By the time he released his solo debut, Acadie, in 1989, Daniel Lanois had
already established himself as one of the era's signature producers, thanks to a
run of highly-celebrated collaborations with acts like U2 and Peter Gabriel. He
was born in the Canadian city of Hull, Quebec, on September 19, 1951, and
initially worked as a sound engineer alongside his older brother, Bob Lanois, in
their mother's basement. His contribution to the Dune soundtrack in 1984 helped
kickstart his longtime collaboration with fellow producer Brian Eno, and the two
co-produced U2's multi-platinum re...