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Daniel Leonard Nigro<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/writer/520239099/NIGRO%20DANIEL%20LEONARD|title=ACE Repertory|last=Nigro|first=Daniel Leonard|website=[[ASCAP]]|access-date=January 11, 2020}}</ref> was raised in [[Massapequa Park, New York|Massapequa Park]], [[New York (state)|New York]] to Claire (née Racanelli), a [[housewife]] and [[Multi-level marketing|multi-level marketer]], and Louis, a [[manufacturing]] executive.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Macri |first=Jenna |date=December 15, 2016 |title=Kleer-Fax winds down business {{!}} Long Island Business News |url=https://libn.com/2016/12/15/kleer-fax-winds-down-business/,%20https://libn.com/2016/12/15/kleer-fax-winds-down-business/ |access-date=August 13, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> He took piano, guitar and voice lessons, and at the age of 15 wanted to become the front-man of his band, despite not having formal vocal training, so took voice lessons, citing [[Jeff Buckley]] as an inspiration he wanted to [[Emulation (observational learning)|emulate]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schenker |first1=Joanne |title=As Tall as Lions - Sonic Cocktails |url=https://glidemagazine.com/11250/as-tall-as-lions-sonic-cocktails/ |website=GlideMagazine |date=February 20, 2008 |access-date=February 15, 2023}}</ref> |
Daniel Leonard Nigro<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/writer/520239099/NIGRO%20DANIEL%20LEONARD|title=ACE Repertory|last=Nigro|first=Daniel Leonard|website=[[ASCAP]]|access-date=January 11, 2020}}</ref> was raised in [[Massapequa Park, New York|Massapequa Park]], [[New York (state)|New York]] to Claire (née Racanelli), a [[housewife]] and [[Multi-level marketing|multi-level marketer]], and Louis, a [[manufacturing]] executive.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Macri |first=Jenna |date=December 15, 2016 |title=Kleer-Fax winds down business {{!}} Long Island Business News |url=https://libn.com/2016/12/15/kleer-fax-winds-down-business/,%20https://libn.com/2016/12/15/kleer-fax-winds-down-business/ |access-date=August 13, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> He took piano, guitar and voice lessons, and at the age of 15 wanted to become the front-man of his band, despite not having formal vocal training, so took voice lessons, citing [[Jeff Buckley]] as an inspiration he wanted to [[Emulation (observational learning)|emulate]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schenker |first1=Joanne |title=As Tall as Lions - Sonic Cocktails |url=https://glidemagazine.com/11250/as-tall-as-lions-sonic-cocktails/ |website=GlideMagazine |date=February 20, 2008 |access-date=February 15, 2023}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
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Revision as of 02:41, 9 September 2023
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Dan Nigro | |
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| Born | Daniel Leonard Nigro May 14, 1982 Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse |
Emily (m. 2020) |
| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Indie rock, emo, alternative rock |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards |
| Formerly of | As Tall As Lions |
Daniel Leonard Nigro (/ˈnaɪɡroʊ/ NIGH-gro;[1] born May 14, 1982) is an American musician, songwriter, instrumentalist and record producer.[2] He was the lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band As Tall as Lions.[3] Nigro has produced, written and co-written songs for singers Kylie Minogue, Caroline Polachek, Olivia Rodrigo, Conan Gray and many others. He won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album for producing Rodrigo's Sour album.[4]
Early life
Daniel Leonard Nigro[5] was raised in Massapequa Park, New York to Claire (née Racanelli), a housewife and multi-level marketer, and Louis, a manufacturing executive.[6] He took piano, guitar and voice lessons, and at the age of 15 wanted to become the front-man of his band, despite not having formal vocal training, so took voice lessons, citing Jeff Buckley as an inspiration he wanted to emulate.[7]
Career
As Tall as Lions
Nigro and his private school friends Saen Fitzgerald and Cliff Sarcona formed an indie rock band As Tall as Lions around 1997. During the next few years, the band endured lineup changes.[8]
In 2002, they released their first EP Blood Aphorisms and put it on the internet websites. In 2003, they signed a record deal with Island and Triple Crown Records.[9] With the full support of their parents, they left college and pursued their music full-time.[10]
In 2004, the band released their debut album Lafcadio and set out on a tour in support of their album. Two years later, they released their self-titled sophomore album As Tall as Lions, then they were headlining a tour from June until September and made their first television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[11] The band's third album You Can't Take It with You took over a year to record and was released in 2009. Having obtained a loyal fanbase, their album peaked at number 88 in the Billboard 200 chart. By September 2010, the band split up amicably. The result was that their last shows sold out, and more had to be added to the schedule. This led to them immediately planning their "reunion," which was performed in 2015 without new music to supplement it.[12] Nigro went to work on solo projects, named Blocks.[13]
Songwriting and solo career
After the band's split up, his parents supported him so he could move to Los Angeles, California where he went through a period of soul searching while pursuing a solo career.[14] He became a freelance songwriter and had a big break when he sold a jingle to McDonald's, which allowed him to briefly support himself. Then his biggest break came when he worked on an album with Sky Ferreira. Ferriera's album received critical acclaim and opened doors for him to work with other singers.[15]
Discography
As Tall as Lions
| Album | Release Date | Label | Billboard 200 peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafcadio | May 8, 2004 | Triple Crown Records | – |
| As Tall as Lions | August 8, 2006 | Triple Crown Records | – |
| You Can't Take It With You | August 18, 2009 | Triple Crown Records | 88 |
Songwriter and record producer
| ‡ | Indicates songs solely written or produced by Dan Nigro |
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Written with | Produced with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kimbra | "Cameo Lover" | Vows[16] | Kimbra | – |
| 2012 | Sky Ferreira | "Lost in My Bedroom” | Ghost EP | Sky Ferreira, Ariel Rechtshaid, Justin Raisen | – |
| 2013 | "You're Not the One" | Night Time, My Time[17] | – | ||
| "I Blame Myself" | Sky Ferreira, Ariel Rechtshaid, Justin Raisen, Jordan Benik | – | |||
| "I Will" | Sky Ferreira, Ariel Rechtshaid, Justin Raisen | – | |||
| "Love in Stereo" | Sky Ferreira, Ariel Rechtshaid, Justin Raisen, Jeremiah Raisen | – | |||
| 2014 | Kylie Minogue | "If Only" | Kiss Me Once | Ariel Rechtshaid, Justin Raisen | – |
| "Golden Boy" | – | ||||
| Billy Idol | "Can't Break Me Down" | Kings & Queens of the Underground | Billy Idol, Greg Kurstin | – | |
| Dillon Francis | "Hurricane" (featuring Lily Elise) | Money Sucks, Friends Rule | Dillon Hart Francis, Leah Hayes, Oliver Goldstein | Dillon Francis, Oligee | |
| 2015 | Twin Shadow | "When the Lights Turn Out" | Eclipse | George Lewis, Wynne Bennett | – |
| Little Boots | "Help Too" | Working Girl | Little Boots | Solee | |
| Carly Rae Jepsen | "When I Needed You" | E•MO•TION | Carly Rae Jepsen, Ariel Rechtshaid, Nate Campany, Tavish Crowe | Ariel Rechtshaid | |
| JR JR | "Gone" | JR JR | Joshua Epstein, Mike Higgins, Daniel Zott | – | |
| 2016 | A-Trak | "Parallel Lines" (featuring Phantogram) | Non-album single | A-Trak, Joshua Carter, Sarah Barthel, Dave 1, Cory Enemy, Mereki | – |
| Zella Day | "Man on the Moon" | Man on the Moon / Hunnie Pie | Zella Day Kerr | Sole production ‡ | |
| "Hunnie Pie" | |||||
| Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness | "Walking in My Sleep" | Zombies on Broadway | Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Morgan Kibby | – | |
| 2017 | Lo Moon | "This Is It" | Lo Moon | Matt Lowell | – |
| "Thorns" | – | ||||
| Lewis Capaldi | "Mercy" | Bloom | Lewis Capaldi | Sole production ‡ | |
| 2018 | Rae Morris | "Physical Form" | Someone Out There | Rae Morris | – |
| Finneas | "Heaven" | Non-album single | Finneas O'Connell | Finneas O'Connell | |
| Lo Moon | "Tried to Make You My Own" | Lo Moon | Matt Lowell, Christian Baker | – | |
| "My Money" | Matt Lowell | – | |||
| "Real Love" | – | ||||
| "The Right Thing" | Matt Lowell, Samuel Stewart | – | |||
| Empress Of | "When I'm with Him" | US | Jim-E Stac, Empress Of | Jim-E Stac, Empress Of | |
| Conan Gray | "Generation Why" | Sunset Season | – | Sole production ‡ | |
| "Crush Culture" | – | Conan Gray | |||
| "Greek God" | – | Sole production ‡ | |||
| "Lookalike" | – | ||||
| Lo Moon | "For Me, It's You" | Non-album single | Matt Lowell | Matt Lowell | |
| 2019 | Grace VanderWaal | "The City" | LETTERS: VOL I | Grace VanderWaal | Ido Zmishlany |
| Riverdale Cast | "These Are the Moments I Remember" | Riverdale: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack) | Christopher Gabriel | – | |
| Conan Gray | "The King" | Non-album single | Conan Gray | Solee | |
| Hey Violet | "Better by Myself" | To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (Music from the Netflix Film) | Casey Moreta, Gabe Simon, Rena Lovelis, Nia Lovelis | ||
| Freya Ridings | "Castles" | Freya Ridings | Freya Ridings | Mark Crew, Dan Priddy, Yves Rothman | |
| Caroline Polachek | "I Give Up" | Pang | Caroline Polachek, James Stack | Caroline Polachek, Jim-E Stack, Dan Carey | |
| "Look at Me Now" | Caroline Polachek, Daniel Eisner Harle | Caroline Polachek, Danny L Harle | |||
| "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings" | Caroline Polachek, Teddy Geiger | Caroline Polachek | |||
| "Door" | Caroline Polachek, James Stack, Daniel Eisner Harle | Caroline Polachek, Jim-E Stack, Daniel Eisner Harle (co.) | |||
| Conan Gray | "Checkmate" | Kid Krow | – | Sole production ‡ | |
| "Comfort Crowd" | Conan Gray | ||||
| "Maniac" | |||||
| 2020 | "Wish You Were Sober" | ||||
| "The Cut That Always Bleeds" | – | ||||
| "Fight or Flight" | – | ||||
| "Affluenza" | Conan Gray | ||||
| "(Can We Be Friends?)" | – | ||||
| "Heather" | – | Jam City | |||
| "The Story" | – | Sole production ‡ | |||
| Lyn Lapid | "Producer Man" | Non-album single | Lyn Lapid | ||
| Chappel Roan | "California" | Non-album single | Kayleigh Rose Amstutz | ||
| "Love Me Anyway" | Non-album single | ||||
| "Pink Pony Club" | Non-album single | ||||
| 2021 | half•alive | "TIME 2" | Non-album single | Josh Taylor, J. Tyler Johnson, Brett Kramer & Ariel Rechtshaid | – |
| Cautious Clay | "Roots" | Deadpan Love | – | Johan Lenox, Jim-E Stack, Cautious Clay | |
| ROSIE | "100 Headaches" | Non-album single | Rosaileen Scher | – | |
| Olivia Rodrigo | "Brutal" | Sour | Olivia Rodrigo | Sole production ‡ | |
| "Traitor" | |||||
| "Drivers License" | |||||
| "1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back" | – | Olivia Rodrigo(co.) | |||
| "Deja Vu" | Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, St. Vincent | Sole production ‡ | |||
| "Good 4 U" | Olivia Rodrigo | Alexander 23(co.) | |||
| "Enough for You" | – | Olivia Rodrigo(co.) | |||
| "Happier" | – | Sole production ‡ | |||
| "Jealousy, Jealousy" | Olivia Rodrigo, Casey Smith | Jam City(co.) | |||
| "Favorite Crime" | Olivia Rodrigo | Sole production ‡ | |||
| "Hope Ur Ok" | |||||
| Conan Gray | "People Watching" | Superache | Conan Gray, Julia Michaels | ||
| "Astronomy" | Conan Gray | ||||
| 2022 | "Movies" | ||||
| "Best Friend" | |||||
| "Yours" | |||||
| "Jigsaw" | |||||
| "Family Line" | |||||
| "Footnote" | |||||
| "Memories" | |||||
| "The Exit" | Conan Gray, Julia Michaels | Ryan Linvill | |||
| Hatchie | "Quicksand" | Giving the World Away | Harriette Pilbeam, Joe Agius | Sole production ‡ | |
| Maisie Peters | "Good Enough" | Non-album single | Maisie Peters | ||
| 2023 | Caroline Polachek | "Welcome To My Island" | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek, James Stack | Caroline Polachek, Danny L Harle, Jim-E Stack, A. G. Cook (add.) |
| Olivia Rodrigo | "Vampire" | Guts | Olivia Rodrigo | Sole production ‡ | |
| Olivia Rodrigo | "Bad Idea Right?" | Guts | Olivia Rodrigo | Sole production ‡ |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year[a] | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | 2022 | Sour | Best Pop Vocal Album - Producer and Engineer | Won | [18][19] |
| Album of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| "Drivers License" | Record of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| ASCAP Pop Music Awards | 2022 | "Drivers License" (with Rodrigo) | Winning Songwriters and Publishers | Won | [20] |
| "Good 4 U" (with Rodrigo, Williams and Farro) | Won | ||||
| "Deja Vu" (with Rodrigo, Clark) | Won |
Notes
- ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
References
- ^ "Olivia Rodrigo and Dan Nigro Break Down Her New Single 'Deja Vu' – YouTube" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Daniel Nigro Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- ^ "Heavy Duty Music – Roster". Heavy Duty Music. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- ^ "Daniel Nigro". The Recording Academy. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ Nigro, Daniel Leonard. "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ Macri, Jenna (December 15, 2016). "Kleer-Fax winds down business | Long Island Business News". Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ Schenker, Joanne (February 20, 2008). "As Tall as Lions - Sonic Cocktails". GlideMagazine. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "As Tall as Lions discography – RYM/Sonemic". Rate Your Music. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Triple Crown Records – Artists". triplecrownrecords.com. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Roaring Back: As Tall as Lions, You Can't Take It With You". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "How Daniel Nigro Went From Indie Rocker to 'Drivers License' Co-Writer". www.vice.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ NYC, Rachael Ciccone Going On in (June 2, 2023). "As Tall As Lions: Reunited And It Feels So Good". The Aquarian. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ Pope, Cervante (December 21, 2010). "Bye,Bye As Tall as Lions". BestNewBands. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "How Daniel Nigro Went From Indie Rocker to 'Drivers License' Co-Writer". www.vice.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ^ "How Daniel Nigro Went From Indie Rocker to 'Drivers License' Co-Writer". www.vice.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ Vows (Media notes). Kimbra. Warner Bros. Records. 2011.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Night Time, My Time (Media notes). Sky Ferreira. Capitol Records. 2013.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Here's the complete list of 2022 Grammy Award winners". Los Angeles Times. April 3, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ Watts March 4, 2022, Cindy. "64th Grammy Awards Winners List: Chris Stapleton Is An Early Winner". CMT News. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "2022 ASCAP Pop Music Awards". ASCAP.com. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
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