Dan is a composer, producer, recording and mix engineer primarily focused on electroacoustic music that explores vivid, bold textures. A collaborative spirit, Langa often works across mediums and genres, teaming up with other artists in film, dance, and other areas of music to create multimedia works. Langa’s recent projects emphasize these strong interests in cross-disciplinary collaboration. He is currently writing and producing a new album with GRAMMY award-winning producer and New Amsterdam Records Co-Founder William Brittelle, which takes its inspiration in Aidan Koch’s 2016 zine After Nothing Comes. In 2024-25, Langa served as a So Percussion Studio Resident with the electroacoustic trio Other Faces. This trio, comprised of Kristian de Leon, Adam Lutz, and Langa, is currently recording their debut EP.
A sought-after producer, engineer, and composer for film and television, Langa works primarily out of The Honey Jar recording studio in Dumbo, Brooklyn. Langa has received awards, grants, and recognition from the ASCAP Foundation, Ucross Foundation, Fire Island National Seashore, I-Park Foundation, Du Vert à L’Infini Festival, RED NOTE New Music Festival, Hot Air Music Festival, aming many others.
Langa is the co-founder of cmntx records, a New York City-based and artist-run record label committed to supporting the music and careers of artists with distinct, multifaceted outputs. Additionally, Langa is one of the founders of ‘the present kairos,’ a multimedia project exploring language and the kaleidoscopic core of individual words. Langa earned his BA in Music from Amherst College, graduating magna cum laude. Langa received his Master’s Degree in Music Theory and Composition from New York University. He holds teaching positions at Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, and Smith College.