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bioWith a mix of Gypsy-Swing, Avant-Modern-Jazz and Jewish-East-European influences, Daniel Weltlinger is a rising name
in the Australian and International music scene. Born in Daniel began the violin at the age of 5 and at 8 he commenced studies at the Preparatory Department, as part of The Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He won numerous scholarships and competitions, performed extensively in youth orchestras and chamber music groups as well as in solo at concerts. He went on to complete a Bachelor of Music at the Conservatorium in 2001, (teachers included Janet Davies, Christopher Kimber and Wanda Wilkomirska), and also performed and toured in Australia and Europe in The Australian Youth Orchestra for several years, performing under such world-renowned musicians as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Pinchas Zukerman and Mikko Franck. During his early years of tertiary study Daniel began to take a more active interest in improvised music. In 1998, he co-founded the multiple-aria-award winning Gypsy-Cabaret band "Monsieur Camembert", which he played and recorded with until 2000, and still occasionally guests with. He also began to immerse himself in an enormous and hugely eclectic assortment of different musics - from the Gypsy-Swing of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli to all sorts of Modern Jazz, Rock, Tango music, Balkan Gypsy music, East-European-Klezmer, Hebrew Pop, Avante-Garde Noise and Far-Eastern music. Coupled with his Classically-trained background as well as a traditional Jewish upbringing, Daniel began to develop his own unique style of “Yiddish-Fusion” based on the myriad of cultural and musical influences around him. To date he has performed with such diverse artists as Lulo Reinhardt (Germany), Mike and Moro Reinhardt (Germany), Nigel Kennedy (UK), Kevin Davy (UK), Slava Grigoryan, Joseph Tawadros, Bobby Singh, Chris Abrahams, Jon Rose and George Washingmachine, as well he has worked with bands including "I Gitanos " (Germany), "The Jews Brothers" (NZ), "Mic Conway's National Junk Band" and “Waiting For Guinness.” In a musical capacity Daniel has also worked extensively in theatre and film. He toured regional NSW in 2005 in the musical "The Last 5 Years" and has worked with production companies including Sydney Theatre Company, Company B, Aerialise, Theatre of Image, Railway Street Productions and Canned Laughter. His disctinctive sound has been featured on numerous film, documentary and theatre soundtracks, many of them award-winning, including: Daniel’s own Australian-based projects "Zohar's Nigun" "The Asthmatix" and "The Ticklers" fuse traditional Jewish music with many contemporary styles including Jazz, Hip-Hop, Funk and even New Orleans Rhythm n Blues while his collaborative efforts with the remarkable German-Sinti guitarist/composer Lulo Reinhardt fuses Latin, Jazz and Gypsy music performing to audiences around the world. He continues to perform with some of Australia's top musicians in a variety of different formats and is highly sought after, both nationally and internationally, for his technical and musical mastery over his instrument as well as his unique style, humour and easy-going nature. |
"...This is jungle tiger with five legs jazz....""...Fantastic, fun and kooky as hell with wings..."
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| ©2006 Daniel Weltlinger | Covershot photography by Moshe Rosenzveig |