Daniel Liam Glyn

Daniel Liam Glyn (born 3 October 1986) is a British music composer. He is most known for combining his music writing with his neurological condition, synaesthesia.[1] Glyn's work has been heavily influenced by his unique way of visualising numbers, letters, and words in his mind with specific colours, and was the inspiration for his first album, Changing Stations.[2]

Daniel Liam Glyn
Background information
Birth nameDaniel Williams
Born (1986-10-03) 3 October 1986
Manchester, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Composer
InstrumentsPiano, Vocals
Years active2012–present
LabelsCaravan Boy Records
Websitewww.danielliamglyn.com

Glyn founded Caravan Boy Records in 2016.

Career

2015-2017: Changing Stations

Changing Stations is a classical-contemporary music project based on the 11 main lines of the London Underground and composed using Grapheme Colour Synaesthesia.[3] The idea began when Glyn graduated from university and subsequently moved to London. After being inspired by the London Underground Map, he decided to write 11 pieces for piano based on each main line of the underground network [4]

Glyn added vocal clips of Underground passengers to several tracks on the record, as he aimed to join the characteristics and emotions of each tube line with the thoughts, feelings and descriptions of real London commuters.[5]

His work has been featured in publications including Time Out Magazine, The Big Issue, and Norwegian Air in-flight magazine, and he was invited to debut his performance appearing on RTTV's current affairs programme, Going Underground.[6]

2020: Nocturnes

Daniel's sophomore album 'Nocturnes', a collection of electronic, ambient soundscapes influenced by his dreams and inspired by the enigmatic thrill of night-time, was composed entirely during the Covid-19 lockdown and released in September 2020.[7]

Influences

Glyn cites his admiration for the works of Erik Satie, Steve Reich, John Cage, Michael Andrews, and Eric Whitacre grew during his time studying composition at the University of Salford and inspired him to embark on a career of contemporary composing. He also states that Kate Bush, Woodkid and Goldfrapp are sources of inspiration.[8]

Discography

References
  1. Synaesthesia Magazine - November 28, 2017 Synaesthesia Magazine: Daniel Liam Glyn - November 28, 2017
  2. Changing Stations’ music album tells story of synaesthesia The MancUnion, March 13, 2017 Archived September 24, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "This synaesthetic composer turned the tube map into music". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. "Changing Stations - Daniel Liam Glyn". Changing Stations - Daniel Liam Glyn. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. "Sounds of the Underground: Synaesthetic Musician Creates LP Based on Tube Map - The Big Issue". 27 April 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  6. goingundergroundRT (27 March 2017). "Terrorism, the London Underground & the Music of Synaesthesia". Retrieved 15 May 2018 – via YouTube.
  7. "Culture Club: What To Watch - Queerty". 17 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  8. Music Musings & Such (7 June 2018) https://www.musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsandsuch/2018/6/6/interview-daniel-liam-glyn
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