Daniel Sheldon is the founder and frontman of Beat-Route on trumpet and percussion. He has an N Dip music from D.I.T and currently lecturers at UKZN in the jazz foundation course. Has had the privilege of playing with some of the finest musicians in KZN over the five years of his professional career.
Daniel has featured with: UKZN jazz Big Band and Salsa Band on numerous occasions at the year end Jazz Jol functions at the jazz Center UKZN, Brazilian Groovers Napalma at the Awesome Africa music Festival 2007, as well as with Australian rock Band Veeva Feeva on the KZN leg of their SA Tour 2007, founded ‘DDT’ together with Funk Bass player virtuoso Dan Wilson and Norwegian pianist and electronic wizard Thor Kvande, also featured on Creeper’s 3rd Album ‘TRIP’ and a DJ collaboration cd produced by Dan Wilson. Daniel has worked extensively with Captain Asthma and Brendon Bussy on some experimental collaborations as well as with Felix Laband. Played with ‘Will’s Blues Band’ at Splashy Fen around 2003. He also Played with the Durban City Orchestra for 2 years.
Daniel was also featured recently with Jazz Legend Joe DeLew alongside Philani Ngidi, Dan Chirbolli, Paki, Shelly Mann at the Zulu Jazz Lounge.
Daniel was also in charge of the Bean Bag Bohemia jazz sundowner trios from November 06 - April 07, playing with some of Durbans top Jazz artists including; Neil Gonsalves, Melvin Peters, Debbie Mari, Burton Naidoo, Susan Barry, Vincent Mthethwa, George Mari to name a few.
Daniel has founded a couple of bands over the past years including the ‘Daniel Sheldon Quintet’, ‘Turning Point’ ( co founded with Nduduzo Makatini and Tuto Motsepe ) a traditional jazz 5 piece which played regularly at the BAT center on Sundays until the change of management and dispersal of the members. And ‘AfroCentric’ a 5+ piece Afro jazz and groove band which enjoyed some success at Zulu Jazz Lounge and Moyo.
