Dan Nigro

Daniel Leonard Nigro is an American musician, songwriter, instrumentalist, and record producer. He was the lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band As Tall as Lions. Nigro has produced, written, and co-written songs for Sky Ferreira, Kylie Minogue, Caroline Polachek, Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan, and Conan Gray. He won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album for producing Sour in 2021. He was named as the Songwriter of the Year at the 2024 ASCAP Pop Music Awards.

Personal life
Daniel Leonard Nigro was raised in Massapequa Park, New York on Long Island, to Louis, a second-generation business owner and Claire, an artist specializing in oil painting. In his youth he took piano, guitar, and voice lessons. His sister, Alexa, co-founded the Scough fashion company and his brother, Leonard, is an international chef.

Nigro attended Catholic schools from kindergarten through high school. He said that he "never felt the need to go to college," but studied philosophy at Fordham University for three years.

He married Emily in September of 2020. Together they have a daughter, Saoirse Raine, who can be heard in the final seconds of Olivia Rodrigo's song "Teenage Dream".

As Tall as Lions
With high school friends Saen Fitzgerald and Cliff Sarcona, Nigro formed the indie rock band As Tall as Lions around 1998, self-producing a four-song demo that included "King of the World", which became a local fan favorite. During the next few years, the band endured lineup changes. In 2002, they released their first EP Blood Aphorisms. In 2003, they signed a record deal with Island and Triple Crown Records and left college with the full support of their parents to pursue music full-time.

In 2004, the band released their debut album Lafcadio and began touring. In 2006, they released As Tall as Lions and began a headlining tour. In July 2007, they appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. In 2009, You Can't Take It with You was released, peaking at number 88 on the Billboard 200 chart. By September 2010, the band split up. Upon the announcement of the news, their last shows sold out and more were added to the schedule. They immediately planned their "reunion", which was performed in 2015 without new music to supplement it.

Songwriting career
Nigro moved to Los Angeles, California to become a songwriter, collaborating with childhood friend Justin Raisen. He found initial success with a jingle for a McDonald's advertisement, then with Sky Ferreira.