{{Short description|Colombian-American songwriter and producer}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Danny Murcia | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Daniel Murcia | birth_date = <!--{{birth date and age|yyyy|mm|dd}}--> | birth_place = Bogotá, Colombia | origin = Colombian, naturalized American | instrument = | genre = | occupation = {{flatlist| * Songwriter * record producer * A&R * singer }} | years_active = | associated_acts = {{flatlist| * Afrojack, Akon * Celine Dion * Frankie J * Nicole Scherzinger * Pitbull * The Wanted * will.i.am }} | label = Columbia | website = }} '''Danny Mercer''' (born '''Daniel Murcia''' in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Colombian American recording artist, songwriter, and producer. Signed to Columbia Records, Murcia has worked with Afrojack, Akon, Celine Dion, Frankie J, Nicole Scherzinger, Pitbull, The Wanted, and will.i.am.<ref name="columbiaspectator">{{cite web|last=Lambiro |first=Shenel |url=http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/10/31/junior-be-featured-pitbulls-new-album |title=Junior to be featured on Pitbull's new album | Columbia Daily Spectator |publisher=Columbiaspectator.com |date= |accessdate=2013-04-06}}</ref>
==Career== Mercer was born Daniel Murcia in Bogotá, Colombia, and moved to the US when he was 6 months old. He grew up in Weston, Florida. Having shown an interest for music from an early age, he picked up a guitar at the age of 7 and started writing songs at 14. As a teenager growing up in Fort Lauderdale, Murcia studied with jazz pianist Alex Darqui at Lynn University, who expanded Murcia's musical horizons into jazz and fusion. While a freshman at Columbia University, Murcia began to produce and write songs in their dorm room, eventually sparking the attention of established pop songwriters and producers such as The Messengers and Kara DioGuardi.<ref name="columbiaspectator" />
Mercer made his commercial songwriting debut in 2012 with the release of Pitbull's ''Global Warming'', to which he contributed several songs including "Have Some Fun" and "Outta Nowhere".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/arts/music/albums-by-pitbull-keyshia-cole-and-kurt-rosenwinkel.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&pagewanted=all&adxnnlx=1365274409-qyx5UvDisB7cma1c6TqRUg |title= Albums by Pitbull, Keyshia Cole and Kurt Rosenwinkel|last=Pareles|first=Jon|work=New York Times|date= 19 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Jeffries |first=David |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/global-warming-mw0002349062 |title=Global Warming - Pitbull : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2012-11-19 |accessdate=2013-04-06}}</ref> In 2013, they penned Frankie J's single "No Te Quiero Ver Con Él",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/no-te-quiero-ver-con-%C3l-mw0002495335 |title=No Te Quiero Ver Con Él - Frankie J : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2013-04-06}}</ref> in addition to collaborating with will.i.am and Sandy Vee to write Nicole Scherzinger's comeback single "Boomerang," which debuted at number 6 on the UK charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/now-thats-what-i-call-music%21-vol-84-mw0002492392 |title=Now That's What I Call Music!, Vol. 84 - Various Artists : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2013-03-25 |accessdate=2013-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20130317/7501/ |title=2013-03-23 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=2013-03-23 |accessdate=2013-04-06}}</ref> They also wrote and co-produced the track "Save Your Soul" on Celine Dion's 2013 album, ''Loved Me Back to Life''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/press/sony-music-entertainment-canada-announces-release-loved-me-back-life-new-studio-album-internat |title=Sony Music Entertainment Canada Announces the Release of Loved Me Back to Life |publisher=CelineDion.com |date=2013-09-03 |accessdate=2013-10-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716002016/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/press/sony-music-entertainment-canada-announces-release-loved-me-back-life-new-studio-album-internat |archivedate=2014-07-16 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soundmedia.ch/det/a/6s4/115423225/celine-dion/loved-me-back-to-life |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131008011857/http://www.soundmedia.ch/det/a/6s4/115423225/celine-dion/loved-me-back-to-life |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-10-08 |title=Loved Me Back to Life |publisher=SoundMedia.ch |accessdate=2013-10-03 }}</ref> They performed on the television show ''Katie'' with Pitbull.<ref>{{Cite web|title = PROFILE: Danny Mercer Goes From "Nowhere" To The Big Leagues|url = https://popgoesthecharts.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/profile-danny-mercer-goes-from-nowhere-to-the-big-leagues/|website = POP! Goes The Charts|access-date = 2016-02-06|first = Josh|last = Miller| date=30 May 2013 }}</ref>
Murcia is currently working on their debut EP in addition to writing for other artists.{{needs update|date=April 2024}}
On May 31, 2013, Murcia performed live on ''Good Morning America'' with Pitbull, and again on June 17, 2013, on ''The Tonight Show''.
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