Daniel began performing when he was 10 as "The Rock and Roll Kid".[ citation needed ] Telus World Ski and Snowboarding Festival and at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver , where he opened for Colin James . He has also made appearances on Breakfast Television Urban Rush , The Vicky Gabereau Show The Mike Bullard Show MTV and YTV . Releasing his debut album in early 2004, Daniel was the subject of the front cover and feature story in the 25 November 2004 issue of The Georgia Straight , a weekly entertainment paper in Vancouver, in which he was proclaimed to be "A Guitar God in Training" and shortly after performed at New York's Apollo Theater as a guest on Showtime at the Apollo .
The Rock and Roll Kid premiered to three sell-out audiences at the Vancouver International Film Festival in September 2006. It won the "best documentary" award at the Leo Awards .
He formed Sonic City in 2005 and they toured in Canada twice, opening for Jeff Martin , The Trews and April Wine . After their split in 2006 he formed the rock group Mad Shadow , who in 2013 released the album Heavy Blues
In late 2017 Daniel began performing with as a solo artist with a group called Daniel James' Brass Camel . This act would lead to the formation of the band Brass Camel in 2019 who have released two studio albums to date, 2022's Brass and 2025's Camel. [ 6]
