Danila Matveyev cast his first bells in 1622 and would receive an honorary title of "tsar's bellmaker" (государев колокольных дел мастер).
In 1651, Danila and Yemelyan began preparations for the recasting of the 800-pood (13,100 kg) Resurrection Bell (Воскресный колокол) for the Assumption belltower of the Moscow Kremlin.
After the tsar had chosen him over a German bellmaker Hans Falk, Yemelyan Danilov continued his father's work and finished casting the Resurrection Bell in 1652.
The second 80-pood (1,300 kg) bell called Баран (Ram) (cast in 1654) still hangs on a famous belltower of the Rostov kremlin.
Yemelyan Danilov is also known to have been a protégé of a young bellmaker Alexander Grigoriev, who would be accepted to the Cannon Yard on his guarantee.