Daniel Feldman, Percussionist/Drummer, other instruments: Guitar and Piano.
Daniel Feldman, 15, has had a passion for music since he was a kid. He got his first drum at the age of seven, and discovered his talent and love for percussions. He began taking formal drum set classes at the age of 8, and from then grew as a musician. From there his teachers introduced him to world music and hand percussion, he learned to play Latin, African and Middle Eastern music. He started to teach himself by practicing and listening and was sponsored by Sageman drums.
By the age of eleven he played and recorded with Zeji Ozeri, San Diego’s important and well loved Jewish educator and musician. In 2006 he was invited to play in several places around the city with Jazmin, a well know local band including musicians and students from Ike Turner, Ravi Shankar.
He recently recorded with Steph Johnson on her single, winner of the Your Song competition with “In My Hood” for the San Diego Magazine, in Jason Mraz’s studio.
Since 2007 Daniel attends Canyon Crest Academy where he has been playing in the Jazz Band, Jazz Combos, Symphonic Band, Midi Digital Recording and after school Conservatory. He also attended different music summer camps, including UCSD Jazz camp and Power Chord Academy.
Recently Daniel joined Latin Connection, a band of youth musicians playing Latin Jazz around San Diego.
He plans on studying music as a profession, perusing his dream of being a musician.