Dan Siegel (musician)

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Dan Siegel
Born Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres Jazz, smooth jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentPiano
Years active1976–present
Labels Inner City, Epic, Native Language
Website www.dansiegelmusic.com

Dan Siegel (born in Seattle, Washington) is an American pianist, composer, and record producer. His earlier music has been described as new age, while his more recent work has been called contemporary jazz. [1]

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Music career

Siegel was born in Seattle, Washington, and raised in Eugene, Oregon. When he was eight years old, he began piano lessons, and at 12 he was performing professionally in a rock band. He went to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, then studied at the University of Oregon. After college, he started recording his own compositions. He signed with the jazz record label Inner City Records and recorded his first album, Nite Ride (1980). His second album, The Hot Spot (1982), reached the top 10 of the jazz chart in Billboard magazine. [2]

He moved to Los Angeles and composed music for movies and television. In 1986, he signed with Epic Records and released a series of smooth jazz albums. [2]

In parallel he produced and recorded three albums with the fusion/mainstream band Birds of a Feather—Birds of a Feather, Above the Clouds, and Stand Together—and released the self-titled album by the band Future Prospect.

Television and film work

Siegel's work as a television and film composer includes the score for the film Reform School Girls (1986), and Universal Studios television series, Hard Copy (1987). He has also worked as musical director and conductor on the late-night CBS TV show Overtime... with Pat O'Brien (1990). He has played on numerous television and film projects as a session player, including the Oscar-winning film The Usual Suspects . His music was also featured on the Weather Channel's Local Forecast segments from 1986 to 1991.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

with Birds of a Feather

with Future Prospect

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References

  1. Rydzynski, Michael (2006-09-28). "Dan Siegel performing his 'straight-ahead' music". Irvine World News: Orange County Register weekly (CA). Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  2. 1 2 Johnson, Zac. "Dan Siegel | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 December 2016.