Person · Male
Daniel Lanois
Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter
- From
- Hull, Canada
- Since
- 1951–present
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 25
- alternative rock
- ambient
- ambient pop
- breakcore
- rock
- singer-songwriter
About
Daniel Roland Lanois ( lan-WAH, French: [lanwa]; born September 19, 1951) is a Canadian record producer and musician.
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He has produced albums by artists including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Robbie Robertson, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, and Harold Budd. He collaborated with Brian Eno to create the ambient genre and 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, and provided several vocal tracks for Red Dead Redemption 2.
Member of
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Brian Blade Fellowship mandoguitar
Discography
Albums
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The Pearl
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Hybrid
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Acadie Apple Music
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For the Beauty of Wynona Apple Music
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Shine Apple Music
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Rockets Apple Music
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Belladonna Apple Music
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Here Is What Is Apple Music
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Omni Series - Steel / Purple Vista / Santiago
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My Music for Billy Bob Apple Music
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Flesh and Machine Apple Music
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Goodbye to Language
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Venetian Snares × Daniel Lanois
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Heavy Sun Apple Music
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Player, Piano Apple Music
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Belladonna Nocturne Apple Music
Links
Official
Concerts
Buy
Sibling
Also known as
Daniel Lanoir · Daniel Roland Lanois · Danny Lanois · Lanois
Tags
- canadian
- adult contemporary
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- ca0489a4-3a7b-4def-b66e-e00b2f579ae0
- ISNI
- 0000000114766515
- IPI
- 00030922609
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.