Taxiride co-founder Daniel Hall dies suddenly aged 48
Daniel Hall, co-founder of 90s Australian pop-rock band Taxiride, has died unexpectedly at age 48.
Why it matters
Hall was a significant figure in Australian rock music of the 1990s and 2000s, and his sudden death shocks fans who grew up with his work.
In Australia. Taxiride was part of Australian music culture for a generation of listeners, and his loss closes a chapter of the local music scene.
Key facts
- 48
- Age at death
- 1990s in Melbourne
- Band founded
- Daniel Hall, the Melbourne musician who co-founded Taxiride in the 1990s, died suddenly Friday morning at his home.
- Daniel Hall was a vocalist, guitarist and pianist for the band that rose to prominence with the 1999 album Imaginate, which topped Australian charts and went double platinum.
- Taxiride's hit singles included Get Set, which appeared on the Reese Witherspoon film Election and found success in the US, plus Everywhere You Go, Can You Feel and Nothing In This World.
- Hall left the band in 2000 but returned years later.
- He also worked as a session musician and his 2004 song Don't Look Back became iconic on the Australian soap Neighbours.
- His bandmates and girlfriend paid tribute on social media.
