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Daniel Ho為夏威夷出生的第三代華裔，是西方當代杰出而活躍的制作人、作曲家、編曲、烏克麗麗演奏家，也擅長滑音吉他與鋼琴演奏。自2005年躋身美國主流音樂圈以來，已連續十年入圍葛萊美獎，并獲得六座葛萊美獎，包括最佳制作人、最佳滑音吉他歌手，最佳夏威夷音樂專輯等。 Daniel Ho早期的音樂風格以家鄉夏威夷為主，包括夏威夷圣歌、草裙舞、烏克麗麗與滑音吉他等。1990年，創立了以自己為名的音樂品牌Daniel Ho Creations，優質而專業的口碑，讓他成為夏威夷音樂人爭相合作的對象，共發行超過八十張專輯，橫跨流行、古典、爵士、拉丁等領域。 移居洛杉磯后，他也幫好萊塢電影配樂，凡是和夏威夷題材有關的電影或影集，如喬治．克隆尼主演的《繼承人生》、《型男飛行日記》、《沖浪手》、《檀島警騎2》等，都邀請他擔任配樂。他也在著名的迪斯尼音樂廳、葛萊美博物館、日本、泰國、德國、中國大陸…等地舉辦烏克麗麗工作坊及演出，進而成為日本YAMAHA烏克麗麗品牌代言人。 2012年Daniel首度應邀來臺，舉辦烏克麗麗巡回工作坊及音樂分享會，迅速在臺累積了人氣與知名度，并開啟了一連串的合作。同年與風潮音樂合作《吹過島嶼的風》專輯，將臺灣原住民歌手送進葛萊美殿堂，獲第55屆葛萊美獎「最佳世界音樂獎」提名。同年12月，受邀為知名的「泰武古謠傳唱」制作《歌，飛過群山》專輯，隔年在洛杉磯成功舉辦了「To & From The Heart」演唱會，榮獲第25屆金曲獎「最佳原住民語專輯」。2014年，Daniel和國際琵琶好手吳蠻、美國知名打擊樂手Luis Conte合作的《聽見彩虹謠》入圍第57屆葛萊美獎「最佳世界音樂獎」，并榮獲第26屆金曲獎演奏類「最佳專輯制作人獎」。 Daniel Ho與臺灣的數次音樂交流，成功地將具有國際水平的音樂內容及專業技術引進臺灣，不論音樂界或樂迷均獲益匪淺。 Daniel Ho的六座葛萊美獎 ● 53rd GRAMMY Awards Winner, Best Hawaiian Music Album 2010 (Huana Ke Aloha) ●52nd GRAMMY Awards Winner, Best Hawaiian Music Album 2009 (Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, vol. 2) ●51st GRAMMY Awards Winner, Best Hawaiian Music Album 2008 (`ikena) ●50th GRAMMY Awards Winner, Best Hawaiian Music Album 2007 (Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar) ●49th GRAMMY Awards Winner, Best Hawaiian Music Album 2006 (Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Live from Maui) ●48th GRAMMY Awards Winner, Best Hawaiian Music Album 2005 (Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, vol. 1) Daniel Ho is a musician (guitar, 'ukulele, piano), songwriter and producer currently specializing in Hawaiian music. Born in Kaimuki on Oahu, he attended the Grove School of Music in Los Angeles, where he studied composition before returning home to attend the University of Hawaii. After graduation, Daniel returned to Los Angeles and formed a critically-acclaimed smooth jazz group named Kilauea. In the late 90s, Daniel started his own record company, Daniel Ho Creations (DHC), and recorded one of his first Hawaiian music albums with slack-key guitarist George Kahumoku, Jr.. He has since recorded 18 solo albums, produced over 50 albums, served as a guest lecturer at Stanford University, performed as a soloist with the Honolulu Symphony, and received three of the first four Grammy Awards for best Hawaiian music album as a producer. He won a fourth Grammy Award for best Hawaiian music album in 2009, his first as an artist rather than as the producer of a compilation album, teaming up with Tia Carrere for the album 'Ikena. The DHC label has received several Na Hoku Award nominations, including the 2009 release Aloha Pumehana by Darlene Ahuna. In 2008 he appeared in and recorded several tracks for the film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, under the pseudonym The Coconutz. He sang on two tracks that are remakes of 20th century pop hits, translated into Hawaiian. They are "Nothing Compares 2 U", and "Everybody Hurts".