# Def3

Daniel Fernandez (born December 22, 1981), better known by his stage name Def3, is a Canadian rapper from Regina, Saskatchewan, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the founder of Ship Records, and a past member of the groups Dead Can't Bounce, and Metropolis Now as well as a touring member of Vancouver's Sweatshop Union. In 2015, Def3 won the Western Canadian Music Award for "Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year" for his 2014 album Wildlif3.

## Discography
### Albums

Solo
* Weddings and Funerals (Urbnet, 2021) (produced by Late Night Radio)
* Small World (Ship, 2017) (produced by Late Night Radio)
* Wildlif3 (Urbnet, 2014) (produced by Factor Chandelier)
* Drumbo (Side Road, 2009) (produced by Factor)
* Hug Life (Ship, 2005) (produced by Merky Waters)
Singles
* Sodown & Def3 - " It Was All A Dream " (2024)
* Def3 & Pineo & Loeb - " Limitless " (2024)
* Dr. Fresch & Def3 - " Gladiator" (2023)
Collaborations
* I Aint Afraid of No Ghost (Frek Sho, 2003) (with Ira Lee, as Dead Can't Bounce)
* Metropolis Now (Side Road, 2006) (with Factor, Forgetful Jones & Kay the Aquanaut, as Metropolis Now)
* Dog River (Ship, 2007) (with Moka Only)

### EPs

* The Hardy Boys of Rap (Goodbye, 2003) (with Ira Lee, as Dead Can't Bounce)
* Amnesia (2011) (produced by Mosaic)
* Wildlif3: Late Night Radio Remixes (Urbnet, 2016) (produced by Late Night Radio)
* Small World Remixes (Ship, 2020)

### Guest appearances

* Factor – "What Up Sun" from Three (2003)
* Cam the Wizzard – "Side Road Trip" from For the Rest of My Life (2004)
* Factor – "Our Glass" from Heights (2005)
* Nolto & Factor – "Forum" from Red All Over (2005)
* Factor – "What Could've Been" & "Boundaries" from Side Road and Friends: B-Sides and Unreleased Hits (2006)
* Factor – "I Can't Put My Finger on It" from Famous Nights and Empty Days (2006)
* NoBS Allowed – "Boundaries" from No Phukkin Clu (2006)
* RDS – "Lookin' Up" from Open Mic (2006)
* Factor – "Boundaries" & "What Could've Been" from After the Fact (2006)
* Kay the Aquanaut – "To the Last Drop" from Spinning Blue Planet (2007)
* Selfhelp – "Mantra" from Old Friends (2009)
* Factor – "Old Souls", "What Now!" & "Take Me Higher" from Old Souls Vol. 1 (2009)
* Selfhelp – "The Mantra" from Dead Old Friends (2009)
* Kay the Aquanaut – "Roll Call" from Nickelodeon Ethics (2010)
* Factor – "Speed Demon", "Periodic Table" & "What Could've Been" from Old Souls Vol. 2 (2010)
* D.Dove & Factor – "Bartender" from Screwg McDovey (2010)
* Factor – "" from 13 Stories (A Prelude) (2010)
* Metawon – "No Return" from Choplifter! (2010)
* Ron Contour & Factor – "Shoe Box" from Saffron (2010)
* Factor – "Battle Scars" from Lawson Graham (2010)
* Forgetful Jones – "18 Forever" from Awake the Giant EP (2010)
* Aries – "The Mantra", "Focus on Tomorrow", "On Time", "I Don't Wanna Go Home" & "The Visitor's" from Now and Then (2010)
* Milled Pavement Records – "Periodic Table" from Goose Bumps 4.0 (2010)
* Kay the Aquanaut – "Window Seat" from Waterloo (2011)
* Evil Ebenezer & Factor – "Leave the Dead" from Widows Creek (2011)
* Factor – "Battle Scars" & "Colour Scheme" from Old Souls Vol. 3 (2012)
* Sweatshop Union – "Feed" & "We Ready" from Infinite (2013)
* Dragon Fli Empire – "Gimme the Mic" from Mission Statement (2013)
* Swamp Thing – "Meat Lump" from Outer Limits (2014)
* Cristian Moya & Merky Waters – "Show Goes On" from Learners (2017)
* The Funk Hunters – "Revolution" from Typecast (2018)
* Factor Chandelier – "Lost My Way" from Time Invested II (2022)