Def3
Birth nameDaniel Fernandez
Also known asDanny Fernandez, Def 3
Born (1981-12-22) December 22, 1981
GenresAlternative hip hop
Underground hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, DJ
Years active2003–present
LabelsShip Records
Urbnet
Side Road Records
Websitedef3.ca

Daniel Fernandez (born December 22, 1981), better known by his stage name Def3, is a Canadian rapper from Regina, Saskatchewan, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the founder of Ship Records, and a past member of the groups Dead Can't Bounce, and Metropolis Now as well as a touring member of Vancouver's Sweatshop Union. [1][2][3][4] In 2015, Def3 won the Western Canadian Music Award for "Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year" for his 2014 album Wildlif3.[5]

Discography

Albums

Solo

  • Hug Life (Ship, 2005) (produced by Merky Waters)
  • Drumbo (Side Road, 2009) (produced by Factor)
  • Wildlif3 (Urbnet, 2014) (produced by Factor)
  • Small World (Ship, 2017) (produced by Late Night Radio)
  • Weddings and Funerals (Urbnet, 2021) (produced by Late Night Radio)

Singles

  • Dr. Fresch & Def3 - " Gladiator" (2023)


Collaborations

  • I Aint Afraid of No Ghost (Frek Sho, 2003) (with Ira Lee, as Dead Can't Bounce)
  • Metropolis Now (Side Road, 2006) (with Factor, Forgetful Jones & Kay the Aquanaut, as Metropolis Now)
  • Dog River (Ship, 2007) (with Moka Only)

EPs

  • The Hardy Boys of Rap (Goodbye, 2003) (with Ira Lee, as Dead Can't Bounce)
  • Amnesia (2011) (produced by Mosaic)
  • Wildlif3: Late Night Radio Remixes (Urbnet, 2016) (produced by Late Night Radio)
  • Small World Remixes (Ship, 2020)

Guest appearances

  • Factor – "What Up Sun" from Three (2003)
  • Cam the Wizzard – "Side Road Trip" from For the Rest of My Life (2004)
  • Factor – "Our Glass" from Heights (2005)
  • Nolto & Factor – "Forum" from Red All Over (2005)
  • Factor – "What Could've Been" & "Boundaries" from Side Road and Friends: B-Sides and Unreleased Hits (2006)
  • Factor – "I Can't Put My Finger on It" from Famous Nights and Empty Days (2006)
  • NoBS Allowed – "Boundaries" from No Phukkin Clu (2006)
  • RDS – "Lookin' Up" from Open Mic (2006)
  • Factor – "Boundaries" & "What Could've Been" from After the Fact (2006)
  • Kay the Aquanaut – "To the Last Drop" from Spinning Blue Planet (2007)
  • Selfhelp – "Mantra" from Old Friends (2009)
  • Factor – "Old Souls", "What Now!" & "Take Me Higher" from Old Souls Vol. 1 (2009)
  • Selfhelp – "The Mantra" from Dead Old Friends (2009)
  • Kay the Aquanaut – "Roll Call" from Nickelodeon Ethics (2010)
  • Factor – "Speed Demon", "Periodic Table" & "What Could've Been" from Old Souls Vol. 2 (2010)
  • D.Dove & Factor – "Bartender" from Screwg McDovey (2010)
  • Factor – "" from 13 Stories (A Prelude) (2010)
  • Metawon – "No Return" from Choplifter! (2010)
  • Ron Contour & Factor – "Shoe Box" from Saffron (2010)
  • Factor – "Battle Scars" from Lawson Graham (2010)
  • Forgetful Jones – "18 Forever" from Awake the Giant EP (2010)
  • Aries – "The Mantra", "Focus on Tomorrow", "On Time", "I Don't Wanna Go Home" & "The Visitor's" from Now and Then (2010)
  • Milled Pavement Records – "Periodic Table" from Goose Bumps 4.0 (2010)
  • Kay the Aquanaut – "Window Seat" from Waterloo (2011)
  • Evil Ebenezer & Factor – "Leave the Dead" from Widows Creek (2011)
  • Factor – "Battle Scars" & "Colour Scheme" from Old Souls Vol. 3 (2012)
  • Sweatshop Union – "Feed" & "We Ready" from Infinite (2013)
  • Dragon Fli Empire – "Gimme the Mic" from Mission Statement (2013)
  • Swamp Thing – "Meat Lump" from Outer Limits (2014)
  • Cristian Moya & Merky Waters – "Show Goes On" from Learners (2017)
  • The Funk Hunters – "Revolution" from Typecast (2018)
  • Factor Chandelier – "Lost My Way" from Time Invested II (2022)

References

  1. ↑ "Regina's Def3 brings together big names and family on latest album – CBC News". CBC. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  2. ↑ "Def3 WILDLIF3 | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.
  3. ↑ "Def3 Helped Found Canada's West Coast Backpacker Scene and Late Night Radio Remixed His Work". www.vice.com.
  4. ↑ "Hear It Live: Def3's 'Serenity' a hip-hop song for healing". leaderpost.
  5. ↑ "2015 Western Canadian Music Award Winners". BreakOut West.
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