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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.
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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 Paul Chihara, voice with Don Neuen, and guitar with jazz legend

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) and his

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degree in commercial music from CSULA 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 Machine Project Gallery in Los Angeles, where he hosted ''Skylike Notdoings,'' a series of events exploring the connection between music, meditation, Eastern spirituality, and dreamwork. 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

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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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'' (

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, 2007) *'' Spending Time on the Borderline'' (

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, 2003) *'' The Doubble Donkey Disc'' (

, 2001) *'' Rock and Roll Part Three'' (

, 2000)

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

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

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, 2014) * '' Pacific Daydream'' (Crush/Atlantic, 2017)

Nada Surf Nada Surf is an American alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1992, consisting of Matthew Caws (guitar, vocals), Ira Elliot (drums), and Daniel Lorca (bass, backing vocals). After initially operating under the name Helicopter, Caw ...

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

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*''Sargent Place'' ( Glitterhouse, 2014) *''The Morning Becomes Eclectic Session'' ( Glitterhouse, 2013) *''The Soul of Spain'' ( Glitterhouse, 2012)

The Elected The Elected are a Los Angeles–based indie rock band. The Elected have released two albums with Sub Pop: '' Me First'' in 2004, and '' Sun, Sun, Sun'' in 2006. A third album, '' Bury Me In My Rings'', was released on 17 May 2011. Members * B ...

*'' Sun, Sun, Sun'' (

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, 2006) *'' Me First'' (

, 2004)

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* ''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)

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*''No Hard Feelings'' (2021)

The Easy Button (band)

*''Lost On Purpose'' (2021)

Film/TV Soundtracks

*'' American Princess (2019 TV series)'' (composer, 10 episodes) *'' (Romance) in the Digital Age'' (2017) *'' Kick-Ass 2'' (2013) *''Geek USA'' (2013) *'' Still Waiting...'' (2009) *'' Turkish for Beginners'' (2008) *''

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'' (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, spanning a total of 61 episodes across four seasons. It focuses on the lives of Zoey Brooks ( J ...

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

References

External links

Daniel Brummel official websiteSanglorians official websiteSanglorians Facebook pageOzma official website

Ozma 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 male singers 21st-century American singers The Elected members Ozma (band) members