Daniel Tashian
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Daniel Tashian is a songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He has spent ten years writing and producing for Big Yellow Dog Music.[1]
Tashian's music career began when he was 19 years old and signed his first deal on Elektra Records.[2] His first album was produced by T. Bone Burnett, and he also started a band called The Silver Seas (originally called The Bees) in 1999.[2] The success of that band lead them to an appearance on the Jools Holland Show.[3]
Recently, he co-produced Kacey Musgraves’ critically acclaimed album Golden Hour in addition to co-writing 7 of the album’s 13 songs, including “Slow Burn,” “Happy and Sad,” “Love is a Wild Thing,” and the album’s title track, “Golden Hour.”[4] Tashian has received two Grammys,[5] one ACM award,[6] and one CMA award[7] for his work on the album. Other production credits include Tenille Townes’s Living Room Worktapes EP,[8] Jessie James Decker’s On This Holiday album,[9] and work for artists including A Girl Called Eddy, Trent Dabbs, Emily West, Lily & Madeleine, Lissie, and Sad Penny.
Other notable songwriting credits include his first number one song, “Hometown Girl” by Josh Turner,[10] “White Horse” by Tenille Townes,[11] “Good Night” by Billy Currington,[12] and “The Bees” by Leeann Womack.[13] He has also had several sync placements in hit TV shows and movies including the film Our Idiot Brother,[14] Pretty Little Liars, Nashville, Reign, and Scorpion. His band The Silver Seas also placed a song in the Breaking Bad TV series.
Tashian's latest project, a children's album for which he has written and produced all the music, as well as painted pieces for all album and single art associated with the release, is available as of May 3, 2019.[15] In July 2020, Tashian collaborated with Burt Bacharach on the EP 'Blue Umbrella'.
Selected songwriting credits
Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-Writers |
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2008 | Lee Ann Womack | Call Me Crazy | The Bees | Natalie Hemby[16] |
2009 | Mindy Smith | Stupid Love | True Love of Mine | None[17] |
2011 | Eli Young Band | Life At Best | How Quickly You Forget | Mike Eli, Natalie Hemby[18] |
Tim McGraw | Christmas All Over the World | Christmas All Over the World | Troy Verges[19] | |
2012 | Logan Mize | Nobody in Nashville | Ball & Chain | Logan Mize, Bob DiPiero[20] |
High & Dry | Logan Mize[20] | |||
I Remember Everything | Logan Mize, Liz Rose[20] | |||
Love & Theft | Love & Theft | Town Drunk | Natalie Hemby[21] | |
Erin McCarley | My Stadium Electric | There's No Holding You Down | Erin McCarley[22] | |
2015 | Nashville Cast | If I'm Still Dreaming (feat. Sam Palladio, Clare Bowen & Jonathan Jackson) - Single | If I'm Still Dreaming (feat. Sam Palladio, Clare Bowen & Jonathan Jackson) | Cary Barlowe |
Billy Currington | Summer Forever | Good Night (feat. Jessie James Decker) | Rosi Golan, Claire Guerreso[23] | |
Jill Andrews | The War Inside | Stepping Out | Jill Andrews, Kyle Ryan[24] | |
Jessie James Decker | This Christmas | Baby! It's Christmas | Jessie James Decker[25] | |
2016 | Martina McBride | Reckless | You & You Alone | Sarah Buxton, Abe Stoklasa[26] |
Charles Kelley | The Driver | Dancing Around It | Charles Kelley, Abe Stoklasa | |
Steve Moakler | Steve Moakler - EP | Jealous Girl | Steve Moakler[27] | |
Nashville Cast | The Music of Nashville (Original Soundtrack) [Season 4, Vol. 2] | Wild Card (feat. Lennon Stella) | Rosi Golan, Claire Guerreso[28] | |
Kelleigh Bannen | Cheap Sunglasses - EP | Welcome to the Party | Kelleigh Bannen, Abe Stoklasa[29] | |
Chris Lane | Stolen Car - Single | Stolen Car | Sarah Archer, Katie Buxton[30] | |
2017 | Josh Turner | Deep South | Hometown Girl | Marc Beeson[31] |
Charlie Worsham | Beginning of Things | Call You Up | Abe Stoklasa[32] | |
Claire Guerreso | Battle Cry - Single | Battle Cry | ||
Keelan Donovan | Keelan Donovan - EP | Tonight Feels Different | ||
Touch & Go | ||||
Logan Mize | Come Back Road | All This Night Needs | Matraca Berg, Dave Berg[33] | |
Big City | Troy Verges[33] | |||
Sara Evans | Words | Night Light | Jaida Dreyer[34] | |
Jessie James Decker | Southern Girl City Lights | Almost Over You | Sarah Burton, Abe Stoklasa[35] | |
Open All Night | Maren Morris, Angelo Petraglia[35] | |||
2018 | Lissie | Castles | Best Days | Lissie, Ian Fitchuk[36] |
Castles | ||||
Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves, Ian Fitchuk[37] | |
Happy & Sad | ||||
Lonely Weekend | ||||
Love is a Wild Thing | ||||
Mother | ||||
Oh, What a World | ||||
Slow Burn | ||||
Tenille Townes | Living Room Worktapes | Where You Are | Tenille Townes, Keelan Donovan[8] | |
White Horse | Tenille Townes, Jeremy Spillman[8] | |||
Logan Mize | Come Back Road | Cool Girl | Logan Mize[33] | |
From the Vault - EP | I Want You | Troy Verges[38] | ||
Thinking About You | ||||
Keelan Donovan | Like a Radio - Single | Like a Radio | Keelan Donovan, Abe Stoklasa[39] | |
Lucie Silvas | E.G.O. | My Old Habits | Lucie Silvas, Keelan Donovan[40] | |
Jessie James Decker | On This Holiday | Snowlight | Jessie James Decker[9] | |
Wonderful Day | ||||
Christmas in Cabo | ||||
2019 | Daniel Tashian | I Love Rainy Days | Blue Sky | None[15] |
Counting Song | ||||
Driving With You | ||||
I Love Rainy Days | ||||
Little Star | ||||
Nightbird | ||||
Someone With a Dream | ||||
The Letters | ||||
Walk Tall |
Selected production credits
Year | Artist | Project | Co-Producers |
---|---|---|---|
2014 | Skyline Motel | Skyline Motel | |
2017 | Lucie Silvas | "My Old Habits" | |
2018 | Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves, Ian Fitchuk[37] |
2018 | Tenille Townes | Living Room Worktapes | None[8] |
2018 | Jessie James Decker | On This Holiday | Jessie James Decker[41] |
2019 | Lily & Madeline | "Can't Help the Way I Feel" | Ian Fitchuk[42] |
Awards
Award | Song/Project | Nominated/Won | Category |
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Grammy | Golden Hour | Won | Album of the Year[5] |
Golden Hour | Won | Best Country Album[5] | |
Academy of Country Music | Golden Hour | Won | Album of the Year[6] |
Country Music Association | Golden Hour | Won | Album of the Year[7] |
BMI Award | Hometown Girl | Won | N/A[43] |
References
- ^ "BIG YELLOW DOG". BIG YELLOW DOG. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ a b "Daniel Tashian hometown, biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "RSR176 - Daniel Tashian - Writing Great Songs In Nashville". Recording Studio Rockstars. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ "Interview With Hit Songwriter & Producer Daniel Tashian, Winner Of Two Grammy Awards For His Collaborations With Kacey Musgraves". Songwriter Universe | Songwriting News, Articles & Song Contest. 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ a b c https://plus.google.com/110686239645171179005. "Big Yellow Dog Music's Daniel Tashian Wins First Grammy with Golden Hour". Shore Fire Media. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
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- ^ a b "2019 ACM Awards Winners". 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ a b "CMA Awards 2018: Keith Urban, Chris Stapleton, Kacey Musgraves Top Award Winners". 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ a b c d "Tenille Townes - Living Room Worktapes". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ a b Tornatore, Danielle (2018-10-26). "NYCS First Impression: Jessie James Decker 'On This Holiday'". NYCS. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "Josh Turner and Writers Celebrate 'Hometown Girl'". BMI.com. 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ "Tenille Townes Shares Flirty New Song 'White Horse'". Sounds Like Nashville. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ Hostelley, Laura. "Billy Currington Previews 'Good Night' Off New Album". Taste of Country. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ "Indie Spotlight: Daniel Tashian". BMI.com. 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ Our Idiot Brother (2011) - IMDb, retrieved 2019-10-08
- ^ a b https://plus.google.com/110686239645171179005. "Grammy-Winning Big Yellow Dog Artist Daniel Tashian's 'I Love Rainy Days' Album Out Now. (5.3)". Shore Fire Media. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
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- ^ "The Bees - Lee Ann Womack | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "Taking You with Me - Mindy Smith, Daniel Tashian | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "Life at Best", Wikipedia, 2019-09-24, retrieved 2019-10-24
- ^ Staff, The Boot. "Tim McGraw, 'Christmas All Over the World' — Exclusive Song Premiere + Free Download!". The Boot. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ a b c "Logan Mize - Nobody In Nashville". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ Songfacts. "Town Drunk by Love and Theft - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "There's No Holding You Down Lyrics". www.lyrics.com. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ Hostelley, Laura. "Billy Currington Previews 'Good Night' Off New Album". Taste of Country. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "The War Inside - Jill Andrews | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "Jessie James Decker Releases Holiday Single "Baby! It's Christmas" | Country Music Rocks". countrymusicrocks.net. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "You and You Alone Lyrics". www.lyrics.com. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ Howell, Coti (2017-02-14). "Steve Moakler Announces Personal New Album 'Steel Town'". Wide Open Country. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ "Wild Card - Nashville Cast | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ Tingle 9/20/2016, Lauren. "Welcome to the Kelleigh Bannen Party". CMT News. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
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- ^ https://plus.google.com/110686239645171179005. "Big Yellow Dog Music writer Daniel Tashian scores first country No 1 w/ Josh Turner's Hometown Girl". Shore Fire Media. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
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- ^ "Charlie Worsham readies sophomore album, 'Beginning of Things' - Charlie Worsham Official Blog". Charlie Worsham Official Website. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ a b c Freeman, Jon; Freeman, Jon (2017-07-26). "Hear Logan Mize's Driving New Song 'Come Back Road'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ brickeykelly (2017-06-23). "Sara Evans' New Album is a Family Affair". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ a b "Southern Girl City Lights - Jessie James Decker | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ Lissie – Castles, retrieved 2019-11-04
- ^ a b "Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ https://plus.google.com/110686239645171179005. "Logan Mize's Raw And Authentic 'From The Vault' Available Today (5.17)". Shore Fire Media. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
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- ^ "Like a Radio - Keelan Donovan | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ Lucie Silvas – My Old Habits, retrieved 2019-11-04
- ^ Howell, Coti. "Jessie James Decker Is Enjoying the Holiday Season". Taste of Country. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ Reed, Ryan; Reed, Ryan (2018-11-29). "Hear Lily and Madeleine's Melancholy Song 'Self Care' From New LP 'Canterbury Girls'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ "Josh Turner and Writers Celebrate 'Hometown Girl'". BMI.com. 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2019-11-04.