Dan Kanter

Dan Kanter
Birth nameDaniel Joseph Kanter
Born (1981-06-10) June 10, 1981 (age 43)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Producer, songwriter, musical director, musician
Instrument(s)Guitar, piano, keyboard, drums, bass, harmonica [1]
Years active2000–present
Websitetwitter.com/dankanter

Daniel Joseph Kanter (born June 10, 1981) is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist, musical director, performance coach, and multi-platinum-selling songwriter/producer from Toronto, Ontario.[2][3] He is the musical director and former lead guitarist for Justin Bieber. Kanter has written and produced numerous songs and albums – most notably co-writing and co-producing the song "Be Alright" on Bieber's album Believe, and co-producing Bieber's albums My Worlds Acoustic and Believe Acoustic. Kanter has also directed and performed with Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, Miley Cyrus, Shawn Mendes,[4] Drake, Bob Weir, Ariana Grande, Logic,[5] Usher,[6] Julia Michaels,[7] Keith Urban,[8] and Mike Gordon and Jon Fishman of Phish. He was a judge on the YTV singing competition TV show The Next Star[1] and the CBC music competition TV show Searchlight.[9] He is the host of the CBC show Guitars In Hand with Dan Kanter.[10]

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  6. ^ Eisen, Benjy (September 11, 2013). "Justin Bieber's Musical Director Dan Kanter Jams With Bob Weir". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 12, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  7. ^ Bliss, Karen (June 30, 2017). "Canada 150: Grimes, Imagine Dragons, Shawn Hook, Julia Michaels & More Reflect on the Anniversary". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "Keith Urban "Issues" with Jingle Ball Artist Julia Michaels | Emily | BIG 95.5". Archived from the original on October 29, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  9. ^ "Meet Dan Kanter, one of this year's Searchlight judges - CBC Music". Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  10. ^ Editorial Staff (August 18, 2017). "Guitars in Hand: Dan Kanter jams with legendary blues guitarist Colin James". CBSMUSIC. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2020.