Dan Warner (musician)

Daniel Lawrence Warner (April 22, 1970 – September 4, 2019)^[1] was an American Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award winning guitarist, record producer and songwriter.

Dan Warner
Birth name	Daniel Lawrence Warner
Born	(1970-04-22)April 22, 1970 South Florida, U.S.
Died	September 4, 2019 (aged 49) Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Pop rock, house, punk, soul
Occupation(s)	Guitarist, songwriter, record producer

Early life and career

Warner was born and grew up in South Florida. He recorded with numerous artists and musicians, including Michael Jackson, Ricardo Arjona, Gaby Moreno, Carlos Rivera, Shakira, Madonna, Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, and Barry Gibb,^[2][3] and wrote for artists including Enrique Iglesias, Lil Wayne and Mika.^[4] He was the governor of The Recording Academy starting from 2005 and was the President of Recording Academy Florida Chapter from 2010 to 2012, and a Trustee for the period from 2013 until 2017.^[5]

Awards and recognition

During his career, Warner worked on five Grammy Award-winning projects. Warner received a Grammy for Best Latin Pop album for his work as a producer and engineer on Alejandro Sanz's 2009 album at the 53rd Grammy awards, and received four Latin Grammy awards for his work on Calle13's album, Entren Los Que Quieran, Amaury Gutierrez's Sesiones Intimas, Diego Torres's Distinto and the aforementioned Paraíso Express.^[5][6]

Death

Warner died on September 4, 2019, at the age of 49 in Hollywood, Florida, of a heart attack.^[7]