BIOGRAPHY
BIOGRAPHY
Daniel Figueiredo is a music producer and entrepreneur, considered one of the most successful music score composers in Brazil. He has written music scores for over 20 TV series broadcast in over 150 countries, besides many films. Successful telenovelas soundtracks such as “The Mutants: Pathways of the Heart,” “Opposite Lives,” “The Law and The Crime,” “Joseph from Egypt,” “The Promised Land,” and the great success “Moses and the Ten Commandments.”
Daniel holds the record for the “Greatest number of songs in simultaneous execution in a TV series. ”Between February and November 2017, he had 794 songs played in a single TV series. As a songwriter, he participated as a composer/performer in over 16 thousand recordings.
Daniel has already participated in various albums indicated for the Latin Grammy, including “Fruto de Amor” by Aline Barros, elected Best Christian Music Album, and “Nosso samba tá na Rua” by Beth Carvalho, winner in the category Best Samba Album.
The album “Surreal,” written and produced by Daniel and Roman Miroshnichenko, was nominated for the Latin Grammy in 2013. In 2015 and 2016, Daniel won the “Entertainment Professional Awards” as Best Music Producer, and in 2018 won the “Musical Professional Award.” In 2020, “Leo Amuedo Plays Daniel Figueiredo” was nominated for the Latin Grammy as Best Instrumental Album.
“Moses and The Ten Commandments” became the highest-grossing film of all time in Brazil, with 11.215 million tickets sold. The documentary Death Protocol entered a list for Oscar nominations for Best Original Score and Best Original Song. Daniel has also worked for the American industry on the films “Transmigration,” “Dangerous Methods,” “Mental Way,” “Prestigi,” and “The Heartbreaker.”
Daniel founded the record label Xpand Music to promote talented contemporary artists. The label already has a collection of albums, including Jesus Molina, considered one of the most talented artists of our time.
Daniel is the owner of XpandStudios, based in Los Angeles, CA. He is also co-founder and CEO of the companies MusicSolution (music production for films and TV), Up-Tracks (music library), and AudioXpression (audio digital applications).
Daniel endorses the brands: PRS Guitars (USA), PreSonus (USA), Blueberry (Canada), CME Pro (China), UVI (France) and Wire Conex (Brazil), PiGuitars e Fractal Audio.
