Dan Kanter

Dan Kanter
Born
Daniel Joseph Kanter

(1981-06-10) June 10, 1981
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationsProducer, songwriter, musical director, musician
InstrumentsGuitar, piano, keyboard, drums, bass, harmonica
Years active2000–present
Websitetwitter.com/dankanter

Daniel Joseph Kanter (born June 10, 1981) is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist, musical director, performance coach, and multi-platinum-selling songwriter/producer from Toronto, Ontario. He is the musical director and former lead guitarist for Justin Bieber. Kanter has written and produced numerous songs and albums – most notably co-writing and co-producing the song "Be Alright" on Bieber's album Believe, and co-producing Bieber's albums My Worlds Acoustic and Believe Acoustic. Kanter has also directed and performed with Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, Miley Cyrus, Shawn Mendes, Drake, Bob Weir, Ariana Grande, Logic, Usher, Julia Michaels, Keith Urban, and Mike Gordon and Jon Fishman of Phish. He was a judge on the YTV singing competition TV show The Next Star and the CBC music competition TV show Searchlight. He is the host of the CBC show Guitars In Hand with Dan Kanter.