Daniel Tashian
Daniel Tashian is an American songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He has spent ten years writing and producing for Big Yellow Dog Music.[1]
Tashian's music career began when he was 19 years old and signed his first deal on Elektra Records.[2] His first album was produced by T Bone Burnett, and he also started a band called The Silver Seas (originally called The Bees) in 1999.[2] The success of that band lead them to an appearance on Later... with Jools Holland.[3]
In 2018, he co-produced Kacey Musgraves' critically acclaimed album Golden Hour in addition to co-writing 7 of the album's 13 songs, including "Slow Burn", "Happy and Sad", "Love is a Wild Thing", and the album's title track, "Golden Hour".[4] Tashian received two Grammys,[5] one ACM award,[6] and one CMA award[7] for his work on the album. Other production credits include Tenille Townes' Living Room Worktapes EP,[8] Jessie James Decker's On This Holiday album,[9] and work for artists including A Girl Called Eddy, Trent Dabbs, Emily West, Lily & Madeleine, Lissie, and Sad Penny.
Other notable songwriting credits include his first number one song, "Hometown Girl" by Josh Turner,[10] "White Horse" by Tenille Townes,[11] "Good Night" by Billy Currington,[12] and "The Bees" by Lee Ann Womack.[13] He has also had several sync placements in hit TV shows including Pretty Little Liars, Nashville, Reign, and Scorpion as well as the film Our Idiot Brother.[14] His band The Silver Seas also placed a song in the Breaking Bad TV series.
In 2019 Tashian released I Love Rainy Days, a children's album for which he wrote and produced all the music and painted all associated artwork,[15] following in 2020 with Mr. Moonlight, another children's album.[16] In July 2020, Tashian collaborated with Burt Bacharach on the EP Blue Umbrella.
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Personal life
Tashian was born in Connecticut[2] to musician parents who perform as the country and bluegrass duo Barry and Holly Tashian.[4] He has three daughters, Tigerlily, Matilda and Tinkerbell.[15]
Selected songwriting credits
Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-Writers |
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2008 | Lee Ann Womack | Call Me Crazy | The Bees | Natalie Hemby[17] |
2009 | Mindy Smith | Stupid Love | True Love of Mine | None[18] |
2011 | Eli Young Band | Life At Best | How Quickly You Forget | Mike Eli, Natalie Hemby[19] |
Tim McGraw | Christmas All Over the World | Christmas All Over the World | Troy Verges[20] | |
2012 | Logan Mize | Nobody in Nashville | Ball & Chain | Logan Mize, Bob DiPiero[21] |
High & Dry | Logan Mize[21] | |||
I Remember Everything | Logan Mize, Liz Rose[21] | |||
Love & Theft | Love & Theft | Town Drunk | Natalie Hemby[22] | |
Erin McCarley | My Stadium Electric | There's No Holding You Down | Erin McCarley[23] | |
2015 | Nashville Cast | If I'm Still Dreaming (feat. Sam Palladio, Clare Bowen & Jonathan Jackson) - Single | If I'm Still Dreaming (feat. Sam Palladio, Clare Bowen & Jonathan Jackson) | Cary Barlowe |
Billy Currington | Summer Forever | Good Night (feat. Jessie James Decker) | Rosi Golan, Claire Guerreso[24] | |
Jill Andrews | The War Inside | Stepping Out | Jill Andrews, Kyle Ryan[25] | |
Jessie James Decker | This Christmas | Baby! It's Christmas | Jessie James Decker[26] | |
2016 | Martina McBride | Reckless | You & You Alone | Sarah Buxton, Abe Stoklasa[27] |
Charles Kelley | The Driver | Dancing Around It | Charles Kelley, Abe Stoklasa | |
Steve Moakler | Steve Moakler - EP | Jealous Girl | Steve Moakler[28] | |
Nashville Cast | The Music of Nashville (Original Soundtrack) [Season 4, Vol. 2] | Wild Card (feat. Lennon Stella) | Rosi Golan, Claire Guerreso[29] | |
Kelleigh Bannen | Cheap Sunglasses - EP | Welcome to the Party | Kelleigh Bannen, Abe Stoklasa[30] | |
Chris Lane | Stolen Car - Single | Stolen Car | Sarah Archer, Katie Buxton[31] | |
2017 | Josh Turner | Deep South | Hometown Girl | Marc Beeson[32] |
Charlie Worsham | Beginning of Things | Call You Up | Abe Stoklasa[33] | |
Claire Guerreso | Battle Cry - Single | Battle Cry | ||
Keelan Donovan | Keelan Donovan - EP | Tonight Feels Different | ||
Touch & Go | ||||
Logan Mize | Come Back Road | All This Night Needs | Matraca Berg, Dave Berg[34] | |
Big City | Troy Verges[34] | |||
Sara Evans | Words | Night Light | Jaida Dreyer[35] | |
Jessie James Decker | Southern Girl City Lights | Almost Over You | Sarah Burton, Abe Stoklasa[36] | |
Open All Night | Maren Morris, Angelo Petraglia[36] | |||
2018 | Lissie | Castles | Best Days | Lissie, Ian Fitchuk[37] |
Castles | ||||
Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves, Ian Fitchuk[38] | |
Happy & Sad | ||||
Lonely Weekend | ||||
Love is a Wild Thing | ||||
Mother | ||||
Oh, What a World | ||||
Slow Burn | ||||
Tenille Townes | Living Room Worktapes | Where You Are | Tenille Townes, Keelan Donovan[8] | |
White Horse | Tenille Townes, Jeremy Spillman[8] | |||
Logan Mize | Come Back Road | Cool Girl | Logan Mize[34] | |
From the Vault - EP | I Want You | Troy Verges[39] | ||
Thinking About You | ||||
Keelan Donovan | Like a Radio - Single | Like a Radio | Keelan Donovan, Abe Stoklasa[40] | |
Lucie Silvas | E.G.O. | My Old Habits | Lucie Silvas, Keelan Donovan[41] | |
Jessie James Decker | On This Holiday | Snowlight | Jessie James Decker[9] | |
Wonderful Day | ||||
Christmas in Cabo | ||||
2019 | Daniel Tashian | I Love Rainy Days | Blue Sky | None[15] |
Counting Song | ||||
Driving With You | ||||
I Love Rainy Days | ||||
Little Star | ||||
Nightbird | ||||
Someone With a Dream | ||||
The Letters | ||||
Walk Tall | ||||
2020 | Tenille Townes | The Lemonade Stand | Holding Out for the One | Marc Beeson, Tenille Townes [42] |
Come As You Are | Marc Beeson, Tenille Townes[42] | |||
The Way You Look Tonight (feat. Keelan Donovan) | Keelan Donovan, Tenille Townes | |||
Find Out | Sacha Skarbek, Tenille Townes | |||
2021 | Jade Eagleson | Honkytonk Revival | "Hangover Like You" | John Osborne |
2022 | Demi Lovato | Holy Fvck | "Feed" | Demi Lovato, Warren "Oak" Felder, Alex Niceforo, Keith "Ten4" Sorrells, Laura Veltz, JT Daly |
Selected production credits
Year | Artist | Project | Co-Producers |
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2014 | Skyline Motel | Skyline Motel | |
2017 | Lucie Silvas | "My Old Habits" | |
2018 | Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves, Ian Fitchuk[38] |
2018 | Tenille Townes | Living Room Worktapes | None[8] |
2018 | Jessie James Decker | On This Holiday | Jessie James Decker[43] |
2019 | Lily & Madeline | "Can't Help the Way I Feel" | Ian Fitchuk[44] |
Awards
Award | Song/Project | Nominated/Won | Category |
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Grammy | Golden Hour | Won | Album of the Year[5] |
Golden Hour | Won | Best Country Album[5] | |
Academy of Country Music | Golden Hour | Won | Album of the Year[6] |
Country Music Association | Golden Hour | Won | Album of the Year[7] |
BMI Award | Hometown Girl | Won | N/A[45] |
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- Daniel Tashian at AllMusic
- Daniel Tashian discography at Discogs
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