Frivolous

Classifying the unusual character of Daniel Gardner aka Frivolous is a challenge. Many school-teachers tried and failed, finally attributing his unconventional ways to a learning disability and decidedly closing the case on him.

Born and raised on a farm outside of Vancouver, Canada, grades were always mediocre at best for young Daniel, until one semester a mysterious new course emerged into the curriculum; Electronic Music Composition. Suddenly he discovered honor roll grades, and a means to merge an imaginative young mind with over a decade of fiercely enforced classical piano training.

In 1996, becoming captivated by the unified dance floors and the Chicago/Detroit sound, the 16-year-old embarked on a life-long love-affair with the loop and took his first DJ residency at an after-hours club in the city. After two successfully directionless years studying electronics and design, and after dabbling with some independent releases, Daniel decided to put his pride aside and demo his accomplishments. A CD of incomplete works were sent out as an experiment to five of the most aesthetically innovative labels in Germany, and he received back three requests to release it. The encouragement led to a new-found confidence and the birth of his project Frivolous.

Now with more than 40 releases and over a dozen 12-inches to his name, Frivolous has toured the globe playing an eclectic array of venues and festivals along the way. His live shows have been hailed for their energy and originality as he has taken the stage next to some of the most respected names in the business. Never compromising the art of showmanship, his Frivolous spectacles feature live keyboards and vocals as well as the incorporation of his DIY aesthetic. Integrating homemade devices such as the Frivolous Patented Electromagnetic Knife, the Broken-Ruler Music Box and the Double Cable-Tub Bass, his sets are injected with a sense of fantasy, imagination and personality scarcely found elsewhere in modern electronic dance music.