With my music I always create a temporal sonic world in which the listener takes a journey. By means of electronic sounds and acoustical instruments I attempt to compose an abstract story but always with a sense of direction. Form, structure and contrast are for me key elements into creating these worlds. Both acoustical instruments and electronic sounds play an equally important role in the story and more often then not they enhance each other.

In Turbulence is such a sonic journey in which I take the listener into a world of fluctuations, tension and suspense. You feel something is about to happen but have no clue what.

In Turbulence was selected as finalist in the Open Recorder Days Amsterdam - Composers Competition 2019.

Performers:
Recorders:
Bence Néveri
Beatriz Lerer Ferreira
Kirsty van Dijk

Percussion:
Keith Ng

Electroncics:
Bence Néveri

In Turbulence

Live recording of "In Close Proximity" (for guitar and live electronics) by Danny de Graan. Performed by Stefan Gerritsen on guitar. Electronics performed by Danny de Graan.

This performance was during the Open Day Festival 2021, in Aalborg, Denmark.

In Close Proximity

Equilibrium is a composition for the microtonal Huygens Fokker organ and live electronics. The organ part is computer generated and played via a computer. The electronic part is microtonal like the organ.

The concept of this compositions was to create a balance between the organ and electronic part. The organ tries to be electronic as much as it can but the electronic part wants to be more organ-like.

The Huygens Fokker organ is a famous organ based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and consists out of 31 keys per octave.

Equilibrium was commissioned by Huygens Fokker Foundation and Performing Arts Fund NL.

Equilibrium - Huygens Fokker

March of the Pulsars is a electronic composition for 8 speakers. 

One of my great passions is to travel. During my trips I always get inspiration for new compositions. 

The idea for the creation of March of the Pulsars started during a trip I took to the polar- circle in Finland in 2005. When I came back from the polar-circle I passed trough the town Rovaniemi early in the morning. I arrived at a crossing where there were traffic-lights on every corner of every street. 
There were at least 24 traffic lights and they all produced that typical clicking sound so blind people know when to cross. 
When it was time to cross the clicks repetition increased and when the lights turned red they decreased in speed. However, nobody was there. No traffic and no people. Only me and the clicks. It was a symphony of clicks and I stood there for more then 10 minutes listening to the music.

For the technical details please visit my website!

Commissioned by November Music - premiere was during the November Music Festival 2012


March of the Pulsars - for November Music

Recording of my composition for iPad and Ensemble called With(out) Words. This recording was made during the world premiere at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam on February 1 2014.

Performed by Ensemble Lunapark and Toon Bierman. 

Conducted by Arnold Marinissen.

Commissioned by Lunapark


With(out) Words is supported by the Performing Arts Fund NL

With(out) Words - performed by ensemble Lunapark (snippet)

Het Verschil - performed by Lieke Marsman

Composition for the Utopa organ in the Orgelpark Amsterdam.

Premiere November 9, 2018

Les Couleurs Célestes

Les Couleurs Célestes (orgel park)

Composition for Ensemble SCALA (Amsterdam)

Ensemble Scala is:

Raymond Honing
Michel Marang
Manuel Visser
Stefan Gerritsen
Anne Veinberg
Ere Lievonen
Glenn Liebaut

Danny de Graan

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