Daniel Melfi is a Canadian journalist, researcher and publisher, based in Berlin. In January 2020, Melfi founded and launched 20 Seconds Magazine, a biannual print-only publication for experimental music and art. He is also a co-founder of Famous Grapes Recordings.

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As a researcher in the archival field, Melfi has worked with the National Archive of Family Film in Bologna and Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art, in Berlin. He has an MA degree in Film Preservation and Collections Management from Toronto Metropolitan University.