Jazz Articles about Daniel Lanois

Daniel Lanois: I Look for Commitment and a Lot of Heart and Soul

by Nenad Georgievski
November 22, 2014

Whenever I'm asked to name a list of Top 10 all time favorite records, the list slightly changes and shuffles every time. However, one of the most common denominators to those diverse lists is producer/musician Daniel Lanois. Often called a “studio wizard" or “studio magician," this producer has become renowned both for his proficiency in the studio and his gift for motivating and enabling people to reach new creative heights. Armed with an intuitive combination of emotions and technical proficiency, ...

Daniel Lanois: Flesh and Machine

by Nenad Georgievski
November 22, 2014

Credit should be given where it's due. Producer/musician Daniel Lanois has never been satisfied with just keep churning out the same kind of music for the same kind of audience that swooned over his song based records or the productions he did for other artists. As a true artist he wants to evolve and continuously create something different and Flesh and Machine is a move in that direction. Lanois' work cuts a distinctive swath through the last 30 years of ...

Daniel Lanois: My Music for Billy Bob

by Nenad Georgievski
July 26, 2014

Translating guitarist/producer Daniel Lanois' evocative guitar and ability to create stratified soundscapes into soundtrack music for actor Billy Bob Thornton's directorial debut Sling Blade may seem an unusual choice, but the outcome turns into an interesting and unique blend of his darker, moodier incidental guitar and a variety of other instrumental touches. Lanois' music has always been about mood and ambience and other people have benefited from his unusual gift of capturing or creating all kinds of ambiences. This multitalented ...

Daniel Lanois: Black Dub

by Nenad Georgievski
March 19, 2011

Not even a heavy motorcycle crash accident can prevent Daniel Lanois from doing what he does best, and better than most--making music or helping other people make music. He is simply bulletproof to whatever circumstances slap his face, be they bad or good. During his recovery period, after the intensive care following the accident, he produced Neil Young's stellar and sonically charged Le Noise (Reprise, 20101), wrote his memoirs, Soul Mining (Faber and Faber, 2010), he made his own music ...

Acadie Goldtop Edition

by Nenad Georgievski
December 13, 2008

Although Daniel Lanois' production and engineering wizardry have secured his place in the musical hall of fame, his own debut album Acadie (Warner Bros., 1989) revealed another talent—songwriting. The album is about as perfect a debut as an artist could hope for, containing every single aspect of what makes Lanois so special, presenting him as both a fertile author and a gifted musician. In the late 1980s, Lanois moved to New Orleans, where he bought a house that ...

Daniel Lanois: Here Is What Is

by Nenad Georgievski
July 3, 2008

Daniel Lanois Here Is What Is Red Floor Records 2008

Sharing the Process: The Film

Daniel Lanois' film, Here Is What Is, is one of those miraculous movies, a picture that seems to have come together by laws unto itself. It merely exists, like some inexplicable and wonderful quirk of nature. In an era whose artistic expression has come to be dominated by the stultifying forces of financial and strict ...

Daniel Lanois: Belladonna

by Nenad Georgievski
August 22, 2005

Daniel Lanois is doing something truly different in the world of music. His style doesn't really fit in with any genre that can be found at the local music store. Some may call it cosmic, folk, ambient, rock, spiritual, or soul... but the truth is that it is a combination of all these things. He's been heralded as one of the most brilliant producers around, and many musicians have benefited from the alchemic presence of this studio wizard and sonic ...