Alias: | Metro |
Birth Date: | 1987 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Years Active: | 2004–present |
Dan Farber (; born 23 January 1987) is an Israeli record producer and songwriter. In the 2000s he performed as a rapper under the stage name Metro . His most notable collaborations include working with Subliminal, Lizzo, Dizzee Rascal, Sarit Hadad and Tkay Maidza.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Farber was born in 1987 in Tel Aviv, Israel and raised in Los Angeles.[5]
Farber began his musical career in the 2000s as a rapper, songwriter and record producer. In 2005 he signed a deal with Subliminal's TACT Family, producing albums released by the label, including Subliminal's Jew-Niversal and The Shadow's debut Lo Sam Zain, among others.[6] In 2010, Farber released two singles was supposed to be included on his debut album, "BeToch Bu'ah" and "Mishak Shel Dma'ot".[7] The singles have not been successful and the album shelved due to controversy with the record label.[8]
In 2014 he released his debut extended play Middle Eastern Jungle by Dim Mak Records.[9] That year, Farber signed a record deal with Borgore's Buygore, releasing some singles by the label and co-writing Borgore's tracks.[10] In 2015, he produced the debut album by Yael Borger, Borgore's sister.[11]
In July 2017, Farber co-produced the sixth studio album by British rapper Dizzee Rascal Raskit, that reached the tenth place in the UK Albums Chart.[12] That year, he signed a record deal with Atlantic Records.
In July 2019, Farber co-produced the gold record by Lizzo "Tempo", the second single from her Grammy Award-winning studio album Cuz I Love You.
Farber lives in Los Angeles.