Arnold David Lanni (born May 4, 1956) is a

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record producer and former member of Frōzen Ghōst and Sheriff. He wrote Sheriff's most successful song, " When I'm with You."

History

Lanni was a founding member of Canadian rock band Sheriff in 1979. The band would only release one album (their 1982 self-titled effort, which included "When I'm with You" and another minor hit, "You Remind Me") before breaking up in 1985. Sheriff members Lanni and Wolf Hassel then formed Frozen Ghost, which existed 1985 to 1993. Lanni was a guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist for this project. In 2000 Lanni was nominated as producer of the year at the Juno Awards. Lanni has produced

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groups

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, Simple Plan, the first four

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albums (including the diamond-certified '' Clumsy''), Hello Operator, Thousand Foot Krutch, Echo Jet,

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and Rev. He has also produced

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groups

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and

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('' Ear Candy'').

References

External links

This Week in Musical History website -Lanni's birth details
1956 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Canadian rock singers Canadian male singers Canadian rock guitarists Canadian male guitarists Canadian record producers Canadian rock pianists Canadian rock keyboardists Musicians from Toronto Sheriff (band) members Canadian male pianists 21st-century Canadian pianists 21st-century Canadian male musicians {{pianist-stub