About Me

Daniel Perelstein Jaquette is a freelance sound designer, composer, and musical director. He has been the professor of sound design for theatre at Arizona State University since 2019, and is Arizona Theatre Company's Resident Artist for the 2025-2026 season. Recent designs and original music at Arizona Theatre Company, Opera Philadelphia, Cincinnati Playhouse, Cleveland Playhouse, McCarter Theatre, Actors’ Theatre of Louisville, Pioneer Theatre Company, Geva Theatre, Phoenix Theater, Wilma Theater, Arden Theatre, Roundabout Theatre, People’s Light, and others. Daniel has received two Barrymore Awards, and sixteen Barrymore Award nominations in three categories, including recognition as a finalist for the F. Otto Haas award. He received an Independence Foundation Fellowship in the Arts in 2013 to explore the relationship between sound design and the visual arts. Daniel is a proud member of the designers' union (IATSE United Scenic Artists local 829) as well as the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA). He is a graduate of Swarthmore College, where he earned a BS in Engineering and a BA in Music.