Singer/songwriter/painter; Someone Like You, Not Ready to Make Nice, Closing Time; Semisonic, Trip Shakespeare. Listen to "good night, los angeles" here:
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Favorite moments from Song Diving Season 1: @DanWilsonMusic talks about the wild ambition of unity in Bob Marley's songs.
Full episode wherever you get your podcasts. Link in profile!
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Favorite Moments from Season 1 of Song Diving: @DanWilsonMusic talking about how Randy Newman's "Louisana 1927" makes him cry.
Full episode wherever you get your podcasts. Link in profile!
Excited to tell you that my band @SemisonicBand has released a new single, “Don’t Give Up Yet”! It’s a song about resistance and hope. tinyurl.com/2s3pufzk
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⭐️Countdown of my Top 100 Songs ⭐️
We made it! Thanks to those who have followed along!
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I have few words for how much I love this song. @DanWilsonMusic thank you. You’ve written so many great ones. I feel like you wrote this for me. My favorite song ever.
Well, the time has come for the improvised late-night lullabies of goodnight, los angeles to make their way in the world. We’ve been working for a long time to make it a beautiful and interesting album and for the visuals to be equally entrancing. Now the melodies and the mushrooms are going to have to do the work. I’m really proud of this record and the list of people to thank is long, but I at least want to mention Sara Mulford, John Mark Nelson, Jim Grant, Kevin McNally, Yazz Alali, Sarah Ann Nelson, Daniel Ficca, and Jim Wilson. I hope you enjoy it on a late night, whether you’re in LA or somewhere very far from here. Peace, Dan.
The new single from my album of improvised piano lullabies, good night, los angeles, is a song called “ventura.“ The tracks on the album are all named after streets that are important to me in LA. And each of them has a video attached to it that depicts a native Californian mushroom species in its natural (or imaginary) habitat. The “ventura” clip features the famous (infamous?) Psilocybe semilanceata. These beautiful animations are by Sara Nelson, who is a scientific illustrator by day. But by night, apparently she paints freaky pictures of psychedelic mushrooms.
Listen here: bit.ly/3GtK9rw
I recently put out an EP of three songs from my new solo piano album, 'good night, los angeles.' These songs are accompanied by a beautiful animated (mushroom-themed) video, created by my friend Sarah Nelson. When I was recording these songs, I was recording them at night, in a darkened house, on a darkened street. The theme of mushrooms seemed perfect because they’re nocturnal, and I had been reading about mushrooms and their root systems. I had never realized that the mushrooms linked all the other plants together with this underground network of mycelium. My art director, Yazz Alali, and I felt it was a fitting visual for songs dedicated to the musical community I’ve become a part of here in LA.
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I’m very happy to tell you that today I’m releasing an EP of the first tracks from my upcoming instrumental album goodnight, los angeles.
The EP is called goodnight deervale, moorpark, tujunga.
The album was born from a weekly artistic practice: late Sunday nights when everyone was asleep, I would sit down at the piano and make up a simple, melodic instrumental piece of music on the spot. Then I’d share it on Instagram with the caption #goodnightlosangeles. I ended up making nearly 200 of these songs.
The songs were like late-night improvised lullabies. It was a calming and meditative practice for me to make them - and when I posted them online, people told me again and again that they themselves found the melodies calming and meditative. A lot of listeners asked me If I would make a playlist of them.
So late last year, I compiled my favorites into an album for a January release. Then the wildfires hit my town. For a time I hesitated. I didn’t want to appear tone-deaf - especially given the album’s title. But now I can’t help wanting to move forward and share this music with you.
I’m from Minneapolis, but I’ve lived here in LA since 2010 and good night, los angeles is a love letter to my adopted city. I want to dedicate it to the musical community I’ve become a part of here, and to anyone who needs a late-night improvised lullaby to calm their heart and transport them to the peace of those quiet nights here in LA.
I’m very happy to tell you that today I’m releasing an EP of the first tracks from my upcoming instrumental album goodnight, los angeles.
The EP is called goodnight deervale, moorpark, tujunga.
The album was born from a weekly artistic practice: late Sunday nights when everyone was asleep, I would sit down at the piano and make up a simple, melodic instrumental piece of music on the spot. Then I’d share it on Instagram with the caption #goodnightlosangeles. I ended up making nearly 200 of these songs.
The songs were like late-night improvised lullabies. It was a calming and meditative practice for me to make them - and when I posted them online, people told me again and again that they themselves found the melodies calming and meditative. A lot of listeners asked me If I would make a playlist of them.
So late last year, I compiled my favorites into an album for a January release. Then the wildfires hit my town. For a time I hesitated. I didn’t want to appear tone-deaf - especially given the album’s title. But now I can’t help wanting to move forward and share this music with you.
I’m from Minneapolis, but I’ve lived here in LA since 2010 and good night, los angeles is a love letter to my adopted city. I want to dedicate it to the musical community I’ve become a part of here, and to anyone who needs a late-night improvised lullaby to calm their heart and transport them to the peace of those quiet nights here in LA.
Grammy #4, and still the same astonished feeling as the other three times. Last night, before they announced that Jon and I had won, I was just as nervous as the other times. Maybe you never get used to something like this. Thank you @jonbatiste and thanks to all the brilliant collaborators who have helped me along in my search for inspiration and a great melody and a good laugh.
This long livestream by @Fourtet was one of the best, most calming things online during the pandemic. I'm playing it during my days, again, and finding it comforting. There are a couple even longer ones that I haven't found online yet youtube.com/watch?v=CIv3B-xO…
Productivity is overrated. You’re not manufacturing a product. You’re writing songs. You’re hunting for inspiration, you’re seeking a new way of looking at life. This message that you must be productive as an artist - where do you think it comes from?
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1/2 Congratulations 67th #GRAMMYs Best Song Written For Visual Media nominees: @jessilalexander, @lukecombs & Jonathan Singleton; Amy Allen, Shellback & @jtimberlake; @thedanielnigro & @oliviarodrigo; @jonbatiste & @danwilsonmusic;
