Daniel Brummel

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Daniel Brummel

| image = NadaSurf-DanielBrummel2b.jpg

| caption = Daniel Brummel (far right) with Nada Surf, 2016

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|9|15|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Pasadena, California, U.S.

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Alternative rock
• power pop
• indie rock
• pop punk
• progressive rock
• jazz fusion

}}

| occupation = {{flatlist|

• Singer
• songwriter
• musician
• composer
• producer

}}

| years_active = 1995–present

| label = {{flatlist|

• Kung Fu
• Glitterhouse
• Southern
• Sub Pop
• Universal
• Sony BMG

}}

| associated_acts = {{flatlist|

• American Princess (2019 TV series)
• Sanglorians
• Ozma
• Nada Surf
• Weezer
• Scott & Rivers
• Spain
• The Elected

}}

| website = {{URL|danielbrummel.com}}

}}

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, Weezer, Nada Surf, Scott & Rivers, Spain, Gowns, Monstro, and The Elected.[http://www.buzzbands.la/2013/10/21/download-sanglorians-love-is-the-speed-of-light/] BuzzBands.LA "Sanglorians: Love Is The Speed Of Light"[http://kroq.cbslocal.com/2013/07/20/weezer-brings-zombies-to-life-at-walking-dead-comic-con-party/] KROQ CBS Local "Weezer Brings Zombies To Life At Walking Dead Comic Con Party"[http://www.punknews.org/review/14410/nada-surf-live-in-denver] PunkNews.org "Nada Surf - Live In Denver (2016)"[http://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%83%83%E3%83%88_%E3%81%A8_%E3%83%AA%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9_%28Scott_%26_Rivers%29] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128191349/http://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%83%83%E3%83%88_%E3%81%A8_%E3%83%AA%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9_%28Scott_%26_Rivers%29 |date=2015-01-28 }} Weezerpedia "Scott & Rivers"[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60310/solo-projects-wont-mean-end-of-rilo-kiley] Billboard.com "Solo Projects Won't Mean The End Of Rilo Kiley" He composed the music for the Lifetime network television series American Princess with partners Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay.{{Citation|title=American Princess (TV Series 2019– )|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7410352/fullcredits|access-date=2019-02-26}}

Brummel graduated from the Los Angeles County High School For The Arts in 1999, received his Bachelor of Arts degree 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{{Citation

| last = Leigh

| first = Bill

| year = 2003

| title = Daniel Brummel: Melodic Scholar

| publisher = Bass Player Magazine

}}) and his Master of Music degree in commercial music from CSULA in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://ccmcollege.com/faculty/daniel-brummel/|title=Daniel Brummel – California College of Music|website=ccmcollege.com|access-date=2019-02-26}} 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"[http://www.michigandaily.com/content/get-kids-ozma-bring-pop-smarts-outlouds-spring-tour] Michigan Daily "Get Up Kids & Ozma Bring Pop Smarts To Weezer Outloud! Tour" at age 19. He has also led interfaith community music events,[http://www.lfla.org/event-detail/536/Interfaith-Sing-ALOUD] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512214009/http://www.lfla.org/event-detail/536/Interfaith-Sing-ALOUD |date=2014-05-12 }} Los Angeles Central Library "Interfaith Sing ALOUD" sang protest songs,[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/10/protest-songs-with-emily-lacy-at-machine-project.html] Los Angeles Times "Protest Songs With Emily Lacy" and performed experimental folk music at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Hammer Museum,[http://hammer.ucla.edu/newsblogs/?p=1404] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512224037/http://hammer.ucla.edu/newsblogs/?p=1404 |date=2014-05-12 }} Hammer Museum "Machine Project Artist In Residence" the Norton Simon Museum,[http://www.nortonsimon.org/sounds-from-around-the-world/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626124723/http://www.nortonsimon.org/sounds-from-around-the-world/ |date=2015-06-26 }} Norton Simon Museum "Sounds From Around The World" the Los Angeles Central Library,[http://www.lfla.org/event-detail/481/Sing-ALOUD-] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512223320/http://www.lfla.org/event-detail/481/Sing-ALOUD- |date=2014-05-12 }} Los Angeles Central Library "Sing ALOUD" and the International Association for the Study of Popular Music.Old Devil Time: Drone Folk Meditations http://iaspm-us.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Lacy-and-Brummel.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226173025/http://iaspm-us.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Lacy-and-Brummel.pdf |date=2019-02-26 }} 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.[http://machineproject.com/blog/2011/03/04/skylikenotdoings/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512215420/http://machineproject.com/blog/2011/03/04/skylikenotdoings/ |date=2014-05-12 }} Machine Project "Skylike Notdoings: Daniel Brummel in Residence"

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.{{cite web|title=Weezer - Everything's Alright|date=3 October 2014|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/10/weezer-everythings-alright/2/|access-date=August 1, 2016}} 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.[http://noisey.vice.com/blog/weezer-live-review-bowery-ballroom-2014] Noisey Vice: I Sang Onstage With Weezer" 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." In academia, he served as the Dean of the California College of Music{{cite web|url=http://ccmcollege.com/faculty/daniel-brummel|title=California College of Music Faculty|access-date=January 22, 2018|archive-date=February 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226172816/https://ccmcollege.com/faculty/daniel-brummel/|url-status=dead}} from 2015-2019, achieving the institution's initial accreditation through the National Association of Schools of Music,{{cite web|url=https://nasm.arts-accredit.org/directory-lists/accredited-institutions/search/?id=I0939|title=National Association of Schools of Music|access-date=February 7, 2021}} and he currently serves as the Chief Academic Officer for Point Blank Music School{{cite web|url=https://www.pointblankmusicschool.com/about-point-blank/about-la-school/consumer-resources/|title=PBMS LA Catalog 2021|access-date=February 7, 2021}} in Silver Lake.