Gryffin

Dan Griffith Born September 29 1987 Known By His Stage Name Gryffin Often Stylized In All Caps Is An American Musician DJ Songwriter And Record Producer. He Gained Recognition For Remixing Some Well-Known Songs Such As Tove Lo's "Talking Body" Maroon 5's "Animals" And Years & Years' "Desire".23

Background
Gryffin Was Born In San Francisco California To An American Father And A Japanese Mother.4 Gryffin Grew Up As A Classically Trained Pianist And Learned To Play The Guitar At An Early Age.567 He Played In Bands To Initially Hone His Instrumental Abilities. He Is A Graduate Of Saint Francis High School In Mountain View California. He Studied Electrical Engineering At The University Of Southern California Where He Spent Much Of His Leisure Time In His Dorm Room To Work On Music.8

When Asked On His Key Lessons Of Music Production He Said "At The Beginning I Just Released Music With The Main Goal Of Having My Friends Play It At College Parties And I Never Would Have Imagined It Would Get To This Point". He Made His 'world' Debut As Gryffin At The SnowGlobe Music Festival 2015.2

His Stage Name Was Inspired By Both His Surname "Griffith" And The Mythical Bird Griffin.4

Before Beginning His Solo Career Griffith Was 12 Of The Mashup Duo White Panda.

2016
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On January 22 2016 Gryffin Released His Debut Single Titled "Heading Home"910 Featuring Australian Singer Josef Salvat Via DarkroomInterscope Records.1112 On May 2 2016 An.1314 The Song Peaked At Number 22 On The Hot DanceElectronic Songs Chart 15 Number 21 On The DanceElectronic Digital Songs Chart 16 Number 1 On Spotify Viral 50 Chart17 And Number 5 On The Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists Chart.18 On August 26 2016 He Released A Song Titled "Whole Heart" With Bipolar Sunshine.19 In An Interview About The Song "Whole Heart" Gryffin Said "'Whole Heart’ Is A Big Step For Me As An Artist As It Represents A Developing Maturity Of My Sound And Depth Of Songwriting".20

2017
2017 Saw Three Singles For Gryffin. "Feel Good" A Collaboration With DJ Illenium And Singer Daya Was Released On March 3.21 "Love In Ruins" With Singer Sinéad Harnett Was Released On July 722 And "Nobody Compares To You" With Katie Pearlman Was Released On October 6.23

2018
2018 Proved To Be A Big Year For Gryffin Releasing Five Singles Throughout The Year. His First Single Of The Year "Winnebago" With Quinn XCII And Daniel Wilson Was Released On April 20.24 He Followed This Up With Single "Just For A Moment" With Iselin Released June 22 25 And "Tie Me Down" With Elley Duhé Released On August 3.26 Two Months Following The Release Of "Tie Me Down" Gryffin Released A Song With Zohara. "Remember" Was Released On October 26 And Eventually Topped The US Dance Charts 27 Marking Griffith's First Number One Hit Song.

2019 Gravity
In 2019 Gryffin Released His Full-Length Debut Album Gravity To Critical Acclaim.

2020
On July 26 2020 Gryffin Announced The Release Of "Cry" With John Martin On His Instagram Page.28 He Hinted That The Track Would Be The First Single From His Upcoming Second Album And Announced July 30 2020 As The Single's Release Date. On November 19 2020 Gryffin Released “Safe With Me” With Audrey Mika.

2021
Gryffin Released "I Want Love" Featuring Two Feet On Feb 10 2021. He Announced The Release One Day Prior On His Instagram Page.

2022 Alive
On April 1 2022 Gryffin Released "You Were Loved" Featuring OneRepublic.

On November 4 2022 Gryffin Released His 2nd Album Alive.

Personal Life
He Moved To Los Angeles In 2016 To Be Closer To His Label And Management.29 He Married His Wife Stephanie In April 2018.1 He Moved To Las Vegas Nevada In January 2020 Where He Currently Resides And Plays At Various Nightclubs When He Is Not Making An Appearance Out Of State.30

Musical Style
Gryffin Produces Music In A Melodic House Style And Classifies Himself As A Melodic House Artist.31 He Incorporates Sounds Of Piano And Guitar For A 'hybrid Of Electric And Organic' Musical Style.31 . User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply. read less