Dan Farber (Hebrew: דן פרבר; born 23 January 1987) is an Israeli record producer and songwriter. In the 2000s he performed as a rapper under the stage name Metro (Hebrew: מטרו). His most notable collaborations include working with Subliminal, Lizzo, Dizzee Rascal, Sarit Hadad and Tkay Maidza.[1][2][3][4]
Farber was born in 1987 in Tel Aviv, Israel and raised in Los Angeles.[5]
Farber began his musical career in the 2000s as a rapper, songwriter and record producer. In 2005 he signed a deal with Subliminal's TACT Family, producing albums released by the label, including Subliminal's Jew-Niversal and The Shadow's debut Lo Sam Zain, among others.[6] In 2010, Farber released two singles that were supposed to be included on his debut album, "BeToch Bu'ah" and "Mishak Shel Dma'ot".[7] The singles have not been successful and the album was shelved due to controversy with the record label.[8]
In 2014 he released his debut EP, Middle Eastern Jungle, on Dim Mak Records.[9] That year, Farber signed a record deal with Borgore's Buygore, releasing some singles by the label and co-writing Borgore's tracks.[10] In 2015, he produced the debut album by Yael Borger, Borgore's sister.[11]
In July 2017, Farber co-produced the sixth studio album by British rapper Dizzee Rascal Raskit, which reached the tenth place in the UK Albums Chart.[12] That year, he signed a record deal with Atlantic Records.[4]
In July 2019, Farber co-produced the gold record "Tempo", the second single from Lizzo's Grammy Award–winning studio album Cuz I Love You.[2]
Farber lives in Los Angeles.
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