Dan Caplen Explained

Birth Name:	Daniel Caplen
Birth Date:	27 March 1992
Birth Place:	London, England
Years Active:	2015–present
Label:	Atlantic UK

Daniel Caplen (born 27 March 1992), also known as his stage name D/C, is a British R&B singer, songwriter and musician based in Brixton in London. He was educated at St Edmund's School Canterbury. He is signed to Atlantic Records UK and released his first track "Longing for You" on the label on 19 February 2016.

In 2019 Caplen won an Ivor Novello Award for PRS for Music Most Performed Work for "These Days", performed by Rudimental, Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen.^[1]

Early life

Caplen was born in London to a mother from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and an English father, and was educated at St Edmund's School Canterbury.^[2] He started playing the piano and the cello in his early teens, before getting interested in production and remixing. Caplen briefly left Britain to study at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, a move which helped to inspire his approach as an artist.^{[2] [3]}

Music career

In 2014, D/C self-released his debut EP, Epiphany, gaining the attention of Atlantic Records, who signed him to the label in the following year. He then released his first single “Longing for You” on the label in February 2016. The track is taken from his first Atlantic Records EP Badman released in 2016.^{[4] [5]}

D/C supported UK electronic duo Honne on their UK tour in October 2015^[6] as well as Anne-Marie on her UK tour in January/February 2016.^[7]

D/C also performed at The Great Escape 2016 festival in Brighton, United Kingdom.^[8]

In 2018, Caplen achieved his first UK number-one single, "These Days", alongside Rudimental, Jess Glynne and Macklemore.^[9]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details
Epiphany (as D/C)	Released: 31 March 2014 Label: Independent Format: Digital download
Badman	Released: 29 July 2016^[10] Label: Atlantic Records UK Format: Digital download
Flat Champagne	Released: 30 June 2017^[11] Label: Atlantic Records UK Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Title	Album
2015	"I Love Gold"
2016	"Longing for You"	Badman
	"Blinded by the Lights" (The Streets cover)
2017	"Flat Champagne" (featuring Ray BLK)	Flat Champagne
	"My Hood" (Ray BLK cover)
	"Two Fingers"
2018	"Trouble" (featuring Ms Banks)	rowspan="5"
	"4AM" (with Caitlyn Scarlett)
	"Hosanna" (featuring Dave B)
	"Closer to You" (featuring Sinead Harnett)
2019	"Love Me the Same"
2020	"Feel It Again"^[12]	Sad in Scandinavia
2021	"No Letting Go"	rowspan="4"
	"LKFD"
	"Lie to Myself"
	"Loud"

As featured artist

Title! scope="col"

Year	Certifications	Album
"Intentions" (Macklemore featuring Dan Caplen)	2017		Gemini
"Miracle" (Macklemore featuring Dan Caplen)
"These Days"^[13] (Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen)	2018	BPI: 4× Platinum^[14] ARIA: 5× Platinum^[15] BVMI: Platinum^[16] RIAA: Platinum^[17]	Toast to Our Differences
"It's Christmas Time" ^[18]	2019

Notes and References

1. Web site: Winners Announced for The Ivors 2019. 23 May 2019. The Ivors Academy. 6 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190619200458/https://ivorsacademy.com/news/winners-announced-for-the-ivors-2019/. 19 June 2019. live.
2. Web site: Chart success for former pupil, Dan Caplen – St Edmund's School Canterbury. www.stedmunds.org.uk. en. 2018-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20180307151121/http://www.stedmunds.org.uk/news/2018/02/chart-success-for-former-pupils-dan-caplen/. 7 March 2018. live.
3. News: 'A horrifying 72 hours' in St Vincent. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-11-09.
4. Web site: D/C's debut single "Longing For You" was spawned from a quarter life crisis. The 405. Samantha O'Connor. 27 January 2016. 15 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160214092004/http://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/d-c-s-debut-single-longing-for-you-was-spawned-by-a-quarter-life-crisis-145. 14 February 2016. live.
5. Web site: D/C - Biography & History - AllMusic. AllMusic. 2016-10-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20161014005158/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/d-c-mn0003365003/biography. 14 October 2016. live.
6. Web site: HONNE + D/C. The Deaf Institute. 12 October 2015. 15 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160814043100/http://www.thedeafinstitute.co.uk/event.php?id=865&d=2015-10-12. 14 August 2016. live.
7. Web site: ANNE-MARIE Supported by D/C - Sold Out!. Village Underground. 1 February 2016. 15 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160809024600/http://www.villageunderground.co.uk/events/anne-marie. 9 August 2016. dead.
8. Web site: D/C. The Great Escape. 20 May 2016. 15 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161019230525/http://2016.greatescapefestival.com/gig-review-tge-presents-khruaghbin-dc-tusks/. 19 October 2016. dead.
9. Web site: 2018-03-30. Rudimental, Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen's 'These Days' reaches number one in the UK. 2021-11-09. Rees. Katrina. CelebMix. en-GB.
10. Web site: Badman EP. iTunes. 30 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160924123835/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/badman-ep/id1125520413. 24 September 2016. live.
11. Web site: Flat Champagne – EP. iTunes. 1 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181002103815/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/flat-champagne-ep/1370408788. 2 October 2018. live.
12. Web site: Feel It Again - Single by Seeb, Dan Caplen & Svidden on Apple Music . Apple Music . December 11, 2020.
13. Web site: "These Days (feat. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen)" by Rudimental on iTunes. iTunes Store (US). 19 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119122327/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/these-days-feat-jess-glynne-macklemore-dan-caplen/1332732832. 19 January 2018. live.
14. United Kingdom. single. Rudimental. These Days. 27 February 2022. 7530-4603-1.
15. Australia. single. 2020. 26 April 2021.
16. Germany. single. Rudimental. These Days. 26 April 2021.
17. United States. single. Rudimental. These Days. 26 April 2021.
18. Web site: It's Christmas Time (feat. Dan Caplen) – Single by Macklemore. Apple Music. December 13, 2019.