Dhani Harrison
Dhani, with his mother Olivia at the Concert for George in 2002.
Background information
Born	1 August 1978 (1978-08-01) (age 29) Oxford, 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 Traveling Wilburys

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.^[1] Dhani formed his own band, thenewno2, in 2006. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This article is about the city of Oxford in England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... A short grand piano, with the lid up. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Present redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Dark Horse Records is the record label which was started by George Harrison in 1974. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... For other persons named George Harrison, see George Harrison (disambiguation). ... thenewno2 is a band comprised of Dhani Harrison and Oliver Hecks. ... The Traveling Wilburys were a supergroup consisting of George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, and Bob Dylan. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... For other persons named George Harrison, see George Harrison (disambiguation). ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Brainwashed is the final studio album by George Harrison and was released in 2002, almost a year after his death at the age of 58. ... thenewno2 is a band comprised of Dhani Harrison and Oliver Hecks. ...

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'. Before the finale at the Concert for George, in which Dhani participated with a number of his father's friends, Paul McCartney relayed to the audience, " Olivia said that, 'With Dhani up on stage, it looks like George stayed young and we all got old.' "^[2] In phonetics, aspiration is the strong burst of air that accompanies either the release or, in the case of preaspiration, the closure of some obstruents. ... DVD Cover For the released album, see Concert for George (album). ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, entrepreneur, painter, record producer, film producer and animal-rights activist. ... Olivia Trinidad Arias (born 18 May 1948 in Mexico) is the widow of George Harrison, former member of The Beatles. ...

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 musician.^{[citation needed]} For the Daft Punk song, see Aerodynamic (song). ...

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.^[3] 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. is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award-winning English rock songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer. ... Brainwashed is the final studio album by George Harrison and was released in 2002, almost a year after his death at the age of 58. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... DVD Cover For the released album, see Concert for George (album). ... William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American soul musician from Houston, Texas, raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. ... Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar Maestro © www. ... Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award-winning English rock songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer. ... Thomas Earl Tom Petty (born October 20, 1950) is a singer and guitarist. ... Richard Starkey Jr, MBE (born 7 July 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer for The Beatles. ... Jim Keltner (born April 27, 1942 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a distinguished session drummer who has contributed to the work of many well-known artists. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, entrepreneur, painter, record producer, film producer and animal-rights activist. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... Albert Lee (born December 21, 1943 in Leominster, Herefordshire) is an English guitarist known for his finger-style and Hybrid picking technique. ... Joe Brown (born Joseph Roger Brown on 13 May 1941, in Swarby, Lincolnshire) was a popular British entertainer of the 1960s and beyond. ... Monty Python, or The Pythons,[2][3] is the collective name of the creators of Monty Pythons Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. ...

In March 2006, Dhani Harrison made a guest appearance on Liam Lynch's Podcast Video Variety Show Lynchland.^[4] 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 tribute album, "Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur", which was released June 12, 2007.^[5] Dhani has also been credited on two unreleased Traveling Wilburys tracks under the pseudonym Ayrton Wilbury, a tribute to Ayrton Senna.^{[citation needed]} This article is about the musician. ... Jakob Luke Dylan, born December 9, 1969 in New York City, is the lead singer and songwriter of the rock band The Wallflowers. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Gimme Some Truth is a protest song written and performed by John Lennon from his 1971 album Imagine. ... The Traveling Wilburys were a supergroup consisting of George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, and Bob Dylan. ... Ayrton Senna da Silva (pronounced / /, March 21, 1960 – May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian three-times Formula One world champion. ...

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 also contributed to the 2007 EP by Heartstring Symphony and Rooney's 2007 cd Calling the World. He also has contributed to "The Heart Gently Weeps", a re-working of the Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", and the first single off of the Wu-Tang Clan's album, 8 Diagrams, released December 2007. thenewno2 is a band comprised of Dhani Harrison and Oliver Hecks. ... Rooney is a five-piece rock band from Los Angeles signed to Geffen Records. ... Calling The World is the second full-length album by the Los Angeles alternative rock band Rooney. ... The Heart Gently Weeps Is a hip hop song written by The Wu-Tang Clan. ... While My Guitar Gently Weeps is a rock song by The Beatles from the double album The Beatles (also known as The White Album). ... Wu-Tang redirects here. ... Singles from 8 Diagrams Released: 2007 Released: October 3, 2007 Released: 2007 Released: 2007 8 Diagrams is the upcoming album by New York hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, scheduled for release through Street Records Corporation on December 11, 2007. ...

Early life

Dhani's mother is Olivia Trinidad Arias a Californian of Mexican-American heritage, George Harrison's second wife. Dhani's parents married a month after his birth, on September 2. Dhani grew up with his parents in Henley-on-Thames, in Friar Park, the estate on which George had lived since 1970 and on which Dhani and Olivia still reside.^[6] Olivia Trinidad Arias (born 18 May 1948 in Mexico) is the widow of George Harrison, former member of The Beatles. ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... , Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in south Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from Reading, 10 miles upstream and west from Maidenhead. ... Friar Park is the 120-room Victorian neo-Gothic mansion built by the eccentric Sir Frank Crisp near Henley-on-Thames and purchased by the Beatle George Harrison as his home on January 14, 1970. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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.^[7] Richard Starkey Jr, MBE (born 7 July 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer for The Beatles. ...

Dhani, like his father, showed a keen interest in Formula One auto racing. He often accompanied his father to various Grand Prix around the world.^[8] F1 redirects here. ...

Education

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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. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Dolphin School is a co-educational private school for boys and girls between the ages 3 to 13. ... Twyford is the name of more than one place. ... The Montessori method is a methodology for nursery and elementary school education, first developed by Dr. Maria Montessori. ... Shiplake College is a small school by the River Thames south of Henley-on-Thames, England. ... A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ...

Dhani is an alumnus of Brown University, where he studied Physics and Industrial Design. Brown University is a private university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... Industrial design is an applied art whereby the aesthetics and usability of products may be improved for marketability and production. ...

References

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External links

• Official Band Site
• Official MySpace Page