Dan Wessels is a Los Angeles-based composer, producer, songwriter, and pianist. He heads the music for Moonbug Entertainment's hit Netflix series "Cocomelon Lane," and has produced music for brands including Blippi, Walt Disney World, and Sesame Street. His stage scores have been performed Off-Broadway, at the Sydney Opera House, the Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringe Festivals, and in multiple international productions.

After graduating from Columbia College Chicago with a Bachelor of Music in Composition, Dan began his career composing and music directing for sketch and improv theater in Chicago's legendary comedy scene before moving to Los Angeles in 2012. Since then, he's composed original scores for award-winning pilots and short films, collaborating with writers, directors, and composers who've gone on to create for Netflix, NBC, HBO, SNL, Apple TV+, Adult Swim, and more.

Classically trained in piano and composition, and raised on rock, heavy metal, musical theater, and video game soundtracks, Dan's music brings together the sophistication and precision of the classical world with the energy and vitality of contemporary pop music.