Daniel Ray van Zyl, better known by the aliases' Daniel Ray ' and ' Placid Larry ' is a South african born DJ and music producer. Daniel began his musical journey as a DJ in South Africa in the late 90's , where he played throughout Johannesburg and Pretoria, before long found himself in England where he held residencies in London, Brixton and Southampton. After a 6 year residency in Bahrain , where he played alongside Rodriguez Jr, Martin Landsky, Maher Daniel, Marcin Czubala and Tigerskin to name a few, Daniel has returned to his native land.

Daniel's wide inspirations as a music producer can be heard through pseudonyms for his artistic expression and it was in 2010 under as 'Placid Larry ' that he found his first Chill out work released on Germany's Lemongrass Music imprint . After two albums with the label and a variety of other releases, he's managed to make a substantial impact on the chill out world.

As a deep house producer, Daniel Ray 's beats have been picked up by the likes of Thoughtless music, Oh So Coy Recordings, Buxton Records and The Sounds and with re-releases on Voltaire music, Tretmuehle, Lovely Mood Music and Recovery Tech to name a few, it is no surprise that his work has earned the support of Maceo Plex, Luciano, Slam, Sacha Robotti, Animal Trainer, Deepchild and many more heavies in the industry....