Dan Deacon
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Dan Deacon is an award winning composer, recording artist, and performer. Deacon's work in film and television scoring includes projects for major studios and outlets including Netflix, Disney, AppleTV, PBS, ESPN, and HBO. 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 albums Spiderman of the Rings and Bromst were named Best New Music by Pitchfork. Deacon has premiered compositions at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Barbican Centre, has collaborated with Kronos Quartet, So Percussion, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, LA Philharmonic as well scored ballets for choreographer Justin Peck for the New York City Ballet and Juilliard.
