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music/Maker with Tyler Kline

music/Maker with Tyler Kline // Episode 36

  • Writer: Tyler Kline
    Tyler Kline
  • Aug 21
  • 1 min read

Writing Music That Creates Sensations with Charly Daniels

Photo credit: Rafael Arriaga.
Photo credit: Rafael Arriaga.





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On today’s episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by composer Charly Daniels.


Charly Daniels is a composer based in Mexico City whose work spans orchestral and chamber music, film, dance, and symphonic band. His music has been performed both nationally and internationally by groups such as the Mexico City Woodwind Quintet, Arizona Woodwind Quintet, Borderlands Ensemble, and major orchestras throughout Mexico. His orchestral career accelerated after winning first prize at the Future Symphony Competition in Lithuania in 2020.


In this conversation, Charly reflects on his unusual path into composing — from sequencing music as a teenager with no formal theory training, to discovering orchestral music as his creative home. He and Tyler discuss how Mexico City’s energy shapes his work, how synesthesia influences his harmonic and timbral language, and why he strives to write music that creates emotional sensations rather than memorable themes. They also talk about artistic confidence, creative non-linearity, and the delicate balance between ambition and process.


Charly and his music can be found online at https://www.charlesphilipdanielstorres.com/

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