Dan McGlade

I'm indebted to writer/directors Elvi Piper (Wrongsemble) and Dan Mallaghan (154 Collective) and Arts Council England, for helping me smash though my near ten-year creative roadblock, and start writing the script for Darcy Filthound in earnest.  

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After the inevitable delays and breaks caused by Covid, weather, families and isolated outbreaks of procrastination, it's been great to Get Back (see what I did there?  Sorry) into Trapdoor Studios this month, to begin the final push towards finishing…

On Tuesday 31st May, Siân and I are presenting our story performance of Owl Babies at Grimm’s Gathering, a pop-up festival celebrating stories of all shapes, featuring masterclasses and workshops with leading musicians, authors and artists, over the Old Town…

Throughout Easter, Sian Williams and I will be presenting a magical, playful story performance, for free, at libraries throughout the Bradford District. 

Watch baby owls, woodland creatures and a grumpy magpie…

I'm beyond happy to be working as Musical Director for 509Arts' first touring production of Meal One.

Based on the wonderfully absurd children's book written by Ivor Cutler in 1971, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, it tells the story…

Hot on the heels of the great DYCP news comes the news that the achingly wonderful Wrongsemble have commissioned me to write the music for two new projects, AND musically direct a third.

It's going to be a busy summer...

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My application for the Arts Council’s Developing Your Creative Practice grant has been successful.  DYCP supports individuals who are cultural and creative practitioners and want to take time to focus on their creative development.  I'm a bit blown away -…

The perpetually delightful Wrongsemble theatre company (in partnership with Bradford Literature Festival) have kindly invited me back to write the music for their latest project, Aladdin and the Stolen Stories. 

And it's completely free! 

It'll be launched on…

Several months ago, Bradford Council opened applications to its Make: Film fund, looking for creative short films, made by contemporary storytellers based in Bradford district. 

Film-maker Jax Griffin, animator Lou Sumray and I submitted an application to fund a film…

The Ivors Academy is the home of all songwriters and composers. For over 70 years they've represented music creators in the UK, and bestowed the biggest honours in the industry to giants of modern composition and songwriting. 

So I'm pinching…

I’m so happy to be writing the theme music for Wrongsemble’s new production, HUMBUG. 

HUMBUG is a set of short online films, set at Christmas, that create a narrative which families can watch from home.  The script is…

Look at this bad boy.  My latest studio kit is probably also the oldest.

What, oh what, is he thinking?!, I hear you scream. 

Well, while super clear, high quality monitoring is essential, some of the best sound engineers keep…

Today I'm embarrassingly over-excited to introduce my new studio speakers, or Near-Field Monitors, if I'm going to report this properly.

After an all too typical flurry of obsessive research, I decided upon a pair of Yamaha HS5s.  I chose…

It’s great to be working with Year Six pupils at St Columba’s and St Joseph’s Catholic Primary Schools, Bradford, on their School Leaver’s Songs. 

Local Drama Teacher and Writer Sian Willams and I have been meeting with small Year Six…

I'm excited and weirdly nervous to announce my first ever streaming gig, at the VHepFest Online Festival on Saturday 4th July.

VHepFest is an online version of the excellent Heptonstall Festival, which in less treacherous times was/will be held…

I'm delighted to report that my application for funding for a new project, Viral Music, has been successful.

Viral Music is an online community music and writing project, where participants of any age and ability can work together…

Welcome to the new website!  I hope you like it.  This wouldn't have been possible without the continued patience and support of my partner Cat, and the exquisite photography of Laura Adams, whose wonderful work (along with the kind…