| Dhani Harrison |
Dhani,
with his mother at the Concert for George in 2002.
|
| Background information |
| Born |
1 August 1978 (1978-08-01) (age 29)
 London, England |
| Genre(s) |
Rock |
| Occupation(s) |
Musician, Writer |
| Instrument(s) |
Guitar, Piano |
| Years active |
1997 - present |
| Label(s) |
Dark
Horse/EMI |
Associated
acts |
George
Harrison = thenewno2 |
Dhani Harrison (born August 1, 1978) is an English
musician. The son of George Harrison of The
Beatles, Dhani's debut as a professional musician was to
finish his father's last album after George's death
in November 2001.
Dhani formed his own band, thenewno2, in 2006.
Dhani's name is pronounced similarly to the name 'Danny' but
with an aspirated 'd'. He is named
after two notes of the Indian music scale, 'dha' and 'ni'. Dhani also
means rich in Hindi both in a monetary and non-monetary sense. Dhani
currently resembles his father when George was a young Beatle.
At the Concert for George in which Dhani
participated with a number of his father's musician friends, Paul
McCartney commented upon seeing Dhani that it looked as if
"George stayed young and [the other musicians performing] got old."
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Contents
- 1 Musical
career
- 2 Early
Life
- 3 Education
- 4 References
- 5 External
links
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Musical career
After graduating from university, Dhani pursued a career as an
aerodynamicist.
However, this career turned out not to suit him as well as he had
hoped, and is following in his father's footsteps as a professional
musican.
After George's death from cancer on November
29, 2001,
Dhani, in collaboration with Jeff Lynne, completed George's
final album, Brainwashed,
which was released in 2002.
He participated in a concert in George's memory organized by Eric
Clapton, called Concert For George. The concert,
which took place on the first anniversary of George's death, featured
some of George's best friends: Billy Preston, Ravi Shankar, Jeff
Lynne, Tom Petty, Ringo
Starr, Jim Keltner, Paul
McCartney, Eric Clapton, Albert
Lee, Joe Brown, and members
of Monty
Python. Dhani played backup acoustic for most of the concert.
In March 2006, Dhani Harrison made a guest appearance on Liam
Lynch's Podcast Video Variety Show Lynchland.
They performed a duet that will appear on an upcoming Lynch album. He
also collaborated with Jakob Dylan on the John
Lennon song, "Gimme Some Truth," for the Lennon's
tribute album, "Instant
Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur", which was
released June 12, 2007.
Dhani has also been credited on two unreleased Traveling
Wilburys tracks under the pseudonym Ayrton Wilbury, a tribute to Ayrton
Senna.
In April 2006, it was announced that Dhani Harrison's band, "thenewno2"
had begun to record music. The band later released a music video,
"Choose What You're Watching", on its website. "thenewno2" features
Dhani on lead guitar, synths and vocals and Oli Hecks on drums and
synths. He may also contribute to the Wu-Tang
Clan's next album, 8 Diagrams, currently scheduled for a
2007 release.
Early Life
Dhani's mother is Mexican-born Olivia
Trinidad Arias, George's second wife. His parents married a month after
his birth, on September 2. Dhani grew up with his
parents in Henley-on-Thames, in Friar
Park, the mansion which George lived in since 1970 and in which
Dhani and Olivia still reside.
One of Dhani's earlier memories, at the age of 6, is receiving
a drumming lesson from his father's friend, "Uncle"
Ringo. He recalled that before the "lesson", he had been an
avid drummer and had shown an immense amount of skill for a child his
age. However, when Ringo began to play, the loud noise frightened him
so terribly that he never used his drum kit again.
Dhani, like his father, showed a keen interest in Formula
One auto racing. He often accompanied his father to various Grands
Prix around the world.
Education
Dhani attended Badgemore Primary school in Henley-on-Thames,
then Dolphin School near Twyford, a Montessori
school. He later attended Shiplake College, also near Henley,
where he showed a keen interest in the sport of rowing.
Dhani is an alumnus of Brown University, where he studied Physics and Industrial
Design.
References
External links
