Mike Dooley
Mike Dooley is an Australian-born all-round music extraordinaire having studied composition at the Sydney Conservatorium, including jazz and classical piano privately. Today Mike is best known as pianist composer, song writer and producer.
Mike spent many years in South East Asia and the Middle East doing humanitarian work, as well as playing a lot of music wherever he would go. During Mike’s time in Lebanon, he became more acquainted with lounge and chill-out music which is still prominent throughout the Middle East and Mediterranean today.
In 2010, Mike won the istockaudio.com award for ‘Artistic Vision’ and in 2019 Mike won the prestigious - City News ‘Artist of the Year Award’ and finished the year on a high - winning the 2019 APRA 'Best Music for Children's Television' award, an impressive accomplishment.
While Mike has gained vast experience in playing around the world and more recently in Canberra and the surrounding region, the collaborating partnership – DM ASCENSION will be focusing on producing more quality tracks from Mike’s studio with a view to play live and tour in the future.
“Sharing our passion for chill-out, smooth jazz and love for lounge music”
Daniel White
Daniel White, born in Canberra, Australia, is on a continual creative journey as a composer, arranger, and producer, collaborating with both local and international talent. His long‑held vision of working with a globally acclaimed artist came to life with the release of “Immersion”, featuring legendary French musician and composer Christophe Goze, who also produced the track. That dream reached even greater heights when “Immersion” won Best Single for 2024 at the One World Music Radio (OWMR) 12th Annual Awards.
Back home in Australia, Daniel has collaborated with an array of exceptional musicians, including Dan Bray, Cecilia Kemezys, Rachel Thorne, Jenayla, and ARIA Award–winning jazz icon Miroslav Bukovsky.
Daniel and Mike Dooley’s musical partnership began in 2010, when the two first met. I quickly realised not only that Mike was a great guy, but that he was open, receptive, and genuinely enthusiastic about the diverse musical ideas I brought to the table. In 2019, we reconnected when I approached him with a concept for a track—and after just a few sessions, Oceana was born.
While recording Oceana in Mike’s studio, I floated the idea of producing more chill‑out, smooth jazz, and lounge‑inspired music. It wasn’t long before that spark grew into something bigger, and DM ASCENSION was formed.
