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'''Daniel Victor Snaith''' (born 1978) is a Canadian composer, musician, and recording artist who has performed under the stage names '''Caribou''', '''Manitoba''', and '''Daphni'''.
'''Daniel Victor Snaith''' (born 29 March 1978) is a Canadian composer, musician, and recording artist. He has released 10 studio albums since 2000 and has recorded and performed under the stage names '''Caribou''', '''Manitoba''', and '''Daphni'''. His Caribou album ''[[Andorra (album)|Andorra]]'' (2008) was awarded the [[2008 Polaris Music Prize]], his Caribou album ''[[Swim (Caribou album)|Swim]]'' (2010) was a shortlisted nominee for the [[2010 Polaris Music Prize]] and was named the Best Album of 2010 by ''[[Resident Advisor]]''. His follow-up ''[[Our Love (Caribou album)|Our Love]]'' (2014) was also shortlisted for the [[2015 Polaris Music Prize]] and was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album]].


== Career ==
== Career ==
Snaith originally recorded under the stage name Manitoba; however, after being threatened with a lawsuit by [[Richard Manitoba|Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba]] in 2004, Snaith changed his performance name to Caribou. Snaith's previous full-length albums were then re-released under the new moniker.
Snaith originally recorded under the stage name Manitoba, but after being threatened with a lawsuit by [[Richard Manitoba|Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba]] (real name Richard Blum),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/handsome-dick-manitoba-dictators-singer-and-siriusxm-dj-arrested-for-domestic-assault-1202691982/|title=Dictators Singer ‘Handsome Dick’ Manitoba Arrested for Domestic Assault|first1=Jem|last1=Aswad|date=8 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/2004/10/07/manitoba-changes-name-fearing-lawsuit-from-some-dick/ | title=Manitoba Changes Name, Fearing Lawsuit From Some Dick | date=7 October 2004 | access-date=2009-08-25 | first=David | last=McDougall | magazine=[[Chart (magazine)|Chart]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220105900/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2004/10/07/manitoba-changes-name-fearing-lawsuit-from-some-dick/ | archive-date=20 December 2014 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref> formerly of punk band [[The Dictators]], Snaith changed his performance name to Caribou. Snaith's previous full-length albums were then re-released under the new moniker, and ''[[The Milk of Human Kindness]]'' was released in 2005 by [[Domino Recording Company|Domino]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/caribou-mn0000609590|title=Caribou - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.radiowroclove.pl/?p=8255 | title=Sound Fabrics: Caribou – Odessa | date=2 February 2010 | publisher=Radio Wroclove | access-date=2010-02-20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060426/http://www.radiowroclove.pl/?p=8255 | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/TUTORS.9.0.html?act_session=143|title=Red Bull Music Academy|website=Redbullmusicacademy.com|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref> In June that year the album topped the !earshot Campus and Community Radio Top 200 chart.<ref>[http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/2005/July/top200.html "National Top 200 chart"]. ''!earshot Campus and Community Radio Report'', June 2005</ref>


When playing gigs, Snaith usually performs with a live band and plays percussion. Ex-bandmates include bassist Andy Lloyd of Born Ruffians and drummer Peter Mitton, now a producer for [[CBC Radio|CBC radio]]. Currently, the live band consists of Snaith, Ryan Smith, Brad Weber, and [[John Schmersal]]. Live shows also often include complex video projections on a large screen, as captured in a DVD released in November 2005. "In music I will have an idea to put some different sounds together or a melody that meshes with a chord sequence or a sonic mood," said Snaith in an interview. "I'm not the type of person who takes physical things apart and plays around with them, but I like taking mental ideas apart and playing around with them. That's what appeals to me about what I've spent my life doing."<ref>[[n:Caribou plays the Bowery Ballroom|Interview with Caribou]], David Shankbone, ''[[Wikinews]]'', 6 November 2007</ref>
When playing gigs as Caribou, Snaith performs with a live band. Currently,{{when|date=May 2023}} the live band consists of Snaith, Ryan Smith, Brad Weber, and [[John Schmersal]]. Caribou have toured worldwide since the early 2000s. The band has performed at festivals including Coachella, Glastonbury, Primavera Sound, Field Day, Bonnaroo, All Points East, Reading and Leeds, Parklife, Osheaga, amongst many others. In 2012, Caribou supported [[Radiohead]] on their ‘King of Limbs’ tour. When performing as Daphni, Snaith performs as a DJ. "I'm not the type of person who takes physical things apart and plays around with them, but I like taking mental ideas apart and playing around with them. That's what appeals to me about what I've spent my life doing", said Snaith in an interview. <ref>[[n:Caribou plays the Bowery Ballroom|Interview with Caribou]], David Shankbone, ''[[Wikinews]]'', 6 November 2007</ref>


Caribou's 2007 album ''[[Andorra (album)|Andorra]]'' won the [[2008 Polaris Music Prize]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.aol.ca/article/caribou-beats-the-herd-to-win-polaris-prize/361532/|title=Music - HuffPost Canada|website=HuffPost Canada|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref> and his DJ-influenced<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.totallydublin.ie/music-feature-caribou-45.html |title=Music Feature – Caribou |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Totally Dublin|access-date=23 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.is/20110721132918/http://www.totallydublin.ie/music-feature-caribou-45.html |archive-date=21 July 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> 2010 album ''[[Swim (Caribou album)|Swim]]'' was on the [[2010 Polaris Music Prize]] shortlist.<ref name=AuxPolaris>{{Cite news |last=Thompson |first=Ciaran |title=Karkwa win 2010 Polaris Music Prize |url=http://www.aux.tv/newmusic/music-news/karkwa-win-2010-polaris-music-prize/ |publisher=[[Aux (TV channel)|Aux]] |date=20 September 2010 |access-date=21 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120719085551/http://www.aux.tv/newmusic/music-news/karkwa-win-2010-polaris-music-prize/ |archive-date=19 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In June 2013, Snaith's studio album, ''[[Jiaolong (album)|Jiaolong]]'', released under the moniker Daphni, was longlisted for the [[2013 Polaris Music Prize]].
Caribou's 2007 album ''[[Andorra (album)|Andorra]]'' won the [[2008 Polaris Music Prize]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.aol.ca/article/caribou-beats-the-herd-to-win-polaris-prize/361532/ |title=Music - HuffPost Canada |website=HuffPost Canada |access-date=8 January 2018 |archive-date=25 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725141518/http://music.aol.ca/article/caribou-beats-the-herd-to-win-polaris-prize/361532/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and his subsequent Caribou albums [[Swim (Caribou album)|Swim]] (2010), [[Our Love (Caribou album)|Our Love]] (2014) and [[Suddenly (Caribou album)|Suddenly]] (2020) have appeared on the [[Polaris Music Prize]] shortlist.


In 2011, looking for an outlet for more dancefloor influenced output, he began releasing music under the name Daphni, which included three studio albums: [[Jiaolong (album)|Jiaolong]] (2012), [[Joli Mai]] (2017) and ''[[Cherry (Daphni album)|Cherry]]'' (2022).
In December 2011, Caribou curated the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] "Nightmare Before Christmas" festival in Minehead, England, alongside co-curators [[Battles (band)|Battles]] and [[Les Savy Fav]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpfestival.com/events/nightmare2011/news/1112131302.php|title=ATP Nightmare Before Christmas - Thank You! - All Tomorrow's Parties|website=All Tomorrow's Parties|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref>


In December 2011, Caribou curated the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] "Nightmare Before Christmas" festival in Minehead, England, alongside co-curators [[Battles (band)|Battles]] and [[Les Savy Fav]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atpfestival.com/events/nightmare2011/news/1112131302.php |title=ATP Nightmare Before Christmas - Thank You! - All Tomorrow's Parties |website=All Tomorrow's Parties |access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref>
Caribou was awarded Essential Mix of the Year in 2014 by ''Mixmag'' for his "Essential Mix" on 18 October 2014.<ref>{{Citation|last=Swift |first=Patrick |title=CARIBOU WINS ESSENTIAL MIX OF THE YEAR |publisher=Mixmag |date=22 December 2014 |url=http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/caribou-wins-essential-mix-of-the-year |access-date=22 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222140300/http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/caribou-wins-essential-mix-of-the-year |archive-date=22 December 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>

Caribou was awarded Essential Mix of the Year in 2014 by ''Mixmag'' for his "Essential Mix" on 18 October 2014.<ref>{{Citation |last=Swift |first=Patrick |title=CARIBOU WINS ESSENTIAL MIX OF THE YEAR |publisher=Mixmag |date=22 December 2014 |url=http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/caribou-wins-essential-mix-of-the-year |access-date=22 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222140300/http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/caribou-wins-essential-mix-of-the-year |archive-date=22 December 2014 |df=dmy}}</ref>


Caribou's 2014 album [[Our Love (Caribou album)|''Our Love'']] received the IMPALA Album of the Year Award.
Caribou's 2014 album [[Our Love (Caribou album)|''Our Love'']] received the IMPALA Album of the Year Award.


In 2015, Caribou’s album [[Our Love (Caribou album)|''Our Love'']] was nominated for a Grammy for [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album|‘Best Electronic/Dance Album’]] and in 2021 Caribou’s single ‘You Can Do it' was nominated for the Grammy for [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording|‘Best Dance Recording’]].
In 2015, ''[[Up in Flames (album)|Up In Flames]]'' was selected by fans to be one of the ten albums re-issued by [[The Leaf Label]] as part of the label's 20th anniversary celebrations. This saw the album released on limited edition double vinyl and made available to fans via the [[PledgeMusic]] service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theleaflabel.com/en/news/view/490/DM|title=The Leaf Label: Leaf 20 |website=Theleaflabel.com|access-date= 28 October 2015}}</ref>

In 2011, 2015 and 2021, Caribou’s albums Swim, Our Love and Suddenly won the [[Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year]].

In 2021, he also received the [[Libera Awards]] as Best Dance/Electric Record 2021 for his album ''Suddenly'' (Merge Records) by the [[American Association of Independent Music]] (A2IM).<ref>{{Cite web |title=A2IM Libera Awards 2021 winners |url=https://liberaawards.com/2021-winners/ |access-date=2021-09-21 |website=liberaawards.com |archive-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019014143/https://liberaawards.com/2021-winners/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


In 2024, he released his 8th studio album as Caribou, [[Honey (Caribou album)|Honey]].
In 2021 he also received the [[Libera Awards]] as Best Dance/Eelectric Record 2021 for his album ''Suddenly'' (Merge Records) by the [[American Association of Independent Music]] (A2IM).<ref>{{Cite web |title=A2IM Libera Awards 2021 winners |url=https://liberaawards.com/2021-winners/ |access-date=2021-09-21 |website=https://liberaawards.com/2021-winners/}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 2005, Snaith received a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] degree in mathematics from [[Imperial College London]], for work on ''[[Siegel modular form|Overconvergent Siegel Modular Symbols]]'' under [[Kevin Buzzard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.imperial.ac.uk/~buzzard/maths/research/notes/sp2n.pdf|format=PDF|title=Overconvergent Siegel Modular Symbols|author=Daniel Snaith|website=2.imperial.acuk|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref> Snaith described his work ironically in a modest manner as "original, but I would still call it trivial."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electronicbeats.net/more-madness-than-method-dan-snaith-on-the-poetics-of-a-blank-slate/|title=More Madness Than Method: Dan Snaith on the poetics of a blank slate – Telekom Electronic Beats|date=16 May 2013|website=Electronicbeats.net|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref>
In 2005, Snaith received a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] degree in mathematics from [[Imperial College London]], for work on ''[[Siegel modular form|Overconvergent Siegel Modular Symbols]]'' under [[Kevin Buzzard]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ma.imperial.ac.uk/~buzzard/maths/research/notes/sp2n.pdf |title=Overconvergent Siegel Modular Symbols |author=Daniel Snaith |website=2.imperial.acuk |access-date=29 May 2023}}</ref> Snaith described his work ironically in a modest manner as "original, but I would still call it trivial."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.electronicbeats.net/more-madness-than-method-dan-snaith-on-the-poetics-of-a-blank-slate/ |title=More Madness Than Method: Dan Snaith on the poetics of a blank slate – Telekom Electronic Beats |date=16 May 2013 |website=Electronicbeats.net |access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref>
He is the son of mathematician {{ill|Victor Snaith|de}} and brother of mathematician [[Nina Snaith]].
He is the son of mathematician {{ill|Victor Snaith|de}} and brother of mathematician [[Nina Snaith]].


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* ''[[Our Love (Caribou album)|Our Love]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Our Love (Caribou album)|Our Love]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Suddenly (Caribou album)|Suddenly]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Suddenly (Caribou album)|Suddenly]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Honey (Caribou album)|Honey]]'' (2024)


==== as Daphni ====
==== as Daphni ====
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* ''[[FabricLive.93]]'' (2017)
* ''[[FabricLive.93]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Joli Mai]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Joli Mai]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Cherry (Daphni album)|Cherry]]'' (2022)


===EPs===
===EPs===
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* ''If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be an Airport'' 12" (13 January 2003)
* ''If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be an Airport'' 12" (13 January 2003)


Most of Snaith's older Manitoba material has been subsequently rereleased under the Caribou name.
Most of Snaith's older Manitoba material has been rereleased under the Caribou name.


==== as Caribou ====
==== as Caribou ====
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==== as Daphni ====
==== as Daphni ====
* ''Resident Advisor'', February 2011 (5 tracks of episode #246)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eyeweekly.com/extendedplay/article/111470 |title=Caribou's Dan Snaith reveals new project, Daphni |newspaper=[[Eye Weekly]] |first=Denise |last=Benson |date=3 March 2011 |access-date=19 May 2011 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://exclaim.ca/News/caribous_dan_snaith_introduces_new_daphni_project | title=Caribou's Dan Snaith Introduces New Daphni Project | newspaper=[[Exclaim!]] | first=Josiah | last=Hughes | date=15 February 2011 | access-date=19 May 2011 }}</ref>
* ''Resident Advisor'', February 2011 (5 tracks of episode #246)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eyeweekly.com/extendedplay/article/111470 |title=Caribou's Dan Snaith reveals new project, Daphni |newspaper=[[Eye Weekly]] |first=Denise |last=Benson |date=3 March 2011 |access-date=19 May 2011}}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://exclaim.ca/News/caribous_dan_snaith_introduces_new_daphni_project |title=Caribou's Dan Snaith Introduces New Daphni Project |newspaper=[[Exclaim!]] |first=Josiah |last=Hughes |date=15 February 2011 |access-date=19 May 2011}}</ref>
* ''Daphni Edits Vol. 1'', 12" [Resista], March 2011
* ''Daphni Edits Vol. 1'', 12" [Resista], March 2011
* ''Pinnacles / Ye Ye'', 12" split with [[Four Tet]] [Text], March 2011
* ''Pinnacles / Ye Ye'', 12" split with [[Four Tet]] [Text], March 2011
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* "All I Ever Need" (2014)
* "All I Ever Need" (2014)
* "Mars" (2015)
* "Mars" (2015)
* "Home" (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/home-single/1480857077|title=Home – Single by Caribou|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=October 9, 2019}}</ref>
* "Home" (2019)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/home-single/1480857077 |title=Home – Single by Caribou |website=[[Apple Music]] |access-date=9 October 2019 |archive-date=8 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008222214/https://music.apple.com/us/album/home-single/1480857077 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* "You and I" (2020)
* "You and I" (2020)
* "Never Come Back" (2020)<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/01/caribou-new-song-never-come-back/| title=Caribou plots his escape on new song "Never Come Back": Stream| date=28 January 2020}}</ref>
* "Never Come Back" (2020)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/01/caribou-new-song-never-come-back/ |title=Caribou plots his escape on new song "Never Come Back": Stream |date=28 January 2020}}</ref>
* “You Can Do It” (August 2021)
* "You Can Do It" (2021)
* "Honey" (2024)


==== as Daphni ====
==== as Daphni ====
*"Sizzling" (2019)
*"Sizzling" (2019)
*"Cherry" (2022)
*"Cloudy" (2022)
*"Clavicle" (2022)
*"Mania" (2022)


=== Music Videos ===
=== Music videos ===
'''as Caribou'''
'''as Caribou'''
* ''Marino: The Videos'' DVD (2005) 16 videos for 'Up In Flames' (8), and 'Milk Of Human Kindness' (8), and 'The Milk Of Human Kindness (Story Edit)' featurette.
* ''Marino: The Videos'' DVD (2005) 16 videos for 'Up In Flames' (8), and 'Milk Of Human Kindness' (8), and 'The Milk Of Human Kindness (Story Edit)' featurette.
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* Sun - 2010
* Sun - 2010
* Odessa - 2010
* Odessa - 2010
* You Can Do It - 2021


==Awards and recognition==
==Awards and recognition==
* [[2010 Polaris Music Prize]] – short list (''Swim'')<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://polarismusicprize.ca/2010/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122122017/http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/2010/ |url-status=dead |title=Polaris Music Prize 2010 |archive-date=22 January 2012}}</ref>
* 2007 [[Top Heatseekers]] – No. 5 (''Andorra'')
* [[Juno Awards of 2011|2011 Juno Awards]] – winner, Electronic Album of the Year (''Swim'')<ref>{{cite news |url=http://exclaim.ca/News/neil_young_arcade_fire_shad_take_home_early_junos |title=Neil Young, Arcade Fire, Shad Take Home Early Junos |newspaper=[[Exclaim!]] |first=Kerry |last=Doole |date=27 March 2011 |access-date=27 March 2011}}</ref>
* 2007 [[Independent Albums|Billboard Top Independent Albums]] – No. 26 (''Andorra'')
* 2015 [[Independent Music Companies Association#Awards|IMPALA Album of the Year Award]] (''Our Love'')<ref>{{cite web |title=City Slang's CARIBOU pockets IMPALA European Album of the Year Award |url=http://www.impalamusic.org/content/city-slangs-caribou-pockets-impala-european-album-year-award |website=Impalamusic.org |date=12 February 2015 |access-date=26 February 2015 |archive-date=6 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706083103/http://www.impalamusic.org/content/city-slangs-caribou-pockets-impala-european-album-year-award |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[2008 Polaris Music Prize]] – winner (''Andorra'')
* [[2010 Polaris Music Prize]] – short list (''Swim'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://polarismusicprize.ca/2010/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122122017/http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/2010/|url-status=dead|title=Polaris Music Prize 2010|archive-date=22 January 2012}}</ref>
* [[2015 Polaris Music Prize]] – short list (''Our Love'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://polarismusicprize.ca/album/our-love/ |title=Our Love - Polaris Music Prize |website=Polarismusicprize.ca= |access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref>
* 2010 [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] – No. 97 (''Swim'')
* 2010 [[Independent Albums|Billboard Top Independent Albums]] – No. 14 (''Swim'')
* [[Juno Awards of 2011|2011 Juno Awards]] – winner, Electronic Album of the Year (''Swim'')<ref>{{cite news | url=http://exclaim.ca/News/neil_young_arcade_fire_shad_take_home_early_junos | title=Neil Young, Arcade Fire, Shad Take Home Early Junos | newspaper=[[Exclaim!]] | first=Kerry | last=Doole | date=27 March 2011 | access-date=27 March 2011 }}</ref>
* 2014 ''Mixmag'' Essential Mix of the Year
* 2015 [[Independent Music Companies Association#Awards|IMPALA Album of the Year Award]] (''Our Love'')<ref>{{cite web|title=City Slang's CARIBOU pockets IMPALA European Album of the Year Award|url=http://www.impalamusic.org/content/city-slangs-caribou-pockets-impala-european-album-year-award |website=Impalamusic.org|date=12 February 2015}}</ref>
* [[Juno Awards of 2015|2015 Juno Awards]] – winner, Electronic Album of the Year (''Our Love'')
* [[2015 Polaris Music Prize]] – short list (''Our Love'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarismusicprize.ca/album/our-love/|title=Our Love - Polaris Music Prize|website=Polarismusicprize.ca=|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Canadian rock]]
*[[Canadian rock]]
*[[List of Canadian musicians]]
*[[List of Canadian musicians]]

==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:38, 13 November 2024

Dan Snaith
Snaith behind a cymbal and microphone
Snaith in 2005
Background information
Birth nameDaniel Victor Snaith
Also known as
  • Manitoba
  • Caribou
  • Daphni
Born (1978-03-29) 29 March 1978 (age 46)
OriginDundas, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • music producer
Instruments
  • Synthesizer
  • drums
  • guitar
  • bass
Labels
Websitecaribou.fm Edit this at Wikidata

Daniel Victor Snaith (born 29 March 1978) is a Canadian composer, musician, and recording artist. He has released 10 studio albums since 2000 and has recorded and performed under the stage names Caribou, Manitoba, and Daphni. His Caribou album Andorra (2008) was awarded the 2008 Polaris Music Prize, his Caribou album Swim (2010) was a shortlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize and was named the Best Album of 2010 by Resident Advisor. His follow-up Our Love (2014) was also shortlisted for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album.

Career

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Snaith originally recorded under the stage name Manitoba; however, after being threatened with a lawsuit by Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba in 2004, Snaith changed his performance name to Caribou. Snaith's previous full-length albums were then re-released under the new moniker.

When playing gigs as Caribou, Snaith performs with a live band. Currently,[when?] the live band consists of Snaith, Ryan Smith, Brad Weber, and John Schmersal. Caribou have toured worldwide since the early 2000s. The band has performed at festivals including Coachella, Glastonbury, Primavera Sound, Field Day, Bonnaroo, All Points East, Reading and Leeds, Parklife, Osheaga, amongst many others. In 2012, Caribou supported Radiohead on their ‘King of Limbs’ tour. When performing as Daphni, Snaith performs as a DJ. "I'm not the type of person who takes physical things apart and plays around with them, but I like taking mental ideas apart and playing around with them. That's what appeals to me about what I've spent my life doing", said Snaith in an interview. [1]

Caribou's 2007 album Andorra won the 2008 Polaris Music Prize,[2] and his subsequent Caribou albums Swim (2010), Our Love (2014) and Suddenly (2020) have appeared on the Polaris Music Prize shortlist.

In 2011, looking for an outlet for more dancefloor influenced output, he began releasing music under the name Daphni, which included three studio albums: Jiaolong (2012), Joli Mai (2017) and Cherry (2022).

In December 2011, Caribou curated the All Tomorrow's Parties "Nightmare Before Christmas" festival in Minehead, England, alongside co-curators Battles and Les Savy Fav.[3]

Caribou was awarded Essential Mix of the Year in 2014 by Mixmag for his "Essential Mix" on 18 October 2014.[4]

Caribou's 2014 album Our Love received the IMPALA Album of the Year Award.

In 2015, Caribou’s album Our Love was nominated for a Grammy for ‘Best Electronic/Dance Album’ and in 2021 Caribou’s single ‘You Can Do it' was nominated for the Grammy for ‘Best Dance Recording’.

In 2011, 2015 and 2021, Caribou’s albums Swim, Our Love and Suddenly won the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year.

In 2021, he also received the Libera Awards as Best Dance/Electric Record 2021 for his album Suddenly (Merge Records) by the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM).[5]

In 2024, he released his 8th studio album as Caribou, Honey.

Personal life

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In 2005, Snaith received a PhD degree in mathematics from Imperial College London, for work on Overconvergent Siegel Modular Symbols under Kevin Buzzard.[6] Snaith described his work ironically in a modest manner as "original, but I would still call it trivial."[7] He is the son of mathematician Victor Snaith [de] and brother of mathematician Nina Snaith.

Discography

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Studio albums

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as Manitoba

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as Caribou

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as Daphni

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EPs

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as Manitoba

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  • People Eating Fruit EP (30 October 2000)
  • give'r EP (26 November 2001)
  • If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be an Airport 12" (13 January 2003)

Most of Snaith's older Manitoba material has been rereleased under the Caribou name.

as Caribou

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  • Tour CD 2005 (2005) Super Furry Animals Tour
  • Marino EP (2005)
  • Tour CD 2007 (2007)
  • Tour CD 2010 (2010)
  • Caribou Vibration Ensemble (2010, ATP) Live album featuring Marshall Allen. Caribou 'side project'.
  • CVE Live 2011 EP (2014) Caribou Vibration Ensemble. Caribou 'side project'.

as Daphni

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  • Resident Advisor, February 2011 (5 tracks of episode #246)[8][9]
  • Daphni Edits Vol. 1, 12" [Resista], March 2011
  • Pinnacles / Ye Ye, 12" split with Four Tet [Text], March 2011
  • Daphni Edits Vol. 2, 12" [Resista], August 2011
  • JIAOLONG001, 12" [Jiaolong], October 2011
  • Ahora, 12" [Amazing Sounds], November 2011
  • Julia / Tiberius, 12" featuring Owen Pallett [Jiaolong], April 2014
  • Sizzling EP, June, 2019

Singles

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as Manitoba

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  • "Paul's Birthday" CDS (26 February 2001)
  • "Jacknuggeted" CDS (24 February 2003)
  • "Hendrix with Ko" CDS (14 July 2003)

as Caribou

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  • "Yeti" CDS/12" (22 March 2005)
  • "Barnowl" (2005)
  • "Melody Day" CDS (August 2007)
  • "She's the One" (March 2008)
  • "Eli" (2008)
  • "Odessa" (24 April 2010)
  • "Leave House" (2010)
  • "Bowls" (19 July 2010)
  • "Can't Do Without You" (15 July 2014)
  • "Our Love" (September 2014)
  • "Your Love Will Set You Free" (2014)
  • "All I Ever Need" (2014)
  • "Mars" (2015)
  • "Home" (2019)[10]
  • "You and I" (2020)
  • "Never Come Back" (2020)[11]
  • "You Can Do It" (2021)
  • "Honey" (2024)

as Daphni

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  • "Sizzling" (2019)
  • "Cherry" (2022)
  • "Cloudy" (2022)
  • "Clavicle" (2022)
  • "Mania" (2022)

Music videos

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as Caribou

  • Marino: The Videos DVD (2005) 16 videos for 'Up In Flames' (8), and 'Milk Of Human Kindness' (8), and 'The Milk Of Human Kindness (Story Edit)' featurette.
  • Can't Do Without You - 2014
  • Sun - 2010
  • Odessa - 2010
  • You Can Do It - 2021

Awards and recognition

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Interview with Caribou, David Shankbone, Wikinews, 6 November 2007
  2. ^ "Music - HuffPost Canada". HuffPost Canada. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. ^ "ATP Nightmare Before Christmas - Thank You! - All Tomorrow's Parties". All Tomorrow's Parties. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. ^ Swift, Patrick (22 December 2014), CARIBOU WINS ESSENTIAL MIX OF THE YEAR, Mixmag, archived from the original on 22 December 2014, retrieved 22 December 2014
  5. ^ "A2IM Libera Awards 2021 winners". liberaawards.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  6. ^ Daniel Snaith. "Overconvergent Siegel Modular Symbols" (PDF). 2.imperial.acuk. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  7. ^ "More Madness Than Method: Dan Snaith on the poetics of a blank slate – Telekom Electronic Beats". Electronicbeats.net. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  8. ^ Benson, Denise (3 March 2011). "Caribou's Dan Snaith reveals new project, Daphni". Eye Weekly. Retrieved 19 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Hughes, Josiah (15 February 2011). "Caribou's Dan Snaith Introduces New Daphni Project". Exclaim!. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  10. ^ "Home – Single by Caribou". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Caribou plots his escape on new song "Never Come Back": Stream". 28 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Polaris Music Prize 2010". Archived from the original on 22 January 2012.
  13. ^ Doole, Kerry (27 March 2011). "Neil Young, Arcade Fire, Shad Take Home Early Junos". Exclaim!. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  14. ^ "City Slang's CARIBOU pockets IMPALA European Album of the Year Award". Impalamusic.org. 12 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  15. ^ "Our Love - Polaris Music Prize". Polarismusicprize.ca=. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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