Kevin Dailey
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Kevin Dailey | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie rock, Pop, hip hop, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, songwriter, engineer, producer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Kevin Dailey is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and mixer based in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] As a producer, engineer, musician, composer or mixer, he has worked with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Mikky Ekko, Rome Fortune, Myzica, Skyway Man, SHEL, and Abigail Washburn.[2] He is a member of the band Civil Twilight.[3] He recently composed original score for Travis Rice's recent film, Depth Perception [4] and season one of Queen America starring Catherine Zeta-Jones.[5]
Background[edit]
Dailey was born in Charlotte, North Carolina to a family of musicians. In 2007, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee. He joined the South African rock band Civil Twilight as a guitarist and keyboardist in 2012.[6] On tour, he has shared the stage with Florence + the Machine, Mutemath, Young the Giant, Neon Trees, Silversun Pickups, and Of Monsters and Men.[citation needed]
Dailey engineered the album Rocket Science, by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. The song "Life in Eleven" won Best Instrumental Composition at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards.
In 2012, Kevin, alongside longtime friend and collaborator Micah Tawlks, produced, arranged, and played on Anchor & Braille's record The Quiet Life for Tooth & Nail Records.
In 2016, Dailey wrote the MYZICA track "We Belong Together", alongside Matthew Perryman Jones and Micah Tawlks.[7] That same year, he played bass on the SHEL album "Just Crazy Enough".[8]
In 2017, he mixed the Skyway Man album Seen Comin’ From a Mighty Eye.[9]
In 2018, Dailey and SHEL composed the musical soundtrack for a Catherine Zeta-Jones Facebook Series Queen America.[5]
Dailey runs Pioneer Sound, an independent, artist run recording studio and music production house based in Nashville.
Dailey is an artist for Magneto Guitars.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kevin Dailey". The Blueroom Studios | Moraine Music Group | United States. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Dailey | Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023.
- ^ Palmedo, Tree (July 6, 2015). "Civil Twilight Tell the 'Story of an Immigrant' on New LP". SPIN. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Depth Perception, Snowboarding Film by Quiksilver". Snowboarding Films. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023.
- ^ a b Wiese, Ben (November 15, 2018). "SHEL and Kevin Dailey are Scoring a Catherine Zeta-Jones Facebook Series". Westword. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Sound Advice: Bunbury Music Festival". CityBeat Cincinnati. May 31, 2017. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019.
- ^ Geslani, Michelle (August 4, 2016). "Synthpop duo MYZICA want to give love a chance on new single "We Belong Together" -- listen". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020.
- ^ Bialas, Michael (May 26, 2015). "One SHEL of a Story: 4 Fab Females Show Off Their New 'Baby'". HuffPost. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023.
- ^ Carter, Sarah (February 23, 2017). "Skyway Man: Breaking Sound Barriers With James Wallace". Nashville Scene. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018.
- ^ "Artists". Magneto Guitars. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.