Internationally-recognized composer Danny Stimac (known as "Daniel J. Stimac" in the composing world) recently moved up from Studio City, California, to Washington. He's been in the industry, teaching music, producing music, and composing, for over 18 years. He draws from a unique background of diverse musical influences, having gained his teaching, writing, and studio experience in Amsterdam, Turkey, Hawaii and Los Angeles. His experience across cultures and musical genres has placed him in demand as a music teacher, composer, arranger, and producer on a wide range of projects.

Danny's song "Almost Had It All" was nominated for the Achievement in Music - Original Song in the 2017 Canadian Screen Awards (Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television). "Almost Had It All" was featured in A Date with Miss Fortune, a romantic comedy feature film for which Danny also wrote and produced the score. His music can be found on SpongeBob, Kamp Koral, and the all-NEW The Patrick Star Show, and he recently arranged, orchestrated, composed, and produced music for the new Bruce Lee character in Tencent's Honor of Kings video game. He also recently completed his "80s orchestral rock" score and soundtrack for Balloon Moose Games' Maximum Action, a high-energy FPS video game. Some of Danny's past projects include the score for Spit: The Story of A Caveman and a Chicken, winner of the "Gold Kahuna Award" in the 2013 Honolulu International Film Festival, and Coming Home, a documentary which raised $30,000 to put young girls in India through school.

Beginnings: He started out teaching his brothers and niece in his high school years, and went on to start his own small business, teaching people guitar in his early 20s. His musicality is rooted in his experience as a seasoned performer, often picking up a guitar, ukulele, or bass guitar when needed in a recording session or concert.

Daniel studied Film Scoring at UCLA, completing their Film Scoring Program and has worked with many of Hollywood's top musicians. He loves giving back to the younger generation, and has worked with ETM-LA (Education Through Music Los Angeles) on several projects. Since 2017, he has been an active board member of the Academy of Scoring Arts, a leading community of industry professionals dedicated to the art of scoring to picture.