Dan Drysdale

Music Composer

Toronto, Canada

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October 2014

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About Dan

Dan Drysdale is a musician, composer, producer, and documentary filmmaker from Toronto, Ontario. He is a partner in Drywal Media, a Kitchener-based studio that has produced documentaries, films and music videos since 2007.

Dan has provided soundtracks for the award-winning documentary Aakideh: The Art and Legacy of Carl Beam, the short film by Robert Waldeck: Death in the Details and the documentary Better Day: The Sarah Felker Story among others.

He is one half of the critically acclaimed band SolarSolar, who released 2 EPs independently, as well as a full length album through Binary Records. SolarSolar’s music has also been used by MTV’s hit show Teen Wolf .

Dan co-wrote and co-directed the documentary Better Day: The Sarah J Felker Story, which premiered on OutTV Canada.

In 2013, Dan was contracted to compose the score for the Toronto Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon short film.

Unique traits: Dan shows a real sensitivity to the mood and feeling of what the director is trying to get across and creates the perfect fit with music.

Gender:
Male

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Videos

SolarSolar - I Can't Find You (Official HD Video)

Toronto Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon 2013 - There's A Hero In All Of Us

Trailer - Better Day: The Sarah Felker Story

Credits

JAMLAND (2014 - 2015)
Documentary by Lodestar Studios Composer, Music Director
Better Day: The Sarah J Felker Story (2014)
Documentary by Drywal Media (Documentary) Composer, Music Supervisor
Wayfaring - Sideswiped Tomorrows (2014)
Film (short) by Robert Waldeck Composer
A Hero In all Of Us: The Toronto Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon (2012 - 2013)
Commercial by Endless Potential Media Lead Composer
Teen Wolf Season 3 Episode 9 (2013)
Television by Viacom/MTV Songwriter
Makeshift: The Artist Phil Irish (2012)
Documentary by Drywal Media Composer
Aakideh: The Art & Legacy of Carl Beam (2010)
Documentary by W.E. Productions Lead Composer, Music Supervisor
'Death In The Details' by Robert Waldeck. (2005)
Film (short) by Drywal Media Composer

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Awards

Best Documentary at Local Focus Film Festival -Aakideh: The Art and Legacy of Carl Beam -
(2010)
Best Experimental Film- the Columbus Film/Video Consortium -Death in the Details
(2005)
Runner-up Best Experimental- Great Lakes Independent Film Festival -Death in the Details
(2005)