Daniel Tashian

Daniel Tashian
Headshot of Daniel Tashian
Background information
Born1974 (age 49–50)[1]
Connecticut
GenresFolk
Years active1993–present
Member ofThe Silver Seas
SpouseLillie Fish

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]

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.

  1. ^ a b c "Daniel Tashian hometown, biography". Last.fm. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "BIG YELLOW DOG". BIG YELLOW DOG. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "RSR176 - Daniel Tashian - Writing Great Songs in Nashville". Recording Studio Rockstars. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Big Yellow Dog Music's Daniel Tashian Wins First Grammy with Golden Hour" (Press release). Shore Fire Media. February 12, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 ACM Awards Winners". April 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  7. ^ "CMA Awards 2018: Keith Urban, Chris Stapleton, Kacey Musgraves Top Award Winners". November 15, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  8. ^ "Tenille Townes - Living Room Worktapes". Discogs. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  9. ^ Tornatore, Danielle (October 26, 2018). "NYCS First Impression: Jessie James Decker 'On This Holiday'". NYCS. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  10. ^ "Josh Turner and Writers Celebrate 'Hometown Girl'". BMI.com. June 21, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  11. ^ "Tenille Townes Shares Flirty New Song 'White Horse'". Sounds Like Nashville. March 7, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  12. ^ Hostelley, Laura. "Billy Currington Previews 'Good Night' Off New Album". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  13. ^ "Indie Spotlight: Daniel Tashian". BMI.com. November 9, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  14. ^ Our Idiot Brother (2011) - IMDb, retrieved October 8, 2019
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ Moore, Bobby (June 2020). "Daniel Tashian and His Daughters Cut a Children's Album During Quarantine". Wide Open Country. Retrieved September 7, 2020.