Dhani Harrison | |
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_(53273959061)_(cropped).jpg) Harrison performing in 2023 | |
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| Also known as | Ayrton Wilbury |
| Born | 1 August 1978 Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Origin | London, England |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
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Sólveig Káradóttir
(m. 2012; sep. 2016) |
Dhani Harrison (/ˈdæni/ DAN-ee; born 1 August 1978) is a British-American musician, composer and singer-songwriter. He is the only child of George, lead guitarist of The Beatles, and Olivia Harrison. Dhani debuted as a professional musician assisting in recording his father's final album, Brainwashed, and completing it with the assistance of Jeff Lynne after his father's death in November 2001.[1]
Harrison formed his own band, thenewno2, in 2002 and has performed at festivals, including Coachella, where Spin magazine dubbed their performance as one of the "best debut performances of the festival." The band also played Lollapalooza three times, with Harrison joining the festival's founder Perry Farrell on a cover of The Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane" at 2010's event.[2] In 2017, Harrison released his debut solo album In Parallel. The 2019 film In///Paralive, showcases the live version of his debut solo album and was recorded in the round at Henson Studios in Los Angeles. Harrison's 2019 single, "Motorways (Erase It)", was described by Rolling Stone as "a psychedelic track with a robust beat".[3]
In 2013, Harrison launched his career as a composer. Alongside his writing partner Paul Hicks, Harrison scored the Warner Bros. movie Beautiful Creatures. Harrison has gone on to score the music for the TV show Good Girls Revolt, AMC's The Divide, Seattle Road,[4] Learning to Drive,[5] and for the Paul Giamatti–produced show Outsiders.[6] In 2018, Harrison and his writing partner Hicks received a nomination for 'Best Music Score' at the International Documentary Association Awards for their work on the Sundance Film Festival Award Winning documentary Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. Most recently, Harrison wrote and recorded the title song for the Netflix original series Dogs and, along with Paul Hicks, scored the four-part HBO documentary series The Case Against Adnan Syed, the Bill Gates Netflix docuseries Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates, and the 2020 RZA movie Cut Throat City.
Harrison's music collaborations span a diverse range of genres that have seen him tour with Eric Clapton, appear on the Wu-Tang Clan track "The Heart Gently Weeps", and join Pearl Jam live on stage several times over the years.[7] One of Harrison's notable collaborations was in 2004 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where he appeared alongside Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and Prince on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps",[8] which was performed to mark the posthumous induction of his father. Harrison guests on the UNKLE album The Road: Part II/Lost Highway, and also appears on Perry Farrell's solo album, Kind Heaven. Harrison united with his long-time family friend Jeff Lynne when he opened for Jeff Lynne's ELO on the band's sold out 2019 North American summer tour.
- ^ Hodgkinson, Will (8 May 2003). "A Family Affair". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Chris Rogers (12 August 2010). "Perry Farrell w/ Peter DiStefano @ Lollapalooza 2010 playing Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane"". YouTube.
- ^ Martoccio, Angie (12 July 2019). "Dhani Harrison Talks Stellar New Song, Touring with Jeff Lynne's ELO". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Seattle Road". IMDb.com. 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Learning to Drive". IMDb.com. 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Outsiders". IMDb.com. 1 January 2000.
- ^ "Dhani Harrison Jams with Pearl Jam – Gretsch Guitars Blog". 6 September 2011.
- ^ Cohen, Finn (28 April 2016). "The Day Prince's Guitar Wept the Loudest". The New York Times.