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Name: Daniel Lanois  
   
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Date of Birth: 19th September 1951
   
Place of Birth: Hull, Québec, Canada
   
Profession: Composer
 
 
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Daniel Lanois (born September 19, 1951 in Hull, Québec) is a Canadian record producer and singer-songwriter. He has produced albums for a wide variety of artists and released a number of albums of his own work. Artists he has worked with include Bob Dylan, U2, Peter Gabriel, Robbie Robertson, Ron Sexsmith and Nash the Slash.

He started his production career working in his own studio, Grant Avenue Studios in Hamilton, Ontario. He worked with a number of local bands, most notably Martha and the Muffins, for whom his sister Jocelyne played bass.

After being discovered by Brian Eno and working collaboratively with him 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.

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 album since 1990, which won a Grammy for Best Album in 1997.

As well as being a producer, singer and songwriter, Lanois plays the guitar, pedal steel and dobro. 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.

He is now working with Dashboard Confessional on their new album.

Discography

  • Acadie, 1989
  • For the Beauty of Wynona, 1993
  • Sweet Angel Mine, 1996
  • Lost in Mississippi, 1996
  • Sling Blade, 1996
  • Shine, 2003
  • Rockets, 2004
  • Belladonna, 2005

Production credits

  • This is the Ice Age - Martha and the Muffins, 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
  • Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks - Brian Eno, 1983
  • The Pearl - Harold Budd and Brian Eno, 1984
  • Mystery Walk - M + M, 1984
  • The Unforgettable Fire - U2, 1984
  • Thursday Afternoon - Brian Eno, 1985
  • Hybrid - Michael Brook, 1985
  • Birdy - Peter Gabriel, 1985
  • Voices - Roger Eno, 1985
  • So - Peter Gabriel, 1986
  • The Joshua Tree - U2, 1987
  • Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson, 1988
  • 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
  • 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
  • Power Spot - Jon Hassell, 2000
  • 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")

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