Who is Daniel Lanois | Producer
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A Creative Producer
Daniel Lanois is the man behind some of the world's most talented artists of the past two decades. He's one of the most creative and successful studio producers of his era. Don't be surprised if you find out that Lanois is responsible for half of the music you love.
In any event, you're in for a ride into his studio world. Let me show you some rare pictures, unseen videos and I am sure you'll change your perception of this artist.
Q: What Do These Albums Have in Common?
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A: They all were produced by Daniel Lanois
Quick, what do you think of Daniel Lanois as a Producer?
Lanois The Musician, Guitar Player...
Learn more about his unique style as a musician
What's His Best Produced Album?
Three Reasons to Love Daniel Lanois
1. He's an Amazing Musician and Guitar Player2. He Brings Out The Artist's Best
3. He Supports Great Causes
Neil Young: Le Noise
Just Released!
The result is an amazing album that features some of Neil's best songwriting in the past decade. "Neil was so appreciative of the sonics that we presented to him" Lanois says.
"It's hard to come up with a new sound at the back end of 50 years of rock and roll, but I think we did it."
No Line on The Horizon
Lanois Q&A on U2's Latest Album
Q: How did you get involved with No Line On The Horizon?
A: We got involved after a phone call from Bono who suggested he wanted to invite Eno and myself to get involved in what he was hoping would become a futuristic spirituals record with a lot of lifeforce in it. In fact, he was not inviting us to produce the record but to compose the album with them. Eno and I...read the entire interview here
No Line on the Horizon (Limited Box Set including CD, Film, Hardcover Book, Poster)
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The future needs a big kiss
Winds blows with a twist
Never seen a moon like this
Can you see it too?
The Joshua Tree - Redux
Daniel Lanois & Brian Eno Producers
Joshua Tree (Remastered / Expanded) (Super Deluxe Edition) (2CD/DVD)
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The Joshua Tree has been meticulously re-mastered from the original analog master tapes. The 14-track bonus CD contains a number of B-sides and unused tracks that have been scattered elsewhere, but have never been collected in one disc before. The selling point of the DVD is the concert video in Paris, which many fans are going to find invaluable. Even better than a real thing!
Brain Eno and Daniel Lanois
What Do They Think of Each Other?
"Dan listens to feel, to the skeleton of the songs, and draws attention to the things everybody else has stopped noticing.""Eno is one of my favorite characters. He's a visionary and supporter of mine."
"Conversations are always heavy with Eno. He puts a lot of thought into everything. We make a nice team. We play well together, we play instruments well together."
U2:The Joshua Tree DVD - Exit
The Documentary
U2: The Joshua Tree
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This DVD merges past and present, co-producers Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, mixer Steve Lillywhite, and guitarist The Edge isolate different tracks on the album's master tapes to show how some of U2's greatest songs were layered with each individual's big contributions.
U2:The Joshua Tree DVD - Running to Stand Still
Here Is What Is
"It's alright to give away secrets, especially if they're technological or systematic, and the thing that always belongs to you really is your heart and soul and your driving force and everyone is unique in that special kind of way."
Here Is What Is on DVD
Lanois reveals some of his studio secrets
Here Is What Is
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This documentary captures the art of making his last record. The film opens up with a timeless piano performance by Garth Hudson. He also joins Brian Blade's father at the Zion Baptist Church for an awesome rendition of This May Be The Last Time. The film also journeys with Lanois to Morocco where he meets mentor Brian Eno and the U2 members. From the inquisitive Where Will I Be to the emotive sounds of Lovechild, Here Is What Is features a collection of viscerally powerful and beautiful tracks. A must see!
Lanois in His Toronto Studio
"I found that due to the size of my hands I could reach many faders at the same time. And because of my musical ear, I could move the faders in a musical way. So I don't see the console as a piece of technological device, particularly. I see it as a musical instrument."
Daniel Lanois in Studio part 2
Selected Discography as a Producer
ProducerNeil Young, Le Noise (Reprise, 2010)
Jon Hassell, Power Spot (Uni/Ecm, 2000)
Willie Nelson, Teatro (Island, 1998)
Brian Blade, Brian Blade Fellowship (Blue Note/Capitol, 1998)
Luscious Jackson, Fever In, Fever Out (Grand Royal/Capitol, 1996)
Emmylou Harris, Wrecking Ball (Asylum, 1995)
Peter Gabriel, Us (Geffen, 1992)
Bob Dylan, Oh Mercy (CBS, 1989)
Robbie Robertson, Robbie Robertson (Geffen, 1988)
The Neville Brothers, Yellow Moon (A&M, 1989)
Peter Gabriel, So (Virgin, 1986)
Peter Gabriel, Birdy (Virgin, 1985)
Co-Producer
U2, No Line on The Horizon (Interscope, 2009)
U2, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (Interscope, 2004)
U2, All That You Can't Leave Behind (Uni/Interscope, 2000)
Bob Dylan, Time Out of Mind (Columbia/Sony, 1997)
U2, Achtung Baby (Island, 1991)
Brian Eno, Music for Films (EG, 1990)
U2, The Joshua Tree (Island, 1987)
Michael Brook, Hybrid (EG, 1985)
Harold Budd, The Pearl (EG, 1984)
U2, The Unforgettable Fire (Island, 1984)
Brian Eno, Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks (EG, 1983)
Brian Eno, On Land (EG, 1982)
Could You Share Your Thoughts About Daniel as Producer?
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KarateKatGraphics
Nov 21, 2009 @ 12:53 pm | delete
- cool lens! lensrolling it to squidoo.com/unforgettable-fire-remastered
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RichLeigh
Apr 18, 2008 @ 12:31 am | delete
- An excellent lens packed full of interesting detail!
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Music-Resource
Jan 12, 2008 @ 7:36 am | delete
- Hi Cinetech, Great Daniel Lanois lens you've made here. I appreciate the amount of work you put into the lens. I'm a big fan of Eno and U2. If he's been working with them then he's with the right crowd. I especially liked the pedal steel video. Nice job. ~Music Resource~
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Eric Shoup
Oct 8, 2007 @ 2:26 am | delete
- The Maker is the next amazing grace it will never be forgotten
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Mala
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- I just saw the premiere of Here is What Is.....it was as good as I had expected. I've been a fan for years now. But am so looking forward to the new album.
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Back Where U Belong
Sinead & Daniel
Interview with Lanois
by Randall from Free The Scene Blog
Randall: What work were you most proud of?
Daniel: The Pearl, which is an Eno/Harold Budd record. U2's Achtung Baby was a strange and bizarre masterpiece. There was a lot of torment in that process, and it shows up in the music, but it has beauty in it as well and it's kind of a strange furry beast that you would be happy to have sit at your dinner table. read the entire interview here
Ambient Collaboration
Daniel Is Guitar Tech Savvy
What's Lanois Main Guitar Set-Up?
read the entire tech interview here
In this video, Daniel plays a gift from Emmylou Harris.
Gibson SJ-200 with LR Baggs M1 Soundhole Pickup
Come Talk To Me
Peter Gabriel and Daniel Lanois
In 1986, Daniel Lanois asked his pal David Bottrill to fly to England to aid in the recording of So. Bottrill once commented on a friendly clash between the two Egos. "With many things on the go, Peter was distracted too many times from writing lyrics. So there was a time when Daniel got so upset with Gabriel he ended up nailing the door shut in the studio where Gabriel was writing lyrics so he wouldn't be able to leave to make another phone call!"
Bottrill recalls the recording sessions of Gabriel's album Us as one of the most intense he ever experienced. The Lanois-helmed production spanned over 2 years, and he thinks the venture, at that time, was very perfectionist and too ambitious in scope.
This video shows Lanois and Gabriel rehearsing and recording Come Talk To Me, a song included in the album Us.
Peter Gabriel - US - Secret World
Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live
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Performance by Gabriel and his international band: violinist Shankar, drummer Manu Katche, and bassist Tony Levin. Featuring versions of well-known material like "Solsbury Hill," "Sledgehammer," "In Your Eyes," "Come Talk To Me" and the always-moving "Don't Give Up".
A Solid Production
Wrecking Ball
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This album includes breathtaking covers of numbers by heavyweights such as Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and Lucinda Williams among others. The fingerprints of Daniel Lanois are all over this album as well. It's got the 'atmosphere' sound and pulsing beat that distinguishes his sound. This may not be for the Emmylou purist, however, it stands as one of the best albums of all time.
Robbie Robertson
First Nations Music Warrior
Robbie Robertson
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This album, whose lyric and musical imagery evoked Robertson's maternal Iroquois ancestry, included such songs as 'Showdown at Big Sky' and 'Somewhere Down the Crazy River,' which were very popular in 1988. Guest stars on the album include Peter Gabriel and U2. Many times in the album you can hear the handy work of Daniel Lanois.
Bob Dylan
Time Out of Mind
Daniel Lanois bathes them in hazy, ominous sounds, which may suit the spirit of the lyrics, but are often in opposition to Dylan's performances. It's a better, more affecting record than Oh Mercy, not only because the songs have a stronger emotional pull, but because Lanois hasn't sanded away all the grit. As a result, the songs retain their power, leaving Time Out of Mind as one of the rare latter-day Dylan albums that meets his high standards.
Lanois-Dylan Collection
Coll: Oh Mercy / Time Out of Mind / Love & Theft
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This is a coupling of albums that really makes sense. If you're a Dylan fan from days of yore, this would be a good way to bring yourself up to speed. Really what sets the three records here apart is that they forced even the sometimes inattentive general public to sit up and take notice. That tells you something about how good they are.
The Neville Brothers
New Orleans Connection
Yellow Moon
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"Yellow Moon, an album that manages to find room for such contemporary touches as rap ("Sister Rosa," a tribute to civil rights figure Rosa Parks) without compromising or corrupting the Nevilles' identity. Each selection has New Orleans spice, like a delicious gumbo."
- Rolling Stone
With God in Our Side
The Neville Brothers do Bob Dylan
Teatro
Donata Wenders shot this beautiful picture and more...
Also at that time, the acclaimed film director Wim Wenders produced a small documentary: Willie Nelson at the Teatro, featuring 10 of Willie Nelson's songs, performed at Daniel Lanois' studio, a converted picture theatre in Oxnard, California.
Listen To His Music
Music For Films
Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks: Deep Blue Day
Sling Blade
The Filmmaker: Billy Bob Thornton wrote, directed and played Karl Childers in Sling Blade. His screenplay won an academy award, while he was also nominated for best actor.
The Score: The soundtrack is rich and ambient, featuring Lanois' heavily-processed guitar and the help of a few extraordinary players (mentor Brian Eno, jazz drummer Brian Blade and Emmylou Harris).
1. Asylum - Daniel Lanois
2. Jimmy Was - Daniel Lanois
3. Bettina - Daniel Lanois
4. Soul Dressing - Booker T. & The MG's
5. Lonely One - Tim Gibbons
6. Blue Waltz - Daniel Lanois
7. Secret Place - Daniel Lanois
8. Darlin' - Bambi Lee Savage
9. Shenandoah - Daniel Lanois/Emmylou Harris
10. Orange Kay - Daniel Lanois
11. Smothered In Hugs - Local H
12. Phone Call - Russell Wilson/Mark Howard
13. Omni - Daniel Lanois
14. The Maker - Daniel Lanois
The track Orange Kay was named after an electric guitar pedal: The Orange Kay Fuzz. Lanois uses it in an ominous kind of way. Watch the video Kaiser Blade:
Sling Blade: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture
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Daniel Lanois has incredible ways of capturing the right mood with his music. Any time I need a little bit of relaxation, I put this one in. If your a blues fan, there is some great picking also. Billy Bob Thornton really knew what he was doing with the film and the soundtrack is no exception to the film's brilliance.
Daniel's First DVD
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Daniel Lanois: Rocky World [VHS]
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"If you don't know anything about Daniel Lanois, this video is the perfect way to introduce one of the most amazing artists I have ever seen and heard from British Columbia to Louisiana."
- Soraya Kherfi
Daniel Lanois & Dave Matthews Teamed Up
Oct. 14, 2001 at The Paramount Theatre
This was the line up on that memorable night:
Blind Boys of Alabama
Emmylou Harris
Daniel Lanois
Dave Matthews
Daniel Lanois Connections
- Q&A with Daniel Lanois
- A Q&A style forum where Daniel, himself, answers very technical questions on gear, guitars, music, etc.
- Interview with Daniel Lanois - OnlineRock
- His latest album, Belladonna is a travel log from Mexico, where Miles Davis got to join in on the nightly studio adventures. By Nikki O'Neill, May 2006.
- An Interview with Daniel Lanois
- Jonathan Greenberg and Olivia Mather interview Lanois for "Echo, a Music-centered Journal"
- House of Soul - Electronic Musician
- Great technical article by Paul Tingen. Lanois says "The secret of my studios is that I keep everything plugged in all the time. It's like a throwback to the '50s, when studios would have a drum kit nailed to the floor and several amplifiers ready to plug your guitar or bass into."
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- Another Lanois' fan tribute website.
- U2
- The music of Bono, Edge, Adam and Larry have always been about heart and mind, body and soul. The best rock band that ever existed.
- Brian Eno
- Perhaps best known as a musician and producer, he's also an artist, professor and thinker.
- Peter Gabriel
- He's an innovative musician, writer and video maker. When at school he co-founded the group Genesis, which he left in 1975. Since then, his albums, live performance and videos have won him a succession of awards.
- The Neville Brothers
- Aaron, Art, Cyril and Charles play together; they play apart. Each of the four brothers pursue projects of their own.
- Bob Dylan
- Bob Dylan is perhaps the most influential American lyricist rock has ever produced and unquestionably the most important of the 60s.
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If You Are a Gear Maniac
by Alex Wyler
Alex Wyler who is a gear maniac has tuned in to Lanois' music devices and has revealed a list for all of us to see. He claims he has uncovered many secrets of Brian and Dan's treatments. Although he says he'll never reveal them to anyone.Treatment Effect Devices in The Studio 1978-2006
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Soul Mining: A Musical Life
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This book brings the reader viscerally inside the recording studio, where the surrounding forces have always been just as important as the work itself. Beyond skill, beyond record budgets, beyond image and ego, says Lanois, music is love and truth.
