Born in Paris and now residing in Los Angeles, Daniel Wohl is an award winning composer who blends electronics with acoustic instrumentation to often "surprising and provocative effect" (NPR). HIs multifaceted output ranges from intimate music for soloists to immersive electronic pieces, music for film and television, chamber ensembles, and works for large orchestra. He has received critical praise as one of his generation’s "imaginative, skillful creators" (New York Times) making music that is "beautiful...original" (Pitchfork).
Performances of his electroacoustic concert music have been held at the Broad Museum, MASS MoCA, the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, The Barbican, Elb Philharmonie, Sadler's Wells, and MoMA PS1, by orchestras such as the Cincinnati Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Alarm Will Sound, The London Contemporary Orchestra, ensembles from the San Francisco Symphony and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, and So Percussion among others. As a collaborator, Daniel has worked on projects with artists such as Jóhann Jóhannsson, David Lang, Son Lux, and Arooj Aftab. In 2023 he composed the music for the Luna Luna exhibit, a showcase of the world’s first art amusement park which was named the “art event of the year” (Independent), and featured artworks by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Dali, David Hockney.
His passion for composing for visual media has led to collaborations on films, documentaries and television shows, with directors like Josephine Decker and Morgan Neville. Notable scores include Shangri-La, the Grammy-nominated docuseries on Rick Rubin, as well as HBO Max’s Search Party.
His most recent album Etat was released on Nonesuch and New Amsterdam Records in 2019. A graduate of the doctoral program at the Yale School of Music, Daniel studied primarily with composer David Lang.