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Daniel Aranda (born December 13, 1996) is an Australian musician, singer, filmmaker and songwriter. He is best known for his original music and humanitarian work across Uganda, East Africa ( https://africatopforum.com/photos-daniel-aranda-karole-kasita-to-the-rescue-ofkatanga&#x3C;nowiki&#x3E;] ). Since 2015, Aranda has toured alongside a variety of highly-profile artists. He has released one solo studio album, “There Goes Tomorrow” (2020) ( https://www.amazon.com/ There-Goes-Tomorrow-Daniel-Aranda/dp/B08GQM56KG). Aranda continues to tour internationally and release new material. He wrote, starred in and directed the feature film, “Hotel Amorgos”, which was shot in Amorgos, Greece and currently in post-production ( [https://www.naxospress.gr/arthro/kinimatografos/kyklades-amorgos-hotel-amorgos-me-tonspyro-droso-erhetai-na-mas-klepsei-ti https://africatopforum.com/photos-daniel-aranda-karole-kasita-to-the-rescue-of-katanga/ ? fbclid=IwAR2I5RPWz_wFm3x28V1i9vrNyS71hXwK5H_SiJPemaaFlhtwj3LFZ8F4Cx4) Big text.

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"Daniel Aranda was born in Sydney Australia. An only child, he grew up in the working class suburb of Liverpool, New South Wales where he spent his formative years listening to and learning from the music of Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys, Buddy Holly and other iconic American artists. This shaped much of his musical influence and future style. During his time in high school, Aranda's primary focus was music and the creative arts. He didn't share interest in much else apart than that and, as such, found solace in songwriting. His primary musical interest was Rock N' Roll and Baroque Pop, teaching himself how to play the piano and the guitar."

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2015-Present
Aranda has been recording original music and touring since 2015, with his first international performance marked in 2016 in Los Angeles, California ( https://buzzbands.la/2016/08/17/tonight-l-jackson-brownecoathangers-crx-cellars/ ). He performed along side former Beach Boys touring member Bobby Figueroa, accomplished session-bassist Jerry Vilicich and Jeremy Lappitt, saxophonist for Brian Setzer and his orchestra.

He has performed a number of times in the United States, most notably in California, and in Uganda, East Africa. He first performed in Kampala, Uganda in 2017 as part of a charity initiative to fund and install a borehole in the remote village of Kyungu. This saw the village gain access to safe and sanitary drinking water ( https://chimpreports.com/tag/ daniel-aranda/). He has continued to host large-scale concerts in Uganda for new humanitarian initiatives ( https://thetowerpost.com/tag/danielaranda-to-perform-in-uganda/ ).

In 2020, Aranda attended the annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California ( https://www.instagram.com/p/ B7z8B_7g58i/?fbclid=IwAR1iFiG1QLqOQWKus0hp9gGtAlv4Ef53_sznVth6zmQVB0XZ2kWcFbjVU4). He was featured in CBS’s broadcast of the awards ceremony singing along to Alicia Keys’ performance of “Underdog”, seated behind EnglishAlbanian singer Dua Lipa ( https://www.instagram.com/p/B74ZJGAgYPQ/ ? igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D&fbclid=IwAR0KkDcypKsSCPWjNmKKALeHUubcDR8j0suyyDYvZveo_9CLZSYk--IsJ0).

Los Angeles proved to be a city of great importance for Aranda, having been the catalyst for his meeting with mentor Don Grierson, a Britishborn music industry executive best known for receiving the Golden Apple Award from the Beatles and signing Celine Dion to her first US recording contract. He died on 5 January 2019 at the age of 77 (https:// variety.com/2019/music/news/don-grierson-music-executive-signed-celinedion-dead-1203128303/).

Before releasing his debut album, “There Goes Tomorrow” (https:// www.amazon.com/There-Goes-Tomorrow-Daniel-Aranda/dp/B08GQM56KG), Aranda performed it track-for-track in Sydney, Australia. Notably, and inclusive of this concert, Aranda has never performed a show in Australia that has not sold out ( https://www.galaxyfm.co.ug/2022/11/10/ pictorial-daniel-aranda-thrills-fans-with-an-electric-live-performance/? fbclid=IwAR2ZQnOkBDMlpt4RDCRDD52iIfSVDBcTqLQAmqcWfVfOI2FHH0djyatQc4).

In December of 2019, Daniel performed to another sold-out crowd for a major outdoor event in Katanga, Uganda, a notorious slum with an incredibly dense population ( https://www.facebook.com/watch/ ? v=516660282896750). Aranda performed without a stipend and without sponsorship, drawing immense praise from fellow artists and the Ugandan media. One hundred percent of the proceeds went towards funding further humanitarian projects in Katanga. This concert also made Aranda the first white, western artist to ever perform unaided in an African slum, a milestone in his career.

Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, Aranda was one of the few artists who continued to perform internationally and work in a somewhat normal capacity. He enacted his most successful humanitarian initiative during this time in Uganda by making major food donations to the Katanga slum in Kampala ( https://www.sqoop.co.ug/202108/news/events/ artiste-gives-back-to-katanga.html).

He also performed to a highly-viewed television audience on NBS in promotion of his single and accompanying music video, “Stand With You”, which became quicklypopular throughout Uganda ( https://www.instagram.com/p/CSU6lH8g_0P/ ? fbclid=IwAR3c9eqX6YcVrejuLjcj6_qtN6OyZiB2_yAFEt2crhNz5rz-1_2T2xsTvk). The video received significant play on MTV Base. Towards the latter half of the pandemic, Daniel moved to Dubai, United Arab Emirates where he has based his work from ever since. Daniel has worked with a number of other high-profile artists including Jidenna, Daddy Andre, Samurai Guitarist, Bruno K, Maurice Kirya and more ( https://blizz.co.ug/song/4445/audios ).

In 2022, Daniel and his production company, Classic Film Productions, began shooting his first feature film in Amorgos, Greece. Titled “Hotel Amorgos”, the film is currently in post-production stages.