About this project

Hi, I'm Daniel. I am a composer from Eagle River, Alaska, currently living in LA.
I was accepted to attend the APPEX artist residency in Bali in February 2010. It is with 17 other musicians and choreographers from all over Asia and the USA.
Once upon a time APPEX was fully funded by the Ford Foundation. But with times being a little harder this year, it is only partially funded. So, once I get to Bali everything is paid for. However, I still need to get my own air fare.
Funding will go towards the following uses:
- Air fare to Ngurah Rai International Airport, Denpasar, Bali
- Other minimal travel expenses
- If there's any leftover, it will go towards purchasing portable recording gear for the trip
Depending on your pledge amount, you will receive a different gift from me. If you pledge a certain amount, but want the gift for a lesser amount, just let me know.
I also plan to make a series of field recordings in Bali. These will be made available to everyone who pledges. Any amount over the price of a travel fare will be put towards portable recording equipment to make these field recordings.
It's basically a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to not only travel to Bali, but to work intensively with a diverse group of artists from wildly different backgrounds. The goal is to connect the dots of disparate cultural elements and come to a more complete understanding of what it means to be human in our globalized world.
Visit my website to see examples of my work: http://spinalfrog.com
The APPEX website: http://www.wac.ucla.edu/cip/residency/appex-2010

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Daniel Corral is a composer and multi-instrumentalist born and raised in Eagle River, AK. Currently residing in the L.A. area, his unique voice has found a diverse range of outlets. He has accompanied avante-garde puppetry all across the USA, had his music performed by an orchestra riding the Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel, been featured at a USC faculty concert of original player piano music, displayed his massive multi-movement music boxes at galleries all over Los Angeles, composed for a number of films and dance performances, and much more.

His award winning instrumental works have been premiered by ensembles such as the California EAR Unit, Aspen Academy Orchestra, and New Century Players. The LA Times called Daniel's player piano piece Eraser, "fascinating - true eye music."

In 2007 he collaborated with Tobba Jonsdottir to create Emperor, a short silent film about Emperor Joshua Norton I which Daniel wrote, produced, and composed the soundtrack for.Circo Oscuro, a musical puppet movie that Daniel wrote the soundtrack for, won "Best Fiction Film" in the 2006 Mission Center Video Festival.

In May 2007 he received his MFA from CalArts, where his teachers included James Tenney, Morton Subotnick, Anne LeBaron, Wadada Leo Smith, and Stephen "Lucky" Mosko. He recieved his BM from the University of Puget Sound in May 2004.