Photo: Allister Ann
@ Gray Matters Studio, April 2023

Daniel is a session+touring drummer, percussionist, and composer based in Nashville, TN. He has worked in a recording and/or live capacity with the following artists (and many more):

Noah Gunderson, Thelma and James, Verygently, Matt Lovell, Catie Offerman, Rob Williford, Bones Owens, Bandit, Sinai Vessel, Janell Rosa, Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes, The Bones of JR Jones, Sad Penny, W.B. Wooten, Stephen Keech, Route 500, Sundaes, Vital Humor, Tim Fagan, Ian Mellencamp, Angel Snow, Rett Smith/SAENTS,  …

Daniel is one half of the ambient duo ‘Model Rocketry’, who just released their first EP - ‘ What’s Up There Is Down Here’. The album is comprised of select moments from 3 days of entirely improvised sessions and features modular synthesizer collaborations from Derry Deborja (of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit). The duo is planning for more releases and aims to provide music for film, tv, video games, etc...

He is currently available for scoring work, as well as remote and in-person drum recording sessions. Remote sessions are done via Gray Matters Studio, engineered by Matthew Odmark.


Music for EXPRESS ‘Tough Denim’ commercial:

Composer+Producer+Engineer: Stephen Keech

Drums+Percussion: Daniel Sousa

Contact: danielsousapercussion@gmail.com