Daniel Lugg has played for various bands in various genres ranging from brass to electronica, the latter becoming one of his personal favourites. He learned the trumpet from age 9, and he also plays the keyboard, guitar and bass. In 2011, he moved into a new, radical music direction of short, sharp minimalist electronica, with heavy use of computer manipulation tools. In June 2012, he released 'Folktronica', an album comprising of folk and electronic influences. The album features innovative use of filtering, delay and glitch techniques.