Meet Daniel Tauber

We had the good fortune of connecting with Daniel Tauber and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Daniel, what role has risk played in your life or career?
Usually, I think about risk alongside whether or not I’m going to regret doing or not doing a certain action. When having to make a decision, whichever decision will leave me with the least feelings of “what if” generally works out the best for me. It was how I decided to move to Boston from Sydney to start studying at Berklee College of Music, it’s how I decided to move to LA to make the most of my career and it’s why I decided to start working at Audiomachine. So yeah, taking risks has been a big part of my life and my career and I don’t think I would have had nearly as exciting journey so far had I not taken some or all of them.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
Sure! Well, for what sets me apart from others I think I’m going to have to depend a little bit on what friends have said about my work! I’ve been told that all of my work tends to have a “wink” or a slight amount of sass to it regardless of the genre and that I tend to combine a variety of very different styles together to create something kinda niche. If I personally had to say something it would be that I tend to have a “balls to the wall” kinda approach to whatever I’m doing. If there is an emotion or a style that I’m tasked with writing for then I will tend to lean really hard into that by putting as much as I can into communicating that idea.

For what I’m most proud of, that would have to be recording in Abbey Road last year for an orchestral album at Audiomachine. That was a surreal experience and the players were just phenomenal. Really grateful I got to be part of that.

As for my journey, it has not been easy at all but I’m grateful for that as it makes me appreciate the fruits of the labour more. I feel like I’ve always had in my head that everyone and their grandma would love to be a musician so if I was going to make it work professionally I needed to study hard and go the extra mile. That’s why I’m so grateful to all the people who have supported me along the way as just picking this career path can be hard enough.

And I think one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned along the way is just surrounding myself with people who inspire me and motivate me. It really helps my energy on a day-to-day basis and is invaluable for getting perspectives outside my own so I can look at my work in a variety of different lights.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
The Huntington Library/Gardens are a fantastic spot. It reminds me a lot of the Sydney Botanical Gardens back home and is a great spot to spend the day. Outside of that the Getty Museum and Getty Villa are definitely great places to go as well. Oh, just did a hike at Canyonback Nike Loop which was awesome with great views over LA so I’d highly recommend that. Food-wise, I love Casalena in the Valley, some pretty great Italian food there. Love having dinner there in their outside area.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I’ve been very blessed throughout my life to be surrounded by an array of people who have loved and supported me throughout my journey. I think the most important one would have to be my parents as they supported my crazy decision to be a musician from the start and helped get me through an expensive American education at Berklee which I wouldn’t have been able to do otherwise. But also a fantastic help have been all the wonderful mentors, teachers and colleagues I had in Berklee as well as in Audiomachine. Paul Dinletir and Stuart Roslyn really stand out to me as they have helped shape my music and technical ability from my first few steps in LA with patience and understanding. I would not be nearly as proficient at what I do if they hadn’t had the patience to review my work with me over years and years and help me improve and refine it over time.

Website: www.dantauber.com

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