Daniel Fickle is a film director, photographer, cinematographer, and music composer the founder of Two Penguins Productions.
Early
Fickle grew up in and around the Decatur/Atlanta areas of Georgia, displaying and early interest in photography and music amidst the burgeoning 1990s Atlanta hardcore & hip hop scenes. By 2001 he was living in New York City, attending the , where he first became a Teacher's Assistant and eventually an Instructor, all while working freelance across the city as either an Assistant Camera, Director of Photography of Music Composer for various film projects. After film school, Daniel took his skillset across the country to California, where he started Two Penguins Productions.
Film & Video
Fickle's directorial debut was a music video for Weinland's, . He then directed another music video, The Portland Cello Project's which was televised in France and featured on Vimeo, Motionographer, and Daily Motion. “Denmark” was officially selected in numerous film festivals, such as SXSW, receiving Best Film festival wins. In March 2011, the Foo Fighters chose Daniel for their "This Video Sucks" promotional campaign to direct a video for , a single from their album Wasting Light. The video premiered on the Fuse TV network for a Wasting Light promo special hosted by Dave Grohl. , a men's fashion tip series directed by Daniel Fickle, was nominated as an Official Honoree for Best Web Personality/Host for the 2012 16th Annual Webby Awards. In 2012 Daniel directed Alialujah Choir's narrative music video A House, A Home. The film went on to win eighteen accolades including Best Short Film at the United Kingdom Film Festival and New Jersey Film Festival.
Music
Prior to film making Daniel focused on music, particularly song-writing. His affinity for the latter placed him in prominent groups including the Atlanta-based band, Portrait and the New York City based band, The Station Myth. In 2015, The Station Myth regrouped under a new name, DANIELS, featuring all four original members for the first time in almost a decade. The name change was a fresh start for the band, and a nod to the fact that all four members of the band just happened to be named Daniel by birth, a wholly unintentional factor when grouping but one they always found spectacular. The resulting May 2015studio albumEnd Then Repeat is a brooding foray into electronic and shoegaze territory, carried by the hypnotic vocals of singer Daniel Ryan, who works in hypnosis therapy by trade, specializing in past life regression. In addition to playing in bands, Fickle has composed music for award-winning films and commercials. Daniel plays several instruments including guitar, bass, piano, drums, mandolin and ukulele.
Two Penguins Productions
In 2007, Daniel Fickle founded . Two Penguins is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Some of their clients have included GQ Magazine, The New York Times, J. Crew, KEEN footwear, Nike, BlackBook Magazine, Gilt Groupe, Microsoft, Stoli Vodka and Time magazine. The multi-media production company produces music videos, commercials, narrative films and documentaries.
