Daan Temmink is an award-nominated film and TV composer based in Frome, UK. With degrees in Jazz Piano and film scoring, he's crafted music for brands like Deliveroo, Subway, and Volkswagen, often collaborating with Andrew Lawson. Notable works include the Amazon Prime series ‘Over Grenzen’ and ‘De IRT Affaire,’ as well as the UK Channel 5 series ‘Coast Guards,’ which earned him a Music Production Award nomination in 2023. Daan also composed for the Dutch short documentary ‘The Insides of Our Lives,’ nominated for the Dutch Movies Matter award, and a TV promo for Neutro Roberts. He regularly works with bassist Charlie Jones and performs with Cuban singer Indira Roman.


ARA'S CIRCLE delivers a fresh mix of Funk, Pop, Brazil & Latin Jazz.

Energetic music basically influenced by Latin, funk and jazz which make Ara’s Circle a beautiful danceable and challenging mix of arrangement and improvised music. During the process of rehearsing, building up and becoming a band, Ara’s Circle got great accompaniment and acknowledgement by its musicians who are highly educated and experienced performing around international stages.

Line-up:
Ara Do Brasil: pathfinder
Maria Fernandez Alvarez: vocal
Peter Wenk: piano | keys
Guy Nikkels: guitar
Tie Pereira: bass
Florian Sperzel: trumpet
Steven Dietvorst: tenorsax
Tuur Moens: drums
Arndt Beckmann: percussion | compositions | arrangements

History:
Once....in a land far, far away, a bird called Ara do Brasil was dreaming about a circle of musicians, who would accompany him on the path through tropical, funky and jazzy music. The music had to be challenging and danceable.
Finally,...after thousands of miles in a far, cold country just beyond the ocean his dream were about to come true. He saw a small light in the distance. It was a cozy fire surrounded by a group of open-minded and warm-hearted musicians.
After a while the musicians agreed to fly with Ara. He was very happy and started to find the path for ARA'S CIRCLE.


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