Daniel Anderson (musician)
Encyclopedia
Daniel Robert Anderson is an American musician
and record producer
, and one the founding members of the alternative rock
band Idiot Pilot
, the folk
/alternative band The Ghost and the Grace
, and Glowbug
. He is a multi-instrumentalist and provides vocals. Anderson also contributes a track, without a moniker, to the Pacific Northwest
electronic music compilation
titled "Cumulous".
In 2010, Anderson officially held the fifth highest score ever recorded on Nintendo Tetris
.
Recently, Anderson recorded guitar on rapper Hyro Da Hero upcoming album, Birth, School, Work, Death. The Ross Robinson
(producer of At the Drive-In
, Slipknot
, Korn
, Glassjaw
, Norma Jean
, The Blood Brothers) produced album also features Paul Hinojos
(of At the Drive-In, Sparta
, The Mars Volta
), Mark Gajadhar and Cody Votolato
(of The Blood Brothers).
On October 14, 2010, Anderson released an EP of electronic and dance music under the moniker, Glowbug
.
On October 25, 2010, Anderson posted a message from his twitter account about the production of a "Top secret album." The album is currently known by the title of a website that he linked to entitled Ancient Lasers. By following the link you come to a page with some short samples of music playing on repeat and possibly the new album art in the background.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, and one the founding members of the alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Idiot Pilot
Idiot Pilot
Idiot Pilot is an alternative rock/electronica duo from Bellingham, Washington, United States consisting of Michael Harris and Daniel Anderson.-History:...
, the folk
Indie folk
Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s from singer/songwriters in the indie rock community showing heavy influences from folk music scenes of the 50s, 60s and early 70s, country music, and indie rock. A few early artists included Lou Barlow, Beck, Jeff Buckley and Elliott Smith...
/alternative band The Ghost and the Grace
The Ghost and the Grace
The Ghost and The Grace is an American indie folk project for Daniel Anderson. The live band consists of singer-songwriter Daniel Anderson along with several other rotating musicians from the Bellingham, Washington music scene...
, and Glowbug
Glowbug (band)
Glowbug is the dance/electronic band of Bellingham, WA artist Daniel Anderson, who also fronts The Ghost and the Grace and is one-half of the band Idiot Pilot....
. He is a multi-instrumentalist and provides vocals. Anderson also contributes a track, without a moniker, to the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...
electronic music compilation
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
titled "Cumulous".
In 2010, Anderson officially held the fifth highest score ever recorded on Nintendo Tetris
Tetris
Tetris is a puzzle video game originally designed and programmed by Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union. It was released on June 6, 1984, while he was working for the Dorodnicyn Computing Centre of the Academy of Science of the USSR in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic...
.
Recently, Anderson recorded guitar on rapper Hyro Da Hero upcoming album, Birth, School, Work, Death. The Ross Robinson
Ross Robinson
Ross Robinson, son of Byron Katie, is an American multi-platinum music producer, who has discovered successful acts such as Korn, At the Drive-In, Glassjaw, Repeater, Slipknot and Limp Bizkit. Robinson has also worked with Machine Head, Vanilla Ice, The Cure, Sepultura and many others...
(producer of At the Drive-In
At the Drive-In
At the Drive-In was an American rock band from El Paso, Texas, considered part of the post-hardcore genre and active from 1993 to 2001. They were known for their extremely energetic stage shows which hearkened back to the 1980s hardcore scene...
, Slipknot
Slipknot (band)
Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray...
, Korn
Korn
Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...
, Glassjaw
Glassjaw
Glassjaw is a four-piece rock band from Long Island, New York. The band is fronted by vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck, and have undergone numerous line-up changes since their inception...
, Norma Jean
Norma Jean (band)
Norma Jean is an American metalcore band from Douglasville, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Since their inception in 1997 and replacement of members throughout the years, the band's only original member is the guitarist, Chris Day...
, The Blood Brothers) produced album also features Paul Hinojos
Paul Hinojos
Pablo J. Hinojos-Gonzalez is a Grammy award winning musician, and former member of The Mars Volta, Sparta and At The Drive In. Sometimes credited under the name Paul Hinojos, he was the bass guitarist of At the Drive-In...
(of At the Drive-In, Sparta
Sparta (band)
Sparta is an American band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 2001. Founding members Jim Ward and Tony Hajjar are former members of post-hardcore group At the Drive-In...
, The Mars Volta
The Mars Volta
The Mars Volta is a Grammy award winning American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2001 by guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, the band incorporates various influences including progressive rock, krautrock, jazz fusion, Latin American music, and...
), Mark Gajadhar and Cody Votolato
Cody Votolato
Cody Votolato is a musician from Seattle, Washington, best known for being the guitarist in the post-hardcore band The Blood Brothers. He grew up in the eastside suburbs of Seattle, attending high school with his bandmates in the late 1990s when the band originally formed...
(of The Blood Brothers).
On October 14, 2010, Anderson released an EP of electronic and dance music under the moniker, Glowbug
Glowbug (band)
Glowbug is the dance/electronic band of Bellingham, WA artist Daniel Anderson, who also fronts The Ghost and the Grace and is one-half of the band Idiot Pilot....
.
On October 25, 2010, Anderson posted a message from his twitter account about the production of a "Top secret album." The album is currently known by the title of a website that he linked to entitled Ancient Lasers. By following the link you come to a page with some short samples of music playing on repeat and possibly the new album art in the background.
Discography
| Album Year | Album Name | Band | Record Label | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Strange We Should Meet Here Strange We Should Meet Here Strange We Should Meet Here is an album released by electronic rock duo, Idiot Pilot, on May 17, 2005.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Michael Harris – vocals, producer... |
Idiot Pilot Idiot Pilot Idiot Pilot is an alternative rock/electronica duo from Bellingham, Washington, United States consisting of Michael Harris and Daniel Anderson.-History:... |
Reprise Records Reprise Records Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:... |
Vocals, Guitar, Programming, Bass Guitar, Keyboard, Piano, Production, Engineering |
| 2005 | A Silent Film | Idiot Pilot | self released | Guitar |
| 2005 | To Buy a Gun | Idiot Pilot | Reprise Records | Vocals, Guitar, Programming, Bass Guitar, Keyboard, Piano, Production, Engineering |
| 2005 | A Day in the Life of a Poolshark | Idiot Pilot | Reprise Records | Vocals, Guitar, Programming, Bass Guitar, Keyboard, Piano, Production, Engineering |
| 2005 | B-sides & Rarities B-Sides & Rarities (Deftones album) -DVD:# "7 Words"# "Bored"# "My Own Summer "# "Be Quiet and Drive "# "Change "# "Back to School "# "Digital Bath"# "Minerva"# "Hexagram"# "Bloody Cape"# "Engine Number 9"# "Root"-Credits:... |
Deftones Deftones Deftones are an American alternative metal band from Sacramento, California, founded in 1988. The band consists of Chino Moreno , Stephen Carpenter , Chi Cheng , Frank Delgado , and Abe Cunningham . Currently Sergio Vega is standing in on bass while Cheng recovers from a car accident... |
Maverick Records Maverick Records Maverick Recording Company is an American record label owned and operated by Warner Music Group, and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Company history:... |
Guitar on "Teenager (Idiot Version)" |
| 2006 | Cumulous | Daniel Anderson Daniel Anderson Daniel Anderson may refer to:* Daniel Anderson , American basketball player* Daniel Anderson , member of the band Idiot Pilot* Daniel Anderson , Australian rugby league coach... |
Clickpop Records Clickpop Records Clickpop Records is an independent record label in Bellingham, Washington that releases music predominantly from the Pacific Northwest, and then attempts to bring these artists to national or international attention... |
Contributes the track "Scarlet" |
| 2007 | Wolves Wolves (Idiot Pilot album) Wolves is the second full length release by Washington duo Idiot Pilot. It was produced by Ross Robinson and Mark Hoppus . The third track, "Retina and the Sky" was also featured on the soundtrack of Michael Bay's film Transformers... |
Idiot Pilot | Reprise Records | Vocals, Guitar, Programming, Bass Guitar, Keyboard, Piano, Production, Engineering |
| 2007 | Transformers: The Album Transformers: The Album Transformers: The Album is a compilation album of various artists music from the 2007 live-action Transformers movie. The official single from the album is "Before It's Too Late " by the Goo Goo Dolls. The soundtrack debuted at number 21 on the U.S Billboard 200, selling about 32,000 copies in its... |
Idiot Pilot | Warner Bros. Records Warner Bros. Records Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies... |
Vocals, Guitar, Programming, Piano, Production, and Engineering on the track "Retina and the Sky" |
| 2007 | Worse Than a Fairy Tale Worse Than a Fairy Tale Worse Than a Fairy Tale is the second album from Colorado band Drop Dead, Gorgeous. Worse Than a Fairy Tale is a concept album as well as an interactive experience for fans, telling the story of a serial killer who plies his trade in a small fictional town called Saylor Lake... |
Drop Dead, Gorgeous Drop Dead, Gorgeous Drop Dead, Gorgeous is a band from Denver, Colorado. They are currently signed to Suretone Records. The band consists of frontman Danny Stillman , Kyle Browning , Jake Hansen and Danny Cooper... |
Suretone Records Geffen Records Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:... |
Vocals and Guitar on "It Sounded Like An Accident" |
| 2007 | Cruel Melody Cruel Melody *Alternative Press - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Cruel Melody is still interesting, ambient and, much like its creators, unforgettable."... |
Black Light Burns Black Light Burns Black Light Burns are a rock band fronted by Wes Borland, of Limp Bizkit. The band's original studio lineup consisted of Borland, Danny Lohner, Josh Eustis and Josh Freese. Their debut album Cruel Melody, was released on June 5, 2007. The band released a covers and b-sides CD/DVD combo package in... |
I AM: WOLFPACK | "Lie Lie (song) "Lie" is the first single by Black Light Burns from their debut album Cruel Melody. It was released to radio on March 20.-Song information:Lie was the first full Black Light Burns song Wes Borland had shown to the public... (Daniel from Idiot Pilot Remix)" on bonus tracklisting |
| 2008 | Heart Is Long | Idiot Pilot | Reprise Records | Vocals, Guitar, Programming, Bass Guitar, Keyboard, Piano, Production, Engineering |
| 2008 | Take This And Go | Jenni Potts | Clickpop Records Clickpop Records Clickpop Records is an independent record label in Bellingham, Washington that releases music predominantly from the Pacific Northwest, and then attempts to bring these artists to national or international attention... |
Electric Guitar on "Pro LC" |
| 2009 | Behold! A Pale Horse Behold! A Pale Horse Behold! A Pale Horse is the debut album of the Bellingham, Washington, band The Ghost and the Grace, a moniker for the founder/creator Daniel Anderson... |
The Ghost and the Grace The Ghost and the Grace The Ghost and The Grace is an American indie folk project for Daniel Anderson. The live band consists of singer-songwriter Daniel Anderson along with several other rotating musicians from the Bellingham, Washington music scene... |
Self released | Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Piano, Keyboards, Percussion, Programming, Accordion, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, String and Horn Arrangements, Production, Engineering, Mixing. |
| 2009 | Holiday Spirit Vol. 1 | The Ghost and the Grace The Ghost and the Grace The Ghost and The Grace is an American indie folk project for Daniel Anderson. The live band consists of singer-songwriter Daniel Anderson along with several other rotating musicians from the Bellingham, Washington music scene... |
Self released | Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Piano, Keyboards, Percussion, Programming, Accordion, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, String and Horn Arrangements, Production, Engineering, Mixing. |
| 2010 | Awful Scary, Yes, Very | Glowbug Glowbug (band) Glowbug is the dance/electronic band of Bellingham, WA artist Daniel Anderson, who also fronts The Ghost and the Grace and is one-half of the band Idiot Pilot.... |
Self released | Everything |
| 2010 | Silian Rail | Glowbug Glowbug (band) Glowbug is the dance/electronic band of Bellingham, WA artist Daniel Anderson, who also fronts The Ghost and the Grace and is one-half of the band Idiot Pilot.... |
Self released | Everything |
| 2010 | Displacer Beast | Glowbug Glowbug (band) Glowbug is the dance/electronic band of Bellingham, WA artist Daniel Anderson, who also fronts The Ghost and the Grace and is one-half of the band Idiot Pilot.... |
Self released | Everything |
| 2011 | Birth, School, Work, Death | Hyro Da Hero | Stereo Bang Media | Guitar |
| 2011 | Mr. Plastic | Glowbug Glowbug (band) Glowbug is the dance/electronic band of Bellingham, WA artist Daniel Anderson, who also fronts The Ghost and the Grace and is one-half of the band Idiot Pilot.... |
Self released | Everything |