Danny Michel
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Background information | |
Born | Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | January 31, 1970
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
Instruments | Guitar, drums, bass, keys |
Labels | /MapleMusic Recordings/Universal Music Canada, Six Shooter, Cumbancha, |
Website | www |
Danny Michel is a Canadian songwriter and producer.[1][2]
Highlights[]
Between 2006 & 2015 Michel performed over 70 times as the musical guest on Stuart McLean's The Vinyl Cafe.
In 2008 "Feather, Fur & Fin" landed on the Playlist for the Planet released by the David Suzuki Foundation.[3] Michel performed on Suzuki's Blue Dot Tour as well as his 75th birthday party in 2011.
In 2019, Michel performed for Dr. Jane Goodall at her 85th birthday party in Toronto.
Belize & The Garifuna Collective[]
In 2011 Michel relocated to Belize to record with The Garifuna Collective, an Afro-Amerindian cultural group, on the album Black Birds Are Dancing Over Me. The album landed a Juno Award nomination in the world music category and a sold-out summer tour of North America with The Garifuna Collective as his band. In June 2013, the album was long-listed for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize and released in Canada on Six Shooter Records and worldwide on .
The Ocean Academy School Fund[]
While in Belize, Michel created "The Danny Michel Ocean Academy Fund", helping raise scholarships for the Caye Caulker Community School, a small non-profit community high school in Belize. To date, his fund has raised $103,945.16 USD for the school, and he volunteers there when he can.
The Arctic / Khlebnikov Project[]
In 2017 Michel released Khlebnikov, a classical-based album written and recorded with film composer Robert Carli aboard the Russian ice-breaker, Kapitan Khlebnikov, during an 18-day Arctic expedition through the Northwest Passage with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield and a collection of artists from around the world. He won two Canadian Folk Music Awards for Khlebnikov at the 13th Canadian Folk Music Awards, for Producer of the Year (with Carli) and the Pushing the Boundaries award.[4]
Dan's Space Van[]
Dan’s Space Van is a mobile web series created and hosted by Michel. The show takes place in an original customized 1978 GMC Vandura (airbrushed in 1980 in a Star Trek theme). The show features interesting people and musical guests who perform in the van. Past guests include Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak, Astronaut Chris Hadfield, Sarah Harmer, Alan Doyle, Blue Rodeo, Barenaked Ladies, 54-40, Fred Penner, The Milk Carton Kids,Bahamas, Joel Plaskett, Hawksley Workman, Steve Poltz, Kevin Briet, Irish Mythen, Alysha Brilla, Del Barber, Leeroy Stagger, Emm Gryner, Lindy Vopnfjord, Matt Mayes, Dustin Bentall, Kendel Carson, Shane Koyczan, Barney Bental, Mark Lalama, Rose Cousins, and more.
Awards[]
1996 Won - Kitchener Waterloo Arts Awards
2003 Nominated - "New Artist of the Year" The Juno Awards
2007 Nominated - "Music dvd of The Year" The Juno Awards
2013 Nominated - "World Music Album Of The Year" The Juno Awards
2013 Nominated - Polaris Music Prize
2017 Won - "Producer of the Year" - Canadian Folk Music Awards
2017 Won - Oliver Schroer "Pushing The Boundaries" Award - Canadian Folk Music Awards
Discography[]
Official Albums
- 1999 Fibsville - Independent
- 2001 In the Belly of a Whale - Independent
- 2003 Tales from the Invisible Man - Maple Music/Universal
- 2006 Valhalla - Maple Music/Universal
- 2008 Feather, Fur & Fin - Independent
- 2010 Sunset Sea - Independent
- 2012 Black Birds Are Dancing Over Me - Six Shooter Records/Stone Tree Records
- 2016 Matadora - Six Shooter Records
- 2017 Khlebnikov - Independent
- 2018 White & Gold - Independent
Others
- Loving the Alien, The Songs Of David Bowie (2004) Maple Music/Universal
- DM & the Black Tornados Live DVD (2007) Independent
- Live in Winnipeg (2010) Independent
References[]
- ^ Eisner, Ken (October 5, 2011). "Danny Michel finds a cause and Sunset Sea in Belize". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ Saxberg, Lynn (March 28, 2013). "Great album's music doesn't suffer despite stripped-back approach". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved April 4, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Playlist for the Planet". davidsuzuki.org. David Suzuki Foundation. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ "Canadian Folk Music Awards: Danny Michel leads winners on first night". Ottawa Citizen, November 18, 2017.
External links[]
- 1970 births
- Canadian pop singers
- Canadian male singer-songwriters
- Canadian singer-songwriters
- Living people
- Musicians from Ontario
- Canadian record producers
- People from the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
- Canadian session musicians
- Six Shooter Records artists
- 20th-century Canadian singers
- 21st-century Canadian singers
- Canadian Folk Music Award winners
- 20th-century male singers
- 21st-century male singers