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Dan Nigro
Nigro in 2023
Background information
Birth name	Daniel Leonard Nigro
Born	(1982-05-14) May 14, 1982 (age 42) Long Island, New York, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock emo alternative rock
Occupations	Singer songwriter record producer
Instruments	Vocals guitar bass piano keyboards
Years active	2001–present
Formerly of	As Tall as Lions
Spouse	Emily ​(m. 2020)​
Children	1

Daniel Leonard Nigro (/ˈnaɪɡroʊ/ NY-groh) is an American record producer and songwriter. He was the lead vocalist and guitarist of the indie rock band As Tall as Lions. Nigro has produced, written, and co-written songs for Sky Ferreira, Joe Jonas, Kylie Minogue, Caroline Polachek, Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan, Dermot Kennedy, Maisie Peters, and Conan Gray.

Nigro has been nominated for 16 Grammy Awards, from which he won Best Pop Vocal Album for his work on Rodrigo's Sour (2021). He was named Songwriter of the Year at the 2024 ASCAP Pop Music Awards.

Early life

Daniel Leonard Nigro was raised in Massapequa Park, New York, on Long Island, to Louis, a second-generation business owner and Claire, an artist specializing in oil painting. In his youth he took piano, guitar, and voice lessons. His sister, Alexa, co-founded the Scough fashion company and his brother, Leonard, is an international chef.

Nigro attended Catholic schools from kindergarten through high school. He said that he "never felt the need to go to college," but studied philosophy at Fordham University for three years.

Personal life

Nigro married visual artist Emily Williams in September 2020. Together they have a daughter, Saoirse Raine, who can be heard in the final seconds of Olivia Rodrigo's song "Teenage Dream".

Career

As Tall as Lions

With high school friends Saen Fitzgerald and Cliff Sarcona, Nigro formed the indie rock band As Tall as Lions in December 2001, self-producing a four-song demo that included "King of the World", which became a local fan favorite. During the next few years, the band endured lineup changes. In 2002, they released their first EP Blood Aphorisms. In 2003, they signed a record deal with Island and Triple Crown Records and left college with the full support of their parents to pursue music full-time.

In 2004, the band released their debut album Lafcadio and began touring. In 2006, they released As Tall as Lions and began a headlining tour. In July 2007, they appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. In 2009, You Can't Take It with You was released, peaking at number 88 on the Billboard 200 chart. By September 2010, the band split up. Upon the announcement of the news, their last shows sold out and more were added to the schedule. They immediately planned their "reunion", which was performed in 2015 without new music to supplement it.

Songwriting career

Nigro moved to Los Angeles to become a songwriter, collaborating with childhood friend Justin Raisen. He found initial success with a jingle for a McDonald's advertisement and then with Sky Ferreira.

Amusement Records

After Nigro and singer-songwriter Chappell Roan had worked together for years, Roan was dropped by her former record label. To continue writing, producing and releasing songs together, Nigro formed independent label Amusement Records.

As of September 2024, Roan is the only act signed to Amusement. Nigro also said that he “does see himself signing other acts to Amusement in the future. “But it’s about finding the person I want to invest 300 days of my time with,” he says. “It’s not simply finding an artist that I like and thinking that they’re great. It’s about, ‘Do we feel a connection that we can spend so much time making something and then promote it and find the right creative teams and annoy you about content?’ It’s everything.”

Discography

As Tall as Lions

Songwriter and record producer

Awards and nominations

Notes

1. Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

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• 1982 births
• American male songwriters
• Grammy Award winners
• Living people
• People from Long Island
• Songwriters from New York (state)