Daniel Rey
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Daniel Rey is an American
musician
, music producer and songwriter
from New York City
best known for his work with the Ramones
.
As a teenager Rey played in punk band Shrapnel, which also featured Dave Wyndorf
, later of Monster Magnet
. Shrapnel put out a 45 single and an e.p., and played CBGB
regularly in their brief career. He first collaborated with the Ramones on their 1984 album Too Tough To Die
, where he co-wrote the song "Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love)" with Joey Ramone
, and from there produced three of the bands albums, Halfway To Sanity
, Brain Drain
and ¡Adios Amigos!
. Rey did all of the guitar work for 9 of the 11 songs on Joey Ramone's 2002 solo album Don't Worry About Me
.
Rey was also the guitarist for the band Manitoba's Wild Kingdom
, which he formed in 1986 with Handsome Dick Manitoba and Andy Shernoff
of The Dictators
. Wild Kingdom released a version of "New York New York" on the 1988 soundtrack to Mondo New York
, before Rey left the band and was replaced by Ross "The Boss" Friedman.
He currently plays with The Martinets.
United States
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musician
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....
, music producer and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
from New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
best known for his work with the Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
.
As a teenager Rey played in punk band Shrapnel, which also featured Dave Wyndorf
Dave Wyndorf
David "Dave" Albert Wyndorf is the lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, trombonist, and songwriter for the American stoner rock group Monster Magnet. He is the frontman and only original member of the band.-Early life:...
, later of Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet is an American stoner rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf , John McBain and Tim Cronin...
. Shrapnel put out a 45 single and an e.p., and played CBGB
CBGB
CBGB was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, it was originally intended to feature its namesake musical styles, but became a forum for American punk and New Wave bands like Ramones, Misfits, Television, the...
regularly in their brief career. He first collaborated with the Ramones on their 1984 album Too Tough To Die
Too Tough to Die
Too Tough to Die is the eighth studio album by the American punk rock band The Ramones. It was released on October 1,1984. It is the first Ramones album to feature new drummer Richie Ramone...
, where he co-wrote the song "Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love)" with Joey Ramone
Joey Ramone
Joey Ramone was an American vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist in the punk rock band the Ramones. Joey Ramone's image, voice and tenure as frontman of the Ramones made him a countercultural icon.-Early life:Joey Ramone was born Jeffry Hyman to parents Noel and Charlotte Hyman...
, and from there produced three of the bands albums, Halfway To Sanity
Halfway to Sanity
Halfway to Sanity is the tenth studio album by American punk band the Ramones. It was released on September 15, 1987, and the last album to feature Richie Ramone...
, Brain Drain
Brain Drain (album)
- Personnel :* Joey Ramone - lead vocals* Johnny Ramone - guitar* Dee Dee Ramone - bass, backing vocals* Marky Ramone - drums- Production :* Jean Beauvoir - producer* Bill Laswell - producer* Daniel Rey - producer, musical coordinator...
and ¡Adios Amigos!
¡Adios Amigos!
¡Adiós Amigos! is the fourteenth and final studio album by the American punk rock band the Ramones. It was released on July 18, 1995 through Radioactive Records...
. Rey did all of the guitar work for 9 of the 11 songs on Joey Ramone's 2002 solo album Don't Worry About Me
Don't Worry About Me
Don't Worry About Me is the only album released by Joey Ramone as a solo artist, although he previously had many releases with the Ramones as their lead singer. It was released posthumously in 2002, as he died in 2001. The album was produced by Daniel Rey, who also did most of the guitar work on...
.
Rey was also the guitarist for the band Manitoba's Wild Kingdom
Manitoba's Wild Kingdom
Manitoba's Wild Kingdom is a heavy metal and punk rock band based in New York City. They are perhaps most notable for consisting, in part, of members of the New York punk band The Dictators and for being one of the very few musical groups Sandy Pearlman ever signed to his short-lived record label,...
, which he formed in 1986 with Handsome Dick Manitoba and Andy Shernoff
Andy Shernoff
Andy Shernoff is a musician, songwriter, record producer and oenophile.He is a founding member of The Dictators, one of the original New York punk bands, in which he wrote nearly all of the songs, played bass guitar and keyboards, and sang backing vocals and occasional leads...
of The Dictators
The Dictators
The Dictators are an American punk rock band formed in New York City in 1973. Critic John Dougan said that they were "one of the finest and most influential proto-punk bands to walk the earth." The Dictators are represented in the "Punk Wing" of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in Cleveland, Ohio...
. Wild Kingdom released a version of "New York New York" on the 1988 soundtrack to Mondo New York
Mondo New York
Mondo New York is a 1988 Mondo film directed by Harvey Nikolai Keith.-Overview:Mondo New York examines the lives and activities of Manhattan performance artists, and features Joey Arias and Rick Aviles. A number of New York City denizens appear in various sketches, each linked by a young woman's...
, before Rey left the band and was replaced by Ross "The Boss" Friedman.
He currently plays with The Martinets.
Production discography
- RamonesRamonesThe Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
- Halfway To SanityHalfway to SanityHalfway to Sanity is the tenth studio album by American punk band the Ramones. It was released on September 15, 1987, and the last album to feature Richie Ramone...
(1987) - Gang GreenGang GreenGang Green is a band originally from Braintree, Massachusetts. Chris Doherty , Bill Manley and Mike Dean started the band in 1980 and broke up in 1984...
- I81B4U (EP)I81B4UI81B4U was an oddly named EP from Boston hardcore punk / speed metal band, Gang Green. It was released in 1988, after the previous year's debut for Roadrunner Records, You Got It and before 1989's release, Older... Budweiser....
(1988) - Circus of PowerCircus of Power-Overview:The band formed in 1986 in New York City. A no-frills band heavy on tattoos, biker-band lyrics and leather, the band consisted of vocalist Alex Mitchell, guitar players Ricky Mahler and Gary Sunshine, bassist Craymore Stevens, and drummer Ryan Maher. The group played in New York for...
- Circus of Power (1988) - Adrenalin O.D.Adrenalin O.D.Adrenalin O.D. was a popular hardcore punk band from New Jersey that existed from 1981 to 1990. They are best known for playing extremely fast music accompanied by humorous lyrics.-History:...
Cruising With Elvis in Bigfoot's UFO (1988) - Ramones- Brain DrainBrain Drain (album)- Personnel :* Joey Ramone - lead vocals* Johnny Ramone - guitar* Dee Dee Ramone - bass, backing vocals* Marky Ramone - drums- Production :* Jean Beauvoir - producer* Bill Laswell - producer* Daniel Rey - producer, musical coordinator...
(1989) - White Zombie- God Of Thunder (EP)God of Thunder (album)-God of Thunder:A cover of the Kiss song originally from their 1976 album Destroyer.-Audio samples:* "You wanted the best and you got the best...the hottest band in the world" is from the song Detroit Rock City on the album Kiss Alive II ....
(1989) - Dee Dee King (Dee Dee Ramone)- Standing in the Spotlight (1989)
- Circus of Power- Vices- (1990)
- Raging SlabRaging Slab- History :The group formed in 1983 when Greg Strzempka and Elyse Steinman, both guitarists, met in New York City. The two had a shared interest in the heavy rock sounds of 1970's style "boogie" rock and such contemporary punk rock groups as the Ramones and Black Flag...
- Raging SlabRaging Slab (album)Raging Slab is the second full length album by American hard rock band Raging Slab. The album featured the singles "Don't Dog Me," and "Bent For Silver."-Track listing:All songs written by Greg Strzempka.# "Don't Dog Me" - 3:49...
(1991) - WaxWax (rock band)Wax is a Los Angeles, California based punk rock band that emerged during the pop punk resurgence of the early 1990s, and includes Joe Sib, Tom "Soda" Gardocki, Dave Georgeff, and Loomis Fall. The band is best known for their MTV buzz clip video "California," directed by Spike Jonze.-History:Wax...
- What Else Can We Do (1992) - DoughboysDoughboys (band)Doughboys were a Canadian alternative rock band that were active in the late 1980s and early/mid 1990s. The band was renowned for its musical blend of punk and pop-style melodies.-Early Years:...
- CrushCrush (Doughboys album)Crush is a 1993 album by Montreal pop-punk band Doughboys. Crush was released on A&M records and was produced by Daniel Rey and mixed by Dave Ogilvie. The album earned a number of critical accolades. In 1994 it was nominated for a Juno Award for Best Hard Rock Album. Toronto radio station CFNY-FM...
(1993) - DGeneration- No Way Out (EP) (1993)
- Green Apple Quick StepGreen Apple Quick StepGreen Apple Quick Step, often abbreviated as GAQS, is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. Their sound was described as hard-edged, post-grunge rock. The band began as Inspector Luv and the Ride Me Babys in Tacoma, Washington before becoming Green Apple Quick Step, in Seattle, by 1992...
- Wonderful VirusWonderful Virus-Personnel:Green Apple Quick Step*Tyler Willman – vocals*Steve Ross – guitar*Daniel Kempthorne – guitar*Mari Ann Braeden – bass, vocals*Bob Martin – drumsProduction personnel*Daniel Rey – production...
(1993) - King MissileKing MissileKing Missile is an American avant-garde band that has been led in various disparate incarnations by poet/singer John S. Hall since 1986. Currently, Hall performs with a new version of the first incarnation, King Missile ....
- King MissileKing Missile (album)King Missile is the eponymous sixth album by avant-garde band King Missile, and the band's third for Atlantic Records. It was released on April 19, 1994.-Track listing:All lyrics by John S. Hall...
(1994) - Ramones- ¡Adios Amigos!¡Adios Amigos!¡Adiós Amigos! is the fourteenth and final studio album by the American punk rock band the Ramones. It was released on July 18, 1995 through Radioactive Records...
(1995) - Richard HellRichard HellRichard Hell is a singer, songwriter, bass guitarist, and writer.Richard Hell was an innovator of punk music and fashion. He was one of the first to spike his hair and wear torn, cut and drawn-on shirts, often held together with safety pins...
- Go NowGo NowGo Now is a 1995 television film directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Robert Carlyle as an MS-afflicted soccer player/construction worker struggling with the onset of multiple sclerosis....
(1995) - Banlieue RougeBanlieue RougeBanlieue Rouge was a punk band from Montreal, Quebec active through the early to mid 1990s. They disbanded in 1999.Banlieue Rouge was formed in 1989 in Longueuil, a Montreal suburb. Heavily influenced by French punk rock bands such as Bérurier Noir, they started with a drum machine, which was...
- Sous un ciel écarlate (1996) - Murphy's LawMurphy's Law (band)Murphy's Law is an American hardcore band from New York City, New York, formed in 1982. While vocalist Jimmy Gestapo remains the only founding member of the band, the line-up has consisted of former members of bands such as Skinnerbox, Danzig, The Bouncing Souls, Mucky Pup, Dog Eat Dog, Hanoi...
- Dedicated (1996) - Doughboys- Turn Me On (1996)
- The IndependentsThe Independents (band)-Biography:The Independents are an American swamp-ska/grind-core/horror-punk/doo-wop/fusion-jazz/ Emerson, Lake & Palmer cover band formed in Florence,SC in 1992 by Evil Presley and Willy B from the ashes of their 80's synth band "Snipe-hunter"...
- Stalker (EP) (1997) - The Misfits- American PsychoAmerican Psycho (album)American Psycho is an album by the Misfits. Released May 13, 1997, it was the first to be recorded and released without founder and leader Glenn Danzig...
(1997) - The DeadweightsThe DeadweightsThe Deadweights are an influential American punk rock band, formed in New York City in 1978.-Early years:The Deadweights began when James "White Jimmy" White and Eddie Urland left their prior bands. The two soon joined with numerous local punk musicians. Early members included both Raymond Pettibon...
- Recalled to LifeRecalled to Life (Deadweights album)Recalled to Life is the fifth studio album from punk rock band The Deadweights. The album was released February 11, 1997 on Reprise Records, almost 10 years after the band's previous release. The album was the first since the band's 1995 reunion. It was produced by Daniel Rey and co-produced by...
(1997) - Dee Dee RamoneDee Dee RamoneDee Dee Ramone was an American songwriter and musician, best known as founding member, bassist and main songwriter of the punk rock band the Ramones....
- ZonkedZonkedZonked! is an album by Dee Dee Ramone released in 1997 on Other Peoples Music.The import version of features "Please Kill Me", a bonus track.- Track listing :All tracks composed by Dee Dee Ramone; except where indicated...
(1997) - Blanks 77Blanks 77Blanks 77 is an American street punk band active from 1990–2001, and again from 2004 onward. Originally based in Hillside, New Jersey, they are currently located in Denville....
- C.B.H.C.B.H.C.B.H. is the third and final full length release from punk band Blanks 77. Released in 1998 on Radical Records.-Track listing:#Long Paper#Radio Hits#Off the Wagon#We Are the Punks#Time's Up#Little Girl Blue#Car 24#I'll Be First...
(1998) - EntombedEntombed (band)Entombed is a Swedish death metal band which formed in 1987 under the name of Nihilist. Though Entombed began their career as an early pioneer of Scandinavian death metal which initially differed itself from its American counterpart with its distinct guitar tone, by the early 1990s their sound had...
- Same DifferenceSame Difference (album)Same Difference is the fifth full length album by Swedish metal band Entombed. It was released in 1999.-Track listing:...
(1999) - Pure RubbishPure RubbishPure Rubbish was a rock band from Houston, Texas from late 1995 to April 2003. The band's moniker was lifted from Mick Jagger's published opinion about the 1960s rock band Herman's Hermits. Pure Rubbish had 3 records released between 1998 - 2001...
- Tejas Waste EP (1999) - Pist.OnPist.OnPist.On was a heavy metal band from Brooklyn, New York. The band released two albums in the 1990s.-Original members:...
- $ell.Out$ell.Out$ell.Out is the second album from the heavy metal band Pist.On, recorded and released after the band was dropped by Atlantic Records.-Track listing:All tracks by Henry Font except were noted# "Suddenly Sober" – 3:24...
(1999) - The Misfits - Famous MonstersFamous Monsters-Chart positions:- Credits :* Michale Graves - vocals* Jerry Only - bass* Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein - guitar* Dr. Chud - drums...
(1999) - Ronnie SpectorRonnie SpectorVeronica Yvette "Ronnie" Spector is an American rock and roll and popular music vocalist, and was the lead singer of the 1960s hit-making girl group, The Ronettes, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. She is known as the "original bad girl of rock and roll."-Personal...
- She Talks to RainbowsShe Talks to RainbowsShe Talks to Rainbows is the 1999 EP album released by Ronnie Spector. It was critically acclaimed, but did not perform too well with the public and went virtually unnoticed...
(1999) - GlueciferGlueciferGluecifer was a hard rock band based in Oslo, Norway. Formed in 1994, they produced several underground releases during their first years of existence and soon claimed to be "kings of rock"....
- Tender Is The SavageTender Is the SavageTender is the Savage is the sixth album released by the Norwegian band Gluecifer. Originally released on White Jazz Records in 2000, the album was re-released with extra tracks later that year.-Original track listing:#"I Got A War"#"Chewin' Fingers"...
(2000) - The ExitThe ExitThe Exit is a New York City-based band indie/punk/reggae group, formed in 2000. The band's music blends '80s dub and reggae with '90s punk and indie rock. The band's members include Ben Brewer on lead guitar and vocals, and Gunnar Olsen on drums. Jeff DaRosa was formerly the band's lead vocals and...
- New BeatNew Beat (album)-Track listing:#"Worthless"#"Lonely Man's Wallet"#"Sit and Wait"#"Scream and Shout"#"Trapped"#"Find Me"#"Still Waiting"#"When I'm Free"#"Defacto"#"Question the Chorus"#"Watertown"...
(2002) - Joey RamoneJoey RamoneJoey Ramone was an American vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist in the punk rock band the Ramones. Joey Ramone's image, voice and tenure as frontman of the Ramones made him a countercultural icon.-Early life:Joey Ramone was born Jeffry Hyman to parents Noel and Charlotte Hyman...
- Don't Worry About MeDon't Worry About MeDon't Worry About Me is the only album released by Joey Ramone as a solo artist, although he previously had many releases with the Ramones as their lead singer. It was released posthumously in 2002, as he died in 2001. The album was produced by Daniel Rey, who also did most of the guitar work on...
(2002) - Joey Ramone- Christmas Spirit... In My House (EP) (2002)
- The Independents- Back From The Grave (2002)
- The ValentinesThe ValentinesThe Valentines may refer to:* The Valentines , an Australian rock 'n' roll band active from 1966-1970, chiefly noted for their lead singer, Bon Scott...
- Life StinksLife StinksLife Stinks is a 1991 comedy-drama directed by and starring Mel Brooks. It is known as one of the few Mel Brooks comedies that is not a parody, nor at any time does the film break the fourth wall. It co-stars Lesley Ann Warren, Howard Morris and Jeffrey Tambor...
(2005) - Nashville PussyNashville PussyNashville Pussy is an American hard rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. Their musical style mixes boogie rock, Southern metal and psychobilly. Much of the band's lyrical themes mostly revolve around sex, drugs, drinking, fighting, and rock 'n' roll...
- Get Some (2005) - Teenage HeadTeenage Head (band)Teenage Head is a Canadian rock group from Hamilton, Ontario and was one of the most popular Canadian punk rock bands during the early 1980s....
with Marky RamoneMarky RamoneMarky Ramone is an American musician. He is best known for being the drummer for the Ramones, but has also played in other notable bands like Dust, Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, and the Misfits.Although he is not the original drummer , Marky is the only living...
- Teenage Head with Marky Ramone (2008)