Daniel Mertzlufft is a classically trained composer, arranger, music director, and songwriter based in New York City. He is most known for his viral sensations The Thanksgiving Musical on The Late Late Show with James Corden featuring Audra McDonald, Patti LuPone, Josh Gad, Josh Groban, and Kristin Chenoweth, as well as his arrangement of "Remy The Ratatouille" by Emily Jacobson that launched the TikTok Ratatouille musical movement, and The Grocery Store Musical, featured on ABC's Good Morning America among other outlets, which is an arrangement of Lousia Melcher's "New York Summer." Upcoming for Daniel is Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical, a live streamed concert benefiting the Actor's Fund produced by Tony-winning Seaview Productions, for which he serves as music supervisor, songwriter, and arranger of the 10 song performance.
He also just released a song on Nickelodeon "The Meaning of Pride" performed by the Drag Queen Nina West. It is a song about colours and so much more. I had such a great convo, I decided to stream the audio of the full interview.
Daniel's Website [https://danielmertzlufft.com/]
Nina West Website [https://www.ninawest.com/]