Dhani Harrison

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Dhani Harrison is an English-American musician, composer and singer, born in 1978 the son of George Harrison of The Beatles and Olivia Harrison. He is named after the sixth and seventh notes of the Indian scale, dha and ni, and Dhani is also a raga from North Indian classical music. He grew up in the country house Friar Park in Henley-on-Thames and studied industrial design and physics at Brown University. He first went to work as a car designer at McLaren before choosing music.

Music and breakthrough

His musical career began with helping with his father's recordings. After his father's death in 2001 he completed the album Brainwashed together with Jeff Lynne; it appeared in 2002 and won a Grammy for Marwa Blues. In 2004 he stood on stage with Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and Prince for the performance of While My Guitar Gently Weeps at his father's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2006 he founded the band thenewno2, which played at Coachella and Lollapalooza, among other festivals. Since 2013 he has also composed film music, together with Paul Hicks, including for Beautiful Creatures, Good Girls Revolt and Seattle Road. He toured with Eric Clapton and played several times with Pearl Jam.

Influence

His work shows how the musical legacy of a Beatle resounds in the next generation, in rock and in film music.

Listening

Discography

Studio albums

• 2016Seattle Road (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
• 2017IN///PARALLEL
• 2023INNERSTANDING
• 2024Dreamers In The Field
• 2025Ascending Into Silence

See also

• INNERSTANDING