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Danielle Haim
Haim performing live in London in 2023
Born
Danielle Sari Haim

(1989-02-16) February 16, 1989 (age 35)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationLos Angeles County High School for the Arts
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
ParentMoti Haim
RelativesEste Haim (sister)
Alana Haim (sister)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
  • drums
Years active2004–present
Labels
Member ofHaim
Formerly ofValli Girls

Danielle Sari Haim[1] (born February 16, 1989) is an American musician. She is the lead guitarist and vocalist of the pop rock band Haim, which also consists of her two sisters, Este Haim and Alana Haim. Danielle also serves as the group's drummer in the studio; the drummer for live performances varies between Danielle and a separate drummer.[2]

Early life

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Danielle Sari Haim was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, California to a Jewish family.[3] Her father is Israeli-born former professional soccer player Mordechai ("Moti") and her mother, Donna Rose, is a former elementary school art teacher from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4] Both of her parents have musical backgrounds; Moti played drums, while Donna won a contest on The Gong Show in the 1970s singing a Bonnie Raitt song.[5][6][7] Haim's paternal grandmother was originally from Bulgaria.[8]

While Danielle showed an aptitude for the guitar at a young age, Moti made the decision that Este would be more suited to the bass, buying her a second hand Fender for $50.[9]

Career

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Early career

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Danielle started playing music at an early age, and was encouraged by her parents to pursue the guitar. As a child, she played lead guitar in a band called Rockinhaim which consisted of her parents and her two sisters.[10] The band played mostly classic rock covers.[11] After playing a gig with their parents, Danielle and her older sister Este were asked to join a pop group called the Valli Girls, and signed to Sony Records in 2004. Danielle also received a product endorsement deal from Gibson guitars.[12] While later stating that this group was not a suitable outlet for the kind of music she wanted to be playing, the band did allow Danielle some commercial success. The group made promotional videos, an unreleased album, and their song "Always There in You" was featured on the soundtrack of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in 2005.[13]

Before forming a band with her sisters, Danielle toured with Jenny Lewis (2009 on guitar), and Julian Casablancas (2009–10 on percussion and guitar), and played guitar briefly for CeeLo Green in June 2010.[14] She was introduced to Jenny Lewis by a friend of Jenny's who invited Danielle and Este to a jam session/party at Lewis' house on July 4, 2008.[15] Lewis saw Danielle's performance on drums, and later asked her to tour with her as a guitarist. Julian Casablancas also saw Danielle perform on that tour, and asked her to be a part of his touring band, which went into rehearsals two days after wrapping Jenny Lewis's tour. Danielle appears in the official music video of Casablancas' song "11th Dimension". It was while on tour with other acts that Danielle realized she would much rather play on stage with her sisters. After two years of being on the road with other bands, Danielle came back to form a three-piece band with Este and Alana called Haim.[16]

Haim

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Main article: Haim (band)
Performing with Haim in 2018

In 2007, Danielle and her sisters formed a band of their own known as Haim. They released an EP called Forever in 2012, and appeared at many music festivals, which brought them to the attention of Jay-Z. They were later signed to Roc Nation, and were one of the featured artists at Jay-Z's Made in America festival.[17]

Haim released their first studio album titled Days Are Gone in September 2013. In July 2017, Haim's second studio album Something to Tell You was released to positive reviews. Haim's third studio album Women in Music Pt.III was released in June 2020 to widespread critical acclaim.[18][19] The album received nominations for Album of the Year and Best Rock Performance at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021.[20]

Other collaborations

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In August 2014, Danielle joined the Killers as the drummer for one song during a concert in San Francisco. The Killers' lead singer Brandon Flowers told the crowd that "We have a cool, special surprise guest. ... One of the bands that came out and dropped a record on us in 2013 and gave us hope for people playing music was Haim. Danielle, the singer from Haim, is actually a hell of a drummer."[21]

In 2019, Danielle was featured in Vampire Weekend's album Father of the Bride, providing vocals on the tracks "Hold You Now", "Married in a Gold Rush" and "We Belong Together". Also in 2019, Danielle played drums on the tracks "Sofia", "Impossible" and "Bags" from Clairo's album Immunity.

Personal life

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From 2013 to early 2022, Haim dated producer Ariel Rechtshaid, who also produced all three of Haim's albums. The first single from Haim's third record, "Summer Girl", was written for Rechtshaid after he was diagnosed with cancer.[22]

Artistry

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Danielle serves as Haim's lead vocalist and guitarist,[23][24][25] although all three band members sing and play multiple instruments.[26] Danielle also plays piano and drums,[27][28] the latter of which she typically plays for the band's studio recordings.[29] Vocally, Danielle is an alto,[30] with Abby Johnston of The Austin Chronicle describing her vocal delivery as "understated".[31] Reviewing Days Are Gone (2013), Heather Phares of AllMusic found Danielle's voice distinctive "Compared to the thin voices of so many 2010s pop stars", describing her as a "remarkably versatile" vocalist.[32] The Pop Break contributor Jason Kundrath described Danielle as being "in full command of her low alto, stacking her syllables close together, and using each one percussively to create rhythmic hooks on top of her grade A melodies".[33] Similarly, Spencer Kornhaber of The Atlantic observed that the artist "breaks words into a cluster of onomatopoeias delivered rapid-fire, making sentences sound like tongue twisters even without alliteration".[34] When Danielle opted not to sing during a 2018 live performance upon contracting the flu, The Guardian music critic Kitty Empire found the absence of Danielle's vocals to be disorienting as a listener, opining that she "packs a gravitas her two sisters lack".[26]

BBC music critic Mark Savage declared Danielle "the honorary Mick Jagger of Haim", drawing similarities between their musicianship, performance styles and physical appearance, which Savage attributes to her having toured with The Strokes band members Jenny Lewis and Julian Casablancas.[35] Younger sister Alana likened her to rapper will.i.am because "She's always on some future shit".[36] Aspects of Danielle's personal life and struggles were written into Haim's third album Women in Music Pt. III (2020), such as the depression she experienced post-tour and the cancer diagnosis of her boyfriend at the time, producer Ariel Rechtshaid.[24][37] Several interviewers and publications have cited Danielle as the quietest and most reserved among her siblings,[38][36][35] with Melena Ryzik of The New York Times describing her as the band's "most precise and serious-minded" member.[27] Danielle herself admitted to being a shy person who "come[s] out of my shell on stage",[39] an observation corroborated by DIY's Emma Snook.[29] Danielle has publicly condemned the sexism she and her sisters receive as female rock musicians,[24] believing their musical efforts are often dismissed and ignored by the rock community because they "don't take ourselves too seriously, and we do choreography in our music videos".[40]

Discography

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Haim

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Year Artist(s) Album Title Role(s) Ref.
2010 Blake Mills Break Mirrors "Hey Lover" Backing vocals
2012 Childish Gambino Royalty "Won't Stop" Featured vocals
2013 Major Lazer Free the Universe "You're No Good"
Portugal. The Man Evil Friends "Sea of Air" Backing vocals
Natalia Kills Trouble "Trouble" Guitar
"Saturday Night"
2015 Tobias Jesso Jr. Goon "Without You" Drums
2019 Vampire Weekend Father of the Bride "Hold You Now" Featured vocals [41]
"Harmony Hall" Backing vocals
"This Life"
"Married in a Gold Rush" Featured vocals
"Sympathy" Backing vocals
"We Belong Together" Featured vocals
"Stranger" Backing vocals
"Jerusalem, New York, Berlin"
"I Don't Think Much About Her No More"
Clairo Immunity "Impossible" Drums [42]
"Bags"
"Sofia"
Jim-E Stack EPHEMERA "Good Enough" Guitar
2020 Major Lazer Music is the Weapon "Lay Your Head on Me" Backing vocals
Mountain Brews Raised in a Place EP "The Worst Margarita of My Life"
2021 Rostam Changephobia "These Kids We Knew" Drums
2022 Cass McCombs Heartmind "Belong to Heaven" Drums, timpani, background
Bruce Hornsby 'Flicted "Days Ahead" Featured vocals [43]
2023 Carly Rae Jepsen The Loveliest Time "Shadow" Drums

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Licorice Pizza Danielle [44]

Music videos

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Year Artist Title Credited as Notes
Director
2020 Haim "The Steps" Yes Co-director with Paul Thomas Anderson

References

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  1. ^ Rogovoy, Seth (December 14, 2020). "Is there anything Jewish about Taylor Swift's new album? Actually, yes". Forward. Retrieved July 10, 2022. The three Haim sisters — Este Arielle, Danielle Sari, and Alana Mychal — are the daughters of musical parents: [...]
  2. ^ Days Are Gone (CD liner notes). Haim. Polydor Records. 2013. 3750814.
  3. ^ "Jewish singers Haim tipped as Sound of 2013". The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  4. ^ Cooper, Sean (November 2, 2017). "Here I Am, Haim". Tablet. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  5. ^ Dodero, Camille (September 30, 2013). "Falling for Haim". Spin. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  6. ^ Campion, Freddie (February 28, 2012). "Band of the Week: HAIM". Vogue. New York City. Archived from the original on September 12, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  7. ^ Lester, Paul (March 23, 2012). "New band of the day: Haim". The Guardian. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  8. ^ Cusumano, Katherine (November 17, 2017). "The Haim Sisters on Their Crazy Year, Sexism in Music, and Why Women Should Dress Women". W. New York City: Condé Nast. ISSN 0162-9115. OCLC 1781845. Archived from the original on November 18, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  9. ^ Weiner, Jonah (November 12, 2013). "How Haim's Three Geeky Sisters Became the Year's Coolest New Band". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  10. ^ Dodero, Camille (September 30, 2013). "Falling for Haim". Spin. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  11. ^ Lamont, Tom (September 22, 2013). "Haim: 'Dad would be like, Let's go and jam in the living room". The Observer. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  12. ^ "So-Cal Teen Prodigies The Valli Girls Launch Pop-Rock Campaign". Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  13. ^ "Haim Were Once Part Of A Manufactured Teen Pop Group". HuffPost. October 8, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  14. ^ Dodero, Camille (September 30, 2013). "Falling for Haim". Spin. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  15. ^ Reilly, Phoebe (July 4, 2014). "Haim NYLON June/July Interview". Nylon.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  16. ^ Brown, Emma. "Discovery: HAIM". Interview. Retrieved February 17, 2016
  17. ^ "Rocnation Haim - Rocnation". Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  18. ^ Snapes, Laura (June 26, 2020). "Haim: Women in Music Pt III review – a cathartic walk on the blue side of life". The Guardian. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  19. ^ Brown, Helen (June 24, 2020). "Haim review, Women in Music Pt III: A fearless, effervescent album". The Independent. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  20. ^ "Grammy Nominations 2021". The New York Times. November 24, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  21. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (August 10, 2014). "Watch Danielle Haim Jam With The Killers". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  22. ^ Bruce, Jasper (January 28, 2021). "HAIM talk making of 'Summer Girl' with producer Ariel Rechtshaid on 'Song Exploder'". NME. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  23. ^ "Haim interview". Time Out. November 21, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  24. ^ a b c Pollard, Alexandra (June 27, 2020). "Haim: 'Men were like, "Get her off the stage, why is she making those faces?"'". The Independent. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  25. ^ Wollan, Malia (June 2, 2020). "How to Start a Family Band". The New York Times. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  26. ^ a b Empire, Kitty (June 17, 2008). "Haim review – sisters doing it for each other". The Guardian. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  27. ^ a b Ryzik, Melena (July 6, 2017). "Haim Wants to Prove That Vintage Vibes Feel Just Fine Now". The New York Times. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  28. ^ "Haim: Sisters Making Rock 'n' Roll History". Music Matters Media. March 31, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  29. ^ a b Snook, Emma (April 26, 2017). "Progress Report: Haim". DIY. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  30. ^ Terry, Josh (August 6, 2015). "Haim just remixed Tame Impala's 'Cause I'm A Man' and it's incredible". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  31. ^ Johnston, Abby (March 15, 2013). "Haim Forever (Columbia)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  32. ^ Phares, Heather (September 30, 2013). "Days Are Gone – HAIM". AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  33. ^ Kundrath, Jason (August 6, 2013). "Singles Party: Haim, 'The Wire'". The Pop Break. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  34. ^ Kornhaber, Spencer (July 7, 2017). "The Familiar Novelty of Haim's New Album". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  35. ^ a b Savage, Mark (January 4, 2013). "BBC Sound of 2013: Haim". BBC News. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  36. ^ a b Collins, Hattie (November 17, 2014). "'We Have Enough Fun Without Boyfriends,' We Meet Este, Alana And Danielle From Haim". Grazia. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  37. ^ Phares, Heather. "HAIM Biography by Heather Phares". AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  38. ^ Usinger, Mike (October 23, 2013). "For Haim, music is a family business". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  39. ^ Maines, Natalie (June 25, 2020). "Everything Changed the DayThe Chicks Interviewed Haim". Interview. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  40. ^ Savage, Mark (May 22, 2020). "Haim: 'We'd be taken more seriously if we were brooding and aggressive'". BBC News. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  41. ^ Gaca, Anna (May 3, 2019). "Danielle Haim on Collaborating on Vampire Weekend's Father of the Bride". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  42. ^ Mikael, Wood (July 31, 2019). "On impressive debut, Clairo broadens her bedroom pop while still brooding over love". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  43. ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (May 28, 2022). "Watch Danielle Haim and Bruce Hornby's new video for 'Days Ahead' video". NME. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  44. ^ Feller, Madison (December 27, 2021). "Alana Haim On Starring In Licorice Pizza And The Real-Life Story That Made Its Way Into The Movie". Elle. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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