Growing up in a small conservative New Hampshire town, Daniel Cartier stuck out. "I was this scrawny little artsy gay kid who just kind of hid in my room absorbing any music I could get my hands on." One moment might find Cartier listening to an old Steve Miller Band album, the next moment some punk or new wave. "I never subscribed to the philosophy of 'I look like this, so I guess I have to listen to this'".
He played in various local goth and punkabilly bands and also did solo folk concerts at local coffeehouses. It was all well and good, but he knew he needed more.
Arriving in New York City at the age of 21, Daniel immediately began honing his performing skills on subway platforms, literally becoming a true celebrity of New York's "underground". He liked the subway systems acoustics so much in fact, that his first CD was recorded live, right on the Canal Street subway platform. The resulting disc "Live From New York-The Subway Session" became a cult favorite, and Cartier found himself touring the country promoting it to enthusiastic crowds.
Back in New York, he took his act above ground and was filling venues such as Wetlands, CBGBs, The Mercury Lounge, Sine, and Fez, sharing bills with the likes of Ani Defranco, Lisa Loeb, X, Jill Sobule, The Indigo Girls, The October Project, Debbie Harry, and Jeff Buckley-just to name a few.
Soon major labels took notice, and ultimately Daniel was signed by Elton John to Elton's newly re-launched Rocket Records, which was part of PolyGram. The resulting disc "Avenue A" produced by Cartier and Fred Maher (10,000 Maniacs, Matthew Sweet, Lou Reed) was a critical smash, receiving 5 star reviews in various publications and landing on many "best of" lists at the years end.
Sadly, the party was cut short when a huge corporate takeover of PolyGram put countless artists, including Cartier, out of a deal.
Not one to be discouraged, Daniel forged ahead, recording two CDs on his own and building his own recording studio. He educated himself on the art of sound engineering, programming and sampling. His more recent recordings combine electronic elements with his earthy organic approach to songwriting.
In 2002 he formed Endurance Music with his longtime collaborator Sarah Symons as a way to get great undiscovered music to music supervisors in both television and film. They currently represent over 30 artists including themselves, and have gotten songs placed in films and in numerous TV shows (Ed, Judging Amy, One Live to Live, etc.)
Daniel's goals for the future are simple: To continue promoting music he believes in. To perform and record till he drops dead, and to never stop extolling his philosophy of "live and let live, love and let love, and life is what we all choose to make of it."
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lo-fi electro arena rock done in some brilliant gay guys bed room.
Wide Outside,Daniel Cartier,The Orchard,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop
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Wide Outside
Daniel Cartier Manufacturer: The Orchard ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
| Rock
| Styles
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Pop Rock
| Pop
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B0001Z370E Release Date: 2004-03-23 |
Tracks:
- 1981
- Wide Outside
- La Cienega
- Lost In Detroit
- Storm
- Locked Away
- Verge Of Something
- Beautiful
- Good Time
- Sadie Flood
- Take Me Back
- Tonight Is Rushing Right To My Brain
- Gonna Take A Little Time
- Any Day
- Jamewokan
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lo-fi electro arena rock done in some brilliant gay guys bed room.|
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Think About It
Ball in the House Manufacturer: Ball in the House ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
| Soul
| R&B
| Styles
| Music
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ASIN: B0009E742Y Release Date: 2005-02-01 |
Tracks:
- Think About It
- Delivered
- How Can It Be
- Change Face
- Ashmont (You're Gone)
- Wreckage
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Outside Interference
Manufacturer: Right Wide ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000E6JL8M |
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