Dabin (music producer)

Dabin Lee, who goes by the mononymous stage name Dabin, is a Canadian musician, DJ, and record producer. He has released three albums, the first of which was nominated for the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year in 2018. He has collaborated with major EDM artists including Illenium, Said the Sky, Seven Lions and Slander.

Dabin
Birth nameDabin Lee
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresEDM, future bass
Occupations
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • musician
Instrument(s)Digital audio workstation, guitar, synthesizer, drum pads
Years active2017–present
LabelsKannibalen, Seeking Blue
Websitedabinmusic.com Edit this at Wikidata

Biography

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Born on June 9, 1992. Dabin is originally from Toronto, Canada.

His album Two Hearts was nominated for the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year in 2018.[1]

Dabin collaborated with Slander and Seven Lions on the single "First Time", released on October 13, 2018.[2]

He collaborated with Said the Sky on several songs including "Superstar" (feat. Linn) (2018) and "Hero" (feat. Olivver The Kid) (2019).[3][4] The two performed together as Dab the Sky at the Digital Mirage Online Music Festival in 2020.[5]

He was a guitarist and supporting member on Illenium's Awake (2017), Awake 2.0 (2018), and Ascend (2019) concert tours,[6][7][8][9] On Christmas Day 2020, Dabin, Illenium, and Lights released the song "Hearts On Fire", which reached number 11 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart and number 16 on the New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) chart.[10][11] He also participated in Illenium's Trilogy concert at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on July 3, 2021. This was the stadium's first-ever music concert event since its opening.[12]

His Into the Wild tour, which supported his second album Wild Youth, was postponed in 2020 (with some venues cancelled) because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][13][14] In October 2021, he released his third studio album Between Broken and resumed his Into the Wild tour.[15][16][17][18] He held a US tour to support his third album for the first half of 2022.[19][20] His album single "Holding On" was featured on iHeartRadio and became the No. 1 added song of the week in mid-February 2022 after he won the iHeartRadio Future Star [21]

Dabin announced the Sanctuary Tour for the spring 2023 with support artists Ray Volpe, Jvna, Grabbitz, and Myrne.[22] This includes a stop at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre, where he was reported to be the first Korean electronic music artist to headline that venue prior to cancellation of the event due to extreme weather,[23][24] the Shrine in Los Angeles, and the Brooklyn Mirage / Avant Gardner.[25]

Personal life

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Dabin lives in Denver, Colorado.[18]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Two Hearts (Kannibalen, 2017)
  • Wild Youth (Seeking Blue, 2019)
  • Between Broken (Seeking Blue, 2021)[26]

Extended plays

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  • Bloodless (Kannibalen, 2014)[27][28]
  • Wild Youth (acoustic EP, Seeking Blue, 2020)[29]

References

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  1. ^ Vlessing, Etan (February 7, 2018). "Juno Awards: Arcade Fire, Jessie Reyez Lead With Four Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. ^ Bagshaw, Bella (October 13, 2018). "Seven Lions leads the pack on Slander, Dabin collaborative track, 'First Time'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Powell, Karlie (June 23, 2018). "Said The Sky & Dabin Unleash Beautiful New Single "Superstar" [MUST LISTEN]". Your EDM.
  4. ^ Kupfer, Rachel (October 23, 2019). "Dabin and Said The Sky drop second collab as Dab the Sky, 'Hero'". EDM.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "Relive Performances from Digital Mirage 2020 [Livesets]". EDM Identity. April 6, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Milligan, Kaitlin (January 17, 2020). "Dabin Announces 'Into The Wild' US Tour & New Single". Broadway World.
  7. ^ Wu, Tingting (December 1, 2017). "Illenium's Awake Tour Lights Up Black Friday in Seattle (Review)". Dance Music NW.
  8. ^ Isasi, Nick (January 9, 2019). "Illenium Closes out 2018 With Huge Awake 2.0 Tour: REVIEW". Run The Trap.
  9. ^ Morse, Ryan (December 11, 2019). "Five moments that defined Illenium's Ascend tour [Event Review]". Conscious Electronic.
  10. ^ "Illenium". Billboard.
  11. ^ "HOT 40 SINGLES – WAIATA TAKITAHI, WERA RAWA 40". The Official New Zealand Music Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 4 January 2021.
  12. ^ Perez, Maribel (July 19, 2021). "Illenium Stuns Crowd With Incredible Trilogy Performance". Cultr.
  13. ^ "Canceled: Dabin - Saturday March 21st, 2020 At The Complex Salt Lake City, Utah Events". The Complex. Salt Lake City.
  14. ^ "Things to do in Chicago". Chicago Tribune. December 4, 2019.
  15. ^ Meadow, Matthew (October 19, 2021). "Dabin Releases Third Studio Album, "Between Broken"". Your EDM.
  16. ^ Dabin [@iamdabinlee] (May 12, 2021). "🍃 INTO THE WILD TOUR IS BACK 🌱After several attempts at rescheduling this we are back. Some new shows, some bigger venues, and some surprise guests that I'll be announcing soon! Can't wait to see you all there ❤️ Tickets here: http://bit.ly/DabinTour" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Tryon, Oliver (October 15, 2021). "Dabin Delivers Stunning 'Between Broken' Album". Cultr.
  18. ^ a b Sasser, Logan (November 25, 2021). "Dabin Puts the Broken Pieces of Himself Back Together on "Between Broken"". 303 Magazine. Denver, Colorado.
  19. ^ Nguyen, Ashley (December 2, 2021). "Dabin Drops Dates for Between Broken 2022 Tour". EDM Identity.
  20. ^ Wu, Tingting (March 10, 2022). "DMNW on the Road: Dabin's incredible sold-out Between Broken Tour stop in Atlanta". Dance Music NW.
  21. ^ Média, Bell. "iHeartRadio Future Star". iHeart Radio. Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  22. ^ Kirk, Alexander (November 10, 2022). "'Sanctuary Live': Dabin announces Red Rocks concert". KUSA.
  23. ^ Chiak, Lennon (November 17, 2022). "Dabin to Make History as First Korean Electronic Music Artist to Headline Red Rocks". EDM.com. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  24. ^ Levy, Danielle (2023-04-11). "Dabin Offers Refunds After Being Unable To Reschedule Red Rocks show". EDM Maniac. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  25. ^ Rosin, Yale (January 23, 2023). "Dabin and Kai Wachi release 'Hollow' featuring Lø Spirit". Dancing Astronaut.
  26. ^ Sunkel, Cameron (October 18, 2021). "Rock Reigns Supreme In Dabin's Dynamic Third Album, "Between Broken": Listen". EDM.com.
  27. ^ Tewksbury, Colin (December 17, 2014). "Dabin remakes Odesza's "Say My Name", lands a cut above the rest [Premiere + Download]".
  28. ^ "Dabin - Bloodless LP [Kannibalen Records]". October 1, 2014.
  29. ^ Ju, Shirley (August 12, 2020). "Flaunt Premiere | Dabin Shares Acoustic 'Wild Youth' EP". Flaunt.
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