Adrian Nelson-Daniels (born August 25, 1990), better known by his stage name Adrian Daniel, is an American singer, songwriter, and producer from Brooklyn, New York of African descent. Daniel has released one EP and three albums: Fool (2014), Disillusions (2016), FLAWD (2018) and Nightwolf (2020).[2] Daniel's music is described by BET[3] and Okayplayer[4] as Neo-Soul.
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| Born | August 25, 1990 (age 34) Brooklyn, NY |
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| Years active | 2013-present |
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| Website | www.adriandanielmusic.com |
Early life
editDaniel was born and grew up in East Flatbush and Brownsville, Brooklyn. He attended Boys and Girls High School and later transferred to Brownsville Academy. Daniel refers to his experience growing up as influencing his music.[5]
Career
editIn September 2014 Daniel signed a record deal releasing his first official single from the FKKKING HIGH EP with Tommy Boy Entertainment. In February 2016, Daniel released "Devoted".[6] In June 2016, Daniel released his first LP, Disillusions.[7] In 2018, Daniel released FLAWD In 2020, Daniel released Nightwolf.
Discography
edit| Title | Released | Type | Chart position |
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| FKKKING HIGH[8] | 2014 | EP | - |
| FOOL[9] | 2014 | - | |
| Euphoria[10] | 2015 | - | |
| PRIDE[11] | 2015 | LP - Disillusion | - |
| Devoted[12] | 2016 | - | |
| Havoc[13] | 2018 | LP - FLAWD | - |
| Open Up[14] | 2018 | - | |
| This City[15] | 2018 | - | |
| Deadly Attraction[16] | 2018 | - | |
| Don't Call[citation needed] | 2019 | Single | - |
| Near You[15] | 2019 | - | |
| NightWolf[17] | 2020 | LP | #90 iTunes Global/US |
| Title | Released | Type | Artist | Label |
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| Feel Me | 2019 | Single | NAWMS | NAWMS |
| Lotta Praise | 2019 | Album | Radamiz | PayDay Records |
| Title | Film | Details |
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| Feel me | Kim's Convenience, Season 5 Soundtrack | Netflix, Canadian Broadcast Network October 2020 |
| 90's Girls | FBoy Island Season 1 Episode 106 | HBO/MAX August 2021 |
| Deadly Attraction | FBoy Island Season 1 Episode 105 | HBO/MAX August 2021 |
| Stuck in My Ways | FBoy Island Season 1 Episode 110 | HBO/MAX August 2021 |
References
edit- ^ https://www.okayplayer.com/originals/top-new-neo-soul-r-and-b-singers.html
- ^ Draughorne, Kenan (22 March 2018). "Meet Adrian Daniel, a 'Flawd' Alt-Soul Singer From Brooklyn". DJBooth. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "Neo-Soul Lives On Through The Very Artists Responsible For Its Reinvention". BET.com. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ Nelson, Keith (2019-08-26). "Neo-Soul 2020: 11 Artists Pushing the Sound Into the New Decade". Okayplayer. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ Israel, Yahdon (2018-04-10). "FLAWD and All: Adrian Daniel on Depression, Self-Love and New Album". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "Adrian Daniel Sings For The Dedicated Lovers On "Devoted"". The FADER. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "Alt-Soul Singer Adrian Daniel Debuts His 'Disillusions' Album: Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "Adrian Daniel & Lo Release "F**king High" EP + "F**king High" VIDEO". allhiphop.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-23.
- ^ "Adrian Daniel - Fool". AFROPUNK. November 10, 2014.
- ^ https://saintheron.com/audio-adrian-daniel-euphoria/ [dead link]
- ^ "OKP Premiere: Adrian Daniel Delivers On The Soulful New Cut "Pride"". Okayplayer. December 3, 2015.
- ^ "Adrian Daniel Sings For The Dedicated Lovers On "Devoted"". The FADER.
- ^ "New Music: Adrian Daniel - Havoc". May 23, 2017.
- ^ "Brooklyn Native Adrian Daniel Tempts His Lady To 'Open Up' On New Evocative Single". October 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "The Austin 100: Adrian Daniel". NPR.org.
- ^ "Adrian Daniel has a 'Deadly Attraction'". today was so yesterday | tmrw. January 26, 2018.
- ^ "Adrian Daniel Shares His Inner "Night Wolf" : Brooklyn Roads". bkroads.net.
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