Danny Mercer (born Daniel Murcia in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Colombian
American recording artist, songwriter, and producer. Signed to
Columbia Records, Murcia has worked with Afrojack, Akon, Celine Dion,
Frankie J, Nicole Scherzinger, Pitbull, The Wanted, and
will.i.am.Mercer was born Daniel Murcia in Bogotá, Colombia and moved
to the US when he was 6 months old and grew up in Weston, Florida.
Having shown an interest for music from an early age, he picked up a
guitar at age 7 and started writing songs at 14. As a teenager growing
up in Fort Lauderdale, Murcia studied with jazz pianist Alex Darqui at
Lynn University, who expanded Murcia's musical horizons into jazz and
fusion. While a freshman at Columbia University, Murcia began to
produce and write songs in his dorm room, eventually sparking the
attention of established pop songwriters and producers such as The
Messengers and Kara DioGuardi.Mercer made his commercial songwriting
debut in 2012 with the release of Pitbull's Global Warming, to which
he contributed several songs including "Have Some Fun" and "Outta
Nowhere". In 2013, he penned Frankie J's single "No Te Quiero Ver Con
Él" in addition to collaborating with will.i.am and Sandy Vee to
write Nicole Scherzinger's comeback single "Boomerang," which debuted
at #6 on the UK charts. He also wrote and co-produced the track "Save
Your Soul" on Celine Dion's 2013 album, Loved Me Back to Life. He
performed on the television show Katie with Pitbull.Murcia is
currently working on his debut EP in addition to writing for other
artists.
American recording artist, songwriter, and producer. Signed to
Columbia Records, Murcia has worked with Afrojack, Akon, Celine Dion,
Frankie J, Nicole Scherzinger, Pitbull, The Wanted, and
will.i.am.Mercer was born Daniel Murcia in Bogotá, Colombia and moved
to the US when he was 6 months old and grew up in Weston, Florida.
Having shown an interest for music from an early age, he picked up a
guitar at age 7 and started writing songs at 14. As a teenager growing
up in Fort Lauderdale, Murcia studied with jazz pianist Alex Darqui at
Lynn University, who expanded Murcia's musical horizons into jazz and
fusion. While a freshman at Columbia University, Murcia began to
produce and write songs in his dorm room, eventually sparking the
attention of established pop songwriters and producers such as The
Messengers and Kara DioGuardi.Mercer made his commercial songwriting
debut in 2012 with the release of Pitbull's Global Warming, to which
he contributed several songs including "Have Some Fun" and "Outta
Nowhere". In 2013, he penned Frankie J's single "No Te Quiero Ver Con
Él" in addition to collaborating with will.i.am and Sandy Vee to
write Nicole Scherzinger's comeback single "Boomerang," which debuted
at #6 on the UK charts. He also wrote and co-produced the track "Save
Your Soul" on Celine Dion's 2013 album, Loved Me Back to Life. He
performed on the television show Katie with Pitbull.Murcia is
currently working on his debut EP in addition to writing for other
artists.
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