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Producer, songwriter, and DJ Dan Griffith makes wide-eyed, emotional dance-pop under the nom de plume
Gryffin. His songs blend organic and electronic instrumentation, incorporating pianos and guitars into melodic house and future bass tracks. First making waves with remixes of songs by pop stars
Tove Lo and
Maroon 5, he began releasing original material in 2016, and scored over a dozen charting hits with singles featuring guests such as
Carly Rae Jepsen,
Aloe Blacc, and
AlunaGeorge. Many of these hits were included on his 2019 full-length debut,
Gravity. He has remained a chart favorite with tracks like "Cry" with
John Martin and "Safe with Me" featuring
Audrey Mika, both in 2020, and collaborated with
OneRepublic for 2022's "You Were Loved."
A classically trained pianist,
Griffith honed his musical abilities playing in bands -- he's also an accomplished guitar player. Upon graduating with an electrical engineering degree from the University of Southern California, he began immersing himself in music production, eventually relocating to Los Angeles. Making his international performing debut in 2015, he released remixes of
Tove Lo's "Talking Body,"
Maroon 5's "Animals," and
Years & Years' "Desire" during the same year. In 2016,
Gryffin released his debut single, "Heading Home," which featured Aussie singer
Josef Salvat and landed on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs chart. The
Bipolar Sunshine-assisted "Whole Heart" appeared later that August, and in 2017 he released "Feel Good," which saw him working with West Coast DJ/producer
Illenium and Pittsburgh-based artist
Daya. Two more singles, "Love in Ruins" and "Nobody Compares to You," appeared in 2017, continuing
Gryffin's growing run of Billboard Dance chart successes. A collaboration with
Quinn XCII and
Daniel Wilson called "Winnebago" arrived in 2018, as did the single "Just for a Moment," which featured Norwegian singer
Iselin. The latter track landed on his EP
Gravity, Pt. 1, which also featured appearances by
Elley Duhe and
Stanaj. The single "Remember" (with
Zohara) became
Gryffin's first to make the Billboard Dance Club chart.
In 2019, he continued the series of collaborations with
Calle Lehmann and
Slander ("All You Need to Know") and
Aloe Blacc ("Hurt People"). Additional charting singles such as "OMG" (with
Carly Rae Jepsen) and "Baggage" (with
Gorgon City and
AlunaGeorge) led up to the release of
Gravity,
Gryffin's debut full-length. Issued by Geffen in late October 2019, the album featured most of his singles to date as well as collaborations with
Marina,
Seven Lions,
Maia Wright, and others. It reached number one on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart. More stand-alone tracks followed, including 2020's "Cry" with
John Martin and 2021 songs like "I Want Love" with
Two Feet and "New Blood" with
Boy Matthews. "You Were Loved" with
OneRepublic arrived in 2022. ~ James Christopher Monger