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Dan Deacon
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Daniel Deacon (born August 28, 1981) is an American composer and electronic musician based in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Birth name | Daniel Deacon |
Also known as | Pardalince Bird |
Born | (1981-08-28) August 28, 1981 (age 42)[1] West Babylon, New York, United States |
Origin | Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
Genres | Experimental,[2] electronic,[2] experimental pop,[2] psychedelic[3] |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, wave function generators, keyboards, trombone, tuba, electronics, computer |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Domino, Carpark, Milan Records, Mistletone Records, Wildfire Wildfire Records, Psych-o-Path, Standard Oil Records, Comfort Stand Records |
Members | Dan Deacon |
Past members | Chester Gwazda Jeremy Hyman Kevin O'Meara Denny Bowen Dave Jacober William Cashion Gerrit Welmers Jordan Kasey Benny Boeldt Andrew Bernstein Ryan Syrell Greg Fox Kate Levitt Sam Sowyrda Stephe Cooper Justin Frye Andrew Burt Josh Quillen Adam Sliwinski Jason Treuting Eric Beach |
Website | http://www.dandeacon.com |
Deacon is renowned for his live shows, where large-scale audience participation and interaction is often a major element of the performance. Since 2003, he has released five solo albums, including 2015's Gliss Riffer, released by Domino Records. His work as a film composer includes scoring the 2021 documentaries All Light, Everywhere and Ascension, both released as soundtrack albums by Milan Records, as well as Francis Ford Coppola's Twixt (with Osvaldo Golijov). His fifth solo studio album, titled Mystic Familiar, was released January 31, 2020 on Domino.[4]