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15 questions with… Gryffin

Dan Griffith, aka Gryffin, is a US DJ, songwriter and record producer who is fast carving himself out a fanbase of millions across Spotify and YouTube. He released his debut (and critically acclaimed) album in 2019, after making a name with a variety of melodic house tunes, including with Josef Salvat (a Number One on the Spotify US charts) and ft. Iselin (which has hit 51 million views on YouTube and counting). Since then he’s worked with Maroon 5, Carly Rae Jepsen, Aloe Blacc, AlunaGeorge, One Republic, Olivia O’Brien, and MØ among many others. So when he teamed up with Norwegian and Ed Sheeran remixer DJ Kygo late last year, the project was almost destined for success. The resulting single, with singer Calum Scott was a huge hit, and together with another massive Gryffin tune,, has helped the US producer amass some 10 million monthly Spotify fans and over a million YouTube subscribers. Gryffin’s production ethos has almost certainly helped him attract this healthy fanbase, and here he dissects these methods and talks us

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