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Daniel Mougerman
Piano | Keyboards | Production | Musical Director
Photo Credit: Duncographic
Piano | Keyboards | Production | Musical Director
Pianist/keyboardist and producer, Daniel Mougerman is one of Melbourne’s most in-demand musicians. He is the keyboardist for Melbourne favourites, The Bamboos, co-leads the 11 piece Afro-Cuban band, La Influencia and plays keyboards for a number of Melbourne artists including: Rita Satch, Adrian Eagle, NIASHA, Kylie Auldist, Ella Thompson, Mia Wray, Tamil Rogeon, and GL. Additionally, Daniel has shared the stage with Alex Acuña (Weather Report) and Mayito Rivera (Los Van Van), amongst others.
Daniel has performed internationally at festivals including The Great Escape (UK), Jam Cruise 2023 (USA) and Amua Festival (Spain), as well as touring Europe three times over in 2023 - once with The Bamboos and twice with Mia Wray, supporting Maisie Peters (May 2023) and the DMA's (Dec 2023).
Locally, Daniel was the pianist for the 2023 Carols by Candlelight, has performed at notable festivals including Byron Bay Bluesfest, Melbourne International Jazz Festival and Queenscliff Music Festival. In 2018 he supported Robbie Williams for his Australian arena tour with the Bamboos, in 2019 performed a sold out show at The Night Cat with former Los Van Van frontman Mayito Rivera and performed with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Bamboos at Hamer Hall for two shows in March 2021.
Daniel’s piano/keyboard playing can be heard on albums by The Bamboos, Rita Satch, GL, Lance Ferguson, Ella Thompson and Tamil Rogeon, amongst others. He is also highly sought after as an arranger, having completed arrangements for three seasons of Dancing With the Stars (2013-15) and the 2014 and 2015 Logie Awards.
He has studied piano with Paul Grabowksy, Vitaly Barishnikov, Tony Gould, Alejandro Falcon (Cuba) and arranging with Brent Fischer (USA).
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Legendary Melbourne band, The Bamboos have been Australia's premier funk/soul outfit since their inception in 2001. Watch this space for a brand new Bamboos album in 2019.
La Influencia is an 11 piece Afro-Cuban/Salsa powerhouse which plays original music as well as the music of Havana D'Primera and Eddie Palmieri, amongst others.
Groups/artists I work with extensively include: Adrian Eagle, Rita Satch, Ella Thompson, GL and NIASHA. I also work as a freelance/session artist, and have performed or toured with artists/bands such as: Mia Wray, Mayito Rivera, Harrison Craig, Quarter Street, Veneno, and ILUKA, amongst others.
Here is a playlist of videos, featuring various bands I'm in. Click on the Youtube button to open the playlist. First video is of the Daniel Mougerman Quartet performing an original composition "Roughly Speaking" at Uptown Jazz Cafe.
I teach all levels and all ages, preparing students for classical exams, or looking at more contemporary styles - such as jazz, pop, rock etc. My passion for performance shines through in my teaching approach – I always encourage students to seek out performance opportunities wherever possible. For more info go to: https://www.musicteacher.com.au/daniel-mougerman/
I’m also passionate about composition and arranging and provide lessons in these fields. As an arranger/transcriber I have worked on the last three seasons of Dancing with the Stars (2013, 2014 and 2015), arranged for the 2014 and 2015 Logie Awards and am regularly working on arrangements for various projects (TV, bands, schools).
For more info see: https://www.musicteacher.com.au/daniel-mougerman/ or get in touch via the contact form
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