Daniel Schmidt

About the artist

Daniel Schmidt (b. 1942), who emerged in the Bay Area music scene in the 1970's, wove the threads of traditional Eastern Gamelan music together with American Minimalism (repetitive music). Schmidt was (and is still) a prime figure in the development of American Gamelan music – studying and collaborating with Lou Harrison, Jody Diamond and Paul Dresher. He currently is a teacher at Mills College, teaching instrument building. Schmidt earned a BA

Top songs

1. And The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn
2. In My Arms, Many Flowers
3. Ghosts
4. The Gayatri Mantra (From the Film Samadhi)
5. Faint Impressions
6. Accumulation
7. Samadhi Piano Theme (From the Film Samadhi)
8. Abies Magnifica
9. Untitled
10. Rebab Delay

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