Alvin Daniell has been involved in music almost all of his life. He is a composer, television presenter on cultural events, and has served as an adjudicator for Calypso Competitions, Pan Competitions, National and Caribbean Song Festivals and various other cultural competitions in Trinidad and throughout the Caribbean. He has conducted workshops on Calypso and Pan in Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, St. Lucia, Antigua and Miami.

In the seventies he began composing calypsos and is best known for his joint compositions with Ray Holman of "Pan on the Move" and "Pan on the Run". In the eighties he also teamed up with Len "Boogsie" Sharpe to produce a number of hits including "Rags to Riches", "Carnival is Bacchanal" and "I like to beat pan". In the nineties he co-wrote with "Boogsie" the well known "Mind yuh Business" and "Misbehave" which were sung by Denyse Plummer. He also worked with Pelham Goddard to compose the prize winne "Happy Song" and "Good News" sung by Roger George.

He was the Chairman of the Copyright Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 1999 and currently he is the President of MAJOR & minor PRODUCTIONS LTD.

Between 1992 and 2000 he produced and presented weekly the popular local programme "Calypso Showcase" on national television station, TTT, which featured interviews, video clips and a live call in segment of entertainment personnel. He maintains a comprehensive database on calypso and steelband and he also pioneered the local effort of computer notation and publishing of calypsos and steelband Panorama arrangements in Trinidad and Tobago. On May 15, 2003 he launched "Pan Potpourri" a new radio programme on Pan on Power 102 FM, a local radio station. It ran for 28 weeks. He was recognised for his contribution to Culture by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago when he received the Humming Bird Medal, a National Award, in 1995