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About Me

Born in Hastings, Daniel grew up in a small farmhouse in the countryside where he began singing and performing in his early childhood surrounded by an eclectic mix of music, from Cat Stevens and Mozart, to Bob Marley and Queen
Daniel took up the violin at the age of seven, continuing to develop his musical and performance skills. At thirteen Danielâ€™s love for guitar became apparent and since then the pair have been inseparable, captivating listeners where-ever they played. After joining a local rock band, he started to write songs.
â€œThe music began as a release, a way to voice what I was feeling, a way to let the emotions and stories out. I write about relationships, thoughts, ideas and people but I leave it open for interpretation so anyone can relateâ€ says Daniel.
After leaving school, Daniel attended two years of the Performing Arts course at EIT, where he received singing lessons under top New Zealand opera tenor Patrick Powers.
Re-locating to Hamilton, Daniel worked in a cafÃ© for a year. Carrying on his troubadour tradition, to, from and at work, composing on his accompanying guitar; he was frequently stopped by people wanting to hear more.
On his return to Hawkes Bay he and his guitar decided to begin chasing their musical dream. They turned pro and began recording his first album.
After building up a firm following, Daniel went on to support Eric Clapton, The Feelers and Goodnight Nurse; earned performances and interviews on National Radio, Classic Hits, Viva, and TV Oneâ€™s Good Morning Show. All the while keeping â€œdown-to-earthâ€ with a healthy dose of busking in his adopted town of Napier.
His recording efforts have been rewarded, and the emerging album â€˜Psychoanalyseâ€™, a joining of Danielâ€™s musical and lyrical talents, was created at New Song Recording Studios in Hastings, New Zealand. Psychoanalyse has been met with great critical acclaim and has been released in record stores throughout New Zealand by his new partner in musical distribution, ODE Records.
Daniel recently placed second in the 2007 MLT Songwriterâ€™s Awards and has received funding through NZ On Air New Recording Artist Grant to rerecord â€˜Journalâ€™ as a radio single and music video.
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Member Since: 8/29/2005
Band Website: danielmunro.com
Band Members: Daniel Munro: Vocals/Guitar
Influences: Cat Stevens, Tracy Chapman, Don McLean, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, System Of a Down, Bob Marley, Donovan, Bob Dylan...
Sounds Like: Daniel Munro.
News:

"All I Want For Xmas" - Dan + Chan

Daniel at Mission Concert 2007 (Eric Clapton)

Performance and interview on the "Good Morning" show

Performance of "Psychoanalyse"

Record Label: Cat Records/ODE Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

I wrote a note but never touched a page

Here's a quick update in the life of me,In William Shakespeare form, 'sonnet-ly'.After many weeks as a cat, in tightsChasing notation, instead of white mice,I gig'd at The Cabana with Sam Hunt,Who was...
Posted by Daniel Munro on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:18:00 PST

Daniel Munro & Chanelle Davis Summer Tour

Chanelle Davis and Daniel Munro collected first and second placing in the New Zealand Songwriters Trust Awards in May.Now they are taking their winning style of music on an epic tour of New Zealand, f...
Posted by Daniel Munro on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:49:00 PST

Fear, love and cars that kill helicopters.

Hi people,It's a been a busy few months for me:- Working on the recording of Journal (we ended up scrapping the original feel and starting again, I'm having a jam with a Cellist in Wellington this Fr...
Posted by Daniel Munro on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:50:00 PST

Funding-Gore-Don-Cats and other hyphenated words.

Happy frozen, jandal-toed June 24th!Okay... To the blog!Soooooooooooo much has happened since I last wrote:'psychoanalyse' is now in The Warehouse, Sounds, Real Groovy, and CD & DVD stores throughout ...
Posted by Daniel Munro on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 01:58:00 PST

New Blog! (finally)

Hey there! So, SO much has happened since my last blog, heaps to fill in but I'll try to keep it short... ish. I headed down to Wellington after the Clapton concert, did the Good morni...
Posted by Daniel Munro on Thu, 03 May 2007 09:25:00 PST

Eric Clapton!

Hey guys, It's the day after Mission Concert 2007, 'thought I'd give an update on the Daniel Situation. Leading up to the concert has been very cool - 'had an article in the Dominion and we made ...
Posted by Daniel Munro on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 06:00:00 PST

Time Trickles Along...

Hey again! It's been a while since my last blog so I thought I'd fill in the gaps. I had an awesome Xmas with the family and a random muso couple from Europe who we invited around 'cuz they didn't hav...
Posted by Daniel Munro on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 07:07:00 PST

A note about some songs I wrote

Hi there guys, I thought this time I'd try to make my blogging rhyme. This week I played a wicked show! They danced and waved lighters from the front row Some girls made me a new...
Posted by Daniel Munro on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:46:00 PST

Alcoholic changes.

Hello! I have a heap of "new news" this week: - I did a TV interview for "chatroom" on channel 51 with Willy de Wit (one of the DJs on Radio Hauraki) which was loads of fun! - But unfortunately I...
Posted by Daniel Munro on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:33:00 PST

Selling CDs, dating and other unrelated poems

Kia Ora ("Hello" for all you non-kiwi's) Today I will write Ev'rything as a haiku Just because I can. This week I have sold Twentyfive CDs in all It was pretty cool I met Ann...
Posted by Daniel Munro on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 09:59:00 PST