Daniel Lanois
Canadian record producer and musician (born 1951) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daniel Roland Lanois CM (/lænˈwɑː/ lan-WAH, French: [lanwa];[1] born September 19, 1951) is a Canadian record producer and musician.
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Birth name | Daniel Roland Lanois |
Born | (1951-09-19) September 19, 1951 (age 72) Hull, Quebec, Canada |
Origin | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
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Years active | 1968–present |
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Website | daniellanois |
He has produced albums by artists including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Robbie Robertson, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Spoons, and Brandon Flowers. He collaborated with Brian Eno to produce several albums for U2, including The Joshua Tree (1987) and Achtung Baby (1991). Three albums produced or co-produced by Lanois have won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Four other albums received Grammy nominations.
Lanois has released several solo albums. He wrote and performed the music for the 1996 film Sling Blade.