As a trumpet player of 22 years, I have had the pleasure of recording two Grammy-nominated albums, major Bollywood films, and and backing artists such as Father John Misty, Bobby McFerrin, Erin Dickins and A.R. Rahman.
Hello! I've been playing trumpet for 22 years, and am an established arranger and musician in Dallas. I've recorded on two Grammy-nominated albums, and performed/recorded for artists like Father John Misty, Bobby McFerrin and A.R. Rahman. Check out my portfolio to hear full-length examples!
| Salsa | Pop | Funk | Soul | Hip-hop | Rap | RnB | Reggae | Jazz | Classical
Instruments
Trumpet
Flugelhorn
Services
Re-creating MIDI stems with real instruments
Coming up with original lines & horn section arranging
Improvised solos
4K videos with professional lighting
I always deliver 100% balanced and cleanly played stems no clipping or cracked notes! All tracks are recorded with a tuner, to make sure there's no editing required.
Equipment
Acoustically treated room
Slate VMS ML-1 Large diaphragm condenser microphone
Shure SM7B Microphone
Behringer U-Phoria UMC440HD audio interface/preamp
Workflow
I can work from stems or mixdowns
I can read sheet music or play by ear
Need horn section mixing, video, or sheet music? Quick turnaround? Not a problem!
Click the 'Contact' above to get in touch. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Interview with Daniel Matthews
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Versatile.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: It depends! Most are one-off jobs that range from epic movie scores, pop horn sections, to hip hop stacks, to improvised trumpet solos.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: My playing.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: The mission of my playing and writing is to both enhance and reinforce what is happening musically in an exciting but stylistically appropriate way.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Clients will usually send me a track of the song they want me to record on, and it will vary between me being asked to replace pre-existing MIDI trumpet/a prerecorded idea with my own playing. After listening to it, I will set up a new Logic session and begin tracking a separate trumpet track until it is perfect. When it's finished, I send the client my .wav file/files for what's needed as well as a quick mix down mp3 file of what I played with the track so they can hear it in context.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have an acoustically treated studio complete with a Slate VMS ML-1 Large diaphragm condenser microphone, Shure 7M7B Microphone, and Behringer U-Phoria UMC440HD audio interface/preamp.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Jerry Hey Horns, the absolute model for horn section writing and playing!
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I record trumpet
5 Days Delivery
1 Revision
- Slate VMS ML-1 Large diaphragm condenser microphone
- Shure SM7B Microphone Behringer U-Phoria UMC440HD audio interface/preamp
- Acoustically treated room
