Meet the Team
Donna Burke
CEO
Donna has been living in Japan working as a professional singer and actor since 1996 and started Dagmusic in 2004. Her hobbies are making and watching wood fires, gardening, making bread, watching her cats and reading young adult fiction books. Her favorite quote is “It is easy to be heavy, but hard to be light” by G.K. Chesterton.
Michael Bain
Director of Operations
Michael hails from Brisbane, Australia and has been in Japan since 2014. You'll probably find him at home playing video games, making something up on the piano, or out and about exploring Tokyo's video game music scene. A fine balance between 'Nerd' and 'Geek', he uses his gaming skills to solve all sorts of projects and challenges within Dagmusic. His favorite quote is "Hard work brings you to where luck is" by Falk Au Yeong
Bill Benfield
Writer/Editor
Bill grew up in London and moved to Tokyo in 1981. He is an accomplished guitar and mandolin player. Bill enjoys cooking and his favorite quote is "A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it’s not open" by Frank Zappa
Endigo
Composer, Producer, Performer
Endigo originates from Stockholm, Sweden and has lived in Japan since 2019. He spent over a decade performing in and managing rock bands on an international scale and has over 550,000 YouTube subscribers. He has produced and released over 100 songs, had several #1 hits on iTunes and lent his voice to both video games and TV. Being a lifelong lover of Japanese music and games alike, he’s recently found home in the bustling music world of Tokyo.