Daniel Platzman

Daniel Platzman was born on September 28th, 1986 in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Berklee College of Music and earned his degree in film scoring. While at college, he played in two orchestras and one band. He also received the Vic Firth Award for Outstanding Musicianship and the Michael Rendish Award in Film Scoring. In 2008, Platz was invited by Ben to join the band which completed the lineup. He composed the original score for the 2014 season of Africa Investigates. In 2015, Platz appeared on the cover of the March issue for Drum! magazine and was profiled in the magazine again 2 months later.