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DANIEL WEIDLEIN

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SONGWRITER
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Regardless of political persuasion, I think most of us can agree that political rhetoric has forever changed. It has been changed by an eroding trust in media, a rise in self-proclaimed experts, and a deepening chasm between civility and self-righteousness.

I released this video 8 years ago today to reflect upon the rhetoric that this country was founded upon, and to revisit the words of past presidential inaugurations from both sides of the aisle that I have drawn wisdom and inspiration from.

I felt the need to revisit those words —from Obama, Kennedy, Lincoln, and even Bush—today, and welcome you to do the same.

#wethepeople

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Recorded by Milton Gutierrez
Mixed by Me
Mastered by @rickykej

Filmed by @luisafig, Tony Noceti, and Andy Miles

Regardless of political persuasion, I think most of us can agree that political rhetoric has forever changed. It has been changed by an eroding trust in media, a rise in self-proclaimed experts, and a deepening chasm between civility and self-righteousness.

I released this video 8 years ago today to reflect upon the rhetoric that this country was founded upon, and to revisit the words of past presidential inaugurations from both sides of the aisle that I have drawn wisdom and inspiration from.

I felt the need to revisit those words —from Obama, Kennedy, Lincoln, and even Bush—today, and welcome you to do the same.

#wethepeople

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Recorded by Milton Gutierrez
Mixed by Me
Mastered by @rickykej

Filmed by @luisafig, Tony Noceti, and Andy Miles

CO friends! I’m thrilled to be coming home to Boulder for two offerings at the beginning of December at @etown_radio!

On Monday Dec. 2nd I’ll be singing with acclaimed vocal jazz group @mpactmusic — 2 sets starting at 7PM.

On Sunday Dec. 1st I’ll be leading a community circle singing workshop that is open to anybody who loves to sing of any ability level! Circle singing is all about empowering folks to improvise and add to an impromptu vocal experience in ways you can feel good and uplifted by!

More details on both events in my bio!

CO friends! I’m thrilled to be coming home to Boulder for two offerings at the beginning of December at @etown_radio!

On Monday Dec. 2nd I’ll be singing with acclaimed vocal jazz group @mpactmusic — 2 sets starting at 7PM.

On Sunday Dec. 1st I’ll be leading a community circle singing workshop that is open to anybody who loves to sing of any ability level! Circle singing is all about empowering folks to improvise and add to an impromptu vocal experience in ways you can feel good and uplifted by!

More details on both events in my bio!

We wrote a little pandemic ditty 4 years ago…and it still holds true. Check your voter status! Get registered! Vote! There’s so much valuable down-ballot stuff to address this year and I’m always happy to have a conversation about any of the more challenging issues if you’d like!

We wrote a little pandemic ditty 4 years ago…and it still holds true. Check your voter status! Get registered! Vote! There’s so much valuable down-ballot stuff to address this year and I’m always happy to have a conversation about any of the more challenging issues if you’d like!

SLEEPWALK (Pt. 2)

Today I’m releasing the full soundtrack to @vmazz1914’s film Sleepwalk in two installments. This second album is all of the “sync” songs for the film. The first half of the film constantly has the main characters playing music on their Hi-Fi system, and rather than go out and find a bunch of sync music, I decided to write and record it all. Music from the hay day of bossa and exotica. Think Les Baxter and Yma Sumac. It’s weird, fun, and so diverse.

I couldn’t have made this music without all these wonderful people:
- @kaitdunton (piano)
- @jakereedmusic (drums)
- @solomondorseymusic (bass)
- Kyle Rector (percussion)
- @jimmieleejr (trumpet)
- @waltisbadical (trumpet)
- @divyamaus (vocal)
- @hellosullivann (vocal)
- @vmazz1914 (vocal, general support, lyric translation)
- Domenico Ingenito (lyric translation)

Enjoy!

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#filmscore #musicsupervisor #filmmusic #exotica #bossa #jazz #jobim

SLEEPWALK (Pt. 2)

Today I’m releasing the full soundtrack to @vmazz1914’s film Sleepwalk in two installments. This second album is all of the “sync” songs for the film. The first half of the film constantly has the main characters playing music on their Hi-Fi system, and rather than go out and find a bunch of sync music, I decided to write and record it all. Music from the hay day of bossa and exotica. Think Les Baxter and Yma Sumac. It’s weird, fun, and so diverse.

I couldn’t have made this music without all these wonderful people:
- @kaitdunton (piano)
- @jakereedmusic (drums)
- @solomondorseymusic (bass)
- Kyle Rector (percussion)
- @jimmieleejr (trumpet)
- @waltisbadical (trumpet)
- @divyamaus (vocal)
- @hellosullivann (vocal)
- @vmazz1914 (vocal, general support, lyric translation)
- Domenico Ingenito (lyric translation)

Enjoy!

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#filmscore #musicsupervisor #filmmusic #exotica #bossa #jazz #jobim

SLEEPWALK (pt.1)

Today I’m releasing the full soundtrack to @vmazz1914’s film Sleepwalk in two installments. This first album is “The Score” which is all of the underscore for the film. Themes for each of the main characters, themes stolen from the songs that are in Pt 2, and lots of fun nods to the world of film noir and exotica from the late 50s/early 60s.

This score would not be possible without the following folks:
Kyle Rector (so much percussion!!)
@niallfest (cello)
And of course Vic, who was so supportive through the whole process!

Take a listen if you can!

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#filmmusic #filmnoir #noir #jazz #saxophone #cello #clarinet #exotica

SLEEPWALK (pt.1)

Today I’m releasing the full soundtrack to @vmazz1914’s film Sleepwalk in two installments. This first album is “The Score” which is all of the underscore for the film. Themes for each of the main characters, themes stolen from the songs that are in Pt 2, and lots of fun nods to the world of film noir and exotica from the late 50s/early 60s.

This score would not be possible without the following folks:
Kyle Rector (so much percussion!!)
@niallfest (cello)
And of course Vic, who was so supportive through the whole process!

Take a listen if you can!

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#filmmusic #filmnoir #noir #jazz #saxophone #cello #clarinet #exotica

The last single before I drop multiple hours of music from the film #sleepwalk. This is one of my favorites. @jakereedmusic @kaitdunton and @solomondorseymusic nailed this vibe so well, and it was a treat to try to tap into that old melodic bari sound. Kyle Rector added some lovely little percussion bits, too.

The last single before I drop multiple hours of music from the film #sleepwalk. This is one of my favorites. @jakereedmusic @kaitdunton and @solomondorseymusic nailed this vibe so well, and it was a treat to try to tap into that old melodic bari sound. Kyle Rector added some lovely little percussion bits, too.

Another song from #Sleepwalk. This absolutely unhinged performance by @vmazz1914 is my favorite thing from this score. I literally told him to do a Julia Childs impression while singing it, and boy did he deliver!!

🎺: @waltisbadical
🪘: Kyle Rector
📝(German Translation): @divyamaus

Everything else by yours truly

#newmusic #filmmusic

Another song from #Sleepwalk. This absolutely unhinged performance by @vmazz1914 is my favorite thing from this score. I literally told him to do a Julia Childs impression while singing it, and boy did he deliver!!

🎺: @waltisbadical
🪘: Kyle Rector
📝(German Translation): @divyamaus

Everything else by yours truly

#newmusic #filmmusic

Continuing on with the release and celebration of the music from “Sleepwalk”! @vmazz1914 introduced me to @hellosullivann for this project and she literally breathed so much life into this music singing both in Portuguese and English.

Enjoy this little ditty I wrote for the “hi-fi” in the movie featuring Catherine, and beautiful playing by @triokait and @jakereedmusic.

Also, a huge shout out to Victor and his husband Domenico for helping me make these lyrics make sense in Portuguese!

Everything was printed through an old tape machine to make this sound as much as possible like it was a found sound from the 50s 🙃

Continuing on with the release and celebration of the music from “Sleepwalk”! @vmazz1914 introduced me to @hellosullivann for this project and she literally breathed so much life into this music singing both in Portuguese and English.

Enjoy this little ditty I wrote for the “hi-fi” in the movie featuring Catherine, and beautiful playing by @triokait and @jakereedmusic.

Also, a huge shout out to Victor and his husband Domenico for helping me make these lyrics make sense in Portuguese!

Everything was printed through an old tape machine to make this sound as much as possible like it was a found sound from the 50s 🙃

Doha 2024, Photo Dump

Doha 2024, Photo Dump

Beijing 2024, Photo Dump, Pt. 3

Beijing 2024, Photo Dump, Pt. 3

Beijing 2024, Photo Dump, Pt. 2

Beijing 2024, Photo Dump, Pt. 2

Beijing 2024, Photo Dump, Pt. 1

Beijing 2024, Photo Dump, Pt. 1

**long post alert** 🚨

In 2016, my friend @vmazz1914 asked me to write a song for a trailer of a film he was producing and starring in. He asked for exotica music with the essence of Yma Sumac and Les Baxter, and out came this bizarre, beautiful, fun song. That’s Vic singing on here *including the insane whistle tone!!!!*

Link to full song in bio!

I ended up scoring the full film, Sleepwalk, during the pandemic. I’m really proud of the music that I made for it, but due to a very long, complicated story (that’s not mine to tell), the film won’t be coming out anytime soon despite being so close to the finish line. Victor has graciously given me the green light to release that music, so I’ll be slowly releasing it all over the next couple months. But this one had to come first since it came first!

Big thanks to @jimmieleejr for killing the trumpet parts on this, and Kyle Rector for providing some percussion on this.

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#exotic #filmmusic #newmusic #jazz #trumpet #50smusic

**long post alert** 🚨

In 2016, my friend @vmazz1914 asked me to write a song for a trailer of a film he was producing and starring in. He asked for exotica music with the essence of Yma Sumac and Les Baxter, and out came this bizarre, beautiful, fun song. That’s Vic singing on here *including the insane whistle tone!!!!*

Link to full song in bio!

I ended up scoring the full film, Sleepwalk, during the pandemic. I’m really proud of the music that I made for it, but due to a very long, complicated story (that’s not mine to tell), the film won’t be coming out anytime soon despite being so close to the finish line. Victor has graciously given me the green light to release that music, so I’ll be slowly releasing it all over the next couple months. But this one had to come first since it came first!

Big thanks to @jimmieleejr for killing the trumpet parts on this, and Kyle Rector for providing some percussion on this.

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#exotic #filmmusic #newmusic #jazz #trumpet #50smusic

This is definitely one for 🎧. @ty.rex and I performed this 30 minute mediation live in my piano room and decided to let it out into the world, to let it evanesce. It’s a joy improvising with Ty!

This is definitely one for 🎧. @ty.rex and I performed this 30 minute mediation live in my piano room and decided to let it out into the world, to let it evanesce. It’s a joy improvising with Ty!

@seandavidchristensen and I put out this @randynewmanofficial cover because it’s such a beautiful, albeit heartbreaking, song. Sean evoked these lyrics and melody in such a provocative way, and I loved finding a bed for them with piano and bari sax. I normally try to really find my own thing with a piano part on a cover, but it was hard to beat what Randy wrote…

@seandavidchristensen and I put out this @randynewmanofficial cover because it’s such a beautiful, albeit heartbreaking, song. Sean evoked these lyrics and melody in such a provocative way, and I loved finding a bed for them with piano and bari sax. I normally try to really find my own thing with a piano part on a cover, but it was hard to beat what Randy wrote…

From The Ashes — A little highlight reel from our workshop with gorgeous footage shot by @brennanspark

This piece explores the emotional rollercoaster of facing wild land fire as a community and draws parallels to the life cycle of a forest.

@gwendolyngussman’s gorgeous choreography is the perfect compliment to this music that I wrote, and I’m so grateful for all of these artists that helped bring this to life. Hopefully it will be on a stage near you in 2025!

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#performingarts #dance #choreography #forest #fire #forestfire #newmusic #chambermusic #jazz #improvisedmusic

From The Ashes — A little highlight reel from our workshop with gorgeous footage shot by @brennanspark

This piece explores the emotional rollercoaster of facing wild land fire as a community and draws parallels to the life cycle of a forest.

@gwendolyngussman’s gorgeous choreography is the perfect compliment to this music that I wrote, and I’m so grateful for all of these artists that helped bring this to life. Hopefully it will be on a stage near you in 2025!

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#performingarts #dance #choreography #forest #fire #forestfire #newmusic #chambermusic #jazz #improvisedmusic

4/28/24 - From The Ashes

I wrote a concert-length chamber suite about forest fire and the life cycle of forests called “From The Ashes.” It’s a meditation on the yin/yang balance in relationship between fire and forest, and Gwendolyn Gussman helped me turn this into a vibrant dance piece with contribution of 14 other incredible dancers and musicians. We workshopped the piece in Sonoma and I’m going to start sharing little snippets.

These are excerpts from the titular movement that happens toward the end of the piece.

Our goal is to premiere a refined version of the work with projection art and proper lighting in 2025!

🎥: @brennanspark

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#dance #chambermusic #jazz #forestfire #forest #ecology #newmusic #improvisation #choreography

4/28/24 - From The Ashes

I wrote a concert-length chamber suite about forest fire and the life cycle of forests called “From The Ashes.” It’s a meditation on the yin/yang balance in relationship between fire and forest, and Gwendolyn Gussman helped me turn this into a vibrant dance piece with contribution of 14 other incredible dancers and musicians. We workshopped the piece in Sonoma and I’m going to start sharing little snippets.

These are excerpts from the titular movement that happens toward the end of the piece.

Our goal is to premiere a refined version of the work with projection art and proper lighting in 2025!

🎥: @brennanspark

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#dance #chambermusic #jazz #forestfire #forest #ecology #newmusic #improvisation #choreography

I had the distinct pleasure of writing and recording all the live strings on the @indigogirlsmusic movie @glitteranddoommusical! Here are a few snippets of my favorite string moments.

Huge, huge appreciation for Tom and Cory (@speakproductionsinc) and @thereverbjunkie for having a vision of this music that asked for strings so prominently/frequently. Who would have thought a club remix of Touch Me Fall would have wanted a soaring violin solo played by @mollyrogersmusic in the middle of it??

And a massive thank you to/celebration of @orchidquartet who played all of these string parts so beautifully. From intimate, folksy quartet playing to stacking parts to the high heavens to give us some thick string section sounds, Orchid was so efficient and brought such artistry to some packed, very budget conscious sessions. Thank you @thekiaraana, @callmeyerie, @hellomycello, and Molly.

All of these strings recorded at @biosoulmusic

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#indigogirls #closertofine #filmmusic #strings #violin #queer #romcom #recording #recordingstudio

I had the distinct pleasure of writing and recording all the live strings on the @indigogirlsmusic movie @glitteranddoommusical! Here are a few snippets of my favorite string moments.

Huge, huge appreciation for Tom and Cory (@speakproductionsinc) and @thereverbjunkie for having a vision of this music that asked for strings so prominently/frequently. Who would have thought a club remix of Touch Me Fall would have wanted a soaring violin solo played by @mollyrogersmusic in the middle of it??

And a massive thank you to/celebration of @orchidquartet who played all of these string parts so beautifully. From intimate, folksy quartet playing to stacking parts to the high heavens to give us some thick string section sounds, Orchid was so efficient and brought such artistry to some packed, very budget conscious sessions. Thank you @thekiaraana, @callmeyerie, @hellomycello, and Molly.

All of these strings recorded at @biosoulmusic

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#indigogirls #closertofine #filmmusic #strings #violin #queer #romcom #recording #recordingstudio

Love the way @petercarrierphotography captures a live performance. What an art! These are from wonderful Disney night with @broadwayatthe_ on Monday!

Love the way @petercarrierphotography captures a live performance. What an art! These are from wonderful Disney night with @broadwayatthe_ on Monday!

I am incredibly grateful that a huge portion of my career has been dedicated to amplifying the stories and artistry of queer artists. Today was another one of those major “two-steps-back” moments and it breaks my heart for the LGBTQ+ community.

These are all albums/singles of proud queer artists who are brave enough to share their stories through their music. And I think that’s a huge part of what it will take to continue taking steps back in the right direction.

Discrimination of any kind sucks. It’s as simple as that. But let’s go in the opposite direction and celebrate these artists and these beautiful intersecting communities.

I am incredibly grateful that a huge portion of my career has been dedicated to amplifying the stories and artistry of queer artists. Today was another one of those major “two-steps-back” moments and it breaks my heart for the LGBTQ+ community.

These are all albums/singles of proud queer artists who are brave enough to share their stories through their music. And I think that’s a huge part of what it will take to continue taking steps back in the right direction.

Discrimination of any kind sucks. It’s as simple as that. But let’s go in the opposite direction and celebrate these artists and these beautiful intersecting communities.

@deannagiulietti came to @biosoulmusic and killed a version of @divyamaus and @richardchanson song “Boys” from @themollyhouseofficial

Check out the whole video on Deanna’s YouTube channel!

@deannagiulietti came to @biosoulmusic and killed a version of @divyamaus and @richardchanson song “Boys” from @themollyhouseofficial

Check out the whole video on Deanna’s YouTube channel!

Thanks @jill.petracek for this great photo from @broadwayatthe_ @bourbonroomhollywood last week!

Thanks @jill.petracek for this great photo from @broadwayatthe_ @bourbonroomhollywood last week!

#chatgpt got very deep on jazz harmony…👀👀

#jazz #harmony #musicphilosophy

#chatgpt got very deep on jazz harmony…👀👀

#jazz #harmony #musicphilosophy

@syosmusic making an appearance at the @jazzednet festival during our @mpactmusic performance today! My old reliable!

@syosmusic making an appearance at the @jazzednet festival during our @mpactmusic performance today! My old reliable!

#christmas in #colorado

#christmas in #colorado

In honor of the last show on the #letterslive #goodjuju tour tonight, here’s a little supercut of some tour highlights as captured by our tour photographer @ryanaceto

It’s been a joy to spend a month and share a stage with my two brothers @millerwrenn and @_tripsies_ supporting two of the most kind, talented, generous people on the planet in @peppermint247 and @jujubeeonline.

#nyc there are literally a COUPLE tickets left for tonight, so get at ‘em!

In honor of the last show on the #letterslive #goodjuju tour tonight, here’s a little supercut of some tour highlights as captured by our tour photographer @ryanaceto

It’s been a joy to spend a month and share a stage with my two brothers @millerwrenn and @_tripsies_ supporting two of the most kind, talented, generous people on the planet in @peppermint247 and @jujubeeonline.

#nyc there are literally a COUPLE tickets left for tonight, so get at ‘em!

I was on a boat on a clear day in LA

I was on a boat on a clear day in LA

Photo Dump Pt. 3 of 3:

I’ve always heard “your wedding is the best day of your life” and honestly thought it was some hallmark nonsense. I’m still not sure my life philosophy is centered around superlatives, but this would probably win the “best day of my life” award if I was forced to choose.

Celebrating the love I have for @divyamaus surrounded my most of the people we hold most dear was more moving than I could possibly comprehend until it happened.

Glad to have finally put a ring on it :)

Photo Dump Pt. 3 of 3:

I’ve always heard “your wedding is the best day of your life” and honestly thought it was some hallmark nonsense. I’m still not sure my life philosophy is centered around superlatives, but this would probably win the “best day of my life” award if I was forced to choose.

Celebrating the love I have for @divyamaus surrounded my most of the people we hold most dear was more moving than I could possibly comprehend until it happened.

Glad to have finally put a ring on it :)

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