For the past 5 years Dan McGrath has been co-writing with multi-instrumentalist Josh Phillips, In that time they have composed the title themes and music for a cross-section of highly successful TV shows, including:
In the early part of the new millennium, Dan co-wrote the theme to Friday Night with Jonathan Ross & music for Hell’z Kitchen, a ten part animation series for Bravo both with Stuart Crichton.
More TV work followed, including co-writing 'George's Songs' with Little Britain’s Matt Lucas for Shooting Stars.
From 1995 till 2001, Dan produced the Chris Evans’ Breakfast show on BBC Radio 1FM and then Virgin Radio in London, for Evans production company Ginger.
As soon as the night sweats stopped, he realised he needed to make a living again, so he moved into the familiar world, of composing music.
In his former life as a sound engineer / musician, Dan mixed sound & wrote music for Channel 4's, The Big Breakfast. He also created the jingles and imaging for Chris Evans' Radio 1 & Virgin radio shows.
That lead onto voice overs and music on Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush & TFI Friday.
As soon as the night sweats stopped, he realised he needed to make a living again, so he moved into the familiar world, of composing music.
In his former life as a sound engineer / musician, Dan mixed sound & wrote music for Channel 4's, The Big Breakfast. He also created the jingles and imaging for Chris Evans' Radio 1 & Virgin radio shows.
That lead onto voice overs and music on Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush & TFI Friday.
Dan was originally trained in TV sound at the end of the eighties, by Thames TV supremo, Bruce Englefield, who dubbed the Benny Hill Shows, Morecambe & Wise, Ken Dodd and loads more.
Dan's career has also taken him through, presenting, voice overs,
script editing, writing, producing, project managing, directing and of course composing.
Dan's career has also taken him through, presenting, voice overs,
script editing, writing, producing, project managing, directing and of course composing.
