Owen Danoff (born November 3, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter from Washington, D.C.[1] He was a contestant on season 10 of NBC's The Voice where he reached the top 11.[2]
Life and career
Owen Danoff was exposed to music from an early age. His father is Grammy award winner Bill Danoff, a songwriter and original member of the Starland Vocal Band.[3] As a child, he was immersed in his family's musical culture and can recall joining his father onstage at shows.[4] At the age of 15, Danoff wrote and self-produced his first original song using an audio recorder given to him that same day.[5] He attended Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C.[6] After high school, Danoff studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, graduating with a degree in film scoring.[4]
Owen Danoff returned to the D.C. music scene after college, performing at venues such as the Birchmere, the Kennedy Center and the 9:30 Club.[1][6] In 2012, he released an EP titled ‘Never Trust a Man’.[7] Following the EP release, Danoff was an artist in residence at Strathmore's Institute for Artistic and Professional Development from 2012 to 2013. During that time, he ran a successful Kickstarter campaign to help fund his full-length debut album. He released ‘Twelve Stories’ in May 2014. The album is a collection of his original music and led Danoff to three Washington Area Music Awards (Wammies) wins. The awards were for best Pop/Rock Recording, Pop/Rock Instrumentalist, and Pop/Rock Vocalist.[5][8] In 2014, he also released a single titled "Never Been Kissed".[9]
In 2015, Danoff released a single titled "No Such Thing (As You and Me)". For this song, American Songwriter awarded him 1st place in their March/April 2015 lyric contest.[4] After a successful stint on NBC's The Voice where he reached the top 11, Danoff released his latest single titled "Love on Your Side" on July 8, 2016.[10] This song is also the title track on his latest EP, which was released on September 23, 2016. The ‘Love on Your Side’ EP was funded with the help of a successful PledgeMusic campaign, and consists of six original tracks.[11] In addition to his own 2016 releases, Danoff was also credited as a co-songwriter on Nashville star Charles Esten's single "Already Gone Away".[12]
The Voice Season 10
Owen Danoff was a contestant on season 10 of NBC's The Voice, where he finished in 11th place. He was one of the few performers that season to achieve a chair-turn by all four judges. He chose Adam Levine as his coach.[13]
– Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes