Discover

'Daniel Lanois' (born September 19, 1951 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian record producer and singer-songwriter. He has released a number of albums of his own work and has produced albums for a wide variety of artists including Bob Dylan, The Parachute Club, U2, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, Robbie Robertson, the Neville Brothers, Chris Whitley, Ron Sexsmith and Nash the Slash.

Contents

Biography

Discography

Production credits

External links

References

Biography

He started his production career working in his own studio, Grant Avenue Studios in Hamilton, Ontario. Grant Avenue Studios/ Daniel Lanois He worked with a number of local bands, most notably Martha and the Muffins (for whom his sister Jocelyne played bass), Ray Materick, as well as the Canadian children's singer Raffi.
After working collaboratively with Brian Eno on some of Eno's own projects, his career was given a huge boost when Eno invited him to co-produce U2's album ''The Unforgettable Fire''. Along with Eno, he went on to produce U2's ''The Joshua Tree'', the 1987 Grammy Winner for Album of the Year. Bono of U2 recommended Lanois to Bob Dylan in the late 1980s; in 1989 Lanois produced Dylan's ''Oh Mercy'', widely considered one of Dylan's greatest later albums. Eight years later Dylan and Lanois worked together on ''Time Out of Mind'', Dylan's first studio album of original material since 1990, which won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1997.
In his autobiographical Chronicles, Vol. 1, Dylan describes in depth the contentious but rewarding working relationship he developed with Lanois. Dylan's account goes a long way to explain why Lanois is held in high regard by serious musicians.
''Wrecking Ball'', his 1995 collaboration with Emmylou Harris, received almost unanimous critical praise (many critics placed the album on their year-end "best albums of the year" lists), and revived the aging country artist's career, bringing her to the attention of much younger rock audiences; it would go on to win a 1996 Grammy for ''Best Contemporary Folk Album''.
As well as being a producer, singer and songwriter, Lanois plays the guitar, pedal steel and drums. His wide range of talents are put to use on many of the albums he produces, where he often leaves his atmospheric and emotionally resonant signature sound.
In 2005 he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. He worked on Dashboard Confessional's 2006 album, Dusk and Summer, but the producing duties were later taken over by Don Gilmore.
Both Emmylou Harris and Dave Matthews have been known to regularly cover his songs during their live performances.
Lanois is set to debut a documentary in and around his work in the studio, including the recording of his next album entitled "Here Is What Is". The film is set to debut at the Toronto Film Festival on September 9th, 2007 with subsequent performances in Toronto with is band the weeks to follow.

Discography

★ ''Acadie'', 1989

★ ''For the Beauty of Wynona'', 1993

★ ''Sweet Angel Mine'', 1996

★ ''Lost in Mississippi'', 1996

★ ''Sling Blade (soundtrack)'', 1996

★ ''Shine'', 2003

★ ''Rockets'', 2004

★ ''Belladonna'', 2005

Production credits

★ ''Blues and Sentimental'' - Jackie Washington, 1976 (As "Dan Lanois")

★ ''This is the Ice Age'' - Martha and the Muffins, 1981

★ ''Dream Away - Bernie LaBarge, 1981

★ ''Dance After Curfew'' - Nash the Slash, 1982

★ ''Danseparc'' - Martha and the Muffins, 1982

★ ''Ambient 4/On Land'' - Brian Eno, 1982

★ ''Parachute Club'' - Parachute Club, 1983

★ '' - Brian Eno, 1983

★ ''The Pearl'' - Harold Budd and Brian Eno, 1984

★ ''Mystery Walk'' - M + M, 1984

★ ''The Unforgettable Fire'' - U2, 1984

★ ''Secrets and Sins'' - Luba, 1984

★ ''Thursday Afternoon'' - Brian Eno, 1985

★ ''Hybrid'' - Michael Brook, 1985

★ ''Birdy'' - Peter Gabriel, 1985

★ ''Voices'' - Roger Eno, 1985

★ ''Power Spot'' - Jon Hassell, 1986

★ ''So'' - Peter Gabriel, 1986

★ ''The Joshua Tree'' - U2, 1987

★ ''Robbie Robertson'' - Robbie Robertson, 1987

★ ''Acadie'' - Daniel Lanois, 1989

★ ''Oh Mercy'' - Bob Dylan, 1989

★ ''Yellow Moon'' - Neville Brothers, 1989

★ ''Achtung Baby'' - U2, 1991

★ ''Flash of the Spirit'' - Jon Hassell and Farafina, 1992

★ ''Us'' - Peter Gabriel, 1992

★ ''The Last of the Mohicans'' - movie soundtrack, 1992

★ ''For the Beauty of Wynona'' - Daniel Lanois, 1993

★ ''Ron Sexsmith'' - Ron Sexsmith, 1994

★ ''Wrecking Ball'' - Emmylou Harris, 1995

★ ''Night to Night'' - Geoffrey Oryema, 1996

★ ''Fever In Fever Out'' - Luscious Jackson, 1996

★ ''Time Out of Mind'' - Bob Dylan, 1997

★ ''Brian Blade Fellowship'' - Brian Blade, 1998

★ ''12 Bar Blues'' - Scott Weiland, 1998

★ ''Teatro'' - Willie Nelson, 1998

★ ''The Million Dollar Hotel'' - movie soundtrack, 2000

★ ''All That You Can't Leave Behind'' - U2, 2000

★ ''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'' - U2, 2004 (track "Love and Peace or Else")

★ ''Dusk & Summer'' - Dashboard Confessional, 2006 (Also Produced by Don Gilmore)

★ ''loudQUIETloud, A film about the pixies'' - movie soundtrack, 2006

External links

★ Official web site

★ Unofficial web site and discussion boards

★ Daniel Lanois interview on Freethescene.com

References