bio

Composer Daniel Platzman, a native of Atlanta, has played trumpet in a concert band, violin in a pit band, viola in an orchestra, guitar/vocals in a rock band, and bass in a Manhattan club.  In 2006, he participated in the prestigious Betty Carter Jazz Ahead program at the Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.  He is currently drummer for the LA-based indie band Imagine Dragons.

He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Film Scoring from the Berklee College of Music, where he studied with Hal Crook, Sheldon Mirowitz and Ian Froman (among others), played in the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra (led by Greg Hopkins), the Urban Outreach Jazz Orchestra (led by Lin Biviano) and the Berklee Rainbow Big Band (led by Phil Wilson), and received the Vic Firth Award for Outstanding Musicianship as well as the Michael Rendish Award in Film Scoring. 

Film Score Credits

• Cherrylocks and the Three Mexicans

• Eagles are Turning People into Horses (Slamdance, SXSW)
  May be viewed on the Film page of this website.

• Golden Minutes (Atlanta Film Festival)

Dan's IMDB Page