Daniel Virgil Maisonneuve, known professionally as Sub Urban, is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Born in Nyack, New York and raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey, he started producing and writing songs at fifteen.
He initially rose to prominence with his hit single "Cradles", which gained virality on TikTok.
real name: Daniel Virgil Maisonneuve
labels: NoCopyrightSounds, AWAL
genres: alternative music, indie pop, dance-pop
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Daniel Virgil Maisonneuve was born on October 22, 1999, in Nyack, New York. His father is of French Canadian descent, while his mother is of Taiwanese descent. Maisonneuve was raised in the suburbs of Ridgewood, New Jersey, and begun producing music at the age of 15. He was trained in classical piano at the age of 6, but quit because he was "sick of playing other people's compositions." In the fall of 2016, Maisonneuve dropped out of high school, citing manic depression. Afterwards, he started "isolating" himself to work on various demos and songs. "Cradles" skyrocketed in popularity after being shared heavily on video-sharing application TikTok. "Freak", the lead single from his Thrill Seeker EP, peaked at number No. 28 on the Billboard...
Maisonneuve is known for his androgynous-chiming vocals in his music, and describes his sound as "mid-century pop blended with Latin classical guitar and electronic beats."
"Cradles" is a song by American singer Sub Urban, released on January 4, 2019, through NoCopyrightSounds.
In January 2019, Sub Urban released his debut song "Cradles" on NoCopyrightSounds. The song went viral on TikTok, resulting in the original audio to receive over 100 million views on YouTube and pushing Sub Urban to sign a deal with Warner Records after topping Billboard's Alternative charts. The song's success additionally personally affected Sub Urban, resulting in his family's acceptance of him for previously dropping out of high school to pursue music.
The music video was directed by Andrew Donoho and released on October 9, 2019. Throughout the video, Sub Urban is seen in a bedroom lit on fire, solid color rooms with numerous masked corpses, curtained rooms with dancing mannequins, and a narrow metal bridge.