Dan first moved into music editing in 2011 on the landmark BBC series ‘Human Planet’. In 2014 Dan received an EMMY nomination in the music and sound category for his work as a music editor on six-part follow-up ‘Africa’. Dan co-wrote two original scores for the BBC’s ‘Natural World’ series: ‘Madagascar, Lemurs and Spies’ (with Barnaby Taylor) followed by ‘Africa’s Fishing Leopards’ (with William Goodchild). It was with William he later collaborated on the score for feature-length National Geographic film ‘Rise of the Warrior Apes’.  This went on to win the coveted WWF Golden Panda award in 2018.

Dan is a graduate of Leeds College of Music (BA Hons Jazz Studies). Prior to becoming a Music Editor, Dan has a rich history working with artists and bands. In 2002 he signed a record deal with Virgin/EMI as one third of Bristol-Based band ‘Ilya’, and then signed a publishing deal with Chrysalis in 2003 that released Ilya’s critically acclaimed first album ‘They Died for Beauty’. The album’s single ‘Belissimo’ supported a worldwide ad campaign for Revlon, and a four-year ad campaign for Cacharel.

Dan was also a co-founder of Bristol-based country/soul group Phantom Limb, writing, recording and performing with the band until 2009. Around that time, he joined Stew Jackson to create a production duo known as ‘Robot Club’. They worked with a wide range of artists including Will Young, Skin (Skunk Anansie), and trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack, with whom they co-wrote ‘Paradise Circus’ and ‘Saturday Comes Slow’ for their 2010 album ‘Heligoland’.