Dabin (music producer)

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Dabin
Birth nameDabin Lee
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresEDM
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • musician
InstrumentsDigital audio workstation, guitar, synthesizer, drum pads
Years active2017–present
LabelsKannibalen, Seeking Blue
Associated actsIllenium, Said the Sky, Seven Lions, Slander
Websitedabinmusic.com

Dabin Lee, who goes by the mononymous stage name Dabin, is a Canadian musician, DJ, and record producer. He has released three albums, the first of which was nominated for the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year in 2018. He has collaborated with major EDM arists including Illenium, Said the Sky, Seven Lions and Slander.

Biography[]

Dabin is originally from Toronto, Canada.

His album Two Hearts was nominated for the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year in 2018.[1]

Dabin collaborated with Slander and Seven Lions on the single "First Time", released on October 13, 2018.[2]

He collaborated with Said the Sky on several songs including "Superstar" (feat. Linn) (2018) and "Hero" (feat. Olivver The Kid) (2019).[3][4][5] The two performed together as Dab the Sky at the Digital Mirage Online Music Festival in 2020.[6]

He was a guitarist and supporting member of Illenium's Awake (2017), Awake 2.0 (2018), and Ascend (2019) tours,[7][8][9][10] On Christmas Day 2020, Dabin, Illenium, and Lights released the song "Hearts On Fire", which reached number 11 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart and number 16 on the New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) chart.[11][12] He also participated in Illenium's Trilogy concert at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on July 3, 2021. This was the stadium's first-ever concert event since its opening.[13]

His Into the Wild tour, which supported his second album Wild Youth, was postponed in 2020 (with some venues cancelled) because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][14][15] In October 2021, he released his third studio album Between Broken and resumed his Into the Wild tour.[16][17] He also announced a US tour to support his third album for the first half of 2022.[18] His album single "Hold On" was featured on iHeartRadio and became the #1 added song of the week in mid-February 2022 after he won the iHeartRadio Future Star [19]

Personal life[]

Dabin lives in Denver, Colorado.[20]

Discography[]

Albums / EPs[]

  • Two Hearts (Kannibalen, 2017)
  • Wild Youth (Seeking Blue, 2019)
    • Wild Youth (acoustic EP, Seeking Blue, 2020)[21]
  • Between Broken (Seeking Blue, 2021)[22]

References[]

  1. ^ Vlessing, Etan (February 7, 2018). "Juno Awards: Arcade Fire, Jessie Reyez Lead With Four Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. ^ Bagshaw, Bella (October 13, 2018). "Seven Lions leads the pack on Slander, Dabin collaborative track, 'First Time'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Powell, Karlie (June 23, 2018). "Said The Sky & Dabin Unleash Beautiful New Single "Superstar" [MUST LISTEN]". Your EDM.
  4. ^ Kupfer, Rachel (October 23, 2019). "Dabin and Said The Sky drop second collab as Dab the Sky, 'Hero'". EDM.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  5. ^ Frometa, RJ (October 16, 2019). "Said The Sky and Dabin Unleash 'Dab The Sky' Collaboration 'Hero'". Vents magazine.
  6. ^ Staff, EDM Identity (April 6, 2020). "Relive Performances from Digital Mirage 2020 [Livesets]".
  7. ^ a b Milligan, Kaitlin (January 17, 2020). "Dabin Announces 'Into The Wild' US Tour & New Single". Broadway World.
  8. ^ Wu, Tingting (December 1, 2017). "Illenium's Awake Tour Lights Up Black Friday in Seattle (Review)". Dance Music NW.
  9. ^ Isasi, Nick (January 9, 2019). "Illenium Closes out 2018 With Huge Awake 2.0 Tour: REVIEW". Run The Trap.
  10. ^ Morse, Ryan (December 11, 2019). "Five moments that defined Illenium's Ascend tour [Event Review]". Conscious Electronic.
  11. ^ "Illenium". Billboard.
  12. ^ "HOT 40 SINGLES – WAIATA TAKITAHI, WERA RAWA 40". The Official New Zealand Music Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 4 January 2021.
  13. ^ Perez, Maribel (July 19, 2021). "Illenium Stuns Crowd With Incredible Trilogy Performance". Cultr.
  14. ^ "Canceled: Dabin - Saturday March 21st, 2020 At The Complex Salt Lake City, Utah Events". The Complex. Salt Lake City.
  15. ^ "Things to do in Chicago". Chicago Tribune. December 4, 2019.
  16. ^ Meadow, Matthew (October 19, 2021). "Dabin Releases Third Studio Album, "Between Broken"". Your EDM.
  17. ^ Dabin [@iamdabinlee] (May 12, 2021). "