Daniel E. Moxon
- Composer
- Actor
Daniel Moxon grew up in Kelowna, BC. From 2000-2004, he
went to Simon Fraser University where he graduated with a Major in
Film. Switching gears however from filmmaker to composer, Daniel
started arranging the music for student films in 2002. After
graduating, Dan's main focus was touring and recording with his main
musical project Bend Sinister, though he
also continued to work freelance as a composer. In 2005 he started
working with a media design group out of Simon Fraser University and
built them a sound library of over 400 songs to use in their
promotional projects and documentaries. During this time he also scored
two feature documentaries for the university, From the Heart in 2006
and The Fraser River Journey in 2008, Both of which aired on CBC
television. In 2007 Daniel received his first critical success as a
composer when She's a boy I knew, a film he scored picked up 'best
Canadian film' at Viff. Daniel has continued to balance touring and
writing for his musical projects with composing for all sorts of
films/TV/video over the years. He took a break in 2010 to move to
Toronto with Bend Sinister winning a 50,000 prize for being voted in
the Top 3 of the Peak Performance Project, but then returned to scoring
after a year of touring in 2011, working again for SFU as well as
scoring another feature film, Carl Bessai's Sisters and Brothers. In
2012 Dan won a Leo Award for Best feature length film score for Sisters
and Brothers, and continues to work freelance as a musician in the
Vancouver area.