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 Brandt in 2019 | |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Academy of Media Arts Cologne |
| Occupation | Electronic musician |
Daniel Brandt is a German composer, drummer, and filmmaker from Wiesbaden based in London and Berlin. He is a member of the ensemble Brandt Brauer Frick and also records as a solo artist for the British record label Erased Tapes.
Brandt was raised in Wiesbaden; his father was a rock drummer and his grandparents on his mother's side were a pianist and an opera singer. [1] He graduated from the Academy of Media Arts Cologne in 2011 with a degree from the film and television studies department. [2] As a student there, he founded the ensemble Brandt Brauer Frick with classmates Jan Brauer and Paul Frick; Brandt plays percussion instruments. The trio released its first full-length album in 2010. [2] After graduating, Brandt toured and recorded with the ensemble and founded his own record label, Gym Records; he also did video live event production for entertainment and news websites such as the BBC and the Guardian. [2] He went on to do record production work as well, including for German musician Anna F., whom he dated in 2017. [1]
His debut release as a solo artist, Eternal Something, was recorded in multiple locations, including a cabin in Germany and Joshua Tree National Park in the United States. [3] Brandt had initially wanted the album to be composed entirely of cymbal sounds, but changed his mind as he composed and recorded for it. [4] [5] The album was released in March 2017 on the Erased Tapes label. [6] Brandt played all the instruments on Eternal Something except for hang drum, trombone, and cello. [7] Stylistically, the album was described by Pitchfork Media as a cross between modern classical and electronic dance music. [8]
Brandt followed Eternal Something with Channels, his second full-length, in October 2018. [9] The Line of Best Fit noted influences from Detroit techno, Tangerine Dream, and Steve Reich on the record. [10]
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