Since 2009, Daniel has been composing pieces for individuals, sometimes to honor an occasion or passage in the person’s life, sometimes as a gift for a loved one. All of the compositions on “When Your Life Becomes Music,” “ Brothers and Sisters of the Soul,” and “Love’s Hidden Demands,” as well as most of the compositions on “The Irrational Quest For Beauty,” are musical portraits. The commission for a musical portrait has ranged from $250 to $5000. Currently, if you sign up as a subscriber to The Creative Path, here on this site, your commission cost would be reduced from the latest $2000 price for a musical portrait by 65% to $700. As a subscriber, you can also commission a short piece for $350. The different subscriber levels allow you to plan for your musical portrait commission to be delivered later in the coming year based on your monthly contribution.

You can hear an example of one of these short pieces on my YouTube channel among the short videos.

Daniel has interviewed as many as ten family members to get familiar with the person who is the subject of the portrait. He has composed musical portraits in honor of a marriage, to celebrate a piece of land, to honor wildlife and endangered species, and as a posthumous evocation of gratitude for a dear one passed on. Please visit this page to hear examples of these pieces. To read a great interview he did for a local paper here in Ashland, go here. To inquire about a musical portrait of your own, please fill out the form below.