It all started on the outskirts of Berlin in a small chapel, 3 part harmony with my mates Jermaine Holmes on drums and vocals, the mighty Jim Wilson on bass and vocals, Daniel Lanois on guitar and vocals. The chapel acoustics were such that the vocals sounded beautiful. They chose to keep their instruments quiet and let the vocals fill the night. Now this dynamic configuration will make a rare performance in Huntsville at the Algonquin Theatre.

"The original instrument, that being the voice, is alive and well in this trio configuration.” – Daniel Lanois

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Daniel Lanois is a name that deserves to be mentioned alongside the finest sonic experimenters of the 20th century – and the 21st century too. He has produced albums by artists including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Robbie Robertson, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, and Harold Budd. He collaborated with Brian Eno to create the ambient genre and produce several albums for U2, including The Joshua Tree (1987) and Achtung Baby (1991). Three albums produced or co-produced by Lanois have won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Four other albums received Grammy nominations.

Yes, he's been willing to step back into the background as others take the limelight, but that shouldn't diminish his contribution, which ripples throughout practically every style and sound of the modern era. Whatever you're listening to – whether it be acoustic or electronic, roots or futurist, underground or pop – if you listen closely you'll hear traces of the sonic signatures of Daniel Lanois. And what's more he's still experimenting as eagerly as he ever has. At a point when most musicians with anything resembling his level of success would be resting on their laurels and playing on old successes, he still has more hunger for the new than people a third his age, and as a result is creating music as beautiful and new as ever before.

 Daniel is currently working in the studio on his next musical body of work - Heavy Sun:

“The road is calling as the music keeps on guiding me through the labyrinths of song, messages and inventions. Surrounded one more time by talent I admire, this new body of work features harmony singing with built in capacity to raise the spirit. This time, as Daniel Lanois and Heavy Sun. From electro dynamics to soul singing, this new entourage represents what I’m currently excited about. As music rides the airwaves, we continue to troubadour our way to the stage for that exchange we love; ‘live performance’.

Heavy Sun is made up of a talented cast of characters, Rocco Deluca (guitar & vocals), Jim Wilson (bass & vocals), Johnny Shepherd (organ & vocals) and yours truly Danny Lanois (guitar & vocals). We sincerely hope to bump into you to raise the spirit together for a night of song and magic carpet ride.