Daniel Kim

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------------------------ Bio ------------------------ Daniel is a Naarm/Melbourne-based director, performer, and award-winning vocal arranger. Recent directing credits include: director of the Victorian premiere of "Ride the Cyclone" (PEP Productions); co-MD of "The Toxic Avenger" (PEP Productions), which was nominated by the Lyrebird Awards for Best Musical Director of a Musical; a director of the "24-Hour Theatre" production of "High School Musical on Stage!" (Lightbox Productions); co-director and MD of "Carrie: The Musical" (Out of the Wings); vocal director of the Australian premiere of "Eurobeat: Moldova" (PEP Productions); and co-director and MD of the new Australian musical “Blue to the Horizon” (Sevenfold Theatre), which was nominated by the Green Room Awards for Best Direction in Independent/Fringe Musical Theatre. Eclectically trained, recent performing credits include: Therapist/Clarinettist in the surrealist Australian Gothic play "The Roof is Caving in" (Frenzy Theatre Co); a member of Impromptunes, Australia’s leading improvised musical comedy troupe; a chorister in the Victorian premiere of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (OSMaD); and Steven in the Australian premiere of Broadway’s first fully a cappella musical, “In Transit” (Lightbox Productions), harmoniously marrying his love of musical theatre and contemporary a cappella. An avid a cappella aficionado, and equipped with a decade of vocal harmony expertise, Daniel also currently directs, arranges for, and performs with internationally-acclaimed vocal ensemble, Harambee A Cappella, recently earning a Gold Award at the 2026 Singapore International Choral Festival, and claiming international victory at the 2024 World Choir Games, earning the title of the overall Category Winner of the Open Pop Ensemble Division. ------------------------ Awards and Nominations ------------------------ 2026 10th Singapore International Choral Festival - Gold Award (Pop & Jazz Open) - Harambee A Cappella 2025 "The Toxic Avenger" (PEP Productions) - Best Musical Director of a Musical, Lyrebird Awards (Nomination) Boroondara Eisteddfod - 1st Place - Choir - Open - Harambee A Cappella 2024 "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (OSMaD) - Best Production (Musical), Lyrebird Awards (Nomination) - Best Ensemble (in a Musical), Lyrebird Awards (Nomination) - Production of the Year, Musical Theatre Guild of Victoria (Nomination) - Best Ensemble (The Church Choir), Musical Theatre Guild of Victoria (Nomination) 13th World Choir Games - Category Winner of the Pop Ensembles Open Division - Harambee A Cappella 2023 "Blue to the Horizon" (Sevenfold Theatre Company) - Best Direction - Musical Theatre (Independent/Fringe), Green Room Awards (Nomination) "In Transit" (Lightbox Productions) - Best Production - Musical, Lyrebird Awards (Nomination) - Production of the Year, Musical Theatre Guild of Victoria (Nomination) - Best Ensemble (The Company), Musical Theatre Guild of Victoria (Nomination) Boroondara Eisteddfod - 1st Place - Choir or Vocal Ensemble - Open - Harambee A Cappella Eisteddfod by the Bay - 1st Place - Choir or Vocal Ensemble - Open - Harambee A Cappella 2022 Australian A Cappella Awards (AUSACA) - Open Ensemble Finalist - Best Jazz Song - Runner-Up: Pure Imagination - Harambee A Cappella - Open Ensemble Finalist - Best Contemporary Song - Open Division Runner-Up: Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) - Harambee A Cappella Boroondara Eisteddfod - 1st Place - Choir or Vocal Ensemble - Open - Harambee A Cappella 2021 Musical Mugwumps - Celebration of Online Performance, Green Room Awards (Nomination) 2020/2021 "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" (Cactus Musicals Inc.) - Award of Excellence, Musical Theatre Guild of Victoria 2019 "Carrie: The Musical" (Lumina Theatre Co.) - Best Production (Musical), Lyrebird Awards (Nomination) Australian A Cappella Awards (AUSACA) - National Final, Open Division (Band) - 2nd Runner-Up (tied) - Vocally Owned - National Final, Open Division (Band) - Best Contemporary Song: Ego arr. Daniel Kim - Vocally Owned - Best Aca-Duel Performance (Video Entry): Proud - Runner-Up - Vocally Owned - Video Final, Open Division (Band) - Champions - Rubber Duckie arr. Daniel Kim - Vocally Owned Eisteddfod by the Bay - 1st Place - Choir or Vocal Ensemble - Open - Harambee A Cappella 2018 Aunty Donna Support Competition - Winner - Chuffed (Dad Song) arr. Daniel Kim - Vocally Owned 2017 Australian A Cappella Awards (AUSACA) - National Final, Open Division (Band) - 2nd Runner-Up - Vocally Owned - National Final, Open Division (Band) - Best Student Arrangement: Talk Dirty arr. Vocally Owned - Vocally Owned 2016 Australian A Cappella Awards (AUSACA) - National Final, University/League Division - 2nd Runner-Up - Vocally Owned - Video Final, University/League Division - Champions - Animals x One More Night arr. Vocally Owned - Vocally Owned 2015 "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" (Camberwell Grammarians' Theatre Company) - Best Ensemble (in a musical), Lyrebird Awards - Best Ensemble, Musical Theatre Guild of Victoria ACYA If You Are The Voice Singing Competition - Champions - Vocally Owned Australian A Cappella Awards (AUSACA) - National Final, Battle Round Finalist - Vocally Owned - VIC State Final, University/League Division - Best Student Arrangement: Counting Stars arr. Vocally Owned - Vocally Owned