Daniel Messé

Daniel Messé is the principal songwriter/founder of the band Hem (pictured at left below). The band’s success led to Daniel composing for Twelfth Night (starring Anne Hathaway and Audra McDonald, dir. by Daniel Sullivan) for Shakespeare in the Park in Central Park, NYC. Along with Craig Lucas (book) and Nathan Tysen (co-lyrics), Daniel wrote music/lyrics for the stage adaptation of the film Amélie, which debuted on Broadway in 2017 (directed by Pam McKinnon), and was re-conceived for the UK’s West End (dir. by Michael Fentiman), earning three Olivier Award nominations (including Best New Musical) and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Musical Theatre Album.

Watch to hear about Daniel’s current projects — including a debut album that combines his interests — The Gowanus Radio Orchestra. (If you listen carefully, you can hear a bit of this at the beginning of the broadcast).