Daniel Tashian (born 1974) is an American songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He has spent ten years writing and producing for Big Yellow Dog Music.[2]
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1974 (age 49–50)[1] Connecticut |
| Genres | Folk |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Member of | The Silver Seas |
| Spouse | Lillie Fish |
Tashian's music career began when he was 19 years old and signed his first deal on Elektra Records.[1] 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.[1] The success of that band lead them to an appearance on Later... with Jools Holland.[3]
In 2018, 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 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' 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, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, 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 Lee Ann Womack.[13] He has also had several sync placements in hit TV shows like Pretty Little Liars, Nashville, Reign, and Scorpion (as well as the film Our Idiot Brother).[14] His band, the Silver Seas, also had a song featured on the TV series Breaking Bad.
In 2019, Tashian released I Love Rainy Days, a children's album for which he wrote and produced all the music and painted all associated artwork,[15] following in 2020 with Mr. Moonlight, another children's album.[16] In July 2020, Tashian collaborated with Burt Bacharach on the EP Blue Umbrella.
Personal life
editTashian was born in Connecticut[1] to musician parents who perform as the country and bluegrass duo Barry and Holly Tashian.[4] He and his wife Lillie Fish have three daughters, Tigerlily, Matilda and Tinkerbell.[15]
Selected songwriting credits
edit| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-Writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Lee Ann Womack | Call Me Crazy | The Bees | Natalie Hemby[17] |
| 2009 | Mindy Smith | Stupid Love | True Love of Mine | None[18] |
| 2011 | Eli Young Band | Life at Best | How Quickly You Forget | Mike Eli, Natalie Hemby |
| 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 | ||||
| 2020 | Tenille Townes | The Lemonade Stand | Holding Out for the One | Marc Beeson, Tenille Townes[41] |
| Come As You Are | Marc Beeson, Tenille Townes[41] | |||
| The Way You Look Tonight (feat. Keelan Donovan) | Keelan Donovan, Tenille Townes | |||
| Find Out | Sacha Skarbek, Tenille Townes | |||
| 2021 | Jade Eagleson | Honkytonk Revival | "Hangover Like You" | John Osborne |
| 2022 | Demi Lovato | Holy Fvck | "Feed" | Demi Lovato, Warren "Oak" Felder, Alex Niceforo, Keith "Ten4" Sorrells, Laura Veltz, JT Daly |
Selected production credits
edit| 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[42] |
| 2019 | Lily & Madeleine | "Can't Help the Way I Feel" | Ian Fitchuk[43] |
| 2024 | Real Estate (band) | "Daniel" | None[44] |
| 2024 | Sarah Jarosz | Polaroid Lovers | None[45] |
| 2024 | Rainbow Kitten Surprise | “Love Hate Music Box” | Ela Melo |
Awards
edit| Award | Song/Project | Nominated/Won | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[46] |
References
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- ^ "BIG YELLOW DOG". BIG YELLOW DOG. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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- ^ a b Kawashima, Dale (March 11, 2019). "Interview With Hit Songwriter & Producer Daniel Tashian, Winner of Two Grammy Awards For His Collaborations With Kacey Musgraves". Songwriter Universe. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
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- ^ a b "2019 ACM Awards Winners". April 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "CMA Awards 2018: Keith Urban, Chris Stapleton, Kacey Musgraves Top Award Winners". November 15, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Tenille Townes - Living Room Worktapes". Discogs. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ a b Tornatore, Danielle (October 26, 2018). "NYCS First Impression: Jessie James Decker 'On This Holiday'". NYCS. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Josh Turner and Writers Celebrate 'Hometown Girl'". BMI.com. June 21, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ "Tenille Townes Shares Flirty New Song 'White Horse'". Sounds Like Nashville. March 7, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ Hostelley, Laura. "Billy Currington Previews 'Good Night' Off New Album". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ "Indie Spotlight: Daniel Tashian". BMI.com. November 9, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ Our Idiot Brother (2011) - IMDb, retrieved October 8, 2019
- ^ a b c "Grammy-Winning Big Yellow Dog Artist Daniel Tashian's 'I Love Rainy Days' Album Out Now" (Press release). Shore Fire Media. May 3, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ Moore, Bobby (June 2020). "Daniel Tashian and His Daughters Cut a Children's Album During Quarantine". Wide Open Country. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "The Bees - Lee Ann Womack | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Taking You with Me - Mindy Smith, Daniel Tashian | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Tim McGraw, 'Christmas All Over the World' – Exclusive Song Premiere + Free Download!". The Boot. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
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- ^ Songfacts. "Town Drunk by Love and Theft - Songfacts". songfacts.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "There's No Holding You Down Lyrics". lyrics.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ Hostelley, Laura. "Billy Currington Previews 'Good Night' Off New Album". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "The War Inside - Jill Andrews | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Jessie James Decker Releases Holiday Single "Baby! It's Christmas" | Country Music Rocks". countrymusicrocks.net. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "You and You Alone Lyrics". lyrics.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
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- ^ "Wild Card - Nashville Cast | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ Tingle 9/20/2016, Lauren. "Welcome to the Kelleigh Bannen Party". CMT News. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Stolen Car - Chris Lane | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Big Yellow Dog Music writer Daniel Tashian scores first country No 1 w/ Josh Turner's Hometown Girl" (Press release). Shore Fire Media. April 24, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Charlie Worsham readies second album, 'Beginning of Things' - Charlie Worsham Official Blog". Charlie Worsham Official Website. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ a b c Freeman, Jon (July 26, 2017). "Hear Logan Mize's Driving New Song 'Come Back Road'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ brickeykelly (June 23, 2017). "Sara Evans' New Album is a Family Affair". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "Southern Girl City Lights - Jessie James Decker | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ Lissie – Castles, retrieved November 4, 2019
- ^ a b "Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Logan Mize's Raw And Authentic 'From The Vault' Available Today" (Press release). Shore Fire Media. May 17, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Like a Radio - Keelan Donovan | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
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- ^ a b "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ Howell, Coti. "Jessie James Decker Is Enjoying the Holiday Season". Taste of Country. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ Reed, Ryan (November 29, 2018). "Hear Lily and Madeleine's Melancholy Song 'Self Care' From New LP 'Canterbury Girls'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ Corcoran, Nina (November 27, 2023). "Real Estate Announce Tour and New Album Daniel, Share Video for New Song: Watch'". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "Sarah Jarosz Performs Originals on CBS Saturday Morning". JamBands.com. December 18, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "Josh Turner and Writers Celebrate 'Hometown Girl'". BMI.com. June 21, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
External links
edit- Daniel Tashian at AllMusic
- Daniel Tashian discography at Discogs
