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Artist
Danny Pelfrey
12+ albums
about
For award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Danny Pelfrey, music has been an inspiring journey leading from his roots in West Virginia to the magnetic world of film and television. In the region where Danny grew up, dulcimer, mandolin, dobro and other stringed instruments were common. "To this day my parents still bring me instruments they've purchased from local craftsmen," Danny says. "My parents were very supportive of my efforts. My mother even saved Green Stamps to buy me a metronome. Later they both encouraged me to go to music school." Though ultimately drawn in more formal directions, Danny has maintained a continuing affinity for unique musical traditions; folk choirs, tribal drums, chants and other cultural forms which are often utilized in Danny's compositions for film and television. "I love the process of wedding music with dynamic imagery," Danny says. "The more intense the image, the more challenging for the composer to find the right musical expression." Learning to read musical notation at nine years old, Danny's first instrument was the guitar. "I knew I wanted to be a musician then," Danny remembers. "I was completely absorbed by music. I'd spend hours and hours by myself practicing." By the time Danny was twelve, he was ready to work with other musicians. "I wanted to participate, to experience the flow that occurs in a group situation," he explains. In order to join the school band, Danny took up the trumpet on which he excelled. To chall
