Daringer | |
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Birth name | Thomas Paladino |
Born | Buffalo, New York, U.S. | April 17, 1985
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Occupation(s) | Record producer |
Years active | 2005–present |
Labels | Griselda |
Thomas Paladino (born April 17, 1985), known professionally as Daringer, is an American record producer and a member of the musical collective Griselda. [1] [2] Daringer has been producing since 2005. [1] He is named after the Daringer pistol, also called Derringer.
His style of production is considered dark and gritty, [1] matching Griselda's Mafioso rap themes involving members' experience with gang violence and cocaine. [1] The style is reminiscent of East Coast hip-hop of the 20th century, being influenced by the boom-bap instrumentation of golden age hip-hop and old school hip-hop and he frequently uses sampling in his hip-hop instrumentals (with the exception of WWCD). [1] [3] [4] His music is also influenced by jazz rap due to his parents being jazz musicians. [2]