# Daniel Tashian

Daniel Tashian (born 1974) is an American songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He has spent ten years writing and producing for Big Yellow Dog Music.
Tashian's music career began when he was 19 years old and signed his first deal on Elektra Records. His first album was produced by T Bone Burnett, and he also started a band called The Silver Seas (originally called the Bees) in 1999. The success of that band lead them to an appearance on Later... with Jools Holland.
In 2018, he co-produced Kacey Musgraves' critically acclaimed album Golden Hour in addition to co-writing 7 of the album's 13 songs, including "Slow Burn", "Happy and Sad", "Love is a Wild Thing", and the album's title track, "Golden Hour". Tashian received two Grammys, one ACM award, and one CMA award for his work on the album. Other production credits include Tenille Townes' Living Room Worktapes EP, Jessie James Decker's On This Holiday album, and work for artists including A Girl Called Eddy, Trent Dabbs, Emily West, Lily & Madeleine, Lissie, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, and Sad Penny.
Other notable songwriting credits include his first number one song, "Hometown Girl" by Josh Turner, "White Horse" by Tenille Townes, "Good Night" by Billy Currington, and "The Bees" by Lee Ann Womack. He has also had several sync placements in hit TV shows like Pretty Little Liars, Nashville, Reign, and Scorpion (as well as the film Our Idiot Brother). His band, the Silver Seas, also had a song featured on the TV series Breaking Bad.
In 2019, Tashian released I Love Rainy Days, a children's album for which he wrote and produced all the music and painted all associated artwork, following in 2020 with Mr. Moonlight, another children's album. In July 2020, Tashian collaborated with Burt Bacharach on the EP Blue Umbrella.

## Personal life

Tashian was born in Connecticut to musician parents who perform as the country and bluegrass duo Barry and Holly Tashian. He and his wife Lillie Fish have three daughters, Tigerlily, Matilda and Tinkerbell.

## Selected songwriting credits

| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-Writers |
| 2008 | Lee Ann Womack | Call Me Crazy | The Bees | Natalie Hemby |
| 2009 | Mindy Smith | Stupid Love | True Love of Mine | None |
| 2011 | Eli Young Band | Life at Best | How Quickly You Forget | Mike Eli, Natalie Hemby |
| 2011 | Tim McGraw | Christmas All Over the World | Christmas All Over the World | Troy Verges |
| 2012 | Logan Mize | Nobody in Nashville | Ball & Chain | Logan Mize, Bob DiPiero |
| 2012 | Logan Mize | Nobody in Nashville | High & Dry | Logan Mize |
| 2012 | Logan Mize | Nobody in Nashville | I Remember Everything | Logan Mize, Liz Rose |
| 2012 | Love & Theft | Love & Theft | Town Drunk | Natalie Hemby |
| 2012 | Erin McCarley | My Stadium Electric | There's No Holding You Down | Erin McCarley |
| 2015 | Nashville Cast | If I'm Still Dreaming (feat. Sam Palladio, Clare Bowen & Jonathan Jackson) - Single | If I'm Still Dreaming (feat. Sam Palladio, Clare Bowen & Jonathan Jackson) | Cary Barlowe |
| 2015 | Billy Currington | Summer Forever | Good Night (feat. Jessie James Decker) | Rosi Golan, Claire Guerreso |
| 2015 | Jill Andrews | The War Inside | Stepping Out | Jill Andrews, Kyle Ryan |
| 2015 | Jessie James Decker | This Christmas | Baby! It's Christmas | Jessie James Decker |
| 2016 | Martina McBride | Reckless | You & You Alone | Sarah Buxton, Abe Stoklasa |
| 2016 | Charles Kelley | The Driver | Dancing Around It | Charles Kelley, Abe Stoklasa |
| 2016 | Steve Moakler | Steve Moakler - EP | Jealous Girl | Steve Moakler |
| 2016 | Nashville Cast | The Music of Nashville (Original Soundtrack) [Season 4, Vol. 2] | Wild Card (feat. Lennon Stella) | Rosi Golan, Claire Guerreso |
| 2016 | Kelleigh Bannen | Cheap Sunglasses - EP | Welcome to the Party | Kelleigh Bannen, Abe Stoklasa |
| 2016 | Chris Lane | Stolen Car - Single | Stolen Car | Sarah Archer, Katie Buxton |
| 2017 | Josh Turner | Deep South | Hometown Girl | Marc Beeson |
| 2017 | Charlie Worsham | Beginning of Things | Call You Up | Abe Stoklasa |
| 2017 | Claire Guerreso | Battle Cry - Single | Battle Cry | |
| 2017 | Keelan Donovan | Keelan Donovan - EP | Tonight Feels Different | |
| 2017 | Keelan Donovan | Keelan Donovan - EP | Touch & Go | |
| 2017 | Logan Mize | Come Back Road | All This Night Needs | Matraca Berg, Dave Berg |
| 2017 | Logan Mize | Come Back Road | Big City | Troy Verges |
| 2017 | Sara Evans | Words | Night Light | Jaida Dreyer |
| 2017 | Jessie James Decker | Southern Girl City Lights | Almost Over You | Sarah Burton, Abe Stoklasa |
| 2017 | Jessie James Decker | Southern Girl City Lights | Open All Night | Maren Morris, Angelo Petraglia |
| 2018 | Lissie | Castles | Best Days | Lissie, Ian Fitchuk |
| 2018 | Lissie | Castles | Castles | Lissie, Ian Fitchuk |
| 2018 | Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves, Ian Fitchuk |
| 2018 | Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour | Happy & Sad | Kacey Musgraves, Ian Fitchuk |
| 2018 | Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour | Lonely Weekend | Kacey Musgraves, Ian Fitchuk |
| 2018 | Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour | Love is a Wild Thing | Kacey Musgraves, Ian Fitchuk |
| 2018 | Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour | Mother | Kacey Musgraves, Ian Fitchuk |
| 2018 | Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour | Oh, What a World | Kacey Musgraves, Ian Fitchuk |
| 2018 | Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour | Slow Burn | Kacey Musgraves, Ian Fitchuk |
| 2018 | Tenille Townes | Living Room Worktapes | Where You Are | Tenille Townes, Keelan Donovan |
| 2018 | Tenille Townes | Living Room Worktapes | White Horse | Tenille Townes, Jeremy Spillman |
| 2018 | Logan Mize | Come Back Road | Cool Girl | Logan Mize |
| 2018 | Logan Mize | From the Vault - EP | I Want You | Troy Verges |
| 2018 | Logan Mize | From the Vault - EP | Thinking About You | Troy Verges |
| 2018 | Keelan Donovan | Like a Radio - Single | Like a Radio | Keelan Donovan, Abe Stoklasa |
| 2018 | Lucie Silvas | E.G.O. | My Old Habits | Lucie Silvas, Keelan Donovan |
| 2018 | Jessie James Decker | On This Holiday | Snowlight | Jessie James Decker |
| 2018 | Jessie James Decker | On This Holiday | Wonderful Day | Jessie James Decker |
| 2018 | Jessie James Decker | On This Holiday | Christmas in Cabo | Jessie James Decker |
| 2019 | Daniel Tashian | I Love Rainy Days | Blue Sky | None |
| 2019 | Daniel Tashian | I Love Rainy Days | Counting Song | None |
| 2019 | Daniel Tashian | I Love Rainy Days | Driving With You | None |
| 2019 | Daniel Tashian | I Love Rainy Days | I Love Rainy Days | None |
| 2019 | Daniel Tashian | I Love Rainy Days | Little Star | None |
| 2019 | Daniel Tashian | I Love Rainy Days | Nightbird | None |
| 2019 | Daniel Tashian | I Love Rainy Days | Someone With a Dream | None |
| 2019 | Daniel Tashian | I Love Rainy Days | The Letters | None |
| 2019 | Daniel Tashian | I Love Rainy Days | Walk Tall | None |
| 2020 | Tenille Townes | The Lemonade Stand | Holding Out for the One | Marc Beeson, Tenille Townes |
| 2020 | | | Come As You Are | Marc Beeson, Tenille Townes |
| 2020 | | | The Way You Look Tonight (feat. Keelan Donovan) | Keelan Donovan, Tenille Townes |
| 2020 | | | Find Out | Sacha Skarbek, Tenille Townes |
| 2021 | Jade Eagleson | Honkytonk Revival | "Hangover Like You" | John Osborne |
| 2022 | Demi Lovato | Holy Fvck | "Feed" | Demi Lovato, Warren "Oak" Felder, Alex Niceforo, Keith "Ten4" Sorrells, Laura Veltz, JT Daly |

## Selected production credits

| Year | Artist | Project | Co-producers |
| 2014 | Skyline Motel | Skyline Motel | |
| 2017 | Lucie Silvas | "My Old Habits" | |
| 2018 | Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves, Ian Fitchuk |
| 2018 | Tenille Townes | Living Room Worktapes | None |
| 2018 | Jessie James Decker | On This Holiday | Jessie James Decker |
| 2019 | Lily & Madeleine | "Can't Help the Way I Feel" | Ian Fitchuk |
| 2024 | Real Estate (band) | "Daniel" | None |
| 2024 | Sarah Jarosz | Polaroid Lovers | None |
| 2024 | Rainbow Kitten Surprise | “Love Hate Music Box” | Ela Melo |

## Awards

| Award | Song/Project | Nominated/Won | Category |
| Grammy | Golden Hour | Won | Album of the Year |
| Grammy | Golden Hour | Won | Best Country Album |
| Academy of Country Music | Golden Hour | Won | Album of the Year |
| Country Music Association | Golden Hour | Won | Album of the Year |
| BMI Award | Hometown Girl | Won | N/A |