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Danny L Harle

April 12, 2024

Daniel Jack Eisner Harle is a British music producer and composer who records under the name Danny L Harle. He was formerly signed to the London-based PC Music label and is a member of Dux Content with A. G. Cook. He has produced, composed, and remixed music for a number of artists; most prominently, he executive produced Caroline Polachek's 2019 album Pang and 2023 album Desire, I Want to Turn Into You. He released his debut album Harlecore (2021) through the label Mad Decent, featuring collaborations with Polachek, Hudson Mohawke, and Lil Data.

Danny L Harle
Birth nameDaniel Jack Eisner Harle
Born (1989-09-25) 25 September 1989 (age 34)[1]
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Producer, composer
Years active2010–present
Labels
Websitedannylharle.com

Early life edit

Harle is the son of saxophonist John Harle.[2] He played the cello as a child but did not have a strong interest in music until age 12, when Harle learned bass guitar after discovering bands like Slipknot and Madness. He later joined the Royal Academy of Music's junior jazz group.[3] In 2006, John Harle recorded Daniel's song "Caesar Hath Wept" with the Duke Quartet.[4]

Harle went to Goldsmiths, University of London to study classical music.[3] He began recording campy electronic music in 2010, influenced by Scandinavian skweee music.[5] His thesis was chamber music that combined traditional musical instruments with video game consoles playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Street Fighter II: The World Warrior.[3]

Career edit

2013–2014: Early beginnings with PC Music edit

While at Goldsmiths, Harle reconnected with A. G. Cook, with whom he had attended school as a teenager.[6] The two bonded over their shared musical tastes and interest in comedy duo Tim & Eric. This grew into a musical project called Dux Content.[3] Since they did not have a vocalist, Dux Content focused on musical experiments like compound metres and changes in tempo.[3] One of their earlier works is a collection of compositions for the Disklavier reproducing piano, released with Spencer Noble and Tim Phillips under the name "Dux Consort". Dux Content released its songs with strange renderings of digital avatars for promotional artwork.[5] They contributed to the score for Alicia Norman's animated film Heart of Death and began considering a children's television show titled Dux Content's Jungle Jam. Harle and Cook explored how to build rhythms out of a vocalist's natural singing tempo and released the results as "Dux Kidz".[3]

Harle's work with Cook allowed him to branch into pop songwriting and production. He initially struggled to replicate the vigor and simplicity of pop music. After producer Enchanté invited him to perform at a gallery in Stroud, Harle felt guilty at the prospect of playing music by other artists. He decided to write a song that would fit with 1990s dance music. The resulting track, "Broken Flowers", was released on Cook's fledgling PC Music label in mid 2013. Harle described the song as "completely frivolous", explaining that he was "trying to make the most completely conventional song."[3] "Broken Flowers" uses rapid trance arpeggios, an organ bassline, and synthesiser parts similar to work by video game composers Koji Kondo and Nobuo Uematsu.[7][8][9] It was viewed as one of the label's more mature releases for the twist in its rhyme scheme.[5] Fact magazine placed "Broken Flowers" 79th on its list of the "100 best tracks of the decade so far".[8]

 
"In My Dreams" (2014)
The airy vocals on "In My Dreams" have a hook similar to Nelly's "Dilemma" featuring Kelly Rowland.[10]
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Harle worked on the sound design for John Harle's 2014 album The Tyburn Tree with singer Marc Almond.[11] That October, Harle released his second single "In My Dreams" with singer Raffy. It has a jumpy, upbeat rhythm with a xylophone part, and Raffy's vocals are cheerful but detached.[12][13] Noisey ranked "In My Dreams" 8th on its list of the best songs of 2014,[14] and Complex magazine placed the song 14th on its year-end list.[15] For Christmas of 2014, Harle and Raffy recorded a cover of East 17's 1994 Christmas number one "Stay Another Day".[16] He stated in February 2015 that, although he has enough tracks to make an album, he is focusing on recording new songs with Raffy.[3]

2013–2015: Broken Flowers and 1UL EPs edit

"Broken Flowers" was rereleased as a single from an EP of the same name in late 2015, peaking at 43 on the Billboard Emerging Artists Charts[17] and making it onto the 'A List' of BBC Radio 1's radio playlists in early 2016, recognition from the BBC marking a large step forward for the artist.[18]

On 6 May 2016, Harle released the single "Ashes of Love" via PC Music, featuring guest vocals from Caroline Polachek, who was at the time half of the American indie pop duo Chairlift.[19] Harle would follow this single up with "Super Natural."[20] featuring prominent guest vocals from Canadian pop star Carly Rae Jepsen. An official music video starring Harle and Jepsen, directed by music video duo Bradley&Pablo (who had also previously directed music videos for PC Music's Hannah Diamond as well as label affiliates QT and Charli XCX), was released one week later on 19 August 2016.[21]

After the EP, Harle continued to work with other artists and teamed up with rising Australian rapper and singer Tkay Maidza for their collaborative single "Bom Bom", which became an instant internet sensation.[22] "Blue Angel", a single featuring vocals from bedroom singer, songwriter and record producer Clairo, was released in February 2018. The two also worked together on the track "B.O.M.D." on Clairo's Diary 001 EP the same year.

2019–present: Pang, Harlecore, and Desire, I Want to Turn Into You edit

While he continued producing, songwriting, and remixing for many other artists (including Nile Rodgers & Chic, Betta Lemme, and Tommy Cash), Harle did not put out another single until September 2019 when his collaborative single "Part of Me" with PC Music labelmate Hannah Diamond was released accompanied by a lyric video.[23]

Harle also executive produced Caroline Polachek's 2019 album Pang alongside Polachek, co-producing and co-writing several of the album's tracks.[24] Harle returned for Polachek's 2023 album Desire, I Want to Turn Into You, co-producing and co-writing almost all of the album's tracks.[25] Harle received a Grammy nomination for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for his work on Desire.[26]

Harle has also become known for his rave-influenced "Harlecore" sound in his original music. In 2021, Harle announced his debut full-length solo album Harlecore for release on February 26 of that same year through Mad Decent, alongside the singles "Boing Beat", "On a Mountain", "Interlocked" and "Ocean's Theme". The album features Harle taking on the personas of four different DJs, each with their own distinct rave-inspired sound.[27]

Harle co-produced Dua Lipa's Houdini with Tame Impala, released November 2023. The track is the lead single for Lipa's upcoming third album, Radical Optimism, with Harle's production receiving praise for its "drive and loony spark."[28]

On 16 December 2023, the BBC announced that Olly Alexander would be representing the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with a song Harle had co-written.[29]

Personal life edit

Harle has been married to Poppy Harle since January 2018. Together, they have a daughter, Nico, born in November 2018. Former PC Music labelmate GFOTY is her godmother. The couple had another daughter in 2022.

Harle's sister-in-law, Raffy, features on much of Danny's music.

Discography edit

Main article: Danny L Harle discography

References edit

  1. ^ @dannylharle (25 September 2019). "it's my birthday". Retrieved 17 March 2024 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ Gilbert, Jenny (2 March 1996). "Fantastic read". The Independent. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Bulut, Selim (24 February 2015). "Next: Danny L Harle". Dummy. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  4. ^ The Quiet Room (Media notes). Various artists. Sony BMG. 2006. 82876821452.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ a b c Sherburne, Philip (17 September 2014). "PC Music's Twisted Electronic Pop: A User's Manual". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  6. ^ Golsorkhi-Ainslie, Sohrab (25 August 2013). "Radio Tank Mix: A. G. Cook". Tank. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  7. ^ Pearl, Max; Lhooq, Michelle (8 January 2015). "PC Music is Post-Internet Art". Vice. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  8. ^ a b "The 100 best tracks of the decade so far". Fact. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  9. ^ Moynihan, Joe (13 August 2014). "PC Music: the 10 best tracks so far from 2014's most divisive record label". Fact. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  10. ^ "PC Music's Danny L Harle streams new 'In My Dreams' track". DIY. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  11. ^ "The Tyburn Tree: Dark London – Marc Almond,John Harle". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  12. ^ Golden, Zara (8 October 2014). "Listen to Danny L Harle's Airy 'In My Dreams'". The Fader. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  13. ^ "PC Music's Danny L Harle dazzles on new single 'In My Dreams'". Fact. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  14. ^ Bassil, Ryan (9 December 2014). "Noisey UK's 25 Best Tracks of 2014: 10 – 1". Vice. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  15. ^ Keith, James (19 December 2014). . Complex. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  16. ^ Dunn, Francesca (26 December 2014). "christmas cover: danny l harle, stay another day". i-D. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  17. ^ [1][dead link]
  18. ^ "BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist". Radio 1. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  19. ^ "PC Music – Releases – PC007 dannylharle.com Ashes of Love (feat. Caroline Polachek)". PC Music – Releases. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  20. ^ Subscribe (19 August 2016). "Danny L Harle and Carly Rae Jepsen have a HUGE new 'Super Natural' video". diymag.com. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  21. ^ "Danny L Harle – Super Natural (Official Video) ft. Carly Rae Jepsen". YouTube. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  22. ^ . diymag.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Hannah Diamond & Danny L Harle – "Part Of Me"". Stereogum. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  24. ^ Subscribe (18 October 2019). "Natural Instinct: Caroline Polachek". DIY. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  25. ^ Spanos, Brittany (5 December 2022). "How Caroline Polachek's New Album Became a Globe-Trotting, Rave-Going 'Whirlwind'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  26. ^ Enos, Morgan (10 November 2023). "2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  27. ^ Helman, Peter (14 January 2021). "Danny L Harle – "On A Mountain" & "Boing Beat"". Stereogum.
  28. ^ D'Souza, Shaad (9 November 2023). "Dua Lipa: "Houdini"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  29. ^ "Olly Alexander will represent the United Kingdom at Eurovision 2024". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Danny L Harle discography at Discogs  

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Daniel Jack Eisner Harle is a British music producer and composer who records under the name Danny L Harle He was formerly signed to the London based PC Music label and is a member of Dux Content with A G Cook He has produced composed and remixed music for a number of artists most prominently he executive produced Caroline Polachek s 2019 album Pang and 2023 album Desire I Want to Turn Into You He released his debut album Harlecore 2021 through the label Mad Decent featuring collaborations with Polachek Hudson Mohawke and Lil Data Danny L HarleBirth nameDaniel Jack Eisner HarleBorn 1989 09 25 25 September 1989 age 34 1 OriginLondon EnglandGenresElectronicpophyperpopraveclassicalOccupation s Producer composerYears active2010 presentLabelsPC MusicMad DecentColumbiaWebsitedannylharle wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 2013 2014 Early beginnings with PC Music 2 2 2013 2015 Broken Flowers and 1UL EPs 2 3 2019 present Pang Harlecore and Desire I Want to Turn Into You 3 Personal life 4 Discography 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editHarle is the son of saxophonist John Harle 2 He played the cello as a child but did not have a strong interest in music until age 12 when Harle learned bass guitar after discovering bands like Slipknot and Madness He later joined the Royal Academy of Music s junior jazz group 3 In 2006 John Harle recorded Daniel s song Caesar Hath Wept with the Duke Quartet 4 Harle went to Goldsmiths University of London to study classical music 3 He began recording campy electronic music in 2010 influenced by Scandinavian skweee music 5 His thesis was chamber music that combined traditional musical instruments with video game consoles playing The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time and Street Fighter II The World Warrior 3 Career edit2013 2014 Early beginnings with PC Music edit While at Goldsmiths Harle reconnected with A G Cook with whom he had attended school as a teenager 6 The two bonded over their shared musical tastes and interest in comedy duo Tim amp Eric This grew into a musical project called Dux Content 3 Since they did not have a vocalist Dux Content focused on musical experiments like compound metres and changes in tempo 3 One of their earlier works is a collection of compositions for the Disklavier reproducing piano released with Spencer Noble and Tim Phillips under the name Dux Consort Dux Content released its songs with strange renderings of digital avatars for promotional artwork 5 They contributed to the score for Alicia Norman s animated film Heart of Death and began considering a children s television show titled Dux Content s Jungle Jam Harle and Cook explored how to build rhythms out of a vocalist s natural singing tempo and released the results as Dux Kidz 3 Harle s work with Cook allowed him to branch into pop songwriting and production He initially struggled to replicate the vigor and simplicity of pop music After producer Enchante invited him to perform at a gallery in Stroud Harle felt guilty at the prospect of playing music by other artists He decided to write a song that would fit with 1990s dance music The resulting track Broken Flowers was released on Cook s fledgling PC Music label in mid 2013 Harle described the song as completely frivolous explaining that he was trying to make the most completely conventional song 3 Broken Flowers uses rapid trance arpeggios an organ bassline and synthesiser parts similar to work by video game composers Koji Kondo and Nobuo Uematsu 7 8 9 It was viewed as one of the label s more mature releases for the twist in its rhyme scheme 5 Fact magazine placed Broken Flowers 79th on its list of the 100 best tracks of the decade so far 8 nbsp In My Dreams 2014 source source track The airy vocals on In My Dreams have a hook similar to Nelly s Dilemma featuring Kelly Rowland 10 Problems playing this file See media help Harle worked on the sound design for John Harle s 2014 album The Tyburn Tree with singer Marc Almond 11 That October Harle released his second single In My Dreams with singer Raffy It has a jumpy upbeat rhythm with a xylophone part and Raffy s vocals are cheerful but detached 12 13 Noisey ranked In My Dreams 8th on its list of the best songs of 2014 14 and Complex magazine placed the song 14th on its year end list 15 For Christmas of 2014 Harle and Raffy recorded a cover of East 17 s 1994 Christmas number one Stay Another Day 16 He stated in February 2015 that although he has enough tracks to make an album he is focusing on recording new songs with Raffy 3 2013 2015 Broken Flowers and 1UL EPs edit Broken Flowers was rereleased as a single from an EP of the same name in late 2015 peaking at 43 on the Billboard Emerging Artists Charts 17 and making it onto the A List of BBC Radio 1 s radio playlists in early 2016 recognition from the BBC marking a large step forward for the artist 18 On 6 May 2016 Harle released the single Ashes of Love via PC Music featuring guest vocals from Caroline Polachek who was at the time half of the American indie pop duo Chairlift 19 Harle would follow this single up with Super Natural 20 featuring prominent guest vocals from Canadian pop star Carly Rae Jepsen An official music video starring Harle and Jepsen directed by music video duo Bradley amp Pablo who had also previously directed music videos for PC Music s Hannah Diamond as well as label affiliates QT and Charli XCX was released one week later on 19 August 2016 21 After the EP Harle continued to work with other artists and teamed up with rising Australian rapper and singer Tkay Maidza for their collaborative single Bom Bom which became an instant internet sensation 22 Blue Angel a single featuring vocals from bedroom singer songwriter and record producer Clairo was released in February 2018 The two also worked together on the track B O M D on Clairo s Diary 001 EP the same year 2019 present Pang Harlecore and Desire I Want to Turn Into You edit While he continued producing songwriting and remixing for many other artists including Nile Rodgers amp Chic Betta Lemme and Tommy Cash Harle did not put out another single until September 2019 when his collaborative single Part of Me with PC Music labelmate Hannah Diamond was released accompanied by a lyric video 23 Harle also executive produced Caroline Polachek s 2019 album Pang alongside Polachek co producing and co writing several of the album s tracks 24 Harle returned for Polachek s 2023 album Desire I Want to Turn Into You co producing and co writing almost all of the album s tracks 25 Harle received a Grammy nomination for Best Engineered Album Non Classical for his work on Desire 26 Harle has also become known for his rave influenced Harlecore sound in his original music In 2021 Harle announced his debut full length solo album Harlecore for release on February 26 of that same year through Mad Decent alongside the singles Boing Beat On a Mountain Interlocked and Ocean s Theme The album features Harle taking on the personas of four different DJs each with their own distinct rave inspired sound 27 Harle co produced Dua Lipa s Houdini with Tame Impala released November 2023 The track is the lead single for Lipa s upcoming third album Radical Optimism with Harle s production receiving praise for its drive and loony spark 28 On 16 December 2023 the BBC announced that Olly Alexander would be representing the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with a song Harle had co written 29 Personal life editHarle has been married to Poppy Harle since January 2018 Together they have a daughter Nico born in November 2018 Former PC Music labelmate GFOTY is her godmother The couple had another daughter in 2022 Harle s sister in law Raffy features on much of Danny s music Discography editMain article Danny L Harle discography Harlecore 2021 References edit dannylharle 25 September 2019 it s my birthday Retrieved 17 March 2024 via Instagram Gilbert Jenny 2 March 1996 Fantastic read The Independent Retrieved 27 March 2015 a b c d e f 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Maidza and Danny L Harle team up on Bom Bom DIY diymag com Archived from the original on 30 November 2017 Retrieved 17 January 2022 Hannah Diamond amp Danny L Harle Part Of Me Stereogum 17 September 2019 Retrieved 8 November 2019 Subscribe 18 October 2019 Natural Instinct Caroline Polachek DIY Retrieved 8 November 2019 Spanos Brittany 5 December 2022 How Caroline Polachek s New Album Became a Globe Trotting Rave Going Whirlwind Rolling Stone Retrieved 22 August 2023 Enos Morgan 10 November 2023 2024 GRAMMY Nominations See The Full Nominees List www grammy com Retrieved 13 November 2023 Helman Peter 14 January 2021 Danny L Harle On A Mountain amp Boing Beat Stereogum D Souza Shaad 9 November 2023 Dua Lipa Houdini Pitchfork Retrieved 13 November 2023 Olly Alexander will represent the United Kingdom at Eurovision 2024 bbc co uk BBC Retrieved 16 December 2023 External links editOfficial website Danny L Harle discography at Discogs nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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