Daniel is an Australian composer and new media artist who works extensively with environmental sound. He has worked in a variety of creative, academic, research and teaching contexts, and is a lecturer in composition and music technology at the Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney. He is an ardent location field recordist, where he has embarked upon a growing number of recording expeditions throughout Africa, Alaska, Amazon, Australia, Cuba, West Indies, Mexico, Madagascar, Mauritius, Middle East, Northern Europe, and the high Arctic/ North Pole region of Svalbard. His creative works have received numerous awards at important international composition competitions, and whilst entirely self-taught in environmental sound, electroacoustic music and sound art, Daniel has formally studied composition and the creative arts at a number of Australian universities. www.danielblinkhorn.com