Mr Daniel Brew

Daniel is a PhD student at the Open University supported by the Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership. As a seasoned performer rooted in popular music, jazz, and gospel music, Daniel's artistic journey has evolved into a specialised focus on 20th and 21st-century contemporary music performance as the guitarist and producer for the internationally acclaimed Distractfold Ensemble. Complementing his practical experiences, Daniel’s research aims to further theorise the electric guitar within the field of Western art music through a bridging of diverse musical understandings to the benefit of current and future practitioners in the field.

Academic qualifications:

Currently a PhD candidate at the Open University having received the Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership | 2022 - date 

Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) | 1st Class Master of Music In Performance (MMus) | 2016 - 2017

RNCM - 1st Class BA (Hons) | 2013 - 2014

RNCM - Foundation Degree | 2009 - 2011

Trafford College - 2x Level 3 Diplomas | 2007 - 2009

Honoraries and awards:

Admitted an Associate of the Royal Northern College of Music | December 2022

Help Musicians UK Postgraduate award | 2017

Winner of the Roland Scholarship Prize | 2014