Danial Derakhshan

Danial Derakhshan is a music composer and teacher based in London, Ontario. His work incorporates both acoustic and electronic music, exploring the impact of repetition on memory and musical time, and simplicity vs. complexity. His musical pieces have been performed by ensembles and soloists such as Karan Salajegheh, Jack Thorpe, Sophie Lanthier, Marko Trajkovski, Mennan Bërveniku, Hossein Ebadollahi, Zarvan Ensemble, and Disinvolto Trio. His most recent piece was composed for large ensemble and was performed by the Contemporary Music Studio at the Don Wright Music Faculty at Western University in 2023. Danial trained as a pianist in Iran and holds a Bachelor's degree in music performance as well as a Master's degree in music composition under Paul Frehner at Western University.