Dan Deacon

American soundtrack composer and electronic musician

Dan Deacon is one of the most life-affirming live artists with his work featured in eight films, including the documentaries Rat Film and Time Trial and HBO’s Well Groomed; collaborating with the New York City Ballet’s resident choreographer Justin Peck on the dance piece The Times Are Racing; performing expanded arrangements of his music with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; and for the first time producing and co-writing an album by another artist, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat’s alt-rock dynamo Riddles. This commitment to his craft has seen Deacon experimenting with full size robots; one drummer, two drummers, no drummers; developing an app for phones to allow audiences to be a part of the light show at gigs; playing on the floor; playing cantilevered above the stage; and building a spectacular video and light show. As his headline shows grow ever bigger, he’s graced festival stages around the world, supported the likes of Miley Cyrus and Arcade Fire on their respective arena tours and headlined the London’s Roundhouse as part of Curtain Call series summer 2016.