozma, The Elected, Scott & Rivers

Daniel Brummel (born September 15, 1981 in Pasadena, California) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and record producer who has performed and recorded with the musical groups Sanglorians, Ozma, Weezer, Nada Surf, Scott & Rivers, Spain, Gowns, Monstro, and The Elected.[1][2][3][4][5]

Brummel graduated from the Los Angeles County High School For The Arts in 1999, and received his B.A. in music composition from UCLA in 2006, where he studied orchestration with Paul Chihara, voice with Don Neuen, and guitar with jazz legend Kenny Burrell [Leigh, Bill (2003), Daniel Brummel: Melodic Scholar, Bass Player Magazine]. As a singer, bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, and drummer, Brummel has performed consistently on international tours with his various projects since 2001, when the Michigan Daily dubbed him a "pop-culturally aware songsmith"[6] at age 19. In recent years he has also begun leading interfaith community music events,[7] singing protest songs,[8] and performing experimental music at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Hammer Museum,[9] the Norton Simon Museum,[10] and the Los Angeles Central Library.[11] In March 2011, Brummel was the Artist-In-Residence at the Machine Project Gallery in Los Angeles, where he hosted “Skylike Notdoings,” a series of events examining the connection between music, meditation, Eastern spirituality, and dreamwork.[12]

More recently, Brummel cowrote the song “Eulogy For A Rock Band” with Rivers Cuomo and Ryen Slegr for Weezer’s 2014 album Everything Will Be Alright in the End.[13] He then served as music director and touring member (guitar, keyboards, percussion) for Weezer’s fall 2014 album release tour, coordinating and conducting a new 18 person fan choir in each city.[14] Later, in 2016, he joined Nada Surf 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.”[15] He currently resides in Pasadena, California, where he serves as Director of Education at the California College of Music.[16]

Discography

Sanglorians

Ozma

Weezer

Scott & Rivers

Spain

Gowns

The Elected

As a Solo Artist

References

  1. ↑ BuzzBands.LA "Sanglorians: Love Is The Speed Of Light"
  2. ↑ KROQ CBS Local "Weezer Brings Zombies To Life At Walking Dead Comic Con Party"
  3. ↑ PunkNews.org “Nada Surf - Live In Denver (2016)”
  4. ↑ Weezerpedia "Scott & Rivers"
  5. ↑ Billboard.com "Solo Projects Won't Mean The End Of Rilo Kiley"
  6. ↑ Michigan Daily "Get Up Kids & Ozma Bring Pop Smarts To Weezer Outloud! Tour"
  7. ↑ Los Angeles Central Library "Interfaith Sing ALOUD"
  8. ↑ Los Angeles Times "Protest Songs With Emily Lacy"
  9. ↑ Hammer Museum "Machine Project Artist In Residence"
  10. ↑ Norton Simon Museum "Sounds From Around The World"
  11. ↑ Los Angeles Central Library "Sing ALOUD"
  12. ↑ Machine Project "Skylike Notdoings: Daniel Brummel in Residence"
  13. ↑ "Weezer - Everything's Alright". Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  14. ↑ Noisey Vice: I Sang Onstage With Weezer”
  15. ↑ PunkNews.org “Nada Surf - Live In Denver (2016)”
  16. ↑ "California College of Music Faculty". Retrieved August 1, 2016.
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