  daniel victor "dan" snaith (born 1978) is a canadian composer, musician and recording artist who has performed under the stage names caribou, manitoba and daphni. == career== snaith originally recorded under the stage name manitoba, but after being threatened with a lawsuit by richard "handsome dick" manitoba, formerly of punk band the dictators, snaith changed his performance name to caribou. snaith's previous full-length albums were then re-released under the new moniker, and the milk of human kindness was released in 2005 by domino.caribou | music biography, credits and discography | allmusic snaith said that the situation was "like the smiths suing john smith or something".red bull music academy :: tutors when playing gigs, snaith usually performs with a live band and plays percussion. ex-bandmates include bassist andy lloyd of born ruffians and drummer peter mitton, now a producer for cbc radio. currently, snaith's live band consists of himself, ryan smith, brad weber, and john schmersal. live shows also often include complex video projections on a large screen, as captured in a dvd released in november 2005. "[i]n music i will have an idea to put some different sounds together or a melody that meshes with a chord sequence or a sonic mood," said snaith in an interview. "i'm not the type of person who takes physical things apart and plays around with them, but i like taking mental ideas apart and playing around with them. that's what appeals to me about what i've spent my life doing."[[n:
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