Dan Auerbach

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Dan Auerbach
Dan Auerbach performing with the Black Keys.jpg
Auerbach playing with The Black Keys in Tulsa, 2012.
Background information
Birth name Daniel Quine Auerbach
Born (1979-05-14) 14 May 1979 (age 34)
Akron, Ohio, United States
Genres Blues rock, garage rock
Occupations Musician, songwriter, producer
Instruments Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, drums
Years active 1999–present
Labels Alive Records, Fat Possum Records, Nonesuch Records, V2 Records
Associated acts The Black Keys, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Blakroc, The Barnburners, Dr. John
Website Official website
Notable instruments
Harmony H78
Fender Telecaster
Supro Val Trol
Harmony Stratotone
Guild Thunderbird

Daniel Quine "Dan" Auerbach (born May 14, 1979) is an American musician and record producer best known as the guitarist and vocalist for The Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio.[1] As a member of the band, Auerbach has recorded and co-produced seven studio albums with his fellow bandmate Patrick Carney. In 2009, Auerbach released a solo album entitled Keep It Hid. In addition to winning several Grammy Awards as a member of The Black Keys, Auerbach received the 2013 Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical for co-producing his band's 2011 album El Camino, and for producing records by Dr. John (Locked Down) and Hacienda.

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Childhood and early life[edit]

Auerbach was born in Ohio, and is the son of Mary Little (née Quine; b. about 1948), a teacher of French, and Charles Auerbach (b. about 1950), an antique dealer.[2] His father is German-Jewish[2] and his mother is of Manx descent.[3] His maternal cousin, twice removed, was philosopher and logician Willard Van Orman Quine, and his second cousin once removed was the late guitarist Robert Quine. Auerbach grew up in a family with musical roots. Auerbach became infatuated with blues after listening to his father's old vinyl records during his childhood.[4] He was influenced early-on by his mother's side of the family, notably his uncles who played bluegrass music.

Auerbach described himself as a normal teenager in high school who smoked marijuana and captained the soccer team at Firestone High School.[5] He was heavily influenced by Junior Kimbrough in college, eventually resulting in his dropping out to pursue the guitar more seriously. "I've listened to him so much, it's just how I hear it... I studied him so much... Getting F's in college, when I should've been studying, I was listening to Junior Kimbrough's music instead".[6] Other major influences include: Robert Johnson, R.L. Burnside, Clarence White, Robert Nighthawk, T-Model Ford, Hound Dog Taylor, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Kokomo Arnold, Son House and RZA of the Wu Tang Clan.

Performances and bands[edit]

The Barnburners[edit]

Auerbach was a member of a band called The Barnburners before forming The Black Keys in 2001.[7] The Barnburners included Auerbach, Jason Edwards and Kip Amore.[7] The Barnburners were a blues-based band that performed in Northeast Ohio clubs and released a 6 track album called The Rawboogie EP.[7] The album includes the Junior Kimbrough song "Meet Me in the City", which Auerbach later covered with The Black Keys on their Chulahoma studio album.[7]

Dan Auerbach and the Fast Five playing the House of Blues in New Orleans, Louisiana, on November 18, 2009.

The Fast Five[edit]

The band "Fast Five" toured with Auerbach in 2009. The Fast Five's other members drew from the band Hacienda and percussionist Patrick Hallahan from My Morning Jacket.[8][9][10][11] The original percussionist, Bob Cesare, was unable to perform with the Fast Five due to a death in his family.[12]

Dan and fellow Black Keys member Patrick Carney met the members of Hacienda at a club, Emo's, in Austin, Texas while watching a band during the Austin City Limits Music Festival.[13] Upon seeing one of the Hacienda band members hit on an intoxicated woman, Carney walked over and leaned in saying, "Dude, trust me, that's a bad idea."[13] After becoming acquainted with each other, Dan e-mailed Hacienda a month later asking for more demos, which eventually led them to being asked to open for The Black Keys and Dr. Dog at a show in Austin, Texas.[13] Afterward, Auerbach asked Hacienda to travel to Akron, Ohio where they would be his "Guinea pigs" while recording Keep It Hid.[13]

Awards[edit]

At the 2013 Grammy Awards, Auerbach won the award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.[14]

Personal life[edit]

Auerbach was married to Stephanie Gonis, with whom he has a daughter, Sadie Little Auerbach, born in 2008.[15] In February 2013, it was reported that the couple are in the midst of divorce proceedings.[16]

Discography[edit]

Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys playing at Music Midtown in 2011
For a more comprehensive list, see The Black Keys discography.
Solo
With The Black Keys
Blakroc

Musical collaborations[edit]

Artist Album Role Year
SSM EP1[disambiguation needed] Recorded, Engineered 2006
SSM SSM Recorded, Engineered 2006
Patrick Sweany C'mon C'mere Guitar "One More Time" 2006
Brimstone Howl Guts of Steel Producer, Engineer, Mixer 2007
John Doe A Year In The Wilderness Guitar 2007
Nathaniel Mayer Why Don't You Give It To Me Co-producer, co-mixer, Guitar, Drums, Vocals 2007
Radio Moscow Radio Moscow Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar 2007
Patrick Sweany Every Hour Is a Dollar Gone Producer, Engineer, Mixer 2007
Black Diamond Heavies A Touch of Someone Else's Class Producer, Engineer, Mixer 2008
Buffalo Killers Let It Ride Producer, Engineer, Mixer 2008
Hacienda Loud Is The Night Producer, Engineer, Mixer, BG Vocals, Guitar 2008
Jessica Lea Mayfield With Blasphemy So Heartfelt Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Arranger, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Bass, Drums, BG Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer, Hammond Organ, Toy Piano, Lap Steel, Percussion 2008
The Ettes Danger Is EP Producer, Engineer, Mixer 2009
The Ettes Do You Want Power Producer, Engineer, Mixer Piano "No Home" 2009
Hacienda Big Red & Barbacoa Producer, Engineer, Mixer 2010
Nathaniel Mayer Why Won't You Let Me Be Black? Co-producer, co-mixer, Guitar, Vocals 2009
Cadillac Sky Letters In The Deep Producer, Engineer, Mixer 2010
Parting Gifts Strychnine Dandelion Guitar 2010
Shivering Timbers We All Started In The Same Place Producer, Engineer, Drums, Mixer 2010
Jessica Lea Mayfield Tell Me Drum Loop, Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Producer, Vocals 2011
Brian Olive Two Of Everything Engineer, Mixing, Producer, BG Vocals 2011
Dr. John Locked Down Producer, Guitar, Percussion & Background Vocals 2012
Hacienda Shakedown Producer 2012
JEFF the Brotherhood Hypnotic Nights Mixing, Producer, BG Vocals 2012
Michael Kiwanuka Home Again Mixing, Producer, BG Vocals 2012
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals The Lion The Beast The Beat Composer, Handclapping, Producer, Vocals 2012
The Growlers Hung At Heart Producer 2013
Hanni El Khatib Head in the Dirt Producer 2013
Bombino Nomad Producer 2013
Valerie June Pushin' Against a Stone Co-producer 2013
Reigning Sound Abdication... For Your Love Producer 2011

Musical equipment[edit]

Guitars[edit]

Auerbach at Madison Square Garden in 2012

Amplification[edit]

Effects[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Quine Genealogy 10 Generations by Douglas Boynton Quine. Quine.org. Retrieved on 2011-05-10.
  2. ^ a b Dave Simpson. "'We've put in more hours than anyone': The Black Keys interviewed | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-05-23. 
  3. ^ "Quine Genealogy 10 Generations by Douglas Boynton Quine". Quine.org. Retrieved 2012-05-23. 
  4. ^ The Black Keys’ Guitar Player – Dan Auerbach on the Majesty of Muck
  5. ^ Usinger, Mike. (2011-05-05) The Black Keys – Modern Primitives « Americana and Roots Music – No Depression. Archives.nodepression.com. Retrieved on 2011-05-10.
  6. ^ PopMatters Music Interview – Cold Steel in the Midnight Hour: An Interview with Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys
  7. ^ a b c d [1] Meet Me In The City: Junior Kimbrough vs The Barnburners vs The Black Keys. Retrieved on 2011-05-12.
  8. ^ "Out of the Garage with Hacienda". 
  9. ^ [2] Fast Five concert poster
  10. ^ The Fast Five, Dan Auerbach (11 April 2009). "Dan Auerbach and the Fast Five @ Boogie Festival, Tallarook". Concert video. YouTube. 
  11. ^ Oliphint, Joel (11 November 2009). "Auerbach goes solo—with five other guys". The Other Paper. Retrieved 19 July 2010. 
  12. ^ http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/02/my_morning_jack_15.html
  13. ^ a b c d [3] The Black Keys Fan Lounge. Retrieved on 2011-05-12.
  14. ^ "Dan Auerbach Steals GRAMMY From Pop Super-Producer Diplo". 
  15. ^ "Black day for Auerbach". news.com.au. News Limited. 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2013-02-12. 
  16. ^ http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/dan-auerbach-black-keys-frontman-splits-with-wife-stephanie-gonis-2013112
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h Dan Auerbach’s Gear (Some of it…). Fretbase (2008-08-20). Retrieved on 2011-05-10.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Kies, Chris (2012-04-09). "Rig Rundown: The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach". Premier Guitar. Gearhead Communications, LLC. Retrieved 2012-08-27. 
  19. ^ "guild thunderbird". Tumblr. Retrieved 2012-05-23. 
  20. ^ "The Black Keys Slinky Fuzzed Out Tones | youphonic". Effectslounge.com. Retrieved 2012-11-07. 
  21. ^ "Dan Auerbach | Guitars, Reviews, Tabs, Gear on". Fretbase.com. Retrieved 2012-11-07. 
  22. ^ "Rig Rundown - The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach". YouTube. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-11-07. 
  23. ^ Dan Auerbach | Guitars, Reviews, Tabs, Gear on]. Fretbase.com. Retrieved on 2011-05-10.

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