Daniel Beban
Daniel Beban is a musician and sound artist who lives in Wellington, New Zealand.
He performs on a number of different instruments in groups including Orchestra of Spheres, Sign of the Hag, Sunburst Finish, Micro Soft Voices, UMU and others. He builds sound sculptures and invented instruments out of found objects and recycled materials, including the water organ (installed at Zelandia bird sanctuary). Through his work as a radio sound engineer, Daniel has experimented at length with reel-to-reel tape machines. The tape machine has formed the basis of much of his electronic work, especially with Imbogodom (duo with Alexander Tucker).
In 2009 Daniel founded the Frederick Street Sound and Light Exploration Society and was director of the associated venue Fred’s. Fred’s was an important centre for creative music and arts in Wellington from 2009–2012. In 2014 the Sound and Light Exploration Society opened the Pyramid Club, which hosts weekly experimental music performances, exhibitions, workshops and other activities.
Daniel will be playing the Harmonic Tree on Thursday Oct 8th. View full schedule here.