DAN DEACON
Dan Deacon (b. 1981) is a Baltimore-based composer, recording artist, and performer renowned for his five studio albums of innovative electronic music, live performances in contemporary and classical settings, and his work in film and television scores. 

Deacon has premiered compositions at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Barbican Centre and collaborated with artists and institutions including Kronos Quartet, Sō Percussion, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the LA Philharmonic, and Justin Peck with the New York City Ballet. Other national performances include Jimmy Kimmel Live! and NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts. Deacon has extensively toured internationally with popular recording artists including Miley Cyrus, Future Islands, and The Flaming Lips. 

Deacon's work in scoring films and series includes projects for major studios and outlets (Netflix, Disney, PBS, ESPN, HBO, and Apple TV+). His feature film scores include Twixt (Francis Ford Coppola, 2011), Rat Film (Theo Anthony, 2016), Strawberry Mansion (Albert Birney & Kentucker Audley, 2021), and the Adam Sandler drama Hustle (Jeremiah Zagar, 2022); his scoring for series includes PBS/Independent Lens’ docu-series Philly D.A. (2021) and AppleTV+’s narrative The Changeling (2023), starring LaKeith Stanfield. Deacon's score for Jessica Kingdon's Oscar-nominated documentary Ascension won the Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score award at the 2022 Cinema Eye Honors. His scores for Rat Film; Time Trial; Well Groomed; All Light, Everywhere; Ascension; Strawberry Mansion; and Hustle are all released as original soundtrack albums. 
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Deacon's most recent studio album is 2020's Mystic Familiar (Domino Recording Company), featuring the tracks "Become a Mountain," "Fell into the Ocean," and "Sat by a Tree," the video for which stars comedian Aparna Nancherla. His albums Spiderman of the Rings and Bromst were named Best New Music by Pitchfork, and his album Gliss Riffer received 4-star reviews from outlets such as AllMusic and The Guardian. The animated video for Deacon's breakout song "When I Was Done Dying," made in conjunction with Adult Swim, has recorded many millions of views.