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Daniel Lanois ( , ) (born September 19, 1951 in Hull, Quebecmarker) is a Canadianmarker record producer, guitarist 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, Parachute Club, U2, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, Scott Weiland, Sinéad O'Connor, Robbie Robertson, the Neville Brothers, Chris Whitley, Ron Sexsmith, Martha and the Muffins and Nash the Slash.

Biography

He started his production career working in his own studio with his brother Bob Lanois in the basement of their mother's Ancastermarker, Ontariomarker home. The most notable artist to record in their basement studio was Simply Saucer. Later Daniel would create a studio in an old house he purchased known as Grant Avenue Studios in Hamilton, Ontariomarker. 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.

Lanois worked collaboratively with Brian Eno on some of Eno's own projects, one of which was the theme song for David Lynch's film adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune. 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.

In 1993, Lanois participated in the Another Roadside Attraction tour in Canadamarker, and collaborated with The Tragically Hip, Crash Vegas, Hothouse Flowers and Midnight Oil on the one-off single "Land" to protest forest clearcutting in British Columbiamarker.

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. The Jerry Garcia Band used to perform "The Maker" in concert in the early 1990s. Hal Ketchum performed "The Maker" during his 2008 tour (videos of these performances are on YouTube). Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris released a cover of "The Maker" on his album Teatro.

Lanois premiered a documentary entitled "Here Is What Is" at the Toronto Film Festivalmarker on September 9, 2007. The film, co-produced by Adam Vollick, includes footage of the actual recording of the album bearing the same name. The film also shows Lanois' usual collaborators such as Emmylou Harris, Billy Bob Thornton, U2, Brian Eno and Brian Blade. There are also guest appearances by Garth Hudson and Brady Blade Sr. Subsequent concert performances showcasing the new material were held in Toronto on the 10th and 11th, with Brian Blade on drums. The CD Here Is What Is was released in the spring of 2008; Lanois had previously made it available as a high-quality web download, via his new Red Floor Records label.

At the 29th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Lanois played four evening concerts at three venues and met fans for a question and answer session at the Salon des instruments de musique de Montréal.

In September 2008, Daniel Lanois headlined Niagara Ontario's annual Wine Festival. Niagara Wine Festival

From June 2007 – December 2008, Lanois collaborated with U2 and Brian Eno on No Line on the Horizon, where he was involved in the songwriting process as well as mixing and production.

Musical instruments

Since the late 1990s, Lanois's main stage guitar has been a 1953 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top with the original P-90 pickups, modified for a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece and Tune-O-Matic bridge. He also owns and has recorded with several '50s and '60s Fender guitars, including a 1958 Stratocaster. His main stage amplifier is a Vox AC/30, often driven by the preamp of a Korg SDD-3000 Digital Delay unit and Chandler Tube Driver. A late '50s Fender Bassman 4x10 combo has also been part of both his road and recording kits. His collection of acoustic guitars features examples dating back to the 1920s, including models from Martin, Gibson and Guild.

Discography

Year Album
1989 Acadie
1993 For the Beauty of Wynona
1996 Sweet Angel Mine
Lost in Mississippi
Sling Blade (soundtrack)
2003 Shine
2004 Rockets
2005 Belladonna
2007 Here Is What Is
2008 The Omni Series (Box Set)


Videography

Year Title
1993 Rocky World
2007 Here Is What Is


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