Danilo Dawson on SoundBetter

Professional Composer, Pianist and Keyboardist full equiped with more than 10 years of experience.

If you need piano+keyboards+arrangements or any sort of combination don't hesitate to contact me.

I will compose/record/produce music for your reels, shortfilms of videogames, aswell as record everything related to piano and keyboard for your arrangements/productions:

Studies: Professional Composer with 10 years of experience a Mmaster in Leadership.
Soft Skills: Teamplayer, perfectionist, self-disciplined, obsessive, organized, logical thinker.
Hard Skills: Sheet music reader and writer, arranger and composer for hire (any style).
Hard Skills for piano: focused on pop/jazz music; can solo in styles; very good use of Vsti, DAW and technology with a special focus on timber, articulations and dynamics.

Hardware Equipment: Macmini32gbRam & M1with16gbRam, UAD interface, Roland RD-2000 and Roland A800pro among other keyboards and interfaces.
Software Equipment: Spectrasonics Keyscape, Ivory Synthogy II, Hammond B3-X, KompleteNI13 full, Waves, UAD, Ableton Live 10 and Logic Pro X.

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Interview with Danilo Dawson

Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: As an artist I have an eclectic style that takes folk rythms from los andes mixed with jazz harmonies in a song format. As an artisan (producer, composer for hire, session pianist) I give everything I have (and if needed I study and investigate further) to give the best I can to the client in terms of results and experience.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Always use a gantt considering an error range.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Emotionally driven, acoustic, dense harmony.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Good balance between Human and Technical approach to cover specific needs of the client
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: As a session player: Excellency in sound and performance
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: 1 Communication and understanding the client's needs, aesthetic preferences and deadlines. 2 Investigate to understand better how to translate to technical approaches 3 Planification and and composition of several proposals 4 Communicate again to doublecheck the right path and repeat from 1-4 if necessary 5 Create everything needed understanding the client's needs and giving the best in attitude, logistics and in a technical matter for exceeding the client's expectations. 6 Get feedback and revisions (max 2). 7 Post production analysis with and without the client.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I'm in SoundBetter to work for you as a keyboardist, arranger or composer for shortfilms, reels or videogames. I have experience on all of this crafts (you can listen and read more on my webpage)

PianoAverage price - $100 per song
Keyboards - SynthAverage price - $100 per song
Film ComposerAverage price - $200 per minute
String ArrangerAverage price - $100 per song
Pop-Rock ArrangerAverage price - $100 per song
AccordionAverage price - $100 per song

I usually talk it over with the client about what they are looking for and then i'll send a first pass and then if changes are needed i'll do max 2 revisions. I can also send multiple options of parts