Def3

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 member of the groups Side Road, Dead Can't Bounce, and Metropolis Now.[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]

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

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)

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)
  • Factor – "Colour Scheme" from "Colour Scheme" (2011)
  • Evil Ebenezer & Factor – "Leave the Dead" from Widows Creek (2011)
  • Factor – "Battle Scars" & "Colour Scheme" from Old Souls Vol. 3 (2012)
  • Factor – "Live It Up" from Club Soda Series 2 (2012)
  • Indigo Kids – "Sola" from "1,000,000 MCs / Sola" (2013)
  • 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)
  • Factor – "Can't Sleep" from "Can't Sleep" (2014)
  • Factor – "Can't Sleep" from Singles Series (2015)
  • 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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