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Kanter grew up in a musical family. His father – an avid Bob Dylan fan – directed Canadian productions of musicals including The Who’s Tommy, Les Misérables, Chicago (musical) and Little Shop Of Horrors. Kanter cites Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Elton John and Metallica as his biggest influences. He is a fan of grunge era bands, including Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and the Smashing Pumpkins. Kanter’s guitar influences include Jimi Hendrix, Zakk Wylde, Stevie Ray Vaughan, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, and Trey Anastasio of Phish.

In 2010, Kanter co-produced Bieber’s album My Worlds Acoustic. In 2011, Kanter starred in the 3-D concert film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. As of 2019, the film’s gross holds the record for the most successful concert film of all time and the third most successful documentary of all time. Kanter also co-wrote and produced the song “Be Alright” on Bieber’s albums Believe (2012) and Believe Acoustic (2013). In 2013 Kanter was featured in the biographical concert film Justin Bieber’s Believe. Kanter co-produced and performed on “What Do You Mean?” (Acoustic) on Bieber’s album “Purpose (Justin Bieber album)” (bonus track). Kanter co-produced and co-wrote the Poo Bear, Justin Bieber, and Jay Electronica song “Hard To Face Reality” on Poo Bear’s 2018 album “Poo Bear Presents: Bearthday Music”.

Kanter currently resides in the Forest Hill community of Toronto. In October 2010 Kanter married Fashion Director Yael Latner; at the wedding, Bieber performed. Kanter mentions on his Twitter Account name that he is a foodie.

Kanter grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. At a young age, Kanter learned piano, drums, and guitar. When he was 13, he co-starred on the television show Leaps And Bounds. Kanter began playing clubs with his band Hubris in his hometown of Ottawa, Ontario, at the young age of 14. While attending Sir Robert Borden High School, Kanter co-wrote a full-length musical titled “Destiny: The Musical” which was performed at the school. Kanter headed to Toronto to study classical composition and analysis at York University. While at York University, Kanter played bass in local Toronto funk band Avenue Road. He graduated in 2007 from York University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in music and is pursuing a master’s degree in musicology at York University’s Graduate school under the supervision of Rob Bowman.

Daniel Joseph “Dan” Kanter (born 1981) is a multi-instrumentalist, musical director, performance coach, and multi-platinum-selling songwriter/producer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 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 of The Grateful Dead, Ariana Grande, Logic (musician), 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.