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{{Short description|Canadian musician who has performed as Manitoba, Daphni and Caribou}}

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* [[Electronic music|Electronic]]

* [[Intelligent dance music|IDM]]

* [[shoegazing]]

'''Daniel Victor Snaith''' (born 1978) is a Canadian composer, musician, and recording artist who has performed under the stage names '''Caribou''', '''Manitoba''', and '''Daphni'''.

Snaith originally recorded under the stage name Manitoba, but after being threatened with a lawsuit by [[Richard Manitoba|Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba]] (real name Richard Blum),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/handsome-dick-manitoba-dictators-singer-and-siriusxm-dj-arrested-for-domestic-assault-1202691982/|title=Dictators Singer ‘Handsome Dick’ Manitoba Arrested for Domestic Assault|first1=Jem|last1=Aswad|date=8 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/2004/10/07/manitoba-changes-name-fearing-lawsuit-from-some-dick/ | title=Manitoba Changes Name, Fearing Lawsuit From Some Dick | date=7 October 2004 | access-date=2009-08-25 | first=David | last=McDougall | magazine=[[Chart (magazine)|Chart]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220105900/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2004/10/07/manitoba-changes-name-fearing-lawsuit-from-some-dick/ | archive-date=20 December 2014 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref> 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 Recording Company|Domino]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/caribou-mn0000609590|title=Caribou - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.radiowroclove.pl/?p=8255 | title=Sound Fabrics: Caribou – Odessa | date=2 February 2010 | publisher=Radio Wroclove | access-date=2010-02-20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060426/http://www.radiowroclove.pl/?p=8255 | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/TUTORS.9.0.html?act_session=143|title=Red Bull Music Academy|website=Redbullmusicacademy.com|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref> In June that year the album topped the !earshot Campus and Community Radio Top 200 chart.<ref>[http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/2005/July/top200.html "National Top 200 chart"]. ''!earshot Campus and Community Radio Report'', June 2005</ref>

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|CBC radio]]. Currently, the live band consists of Snaith, 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. "In 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."<ref>[[n:Caribou plays the Bowery Ballroom|Interview with Caribou]], David Shankbone, ''[[Wikinews]]'', 6 November 2007</ref>

Caribou's 2007 album ''[[Andorra (album)|Andorra]]'' won the [[2008 Polaris Music Prize]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.aol.ca/article/caribou-beats-the-herd-to-win-polaris-prize/361532/|title=Music - HuffPost Canada|website=HuffPost Canada|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref> and his DJ-influenced<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.totallydublin.ie/music-feature-caribou-45.html |title=Music Feature – Caribou |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Totally Dublin|access-date=23 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110721132918/http://www.totallydublin.ie/music-feature-caribou-45.html |archive-date=21 July 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> 2010 album ''[[Swim (Caribou album)|Swim]]'' was on the [[2010 Polaris Music Prize]] shortlist.<ref name=AuxPolaris>{{Cite news |last=Thompson |first=Ciaran |title=Karkwa win 2010 Polaris Music Prize |url=http://www.aux.tv/newmusic/music-news/karkwa-win-2010-polaris-music-prize/ |publisher=[[Aux (TV channel)|Aux]] |date=20 September 2010 |access-date=21 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719085551/http://www.aux.tv/newmusic/music-news/karkwa-win-2010-polaris-music-prize/ |archive-date=19 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In June 2013, Snaith's studio album, ''[[Jiaolong (album)|Jiaolong]]'', released under the moniker Daphni, was longlisted for the [[2013 Polaris Music Prize]].

In December 2011, Caribou curated the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] "Nightmare Before Christmas" festival in Minehead, England, alongside co-curators [[Battles (band)|Battles]] and [[Les Savy Fav]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpfestival.com/events/nightmare2011/news/1112131302.php|title=ATP Nightmare Before Christmas - Thank You! - All Tomorrow's Parties|website=All Tomorrow's Parties|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref>

Caribou was awarded Essential Mix of the Year in 2014 by ''Mixmag'' for his "Essential Mix" on 18 October 2014.<ref>{{Citation|last=Swift |first=Patrick |title=CARIBOU WINS ESSENTIAL MIX OF THE YEAR |publisher=Mixmag |date=22 December 2014 |url=http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/caribou-wins-essential-mix-of-the-year |access-date=22 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222140300/http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/caribou-wins-essential-mix-of-the-year |archive-date=22 December 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>

In 2015, ''[[Up in Flames (album)|Up In Flames]]'' was selected by fans to be one of the ten albums re-issued by [[The Leaf Label]] as part of the label's 20th anniversary celebrations. This saw the album released on limited edition double vinyl and made available to fans via the [[PledgeMusic]] service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theleaflabel.com/en/news/view/490/DM|title=The Leaf Label: Leaf 20 |website=Theleaflabel.com|access-date= 28 October 2015}}</ref>

In 2021 he also received the [[Libera Awards]] as Best Dance/Eelectric Record 2021 for his album ''Suddenly'' (Merge Records) by the [[American Association of Independent Music]] (A2IM).<ref>{{Cite web |title=A2IM Libera Awards 2021 winners |url=https://liberaawards.com/2021-winners/ |access-date=2021-09-21 |website=https://liberaawards.com/2021-winners/}}</ref>

In 2005, Snaith received a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] degree in mathematics from [[Imperial College London]], for work on ''[[Siegel modular form|Overconvergent Siegel Modular Symbols]]'' under [[Kevin Buzzard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.imperial.ac.uk/~buzzard/maths/research/notes/sp2n.pdf|format=PDF|title=Overconvergent Siegel Modular Symbols|author=Daniel Snaith|website=2.imperial.acuk|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref> Snaith described his work ironically in a modest manner as "original, but I would still call it trivial."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electronicbeats.net/more-madness-than-method-dan-snaith-on-the-poetics-of-a-blank-slate/|title=More Madness Than Method: Dan Snaith on the poetics of a blank slate – Telekom Electronic Beats|date=16 May 2013|website=Electronicbeats.net|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref>

* ''Resident Advisor'', February 2011 (5 tracks of episode #246)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eyeweekly.com/extendedplay/article/111470 |title=Caribou's Dan Snaith reveals new project, Daphni |newspaper=[[Eye Weekly]] |first=Denise |last=Benson |date=3 March 2011 |access-date=19 May 2011 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://exclaim.ca/News/caribous_dan_snaith_introduces_new_daphni_project | title=Caribou's Dan Snaith Introduces New Daphni Project | newspaper=[[Exclaim!]] | first=Josiah | last=Hughes | date=15 February 2011 | access-date=19 May 2011 }}</ref>

* "Home" (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/home-single/1480857077|title=Home – Single by Caribou|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=October 9, 2019}}</ref>

* "Never Come Back" (2020)<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/01/caribou-new-song-never-come-back/| title=Caribou plots his escape on new song "Never Come Back": Stream| date=28 January 2020}}</ref>

=== Music Videos ===

* 2007 [[Top Heatseekers]] – No. 5 (''Andorra'')

* 2007 [[Independent Albums|Billboard Top Independent Albums]] – No. 26 (''Andorra'')

* [[2008 Polaris Music Prize]] – winner (''Andorra'')

* [[2010 Polaris Music Prize]] – short list (''Swim'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://polarismusicprize.ca/2010/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122122017/http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/2010/|url-status=dead|title=Polaris Music Prize 2010|archive-date=22 January 2012}}</ref>

* 2010 [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] – No. 97 (''Swim'')

* 2010 [[Independent Albums|Billboard Top Independent Albums]] – No. 14 (''Swim'')

* [[Juno Awards of 2011|2011 Juno Awards]] – winner, Electronic Album of the Year (''Swim'')<ref>{{cite news | url=http://exclaim.ca/News/neil_young_arcade_fire_shad_take_home_early_junos | title=Neil Young, Arcade Fire, Shad Take Home Early Junos | newspaper=[[Exclaim!]] | first=Kerry | last=Doole | date=27 March 2011 | access-date=27 March 2011 }}</ref>

* 2014 ''Mixmag'' Essential Mix of the Year

* 2015 [[Independent Music Companies Association#Awards|IMPALA Album of the Year Award]] (''Our Love'')<ref>{{cite web|title=City Slang's CARIBOU pockets IMPALA European Album of the Year Award|url=http://www.impalamusic.org/content/city-slangs-caribou-pockets-impala-european-album-year-award |website=Impalamusic.org|date=12 February 2015}}</ref>

* [[Juno Awards of 2015|2015 Juno Awards]] – winner, Electronic Album of the Year (''Our Love'')

* [[2015 Polaris Music Prize]] – short list (''Our Love'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polarismusicprize.ca/album/our-love/|title=Our Love - Polaris Music Prize|website=Polarismusicprize.ca=|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref>

[[Category:Canadian electronic musicians]]

[[Category:Shoegazing musicians]]

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