Boutique Music Composing

Pier 224 Composer, Pianist, and Recording Artist Daniel J. Kennedy has been performed in recital halls, jazz clubs, and rock clubs alike across the country. Classically trained at the Oberlin and New England Conservatories, Dan has always written music that is rhythmically strong and tonally accessible. 

As a Composer he's worked for Amazon Music Unlimited, MediaNet, flavorlab, G&E Productions, HGTV, Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility, Apple Music, Not My Child (a short, powerful film/PSA), The podcast Callings, the C.A.R.E Channel, OshKosh, Music Choice, Pandora, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, Spotify.

As a Pianist he's played (among hundreds of others)
Nights of a 1000 Candles | Murrells Inlet, SC
Corning Opera House | Corning, IA
Court Street Arts | Haverhill, NH
Cultural Center of Cape Cod | S. Yarmouth, MA
First Night | Hartford, CT
Lopez Center | Lopez Island, WA
M. Steinert & Sons | Boston, MA
Naumkeag @ Night | Stockbridge, MA
Nordica Auditorium | UMAINE Farmington
The Academy of Music Theatre | Northampton, MA
The Wayside Inn | Sudbury, MA

As a Recording Artist he's worked with Charles Neville, T-Bone Wolk, Steve Holley, Premik Russell Tubbs, Glen Velez, David Rose. Dan's 10 albums have received play on 250 radio stations, SiriusXM, Spotify, Pandora, and Cable TV's Music Choice. His recordings are distributed by 32 international listening services, and have over 860,000 internet spins.

I have always found that Kennedy brings a new and original touch to all of his music.”

— Kathy Parsons, Mainly Piano

Accolades

•2022 Native American Music Award, Best Instrumental
•Bronze Medal, Global Music Awards, 2022 
•#38 Whisperings: Solo Piano Radio track of 2021 
•Enlightened Piano Radio 2019 Album of the Year 
•One World Music Top 100 Chart 
•Zone Music Reporter Top 100 Chart 
•selection, 2016 SENE Film, Music & Arts Festival 
•Music Choice Soundscapes channel chart 

•a SoloPiano.com Best of 2022 album
•nominated, 2015 Album of the Year Award, OWM 
•The ZMR #44 New Age album of 2015  
•Nomination, OWM 2016 People's Choice Award  
•Gaia Prime Radio’s Top 20 of 2018  
•NAR Top 100 Chart  
•10 Best of 2012 by New Age Music World  
•Reviews New Age Video of the Month