Dan Goldman

“Combining avant-garde sound collage with the melodies
    and emotional forthrightness of pop, Dan Goldman's
    Through A Revolution is one of 2004's most intriguing
    Canadian albums."

    -Michael White, The Westender, Vancouver

Singer-songwriter Dan Goldman grew up in Montreal and moved to Toronto in 1998 shortly after graduating from Concordia University's Jazz program, where he studied mainly under guitarist and composer, Roddy Ellias. Shortly after relocating to Toronto, Dan headed-up kitchenmusik, an experimental chamber-pop group for which he was the principal songwriter.  Dan also played guitar and sang mainly in the bands of Mia Sheard, Justin Haynes and Rob Piilonen – all of whom had a major impact on Dan’s writing and improvisation skills. In spring of 2004, Dan released his self-produced debut CD entitled Through a Revolution, a collection of songs, which featured Haynes, Sheard, Owen Pallett and Susanna Hood, among others. Since its release, the album has garnered many a fan and generated critical praise nation-wide. The Globe and Mail called it “inventive, witty and intimate;” Hamilton's View magazine said that “Through a Revolution collects ten masterfully-built little ditties...” and demonstrates “songwriting at its finest;” while Calgary's Fast Forward writes that the recording “lulls the listener into a gentle state of musical bliss..."...
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“Combining avant-garde sound collage with the melodies
    and emotional forthrightness of pop, Dan Goldman's
    Through A Revolution is one of 2004's most intriguing
    Canadian albums."

    -Michael White, The Westender, Vancouver

Singer-songwriter Dan Goldman grew up in Montreal and moved to Toronto in 1998 shortly after graduating from Concordia University's Jazz program, where he studied mainly under guitarist and composer, Roddy Ellias. Shortly after relocating to Toronto, Dan headed-up kitchenmusik, an experimental chamber-pop group for which he was the principal songwriter.  Dan also played guitar and sang mainly in the bands of Mia Sheard, Justin Haynes and Rob Piilonen – all of whom had a major impact on Dan’s writing and improvisation skills. In spring of 2004, Dan released his self-produced debut CD entitled Through a Revolution, a collection of songs, which featured Haynes, Sheard, Owen Pallett and Susanna Hood, among others. Since its release, the album has garnered many a fan and generated critical praise nation-wide. The Globe and Mail called it “inventive, witty and intimate;” Hamilton's View magazine said that “Through a Revolution collects ten masterfully-built little ditties...” and demonstrates “songwriting at its finest;” while Calgary's Fast Forward writes that the recording “lulls the listener into a gentle state of musical bliss..."...
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    “Combining avant-garde sound collage with the melodies
    and emotional forthrightness of pop, Dan Goldman's
    Through A Revolution is one of 2004's most intriguing
    Canadian albums."

    -Michael White, The Westender, Vancouver

Singer-songwriter Dan Goldman grew up in Montreal and moved to Toronto in 1998 shortly after graduating from Concordia University's Jazz program, where he studied mainly under guitarist and composer, Roddy Ellias. Shortly after relocating to Toronto, Dan headed-up kitchenmusik, an experimental chamber-pop group for which he was the principal songwriter.  Dan also played guitar and sang mainly in the bands of Mia Sheard, Justin Haynes and Rob Piilonen – all of whom had a major impact on Dan’s writing and improvisation skills. In spring of 2004, Dan released his self-produced debut CD entitled Through a Revolution, a collection of songs, which featured Haynes, Sheard, Owen Pallett and Susanna Hood, among others. Since its release, the album has garnered many a fan and generated critical praise nation-wide. The Globe and Mail called it “inventive, witty and intimate;” Hamilton's View magazine said that “Through a Revolution collects ten masterfully-built little ditties...” and demonstrates “songwriting at its finest;” while Calgary's Fast Forward writes that the recording “lulls the listener into a gentle state of musical bliss..."

Dan has composed scores for the Corpus Dance Company and for the Toronto Dance Theatre, as well as engineering and producing recordings for Snowblink, Breaking Sounds and Jack Breakfast. He’s toured the UK, Ireland and Canada with Mia Sheard; across Canada several times and the US both solo and with his musical partner, Snowblink; he's performed on numerous recordings by artists such as Veda Hille, Mia Sheard, Beyond The Pale, and has shared stages with kindred spirits Veda Hille, Kurt Swinghammer, Bob Snider, Martin Tielli, John Southworth, Great Aunt Ida, and Snailhouse.  Dan has recently finished recording a CD of new songs featuring the St.Kitts string quartet arranged by Owen Pallett, as well as special guests Ryan Driver, and Snowblink.
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