Daniel Lawrence Warner (April 22, 1970 – September 4, 2019) was an American

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and

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winning guitarist, record producer and songwriter.

Early life and career

Warner was born and grew up in

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. He recorded with numerous artists and musicians, including

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, and

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, and wrote for artists including

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and

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. He was the governor of

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starting from 2005 and was the President of Recording Academy Florida Chapter from 2010 to 2012, and a Trustee for the period from 2013 until 2017.

Awards and recognition

During his career, Warner worked on five Grammy Award-winning projects. Warner received a Grammy for Best Latin Pop album for his work as a producer and engineer on

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's 2009 album at the 53rd Grammy awards, and received four Latin Grammy awards for his work on Calle13's album, ''

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'',

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's ''Sesiones Intimas'', Diego Torres's ''

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'' and the aforementioned ''Paraíso Express.''

Death

Warner died on September 4, 2019 at the age of 49 in

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, of a heart attack.

References

1970 births 2019 deaths American male guitarists Grammy Award winners Latin Grammy Award winners Singer-songwriters from Florida Record producers from Florida American male singer-songwriters {{US-musician-stub