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Jun 2023
Harrogate musician signs deal with global publisher
A young Harrogate musician has signed a global publishing deal after his music proved a hit on social media.
KiD RAiN – whose real name is Dan Reynard – has been working as a songwriter for many years, but has just signed with Peermusic, the largest independent music publisher in the world.
He has achieved 250 million video views and 30 million streams for previous releases, including I Hope You Never Fall in Love Again, and a cover of Counting Crows' Accidentally in Love.
It's on TikTok where he has become a real star: his music has been shared by celebrities including Khloe Kardashian.
Teasers for his new single Half got more than half a million views on the video sharing platform. He said the song explores the move from childhood to adulthood:
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The former Ripon Grammar School student began writing music aged just 12.
After studying A level music technology, as well as history, economics and business studies in 2014, he toured the UK in his band :PM, formed with four of his schoolmates.
He has been a prolific songwriter throughout his career, having worked with songwriters for Little Mix, Years & Years, Lana Del Ray and Ed Sheeran.
After going solo in 2020, he climbed the Apple Music and Spotify charts, and had one of his songs chosen as a BBC Introducing Track of the Week. His music has also appeared on Nickelodeon, which declared "KiD RAiN is on his way up".
Now being hotly tipped as the next big thing by music industry professionals, he still remembers his nerves when he embarked on his first headline tour:
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