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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel J. Shepherd |
| Also known as | Danny S |
| Born | October 25, 1984 |
| Origin | England, UK |
| Genre(s) | Urban Contemporary, Hip Hop, R&B, Rhythm Pop, Pop, Electronic Music, Alternative Dance |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, Songwriter, DJ, Live Performer, Artist, Fashion design |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard, Sampler, Drums, Beatboxing |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | http://www.danny-s.com, http://www.myspace.com/dannys1 |
Danny . Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Urban contemporary is a music Radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Alternative dance is a term used for the genre of music combining elements of Dance-pop (or other forms of electronic house or techno) and Alternative In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating Fashion design is the Applied art dedicated to Clothing and lifestyle Accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. An electronic keyboard or digital keyboard is a type of Keyboard instrument. A sampler is an electronic musical instrument closely related to a Synthesizer. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells S. (born October 25, 1984) is a British producer, songwriter and fashion designer based in the UK and US
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Biography
Early years
Danny's early years saw him mainly producing house-eque music in a similar style to that of Basement Jaxx, which led him to release his first EP at the age of 17 in 2003. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Fashion design is the Applied art dedicated to Clothing and lifestyle Accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Basement Jaxx are a critically acclaimed UK House duo comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe that rose to popularity in the late 1990s An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify He went on to complete a number of remixes over the next few years for acts such as David Bowie, Basement Jaxx, Gwen Stefani, Stonebridge, Chris Coco, Massive Lust, CZR and many others, releasing singles on the biggest dance labels of the time and performing a 4 turntable and effects DJ set all around the world before leaving house music to concentrate on bigger and better projects in the Hip Hop, R'n'B and Pop scenes. A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Basement Jaxx are a critically acclaimed UK House duo comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe that rose to popularity in the late 1990s Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt StoneBridge is the pseudonym for Swedish DJ and producer Sten Hallström Chris Coco (AKA Chris Mellor is a club/radio DJ producer and music critic A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure
Career
Danny is renowned for his future thinking and edgy Hip Hop influenced pop music, and with very few named producers to come out of the UK, British media and websites have been hailing him as the UK's answer to Timbaland and The Neptunes. Timothy Z Mosley (born March 10, 1971) better known by his Stage name Timbaland, is an American Record producer, The Neptunes (or "Neptoons" is the name for the record production duo consisting of On recent projects Danny has been working closely with Neal Pogue who has been Outkast's mix engineer for the last ten years, winning a grammy in the process for his work on Outkast's multiplatinum selling Speakerbox/Love Below album. This along with Danny's programming has led to a sound and production not usually matched by UK productions in the Hip Hop/R'n'B fields.
In late 2006 Danny produced the majority of UK soul star Nate James' second album, this from Nates personal Myspace page
"'Kingdom Falls' is very much 2007 in fact i don't think you guys are ready for it!! We got funk & soul of course but how about some beats inspired by house, drum & bass and trip hop sitting alongside the most epic live strings you'll have heard since you last played Massive Attack's Blue Lines album! The album was mixed in LA in December & January by Outkast's mix engineer Neal H Pogue. " -Nate James, 2007
Trademarks
Danny has acquired many trademark sounds in his productions. One of which is rapid fire use of short sound effects, these have been employed by Danny since his house days, along with triplet time programming on additional sounds. He also known for bring Aphex Twin style edits into pop productions, and prides himself on a depth of technical programming even on the most poppiest of releases.
On top of this Danny is renowned for mixing all forms of world, urban and black music together to form modern hybrids and is continually pushing boundaries and trying to bring in quirkyness and freshness to modern rhythm based pop music.
Current Projects
According to Danny's myspace he is currently working with "Nate James, Vula Malinga (Basement Jaxx), Steve Edwards (Bob Sinclar, Axwell, Dab Hands) Daniel DeBourg, Jenna G, Lady Marga (Basement Jaxx), Emily Friendship, Jehan, Elation, WTK (DJ Drama), Darryl D'Bonneau and many others"
Danny works with co-writers and musicians Christian Badzura, Robert Chetcuti (Rhythm Masters/South Central), Nick Gilliam, Matthew Stenning and for strings The Liverpool Session Orchestra(LISO). The boxer with the name Nate James is listed under Nathaniel James Nathaniel James Harold Speas, commonly known as Nate James, (born on September Basement Jaxx are a critically acclaimed UK House duo comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe that rose to popularity in the late 1990s Steve Edwards is a male House music singer/songwriter from Sheffield England. Bob Sinclar, mistaken many times as " Sinclair " (born Christophe Le Friant, 10 May 1967) is a Grammy Award -nominated Axwell (born Axel Hedfors) is a DJ, Remixer Record producer and Record label owner from Stockholm Sweden. Daniel DeBourg (born April 13, 1976 in Chelmsford, Essex) is an English pop Singer, Songwriter Jenna G is a is a Singer, Songwriter, Actress, producer, and presenter from, England. Basement Jaxx are a critically acclaimed UK House duo comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe that rose to popularity in the late 1990s Emily Friendship ( 15 January 1979, London) is a English Singer, Songwriter and Composer. Tyree Cinque Simmons (born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an Atlanta Georgia -based hip hop artist and the official DJ for Grand Hustle Darryl D'Bonneau is a Dance / House / R&B artist from Charleston South Carolina. Rhythm Masters was a House music duo comprised of Deejays Robert Chetcuti and Steve Mac a
Also mentioned on Danny's myspace is an upcoming fashion line - as of writing no details have been released about this project.
External links
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