Daniel Pennie

Daniel Pennie is a professional musician and guitarist playing in a variety of different contexts; Founding Member of Noise in your Eye: Co-Composer & Producer, Guitarist. Founding Member of Mad Band: Co-Composer, Guitarist/Percussion. Collaborative Projects: Paul Schütze, Keith Tippett, Michael Giles, Geoffrey Oryema, Francis Bebey, Shu-De
Daniel Pennie is an interdisciplinary practitioner, whose work spans both Art and Music. He studied BA Fine Art at the University of the West of England, MA/PG Dip Contemporary Music & Culture at Bath Spa University and gained a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Reading. He has taught extensively across a range of creative BA and MA programmes and has developed unique course content in the fields of both Art & Music.
Pennie has exhibited and recorded at both a national and international level. He was recently sponsored by Arts Council England to exhibit his artwork at the prestigious STOMACH British Arts Council exhibition at Hoxton Arches Gallery, London. He has also released the critically acclaimed album, entitled Noise in your Eye (2020) on Noise in Your Eye Records, which showcases his work as an Artist, Musician, Performer, Composer and Producer.
Pennie's musical practice forms a unique perspective on the many diverse projects he has performed on over the years. He is an experienced improviser, he uses the electric guitar as a source creating soundscapes through loops, layers and treatments.
The most recent project Noise in Your Eye was formed with Adrian Chivers in Box, Wiltshire in 2007. A duo of experimentally focused musicians, who bring together elements of jazz, modern composition, film-score, electronica, ambient and free improvisation. Noise in Your Eye Ensemble and Associated Acts:
* Keith Tippett - Piano (Centipede, Mujician)
* Michael Giles - Drums (King Crimson, Giles, Giles & Fripp)
* Nick Mason - Drums (Pink Floyd)
* Ian Matthews - Drums (Kasabian)
* Caroline Dale - Cello (Principal ECO, Peter Gabriel, David Gilmore, Plant & Page)
* James Gardiner-Bateman - Saxes (Paloma Faith, Joss Stone)
* Brandon Allen - Saxes (Kyle Eastwood, Eric Clapton, Soweto Kinch, Guy Barker)
* Tiit Kikas - Violins (Terminaator)
* Arnie Somogyi - Double Bass (Amy Winehouse, Charlie Watts)
* Flash George P Gordon -Electric Bass (Lee Scratch Perry)
* Simon Little - Electric Bass (Divine Comedy, Nick Cave)
* Dan Reid - Trumpet (Chris Botti)
* Tanya Wells - Vocals (Nitin Sawhney, Anoushka Shankar)
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES & RELEASES
* NOISE IN YOUR EYE - CD/LP/DL Album release (2020 Noise in Your Eye Records) - Artist/Performer/Composer/Producer
* NOISE IN YOUR EYE - Audio/Visual ‘Live’ Performance, Real World Studios (2018) Artist/Performer.
* PSYCHO BAND - Live in Concert (various venues 2017-18) Musician/Performer
* GROUP Exhibition, STOMACH British Arts Council. Hoxton Arches Gallery, London (2016) Selected Artist.
* HEAD FULL OF MUSIC - Vol 1 & 2 Music download compilations, Inner Cinema Label (2011) Founder.
* MAD BAND @ Raahen, Finland: Jazz on the Beach Festival (2010) Artist/Performer.
* MAD BAND @ Bath Festival w/ Keith Tippett, Live at Chapel Arts (2010) Artist/Performer.
* MAD BAND Album release: ‘Made in the Moment’ (2010 DGM) Musician/Composer.
* MAD BAND Album release: ‘Adventures of...’ (2009 DGM) Musician/Composer.
* THE WATER ORCHESTRA @ Prague: Sound Performance (2007) Artist/Performer.
* GEOFFREY ORYEMA Album release: ‘Words’ (2004) Musician.
* TELEPATHY @ WOMAD - Caceras, Spain (1998) Artist/Performer.
* TELEPATHY @ WOMAD - Venice, Carnival of Venice & Water-Aid (1997), Artist/Performer.
* TELEPATHY @ WOMAD - Whirl-y-gig - London UK (1997) Reading UK (1996-7 x2), Artist/Performer.
* LOOPHOUSE MULTIMEDIA: (1996/7) Music Composition: Sky, Workhouse Multimedia, Self-Employed.
* TELEPATHY: Hybrid Album release with Interactive-Rom (1995/7) Visual & Audio, Composer/Musician.
* ‘START 93’ - GROUP Exhibition (1993): Plymouth Arts Centre, Representative for South West Arts, Artist.

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