A young man with dark hair, wearing a beige T-shirt and dark pants, sitting on a stool or drum throne with a drum set in the background, in a dimly lit music studio or stage setting.
Daniel Sousa, Live drum track on SoundBetter
[Photo by Allister Ann]

Daniel is a session+touring drummer, percussionist, and composer based in Nashville, TN. He has worked in a recording and/or live capacity with the following artists (and many more):

Noah Gundersen, Thelma and James, Mackenzie Porter, Verygently, Matt Lovell, Catie Offerman, Rob Williford, Bones Owens, Bandit, Sinai Vessel, Abbey Cone, The Saint Johns, Janell Rosa, Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes, The Bones of JR Jones, Sad Penny, W.B. Wooten, Stephen Keech, Route 500, Tim Fagan, Ian Mellencamp, Angel Snow, Rett Smith/SAENTS,  …

Daniel is one half of the ambient duo ‘Model Rocketry’, who just released their first EP - ‘ What’s Up There Is Down Here’. The album is comprised of select moments from 3 days of entirely improvised sessions and features modular synthesizer collaborations from Derry Deborja (of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit). The duo is planning more releases and aims to provide music for film, tv, and video games.

Daniel is currently available for scoring work, as well as remote and in-person drum recording sessions.

Custom Music for EXPRESS ‘Tough Denim’ ad:

Composer+Producer+Engineer: Stephen Keech

Drums+Percussion: Daniel Sousa

SESSION WORK

Model

Rocketry

EP


Daniel Sousa, Live drum track on SoundBetter