Daniel W. Schmidt has been played over 40 times on NTS, first on 5 December 2016. Daniel W. Schmidt's music has been featured on 41 episodes.

Daniel W. Schmidt was the original keyboardist for Oingo Boingo. He played on their original EP, which included their first single "Only a Lad". He also played on Danny Elfman's first film score, "The Forbidden Zone".

Daniel also co-wrote the Village People album "Renaissance". His co-writers on that album included Howie Epstein of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Fergie Frederiksen of Toto.

Daniel's 16-year old daughter Christy just received a publishing and production deal with Dann Huff, producer for Taylor Swift and Keith Urban.

This profile contains Daniel's instrumental pieces, which are similar to Chick Corea and Mannheim Steamroller.