ABOUT

Composer, music producer, arranger, and music minister Daniel DiMarino brings a broad skill set to the world of music. His aptitude for music across genres, media, and ensemble types has allowed him the privilege of contributing to a variety of projects. As a music minister, music curriculum consultant for Duolingo, a published arranger of sacred and educational string music, a trailer music producer, and a freelance mixer and custom music composer, DiMarino’s musical voice is versatile and constantly striving for excellence.

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DiMarino holds a music composition and violin performance degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with Keith Fitch and Olga Dubossarskaya Kaler and graduated in the class of 2022. He also studied film scoring at the IU Jacobs School of Music with Larry Groupé and Steven Wayne Thomas. DiMarino was selected as the 2018 Marvin Hamlisch International Film Scoring Contest youth winner and went on to pursue music for media during his studies.

 

DiMarino also has had a growing passion for educational music, being selected to compose a custom work for the Canton Youth Symphony for the 2022 spring performance and receiving a feature by Clifford Hall in Strings Magazine in the 2025 July/August issue. DiMarino is currently the composer-in-residence for StringTime, a nonprofit organization in the greater D.C. area, founded by Lourdes de la Peña, with the goal of providing stringed instrument education for young students. So far, DiMarino has composed over 50 original short pieces for the organization to use for student instruction.

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DiMarino serves as the Minister of Music at Saving Grace Bible Church in Venice, Florida where he hopes to lead and grow the music ministry over the next several years. His wife, Katie DiMarino, is a skilled violinist and music teacher, instructing over a dozen young instrumentalists weekly. Daniel enjoys whiskey and wine, cooking, watching debates on YouTube, and studying biblical theology.