Dan Kanter
| Dan Kanter | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Daniel Joseph Kanter |
| Born | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Origin | Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, songwriter, musical director, musician, |
| Instruments | Guitar, piano, keyboard, drums, bass, harmonica |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Associated acts |
Justin Bieber Ariana Grande Shawn Mendes Bob Weir Grateful Dead |
| Website | twitter |
Daniel Joseph "Dan" Kanter (born 1981) is a musician and multi-platinum songwriter/producer from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.. He is the musical director and former lead guitarist for Justin Bieber. Kanter co-wrote and co-produced the song "Be Alright" on Bieber's album Believe, and co-produced his My Worlds Acoustic and "Believe Acoustic". Kanter has also directed and performed with Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, Miley Cyrus, Shawn Mendes,Drake, Bob Weir of The Grateful Dead, Ariana Grande, and Mike Gordon and Jon Fishman of Phish. He was a judge on the YTV singing competition TV show "The Next Star" and the CBC music competition TV show "Searchlight". . Kanter hosts the CBC show "Guitar In Hand with Dan Kanter". .
Kanter was born in Ottawa, Ontario. At a young age, Kanter learned piano, drums, and guitar. When he was 13, he co-starred on the television show Leaps And Bounds which aired on the CTV network in Canada. Kanter began playing clubs with his band Hubris in his hometown of Ottawa, Ontario at the young age of 14. He was considered a musical prodigy writing lengthy originals with extended guitar solos. While attending Sir Robert Borden High School, Dan co-wrote a full-length musical titled "Destiny: The Musical” which was performed at the school. Kanter turned down acceptance to Berklee College of Music and headed to Toronto to study classical composition and analysis at York University. While at York University, Kanter played bass in local Toronto band, Avenue Road. He graduated in 2007 from York University with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in music and is pursuing a Master's in Musicology at York University's Graduate school under the supervision of Professor Rob Bowman. He has written numerous papers examining the music and social impact of Bob Dylan.
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