Daniel Donovan is an English keyboardist, composer, photographer and remixer. He was a founding member of

Big Audio Dynamite Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated BAD) were an English band, formed in London in 1984 by Mick Jones, former lead guitarist, and co-lead vocalist of the Clash. The band mixed various mu ...

and of Dreadzone.

Career

Following a brief touring stint with

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in 1990, he became a founding member of Dreadzone. Although he officially left Dreadzone during the development of ''Zion Youth'', he returned in 1996. He took the album cover photograph for Big Audio Dynamite's debut studio album, '' This Is Big Audio Dynamite'' (1985), which also meant that he wasn't featured in it. It was the same with their debut single " The Bottom Line".

Family

Donovan was named after his grandfather, Daniel Donovan through his father, also called Terence Daniel Donovan, the photographer. Through his father he is related to half sister Daisy Donovan and

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co-founder Terry Donovan. He was married to the actress, model and singer

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, from 1988 to 1991.

Discography

With Big Audio Dynamite

*'' This Is Big Audio Dynamite'' (1985) *'' No. 10, Upping St.'' (1986) *'' Tighten Up Vol. 88'' (1988) *'' Megatop Phoenix'' (1989)

With Screaming Target

*''Hometown Hi-Fi'' (1991,

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)

With Dreadzone

* ''

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'' * '' Second Light'' (1995, Virgin Records) * ''Zion Youth'' (1995, Virgin Records) * ''Moving On'' (1997, Virgin Records) * ''

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'' (1997, Virgin Records) * ''The Radio 1 Sessions'' (2001, Strange Fruit) * ''

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'' (2002) * '' Once Upon a Time'' (2005) * '' Eye on the Horizon'' (2010)

References

External links

Official website
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Donovan, Dan Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English rock keyboardists English dance musicians English hip hop musicians Big Audio Dynamite members Musicians from London