In GBA 112 we get better acquainted with Dan. He talks about being superstitious about songwriting, where songs come from, making music for film, Primary School, the tension between popular music and academic musical theory, growing up as a skater in the suburbs in the 90's, quitting jobs and more.

The conversation was recorded a few years ago, in Bristol during the  night before St Paul's Carnival, late at night on a roof.

Dan plugs: 

Daniel Weltman: http://www.danielweltman.com/
Snails: http://snails.bandcamp.com/
Hollowbody: http://hollowbody.bandcamp.com/

I plug:

The Stand Up Tragedy IndieGoGo campaign: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/stand-up-tragedy-goes-to-edinburgh

We mention:

Good Will Hunting: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119217/
Dead Poets Society: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097165/
Stockhausen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlheinz_Stockhausen
Basic Instinct: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103772/
Eisenstein: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Eisenstein
Aphex Twin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphex_Twin
Handels Water Music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuw8YjSbKd4
Dodgy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodgy
Wonder Stuff: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonder_Stuff
Ned's Atomic Dustbin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned's_Atomic_Dustbin
Smashing Pumpkins: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smashing_Pumpkins 
Pearl Jam: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Jam
Sebadoh: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebadoh
Pavement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavement_(band)
Sonic Youth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Youth
Siamese Dream: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HeGu6-Ji7E
ABBA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABBA
James Last: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Last
The Carpenters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Carpenters
Simon and Garfunkel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_%26_Garfunkel
Sounds of Silence: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounds_of_Silence
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Freewheelin'_Bob_Dylan
Bob Dylan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan
Karen Dalton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Dalton_(entertainer)
The Pastels: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pastels
The Smiths: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smiths
Nick Drake: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Drake
Leonard Cohen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Cohen
Famous Blue Raincoat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aRKZFR5imM
Bernard Herrmann: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Herrmann
Enio Morricone: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennio_Morricone
Neil Young: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Young
Joy Division: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Division
Ian Curtis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Curtis

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GBA 112 Dan

I'm no longer posting on here. I am professionally distributing so you can find me on iTunes, Spotify, TikTok, FB Music and, all other major platforms. it was fun here with you guys but, I've accomplished all I wanted on here. I am moving onto bigger things I have a professional setup now. I want to do this professionally so it's time to move on from SC. I hope you guys will continue to play my music and seek me out on your favorite streaming Platform. thanks to all that have been showing the love and support all this time!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

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