Jerry Danielsen

SoCal / LA / Santa Clarita, CA · BusySignalStudios.com Jerry is also the father of Sean Danielsen – front man for Gold Record artists Smile Empty Soul. He started out studying guitar, piano, and bass intensely; led and performed with several rock, jazz, other groups. Continuing on, Jerry attended recording school (Sound Master Audio-Video Institute) and began recording his own music. At this time, he incorporated much of his music into multimedia shows featuring his own poetry (as a founding editor of Vol. No. Poetry Magazine and Los Angeles Poets’ Press). These opportunities have exposed Jerry’s music to thousands of people.

From the past to the present, Jerry has devoted his occupation to composing, arranging and producing a wide variety of projects. These include more film scores (That Little Monster, Sunyata, College Girls, Game Over, Red Rose Fantasy, Graffiti Verite 6: The Odyssey and Masquerade – 2010) and music for theatre. (One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, The Majestic Kid, Follow The Sun, Running River).  IMDb:  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1009711

He has also worked extensively as a studio musician-arranger and recorded his music with Grammy winner Francis Buckley (Deaf Ears Album) and
played/performed and/or recorded with members from Frank Zappa’s band, Oingo Boingo, Trapt, Cold, Finger Eleven and of course, Smile Emply Soul.

In the last few years, Jerry has written/produced CD’s such as “Blind Spot” – 2004/2005, “Against the Fog” – 2003, “Bits and Pieces” – 2004, and “Extended Movement” –2005, “Deaf Ears”- 2009, “Music:Just Add Film.”