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1 Career  





2 Personal life  





3 Discography  



3.1  Studio albums  



3.1.1  as Manitoba  





3.1.2  as Caribou  





3.1.3  as Daphni  







3.2  EPs  



3.2.1  as Manitoba  





3.2.2  as Caribou  





3.2.3  as Daphni  







3.3  Singles  



3.3.1  as Manitoba  





3.3.2  as Caribou  





3.3.3  as Daphni  







3.4  Music videos  







4 Awards and recognition  





5 See also  





6 References  





7 External links  














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Dan Snaith
Snaith behind a cymbal and microphone
Snaith in 2005
Background information
Birth nameDaniel Victor Snaith
Also known as
  • Manitoba
  • Caribou
  • Daphni
  • Born (1978-03-29) 29 March 1978 (age 46)
    OriginDundas, Ontario, Canada
    Genres
  • house
  • folktronica
  • neo-psychedelia
  • dream pop
  • Occupation(s)
    • Musician
  • music producer
  • Instrument(s)
    • Synthesizer
  • drums
  • guitar
  • bass
  • Labels
  • Merge
  • Leaf
  • Domino
  • Websitecaribou.fm Edit this at Wikidata

    Daniel Victor Snaith (born 29 March 1978) is a Canadian composer, musician, and recording artist. He has released 10 studio albums since 2000 and has recorded and performed under the stage names Caribou, Manitoba, and Daphni. His Caribou album Andorra (2008) was awarded the 2008 Polaris Music Prize, his Caribou album Swim (2010) was a shortlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize and was named the Best Album of 2010 by Resident Advisor. His follow-up Our Love (2014) was also shortlisted for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album.

    Career[edit]

    Snaith originally recorded under the stage name Manitoba; however, after being threatened with a lawsuit by Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba in 2004, Snaith changed his performance name to Caribou. Snaith's previous full-length albums were then re-released under the new moniker.

    When playing gigs as Caribou, Snaith performs with a live band. Currently,[when?] the live band consists of Snaith, Ryan Smith, Brad Weber, and John Schmersal. Caribou have toured worldwide since the early 2000s. The band has performed at festivals including Coachella, Glastonbury, Primavera Sound, Field Day, Bonnaroo, All Points East, Reading and Leeds, Parklife, Osheaga, amongst many others. In 2012, Caribou supported Radiohead on their ‘King of Limbs’ tour. When performing as Daphni, Snaith performs as a DJ. "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", said Snaith in an interview. [1]

    Caribou's 2007 album Andorra won the 2008 Polaris Music Prize,[2] and his subsequent Caribou albums Swim (2010), Our Love (2014) and Suddenly (2020) have appeared on the Polaris Music Prize shortlist.

    In 2011, looking for an outlet for more dancefloor influenced output, began releasing music under the name Daphni. He has released three studio albums under this alias - Jiaolong (2012), Joli Mai (2017) and Cherry (2022).

    In December 2011, Caribou curated the All Tomorrow's Parties "Nightmare Before Christmas" festival in Minehead, England, alongside co-curators Battles and Les Savy Fav.[3]

    Caribou was awarded Essential Mix of the Year in 2014 by Mixmag for his "Essential Mix" on 18 October 2014.[4]

    Caribou's 2014 album Our Love received the IMPALA Album of the Year Award.

    In 2015, Caribou’s album Our Love was nominated for a Grammy for ‘Best Electronic/Dance Album’ and in 2021 Caribou’s single ‘You Can Do it' was nominated for the Grammy for ‘Best Dance Recording’.

    In 2011, 2015 and 2021, Caribou’s albums Swim, Our Love and Suddenly won the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year.

    In 2021, he also received the Libera Awards as Best Dance/Electric Record 2021 for his album Suddenly (Merge Records) by the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM).[5]

    Personal life[edit]

    In 2005, Snaith received a PhD degree in mathematics from Imperial College London, for work on Overconvergent Siegel Modular Symbols under Kevin Buzzard.[6] Snaith described his work ironically in a modest manner as "original, but I would still call it trivial."[7] He is the son of mathematician Victor Snaith [de] and brother of mathematician Nina Snaith.

    Discography[edit]

    Studio albums[edit]

    as Manitoba[edit]

    as Caribou[edit]

    as Daphni[edit]

    EPs[edit]

    as Manitoba[edit]

    Most of Snaith's older Manitoba material has been subsequently rereleased under the Caribou name.

    as Caribou[edit]

    as Daphni[edit]

    Singles[edit]

    as Manitoba[edit]

    as Caribou[edit]

    as Daphni[edit]

    Music videos[edit]

    as Caribou

    Awards and recognition[edit]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Interview with Caribou, David Shankbone, Wikinews, 6 November 2007
  • ^ "Music - HuffPost Canada". HuffPost Canada. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  • ^ "ATP Nightmare Before Christmas - Thank You! - All Tomorrow's Parties". All Tomorrow's Parties. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  • ^ Swift, Patrick (22 December 2014), CARIBOU WINS ESSENTIAL MIX OF THE YEAR, Mixmag, archived from the original on 22 December 2014, retrieved 22 December 2014
  • ^ "A2IM Libera Awards 2021 winners". liberaawards.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  • ^ Daniel Snaith. "Overconvergent Siegel Modular Symbols" (PDF). 2.imperial.acuk. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  • ^ "More Madness Than Method: Dan Snaith on the poetics of a blank slate – Telekom Electronic Beats". Electronicbeats.net. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  • ^ Benson, Denise (3 March 2011). "Caribou's Dan Snaith reveals new project, Daphni". Eye Weekly. Retrieved 19 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ Hughes, Josiah (15 February 2011). "Caribou's Dan Snaith Introduces New Daphni Project". Exclaim!. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  • ^ "Home – Single by Caribou". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  • ^ "Caribou plots his escape on new song "Never Come Back": Stream". 28 January 2020.
  • ^ "Polaris Music Prize 2010". Archived from the original on 22 January 2012.
  • ^ Doole, Kerry (27 March 2011). "Neil Young, Arcade Fire, Shad Take Home Early Junos". Exclaim!. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  • ^ "City Slang's CARIBOU pockets IMPALA European Album of the Year Award". Impalamusic.org. 12 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  • ^ "Our Love - Polaris Music Prize". Polarismusicprize.ca=. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  • External links[edit]


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