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{{Short description|American musician (born 1983)}}
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| name = Danny!
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| alias = {{flatlist|
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| name = Danny!
* D. Swain
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| image = Danny Drake Atlanta Concert.jpg
* D-Swizzy
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* $WAIN
| birth_name = Daniel Keith Swain<ref name="Jeffries" />
* Brawl McCartney
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|08|18}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/daniel-swain-mn0001399055 |title=Daniel Swain |website=AllMusic |access-date=October 18, 2018}}</ref>
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| birth_place = [[Killeen, Texas]], U.S.
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Rapper<ref name="Jeffries" />
* record producer<ref name="Jeffries" />
* singer
* composer
* voice actor
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| years_active = 2004–present
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| image = Danny Swain Headshot.jpg
| caption = Promotional photo for untitled video game
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* [[Alternative hip hop]]<ref name="Jeffries" />
| birth_date = August 18
* [[underground hip hop]]<ref name="Jeffries" />
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| birth_place = [[Killeen, Texas|Killeen]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]
| residence = [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States]]
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* [[Record producer]]
* [[Music artist (occupation)|Recording artist]]
* [[Production music|Production music composer]]
* [[Singer-songwriter|Singer/songwriter]]
* [[Voice-over|Voice actor]]
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| label = [[Interscope]], [[Definitive Jux]]
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| years_active = 2004–present
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| website = {{URL|dannyswain.com}}
| background = solo_singer
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* Drum machine
* keyboards
* sampler
* synthesizer
* vocals
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'''Daniel Keith Swain''' (born August 18, 1983), known mononymously as '''Danny!''', is an American rapper, record producer, singer, and composer.<ref name="Jeffries">{{cite web | first = David | last = Jeffries | title = Danny!: Biography | url = {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p766332/biography|pure_url=yes}} | website = [[AllMusic]] | date = March 11, 2013 | access-date = February 11, 2014}}</ref>
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| genre = [[Alternative hip hop]]
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* StarTower Music, Ltd.
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| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[Beck]]
* [[Chance The Rapper]]
* [[Childish Gambino]]
* [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]]
* [[Janelle Monáe]]
* [[Jay-Z]]
* [[Pharrell Williams|Pharrell]]}}
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| website = {{URL|www.dannyswain.com}}
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'''Danny Swain''', better known by his mononymous stage name '''Danny!''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|æ|n|i|ˈ}}, or {{respell|dan|EE|'}}), is an American [[record producer|music composer]], [[Music artist (occupation)|recording artist]], [[Singer-songwriter|singer/songwriter]] and [[Voice-over|voiceover talent]].<ref name="Jeffries">{{cite news | first = David | last = Jeffries | title = Danny!: Biography | url = {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p766332/biography|pure_url=yes}} | publisher = ''[[Allmusic]]'' | date = 2013-03-11 | accessdate = 2014-02-11}}</ref>


Danny! rose to prominence shortly after his debut performance on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon|Late Night With Jimmy Fallon]]'',<ref>{{cite news|first=Emmy |last=Blotnick |title=Danny! Performs "Evil" |url=http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2012/09/danny-performs-evil/ |publisher=''[[NBC]]'' |date=2012-09-21 |accessdate=2012-09-21 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127194748/http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2012/09/danny-performs-evil/ |archivedate=November 27, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Fallon">{{cite news | first = D. | last = Flexxx | title = Danny! Wows Audience, Host On ''Late Night With Jimmy Fallon'' | url = http://www.dannyswain.com/video/danny-swain-evil-on-late-night-with-jimmy-fallon/ | publisher = ''DannySwain.com'' | date = 2017-08-25 | accessdate = 2017-11-13}}</ref> where he premiered his single "Evil"; he subsequently began a side career in [[Voice acting in the United States|voice acting]], narrating the fifteenth season of [[ESPN]]'s ''Hey Rookie, Welcome To The NFL''.<ref name="ESPN">{{cite news|url=http://www.dannyswain.com/news/danny-swain-narrates-espn-hey-rookie-welcome-to-the-nfl/|title=Hey Lookie, ''Hey Rookie'' Has A New Narrator...Danny!|last=Taylor|first=Kate|date=2017-04-13|publisher=''DannySwain.com''|accessdate=2017-08-17}}</ref> Danny! would later make his first appearance on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' that same year.<ref name="Sesame">{{cite news|url=http://www.dannyswain.com/video/danny-swain-sesame-street-party-bus/|title=Danny! Joins The ''Sesame Street'' Party Bus|last=Yu|first=Kim|date=2016-04-13|publisher=''DannySwain.com''|accessdate=2016-08-17}}</ref>
Swain rose to prominence after his debut performance on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'',<ref>{{cite news|first=Emmy |last=Blotnick |title=Danny! Performs 'Evil' |url=http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2012/09/danny-performs-evil/ |publisher=[[NBC]] |date=September 21, 2012 |accessdate=September 21, 2012|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127194748/http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2012/09/danny-performs-evil/ |archivedate=November 27, 2012 }}</ref> where he premiered his song "Evil". After joining [[Okayplayer Records]], Danny! released his album ''[[Payback (album)|Payback]]'',<ref name="Jeffries" /><ref name="Billboard">{{cite news |last=Ramirez |first=Erika |date=January 13, 2011 |title=Exclusive: ?uestlove Announces Okayplayer Records Re-Launch, New Albums By Danny!, Young Guru |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/exclusive-uestlove-announces-okayplayer-1007822952.story |accessdate=January 17, 2011 |archive-date=August 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120816211821/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/exclusive-uestlove-announces-okayplayer-1007822952.story |url-status=dead }}</ref> cited by [[AllMusic]] as one of the best hip-hop releases of the year.<ref>{{cite news | first = AMG | last = Staff | title = AllMusic's Favorite Hip-Hop/Rap Albums of 2012 | url = http://blog.allmusic.com/2012/12/20/allmusics-favorite-hip-hoprap-albums-of-2012/ | publisher = [[AllMusic]] | date = December 20, 2012 | accessdate = December 22, 2012}}</ref> In 2013, [[Ebony (magazine)|''Ebony'']] magazine listed Swain among other rising artists in its "Leaders of the New School" piece, calling Swain one of a handful of "innovators".<ref name="Ebony2">{{cite magazine |last=Carter |first=Kelley |date=January 2, 2013 |title=Leaders Of The New School |url=http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/leaders-of-the-new-school-752 |magazine=[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony Magazine]] |access-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref>


[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony Magazine]] has listed Danny! among other rising artists in its "Leaders of the New School" piece, calling Danny! one of a handful of "innovators".<ref name="Ebony2">{{cite news | first = Kelley | last = Carter | title = Leaders Of The New School | url = http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/leaders-of-the-new-school-752 | publisher = ''[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony Magazine]]'' | date = 2013-01-02 | accessdate = 2013-03-01}}</ref> [[GQ]] would later reiterate the same<ref>{{cite news | title = Get familiar with our man Danny! now. In 2014 he'll be contending for producer of the year. | url = http://www.instagram.com/p/iKaP2lRrwb/ | publisher = ''[[Instagram]]'' | date = 2013-12-20 | accessdate = 2013-12-22}}</ref><ref name="GQ">{{cite news | first = Phili | last = Stelios | title = The GQ+A | url = https://www.gq.com/story/the-gqa-danny-swain | publisher = ''[[GQ]]'' | date = 2014-03-05 | accessdate = 2014-03-05}}</ref> about Danny!'s music production, regarding it as "brilliantly savvy". Danny! has composed [[Incidental music|background music]] that has since been placed in numerous motion pictures and television programs; most notably, [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]]'s animated series ''Bob's Burgers'' for which Danny! was awarded an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] plaque<ref name="Emmy">{{cite news | first = Joe | last = Bellinger | title = ''Bob's Burgers'' Grooves To Danny!'s Beats (Again), Ep Earns Emmy | url = http://www.dannyswain.com/video/bobs-burgers-danny-swain-bob-actually/ | publisher = ''DannySwain.com'' | date = 2017-09-11 | accessdate = 2018-01-01}}</ref> for his contributions to an episode that won in the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program|Outstanding Animated Program]] category at the [[69th Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 2017.<ref name="Emmys">{{cite news | title = Bob's Burgers: Awards & Nominations | url = https://www.emmys.com/shows/bobs-burgers | publisher = ''[[Emmy Award|Emmys.com]]'' | date = 2018-01-12 | accessdate = 2018-01-12}}</ref>
Swain has composed [[Incidental music|background music]] that has since been placed in numerous motion pictures and television programs, most notably [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]]'s animated series ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'' for which Swain was awarded an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] plaque for his contributions to an episode that won in the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program|Outstanding Animated Program]] category at the [[69th Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 2017.<ref name="Emmys">{{cite news | title = Bob's Burgers: Awards & Nominations | url = https://www.emmys.com/shows/bobs-burgers | publisher = [[Emmy Award|Emmys.com]] | date = January 12, 2018 | access-date = January 12, 2018}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Danny!, the only son of military parents,<ref name="Jackson">{{cite news | first = Deborah | last = Jackson | title = Military People: Danny Swain | url = http://www.militaryhub.com/military-people.cfm?id=29 | publisher = ''Military Hub'' | date = 2009-03-11 | accessdate = 2009-03-21}}</ref> was born in [[Killeen, Texas]] and moved to [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], [[South Carolina]] as a teenager. He attended [[Richland Northeast High School]] and began pursuing music as a hobby during his sophomore year.<ref name="Jeffries" /> Danny! would later start penning his own lyrics and eventually recorded makeshift songs primarily as a showcase for his production.<ref name="Prefix">{{cite news | first = Julio | last = Anto | title = Danny! Discusses New Album ''Payback'', Co-signs From Jay-Z And Blank, And The Evolution Of DIY In Hip-Hop | url = http://www.prefixmag.com/features/danny/danny-discusses-new-album-payback-co-signs-from-ja/72229/ | publisher = ''Prefix Magazine'' | date = 2012-12-04 | accessdate = 2012-12-11}}</ref>
Swain, the only son of military parents,<ref name="Jackson">{{cite news | first = Deborah | last = Jackson | title = Military People: Danny Swain | url = http://www.militaryhub.com/military-people.cfm?id=29 | publisher = Military Hub | date = March 11, 2009 | access-date = March 21, 2009 | archive-date = July 14, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110714094906/http://www.militaryhub.com/military-people.cfm?id=29 | url-status = dead }}</ref> was born in [[Killeen, Texas]] and moved to [[Columbia, South Carolina]], as a teenager. He attended [[Richland Northeast High School]] and began pursuing music as a hobby during his second year.<ref name="Jeffries" /> Swain started penning his own lyrics and recorded songs as a showcase for his production.<ref name="Prefix">{{cite news | first = Julio | last = Anto | title = Danny! Discusses New Album ''Payback'', Co-signs From Jay-Z And Blank, And The Evolution Of DIY In Hip-Hop | url = http://www.prefixmag.com/features/danny/danny-discusses-new-album-payback-co-signs-from-ja/72229/ | publisher = Prefix Magazine | date = December 4, 2012 | access-date = December 11, 2012}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==

=== 2004–2006: Early beginnings, ''Charm'' and instrumental albums ===
=== 2004–2006: Early beginnings, ''Charm'' and instrumental albums ===
{{main article|The College Kicked-Out|F.O.O.D. (album)|Charm (album)}}
{{Main|The College Kicked-Out|F.O.O.D. (album)|Charm (Danny! album)}}


After spending nearly a year networking with local artists Danny! released his debut mixtape ''[[The College Kicked-Out]]''.<ref name="Jeffries" /><ref name="Discography">{{cite news | first = Daniel | last = Swain | title = Danny!: Discography | url = http://www.dannyswain.com/music/discography/ | publisher = ''DannySwain.com'' | date = 2018-01-02 | accessdate = 2018-01-04}}</ref> The record received mixed to unfavorable reviews—an up-and-coming [[Charlamagne tha God]] was among ''Kicked-Out'''s critics, panning the mixtape on air while working as a local radio station personality—which Danny! would allude to in much of his later work.
After spending nearly a year networking with local artists, Swain released his debut mixtape ''[[The College Kicked-Out]]''.<ref name="Jeffries" /><ref name="Discography">{{cite news | first = Daniel | last = Swain | title = Danny!: Discography | url = http://www.dannyswain.com/music/discography/ | publisher = DannySwain.com | date = January 2, 2018 | access-date = January 4, 2018}}</ref> The record received mixed to unfavorable reviews—an up-and-coming [[Charlamagne tha God]] was among ''Kicked-Out''{{'}}s critics, panning the mixtape on air while working as a local radio station personality—which Swain would allude to in much of his later work.


Shortly after ''Kicked-Out'''s release Danny! was accepted to the [[Savannah College of Art & Design]] and accordingly relocated to [[Savannah, Georgia]].<ref name="Jeffries" /> It was here that he began to work on his second project, ''[[F.O.O.D. (album)|F.O.O.D.]]''<ref name="Discography" /> The following year Danny! officially released his third mixtape ''[[Charm (album)|Charm]]'',<ref name="Discography" /> which was notable for featuring an underlying theme of [[escapism]] in its narrative of a musician who wants to achieve success through music and be reprieved of the day-to-day routine in his hometown. ''Charm'' went on to become Danny!'s biggest success at the time and, coincidentally, help make the entire premise of the record come true in real life.
Shortly after ''Kicked-Out''{{'}}s release Swain was accepted to the [[Savannah College of Art & Design]] and accordingly relocated to [[Savannah, Georgia]].<ref name="Jeffries" /> It was here that he began to work on his second project, ''[[F.O.O.D. (album)|F.O.O.D.]]''<ref name="Discography" /> The following year Swain officially released his third mixtape ''[[Charm (Danny! album)|Charm]]'',<ref name="Discography" /> which was notable for featuring an underlying theme of [[escapism]] in its narrative of a musician who wants success in music to take him away from his day-to-day routine.


During this time Danny! compiled an instrumental album, ''[[Dream, Interrupted]]'', in an effort to promote his production; within two years the sequels ''[[Dream, Fulfilled]]'' and ''[[Dream, Extinguished]]'' would also be released.<ref name="Discography" />
During this time Swain compiled an instrumental album, ''[[Dream, Interrupted]]'', in an effort to promote his production; within two years the sequels ''[[Dream, Fulfilled]]'' and ''[[Dream, Extinguished]]'' would also be released.<ref name="Discography" />
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=== 2007–2011: MTV, ''And I Love H.E.R.'' and Interscope era ===
=== 2007–2011: MTV, ''And I Love H.E.R.'' and Interscope era ===
{{see also|Danny Is Dead|And I Love H.E.R.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|Where Is Danny?}}
{{See also|Danny Is Dead|And I Love H.E.R.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|Where Is Danny?}}
After ''Charm'' Danny! received his first big break when [[MTV]] played a role in securing him a recording contract with an independent music label, at the time helmed by [[El-P]] of [[Run the Jewels]] fame.<ref>{{cite news | first = Tim | last = Welte | title = Danny Swain Wins mtvU Contest | url = http://www.tv.com/news/danny-swain-wins-mtvu-def-jux-contest-8375/ | publisher = ''[[TV.com]]'' | date = 2007-01-27 | accessdate = 2007-02-02}}</ref><ref name="Stoehr">{{cite news | first = John | last = Stoehr | title = Local Student Wins MTV Award | url = http://savannahnow.com/accent/2007-01-24/local-student-wins-mtv-award | publisher = ''[[Savannah Morning News]]'' | date = 2007-01-28 | accessdate = 2007-09-11}}</ref> The record deal allowed Danny! to release an album through the label, promoting it with a [[12-inch single|12" single]] and accompanying [[music video]] slated for an exclusive premiere on [[mtvU]]. Though the label's involvement would not amount to a released album—only the single "[[Just Friends (Danny! song)|Just Friends]]", which managed to chart on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite news |first=Jacinta |last=Howard |title=Don't Sleep On Danny! |url=http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/don_t_sleep_on_danny_/Content?oid=793782 |publisher=''[[Creative Loafing (Atlanta)|Creative Loafing]]'' |date=2009-04-28 |accessdate=2009-05-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504015526/http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/don_t_sleep_on_danny_/Content?oid=793782 |archivedate=2009-05-04 |df= }}</ref>—the deal did establish an ongoing relationship between Danny! and MTV, which would begin using his music extensively in various programming for years to come.
After ''Charm'', Swain received his first big break when [[MTV]] played a role in securing him a recording contract with [[Definitive Jux]], an independent music label, at the time helmed by [[El-P]] of [[Run the Jewels]] fame.<ref>{{cite news | first = Tim | last = Welte | title = Danny Swain Wins mtvU Contest | url = http://www.tv.com/news/danny-swain-wins-mtvu-def-jux-contest-8375/ | publisher = [[TV.com]] | date = January 27, 2007 | access-date = February 2, 2007 | archive-date = January 18, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160118023708/http://www.tv.com/news/danny-swain-wins-mtvu-def-jux-contest-8375/ | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="Stoehr">{{cite news | first = John | last = Stoehr | title = Local Student Wins MTV Award | url = http://savannahnow.com/accent/2007-01-24/local-student-wins-mtv-award | newspaper = [[Savannah Morning News]] | date = January 28, 2007 | access-date = September 11, 2007}}</ref> The record deal allowed Swain to release an album through the label, promoting it with a [[12-inch single|12" single]] and accompanying music video slated for an exclusive premiere on [[mtvU]]. Though the label's involvement would not amount to a released album—only the single "[[Just Friends (Danny! song)|Just Friends]]", which charted on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite news |first=Jacinta |last=Howard |title=Don't Sleep On Danny! |url=http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/don_t_sleep_on_danny_/Content?oid=793782 |publisher=[[Creative Loafing (Atlanta)|Creative Loafing]] |date=April 28, 2009 |access-date=May 1, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504015526/http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/don_t_sleep_on_danny_/Content?oid=793782 |archive-date=May 4, 2009 }}</ref>—the deal did establish an ongoing relationship between Swain and MTV, which began using his music extensively in various programs.


Danny! would continue to gain acclaim, mostly on the merits of his production style, and eventually self-released his debut album, the faux-soundtrack ''[[And I Love H.E.R.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|And I Love H.E.R.]]''<ref name="Discography" /> The album was cited at the time by publications such as [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]<ref>{{cite news | first = Joshua | last = Love | title = Danny!: And I Love H.E.R. (Album Review) | url = https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12082-and-i-love-her-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/ | publisher = ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'' | date = 2008-10-18 | accessdate = 2008-11-11}}</ref>, [[L.A. Weekly]]<ref>{{cite news|first=Jeff |last=Weiss |title=The 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums Of The Half-Year |url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/the-10-best-hip-hop-albums-of-the-half-year-2404431 |publisher=''[[L.A. Weekly]]'' |date=2008-08-01 |accessdate=2008-08-17}}</ref> and [[ABC News]]<ref>{{cite news | first = Allan | last = Raible | title = The 50 Best Albums of 2008: Nos. 25 to 1 | url = http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Music/story?id=6556115 | publisher = ''[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC News]]'' | date = 2009-01-02 | accessdate = 2009-01-11}}</ref> as one of the best releases of the year. ''And I Love H.E.R.'' was also notable for introducing yet another musical direction for Danny!, who was experimenting with [[hip house]], [[downtempo]] and [[electronica]] during the record's inception to produce a sort of "[[Lounge music|lounge-hop]]" hybrid that has since become his definitive style, though Danny!'s output would become significantly more experimental and nuanced in subsequent releases.
Swain self-released his debut album, the faux-soundtrack ''[[And I Love H.E.R.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|And I Love H.E.R.]]''<ref name="Discography" /> The album was cited at the time by publications such as [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]],<ref>{{cite news | first = Joshua | last = Love | title = Danny!: And I Love H.E.R. (Album Review) | url = https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12082-and-i-love-her-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/ | publisher = [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] | date = October 18, 2008 | access-date = November 11, 2008}}</ref> ''[[LA Weekly]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jeff |last=Weiss |title=The 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums Of The Half-Year |url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/the-10-best-hip-hop-albums-of-the-half-year-2404431 |magazine=[[LA Weekly]] |date=August 1, 2008 |access-date=August 17, 2008}}</ref> and [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]<ref>{{cite news | first = Allan | last = Raible | title = The 50 Best Albums of 2008: Nos. 25 to 1 | url = https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Music/story?id=6556115 | publisher = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC News]] | date = January 2, 2009 | access-date = January 11, 2009}}</ref> as one of the best releases of the year. ''And I Love H.E.R.'' was also notable for introducing another musical direction for Swain, who was experimenting with [[hip house]], [[downtempo]] and [[Lounge music|lounge]]/[[electronica]] to produce a sort of "lounge-hop" hybrid.

Following ''And I Love H.E.R.''<nowiki/>'s success, Danny! completed the ''[[Relapse (Eminem album)|Relapse]] ''& ''[[Madvillainy]]''-inspired ''[[Where Is Danny?]]''.<ref name="Discography" /> Interscope Records, through its short-lived digital distribution program,<ref>{{cite news | first = Nicholas | last = Loss-Eaton | title = Discovering New Music Artists in the Digital Age: Interscope Digital Distribution Reaches Beyond DIY | url = http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/discovering-new-music-artists-in-the-digital-age-interscope-digital-distribution-reaches-beyond-diy-69756242.html | publisher = ''[[PR Newswire]]'' | date = 2010-11-12 | accessdate = 2012-02-07}}</ref> would quietly distribute a revamped version of the album on iTunes.<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |title=Danny! - 'Where Is Danny' |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/where-is-danny/id440244598 |publisher=''[[iTunes]]'' |date=2011-05-17 |accessdate=2011-05-25 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528194152/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/where-is-danny/id440244598 |archivedate=2011-05-28 |df= }}</ref>
Following ''And I Love H.E.R.''{{'}}s success, Swain completed the ''[[Where Is Danny?]]'' album.<ref name="Discography" /> Interscope Records, through its short-lived digital distribution program,<ref>{{cite news | first = Nicholas | last = Loss-Eaton | title = Discovering New Music Artists in the Digital Age: Interscope Digital Distribution Reaches Beyond DIY | url = http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/discovering-new-music-artists-in-the-digital-age-interscope-digital-distribution-reaches-beyond-diy-69756242.html | publisher = [[PR Newswire]] | date = November 12, 2010 | access-date = February 7, 2012}}</ref> distributed a revamped version of the album on iTunes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Danny! – 'Where Is Danny' |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/where-is-danny/id440244598 |publisher=[[iTunes]] |date=May 17, 2011 |access-date=May 25, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528194152/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/where-is-danny/id440244598 |archive-date=May 28, 2011 }}</ref>


=== 2012–present: Breakthrough, music licensing and ''The Book of Daniel'' ===
=== 2012–present: Breakthrough, music licensing and ''The Book of Daniel'' ===
{{see also|Payback (album)|The Book of Daniel (album)}}
{{See also|Payback (album)|The Book of Daniel (album)}}
After the release of his third studio LP ''[[Payback (album)|Payback]]'',<ref name="Discography" /> the title track of Danny!'s [[Where Is Danny?|previous album]] was featured in a commercial for [[Sonos]] wireless speakers.<ref name="Sonos">{{cite news | first = Kim | last = Yu | title = Danny!'s 'I Ain't The Walrus' Featured In Sonos Television Commercial | url = http://www.dannyswain.com/video/sonos-listening-is-back/ | publisher = ''DannySwain.com'' | date = 2012-07-23 | accessdate = 2017-08-18}}</ref> Long fascinated with music licensing Danny! subsequently signed on as a composer for [[MTV]]'s internal Hype Music label<ref>{{cite news | first = Jeffrey | last = Jones | title = Hype Music: Roster | url = http://www.mtv.com/artists/collections/hype-music/896380/ |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20131205012941/http://www.mtv.com/artists/collections/hype-music/896380/ |archivedate=2013-07-21 |df= | publisher = ''[[MTV]]'' | date = 2013-09-10 | accessdate = 2013-04-10}}</ref> (later absorbed into [[Sony/ATV Music Publishing|Sony/ATV]]'s [[Extreme Music]] production music library) and slowly transitioned into a more prominent producer role, landing instrumental placements with various [[Viacom]] television programming as well as commercials for [[Nordstrom]],<ref name="Nordstrom">{{cite news|url=http://www.dannyswain.com/music/danny-swain-check-it-out-nordstrom-anniversary-sale-commercial/|title=Danny!'s 'Check It Out' Lands In Nordstrom Radio Commercial|last=Rothstein|first=Abigail|date=2016-10-08|publisher=''DannySwain.com''|accessdate=2018-01-11}}</ref> [[McDonald's]], and incidental music for ''[[Bob's Burgers]]''<ref name="Emmy" /><ref name="Bobs">{{cite news|url=http://www.dannyswain.com/video/danny-swain-bobs-burgers-work-hard-or-die-trying-girl/|title=''Bob's Burgers'' Grooves To Danny!'s Beats In Season Five Premiere|last=Riles|first=Erika|date=2017-02-22|publisher=''DannySwain.com''|accessdate=2018-01-16}}</ref> and its soundtrack, ''The Bob's Burgers Music Album''<ref name="Soundtrack">{{cite news|url=http://www.dannyswain.com/music/bobs-burgers-music-album-danny-swain/|title=Sub Pop Records Releases Long-Awaited ''Bob's Burgers'' Soundtrack|last=Swanson|first=Catherine|date=2017-12-31|publisher=''DannySwain.com''|accessdate=2017-12-31}}</ref>.
After the release of his third studio LP ''[[Payback (album)|Payback]]'',<ref name="Discography" /> the title track of Swain's [[Where Is Danny?|previous album]] was featured in a commercial for [[Sonos]] wireless speakers. Swain signed on as a composer for [[MTV]]'s internal Hype Music label<ref>{{cite news | first = Jeffrey | last = Jones | title = Hype Music: Roster | url = http://www.mtv.com/artists/collections/hype-music/896380/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205012941/http://www.mtv.com/artists/collections/hype-music/896380/ |archive-date=December 5, 2013 | publisher = MTV | date = September 10, 2013 | access-date = April 10, 2013}}</ref> (later absorbed into [[Sony/ATV Music Publishing|Sony/ATV]]'s [[Extreme Music]] production music library) and slowly transitioned into a producer role, landing instrumental placements with various [[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]] television programming as well as commercials for [[Nordstrom]], [[McDonald's]], and [[incidental music]] for ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'' and its soundtrack, ''The Bob's Burgers Music Album''.


However, [[GQ|GQ Magazine]] revealed that Danny! was indeed working on a follow-up to ''Payback'',<ref name="GQ" /> initially titled "Deliverance" but later changed to ''[[The Book of Daniel (album)|The Book Of Daniel]]'' after [[Book of Daniel|the book in the Bible]]. During the album's development Danny! appeared in ''Sesame Street'''s "Party Bus" video,<ref name="Sesame" /> which featured an original remix of "[[The Wheels on the Bus|The Wheels On The Bus]]" composed by Swain. He also began working as a voiceover artist, narrating the entire season of ''Hey Rookie, Welcome To The NFL'' in 2016 for ESPN.<ref name="ESPN" /> The following year Danny! was awarded an Emmy plaque from the [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] for his musical contributions to the ''Bob's Burgers'' episode "Bob Actually" ([[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program|Outstanding Animated Program]], 2017<ref name="Emmy" /><ref name="Emmys" />), having composed music for three scenes.<ref>{{cite news | title = Internet Movie Database: Danny Swain | publisher = [[IMDb]] | url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm8780492/ | date = 2017-12-06 | accessdate = 2017-12-11}}</ref>
In 2014, Swain started working on a new album, initially titled ''Deliverance'', but later changed to ''[[The Book of Daniel (album)|The Book Of Daniel]]'' after [[Book of Daniel|the book in the Bible]].<ref name="GQ">{{cite magazine | first = Phili | last = Stelios | url = https://www.gq.com/story/the-gqa-danny-swain |title =The GQ+A: Danny Swain On Getting Shown Questlove Love, Major Label Breakups, and His Plan for 2014 | magazine = [[GQ]] | date = March 5, 2014 | access-date = March 5, 2014}}</ref> During the album's development Swain appeared in ''Sesame Street''{{'}}s "Party Bus" video, which featured an original remix of "[[The Wheels on the Bus]]" composed by Swain. He also began working as a voiceover artist, narrating a season of ''Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL'' in 2016 for ESPN. The following year Swain was awarded an Emmy plaque from the [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] for his musical contributions to the ''Bob's Burgers'' episode "Bob Actually" ([[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program|Outstanding Animated Program]], 2017<ref name="Emmys" />), composing music for three scenes.<ref>{{cite web | title = Internet Movie Database: Danny Swain | website = [[IMDb]] | url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8780492/ | date = December 6, 2017 | access-date = December 11, 2017}}</ref>


In 2015, a tracklist for ''The Book of Daniel'' was revealed at Swain's website. The album debut was announced for February 29, 2016,<ref name="Independent">{{cite news | first = Heather | last = Saul | title = Kanye West Says Bill Cosby Is Innocent | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/kanye-publicist-responds-about-twitter-rant-with-release-dates-for-the-life-of-pablo-and-danny-the-book-of-daniel-a6864651.html | newspaper = [[The Independent]] | date = February 10, 2016 | access-date = December 1, 2017}}</ref> but it was not released. Another scheduled date, October 31, 2018,<ref name=Halloween2018>{{cite web|author=Danny Swain |url=http://www.dannyswain.com/music/discography/danny-the-book-of-daniel/ |title=Danny! – The Book Of Daniel |website=Dannyswain.com |date=January 15, 2019 |access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> passed without the album release.
==Discography==


Despite a halt in studio releases, Swain continues to contribute to ''Bob's Burgers'' while composing [[Stock music|library music]] and [[Incidental music|incidental cues]] under various aliases for Extreme Music.
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===Studio albums===
== Discography ==
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=== Studio albums ===
* ''[[And I Love H.E.R.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
* ''[[And I Love H.E.R.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
* ''[[Where Is Danny?]]''
* ''[[Where Is Danny?]]''
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* ''[[The Book of Daniel (album)|The Book Of Daniel]]''
* ''[[The Book of Daniel (album)|The Book Of Daniel]]''


===Instrumental albums===
=== Instrumental albums ===
* ''[[Dream, Interrupted]]''
* ''[[Dream, Interrupted]]''
* ''[[Dream, Fulfilled]]''
* ''[[Dream, Fulfilled]]''
* ''[[Dream, Extinguished]]''
* ''[[Dream, Extinguished]]''


===Production credits===
=== Production credits ===
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| [[Danny Brown (rapper)|Danny Brown]] || "Exotic", "The Nana Song" || ''[[The Hybrid (album)|The Hybrid]]'' || [[2010 in music|2010]]
| [[Danny Brown (rapper)|Danny Brown]] || "Exotic", "The Nana Song" || ''[[The Hybrid (album)|The Hybrid]]'' || 2010
|-
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| Danny Brown || "Counterfeit", "Hey!"* || ''Detroit State of Mind 4'' || [[2010 in music|2010]]
| Danny Brown || "Counterfeit", "Hey!"* || ''Detroit State of Mind 4'' || 2010
|-
|-
| [[Lil B]] || "The Game On Lock", "Illusions of G" || ''Illusions of Grandeur 2'' || [[2012 in music|2012]]
| [[Lil B]] || "The Game On Lock", "Illusions of G" || ''Illusions of Grandeur 2'' || 2012
|-
|-
| [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]] || "Never Never Freestyle" || ''[[Folarin (album)|Folarin]]'' || [[2012 in music|2012]]
| [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]] || "Never Never Freestyle" || ''[[Folarin (album)|Folarin]]'' || 2012
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| [[Cody ChesnuTT]] || "Scroll Call (Danny Swain Remix)" || ''[[Landing On A Hundred|Landing On A Hundred: B-Sides & Remixes]]'' || [[2014 in music|2014]]
|-
|-
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| [[Cody ChesnuTT]] || "Scroll Call (Danny Swain Remix)" || ''[[Landing On A Hundred|Landing on a Hundred: B-Sides & Remixes]]'' || 2014
|}
|}


===Film & television placements/credits ===
=== Film and television placements/credits ===
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!align="left"|Song(s)
!align="left"|Song(s)
!align="left"|Where Featured
!align="left"|Where Featured
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|"Evil"
|"Evil"
|live performance on ''[[Late Night With Jimmy Fallon]]''<ref name="Fallon" />
|live performance on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]''
|[[NBC]]
|[[NBC]]
|2012
|2012
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|"Loser"
|"Loser"
|''[[Breaking Amish|Breaking Amish: Extended Episodes]]''
|''[[Breaking Amish]]: Extended Episodes''
|[[TLC (TV network)|TLC]]
|[[TLC (TV network)|TLC]]
|2012
|2012
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|"Misery"
|"Misery"
|''[[Rockstar (drink)|Rockstar]] Presents: XDurance Series'' (with Rob Adelberg)
|''[[Rockstar (drink)|Rockstar]] Presents: XDurance Series'' (with Rob Adelberg)
|[[YouTube]]
|YouTube
|2012
|2012
|-
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|-
|"Where Is Danny", "I Ain't The Walrus"
|"Where Is Danny", "I Ain't The Walrus"
|[[Sonos]] television advert<ref name="Sonos"/>
|[[Sonos]] television advert
|cable
|cable
|2012
|2012
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|-
|"Gibraltar (Danny!'s Pride And Vanity Remix)"
|"Gibraltar (Danny!'s Pride And Vanity Remix)"
|[[Just Blaze]] interview<ref>{{cite news | title = Just Blaze Interview | url = http://www.okayplayer.com/news/just-blaze-the-questions-video-interview.html | date = 2014-10-06 | accessdate = 2014-07-11}}</ref>
|[[Just Blaze]] interview<ref>{{cite news | title = Just Blaze Interview | url = http://www.okayplayer.com/news/just-blaze-the-questions-video-interview.html | date = October 6, 2014 | access-date = July 11, 2014}}</ref>
|Okayplayer
|Okayplayer
|2014
|2014
|-
|-
|"Check It Out"
|"Check It Out"
|[[Nordstrom]] anniversary sale summer promo<ref name="Nordstrom" />
|[[Nordstrom]] anniversary sale summer promo
|cable and radio
|cable and radio
|2014
|2014
|-
|-
|"[[Take Me to the Mardi Gras|Take Me To The Muddy Grass]]"
|"[[Take Me to the Mardi Gras|Take Me To The Muddy Grass]]"
|"[[Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl]]" episode of ''[[Bob's Burgers]]''<ref name="Bobs" />
|"[[Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl]]" episode of ''[[Bob's Burgers]]''
|FOX
|FOX
|2014
|2014
|-
|-
|"The Wheels On The Bus"
|"The Wheels On The Bus"
|"Party Bus" segment on ''[[Sesame Street]]''<ref name="Sesame" />
|"Party Bus" segment on ''[[Sesame Street]]''
|[[PBS]], [[HBO]], [[YouTube]]
|[[PBS]], [[HBO]], YouTube
|2016
|2016
|-
|-
|"Gangsta's Pair o' Dice", "Breakdance Bugaloo", "Walk Like This, No No Like This"
|"Gangsta's Pair o' Dice", "Breakdance Bugaloo", "Walk Like This, No No Like This"
|"[[Bob Actually]]" episode of ''[[Bob's Burgers]]''<ref name="Emmy" />
|"[[Bob Actually]]" episode of ''[[Bob's Burgers]]''
|FOX
|FOX
|2017
|2017
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Alternative music]]
* [[Alternative hip hop]]
* [[List of former Interscope Records artists]]
* [[List of former Interscope Records artists]]
* [[List of Sony/ATV Music Publishing artists]]
* [[List of Sony/ATV Music Publishing artists]]


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}
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* {{Official website|http://www.dannyswain.com}}
* {{Official website|http://www.dannyswain.com}}
* {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p766332|label=Danny!}}
* {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p766332|label=Danny!}}
* {{IMDb name|8780492}}
* {{IMDb name|8780492}}
* {{Instagram|dannyswain}}
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Latest revision as of 21:34, 28 December 2024

Danny!
Background information
Birth nameDaniel Keith Swain[1]
Born (1983-08-18) August 18, 1983 (age 41)[2]
Killeen, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper[1]
  • record producer[1]
  • singer
  • composer
  • voice actor
Years active2004–present
LabelsInterscope, Definitive Jux
Websitedannyswain.com

Daniel Keith Swain (born August 18, 1983), known mononymously as Danny!, is an American rapper, record producer, singer, and composer.[1]

Swain rose to prominence after his debut performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,[3] where he premiered his song "Evil". After joining Okayplayer Records, Danny! released his album Payback,[1][4] cited by AllMusic as one of the best hip-hop releases of the year.[5] In 2013, Ebony magazine listed Swain among other rising artists in its "Leaders of the New School" piece, calling Swain one of a handful of "innovators".[6]

Swain has composed background music that has since been placed in numerous motion pictures and television programs, most notably FOX's animated series Bob's Burgers for which Swain was awarded an Emmy plaque for his contributions to an episode that won in the Outstanding Animated Program category at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2017.[7]

Early life

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Swain, the only son of military parents,[8] was born in Killeen, Texas and moved to Columbia, South Carolina, as a teenager. He attended Richland Northeast High School and began pursuing music as a hobby during his second year.[1] Swain started penning his own lyrics and recorded songs as a showcase for his production.[9]

Career

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2004–2006: Early beginnings, Charm and instrumental albums

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Main articles: The College Kicked-Out, F.O.O.D. (album), and Charm (Danny! album)

After spending nearly a year networking with local artists, Swain released his debut mixtape The College Kicked-Out.[1][10] The record received mixed to unfavorable reviews—an up-and-coming Charlamagne tha God was among Kicked-Out's critics, panning the mixtape on air while working as a local radio station personality—which Swain would allude to in much of his later work.

Shortly after Kicked-Out's release Swain was accepted to the Savannah College of Art & Design and accordingly relocated to Savannah, Georgia.[1] It was here that he began to work on his second project, F.O.O.D.[10] The following year Swain officially released his third mixtape Charm,[10] which was notable for featuring an underlying theme of escapism in its narrative of a musician who wants success in music to take him away from his day-to-day routine.

During this time Swain compiled an instrumental album, Dream, Interrupted, in an effort to promote his production; within two years the sequels Dream, Fulfilled and Dream, Extinguished would also be released.[10]

It's all people telling you to do this and that…[but] when you do what they say and it still doesn't work in your favor, it's like, 'well, I was fine the way I was'. You just got to keep moving. There's no guarantee for anything.


Swain, on instinct and perseverance
(GQ, 2014)[11]

2007–2011: MTV, And I Love H.E.R. and Interscope era

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See also: Danny Is Dead, And I Love H.E.R.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, and Where Is Danny?

After Charm, Swain received his first big break when MTV played a role in securing him a recording contract with Definitive Jux, an independent music label, at the time helmed by El-P of Run the Jewels fame.[12][13] The record deal allowed Swain to release an album through the label, promoting it with a 12" single and accompanying music video slated for an exclusive premiere on mtvU. Though the label's involvement would not amount to a released album—only the single "Just Friends", which charted on the Billboard Hot 100[14]—the deal did establish an ongoing relationship between Swain and MTV, which began using his music extensively in various programs.

Swain self-released his debut album, the faux-soundtrack And I Love H.E.R.[10] The album was cited at the time by publications such as Pitchfork,[15] LA Weekly[16] and ABC News[17] as one of the best releases of the year. And I Love H.E.R. was also notable for introducing another musical direction for Swain, who was experimenting with hip house, downtempo and lounge/electronica to produce a sort of "lounge-hop" hybrid.

Following And I Love H.E.R.'s success, Swain completed the Where Is Danny? album.[10] Interscope Records, through its short-lived digital distribution program,[18] distributed a revamped version of the album on iTunes.[19]

2012–present: Breakthrough, music licensing and The Book of Daniel

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See also: Payback (album) and The Book of Daniel (album)

After the release of his third studio LP Payback,[10] the title track of Swain's previous album was featured in a commercial for Sonos wireless speakers. Swain signed on as a composer for MTV's internal Hype Music label[20] (later absorbed into Sony/ATV's Extreme Music production music library) and slowly transitioned into a producer role, landing instrumental placements with various Viacom television programming as well as commercials for Nordstrom, McDonald's, and incidental music for Bob's Burgers and its soundtrack, The Bob's Burgers Music Album.

In 2014, Swain started working on a new album, initially titled Deliverance, but later changed to The Book Of Daniel after the book in the Bible.[11] During the album's development Swain appeared in Sesame Street's "Party Bus" video, which featured an original remix of "The Wheels on the Bus" composed by Swain. He also began working as a voiceover artist, narrating a season of Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL in 2016 for ESPN. The following year Swain was awarded an Emmy plaque from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for his musical contributions to the Bob's Burgers episode "Bob Actually" (Outstanding Animated Program, 2017[7]), composing music for three scenes.[21]

In 2015, a tracklist for The Book of Daniel was revealed at Swain's website. The album debut was announced for February 29, 2016,[22] but it was not released. Another scheduled date, October 31, 2018,[23] passed without the album release.

Despite a halt in studio releases, Swain continues to contribute to Bob's Burgers while composing library music and incidental cues under various aliases for Extreme Music.

Discography

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Main article: Danny! discography

Studio albums

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Instrumental albums

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Production credits

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Artist Song(s) Album Year
Danny Brown "Exotic", "The Nana Song" The Hybrid 2010
Danny Brown "Counterfeit", "Hey!"* Detroit State of Mind 4 2010
Lil B "The Game On Lock", "Illusions of G" Illusions of Grandeur 2 2012
Wale "Never Never Freestyle" Folarin 2012
Cody ChesnuTT "Scroll Call (Danny Swain Remix)" Landing on a Hundred: B-Sides & Remixes 2014

Film and television placements/credits

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Song(s) Where Featured Network Year
"Intermission (interlude)" Jersey Shore After Hours MTV 2008
"Cafe Surreal" aMTV promotional bumper MTV 2009
"Ebony Flower" Wainy Days My Damn Channel 2009
"Check It Out" Disaster Date MTV 2011
"The Groove" Dina's Party HGTV 2011
"The Groove" Love Lust SundanceTV 2011
"The Groove" 2011 Comedy Awards Comedy Central 2011
"Cafe Surreal", "The Groove" Red Bull Signature Series: Supernatural NBC 2012
"Cafe Surreal" The Association ESPN 2012
"Crasy Sound" Elbow Room HGTV 2012
"Evil" live performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon NBC 2012
"God Bless The Child" Breaking Amish TLC 2012
"Loser" Breaking Amish: Extended Episodes TLC 2012
"Misery" Rockstar Presents: XDurance Series (with Rob Adelberg) YouTube 2012
"Pineapple Gumdrop" LXTV 1st Look NBC 2012
"Still Standing" Life After: Karyn White TV One 2012
"Where Is Danny", "I Ain't The Walrus" Sonos television advert cable 2012
"Cafe Surreal" Crown Royal: Best Of promotional clip during 2013 NBA Playoffs TNT 2013
"Malice In Blunderland" The Challenge: Rivals II MTV 2013
"Man On The Moon" Snooki & Jwoww MTV 2013
"One Day It'll All Make Cents" The Show with Vinny MTV 2013
"Torture" World of Jenks MTV 2013
"Gibraltar (Danny!'s Pride And Vanity Remix)" Just Blaze interview[24] Okayplayer 2014
"Check It Out" Nordstrom anniversary sale summer promo cable and radio 2014
"Take Me To The Muddy Grass" "Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl" episode of Bob's Burgers FOX 2014
"The Wheels On The Bus" "Party Bus" segment on Sesame Street PBS, HBO, YouTube 2016
"Gangsta's Pair o' Dice", "Breakdance Bugaloo", "Walk Like This, No No Like This" "Bob Actually" episode of Bob's Burgers FOX 2017

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Jeffries, David (March 11, 2013). "Danny!: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "Daniel Swain". AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. ^ Blotnick, Emmy (September 21, 2012). "Danny! Performs 'Evil'". NBC. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  4. ^ Ramirez, Erika (January 13, 2011). "Exclusive: ?uestlove Announces Okayplayer Records Re-Launch, New Albums By Danny!, Young Guru". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 16, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
  5. ^ Staff, AMG (December 20, 2012). "AllMusic's Favorite Hip-Hop/Rap Albums of 2012". AllMusic. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  6. ^ Carter, Kelley (January 2, 2013). "Leaders Of The New School". Ebony Magazine. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Bob's Burgers: Awards & Nominations". Emmys.com. January 12, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  8. ^ Jackson, Deborah (March 11, 2009). "Military People: Danny Swain". Military Hub. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2009.
  9. ^ Anto, Julio (December 4, 2012). "Danny! Discusses New Album Payback, Co-signs From Jay-Z And Blank, And The Evolution Of DIY In Hip-Hop". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g Swain, Daniel (January 2, 2018). "Danny!: Discography". DannySwain.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  11. ^ a b Stelios, Phili (March 5, 2014). "The GQ+A: Danny Swain On Getting Shown Questlove Love, Major Label Breakups, and His Plan for 2014". GQ. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  12. ^ Welte, Tim (January 27, 2007). "Danny Swain Wins mtvU Contest". TV.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2007.
  13. ^ Stoehr, John (January 28, 2007). "Local Student Wins MTV Award". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  14. ^ Howard, Jacinta (April 28, 2009). "Don't Sleep On Danny!". Creative Loafing. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2009.
  15. ^ Love, Joshua (October 18, 2008). "Danny!: And I Love H.E.R. (Album Review)". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
  16. ^ Weiss, Jeff (August 1, 2008). "The 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums Of The Half-Year". LA Weekly. Retrieved August 17, 2008.
  17. ^ Raible, Allan (January 2, 2009). "The 50 Best Albums of 2008: Nos. 25 to 1". ABC News. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  18. ^ Loss-Eaton, Nicholas (November 12, 2010). "Discovering New Music Artists in the Digital Age: Interscope Digital Distribution Reaches Beyond DIY". PR Newswire. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  19. ^ "Danny! – 'Where Is Danny'". iTunes. May 17, 2011. Archived from the original on May 28, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
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