Dhani Harrison Net Worth and Biography

Dhani Harrison is a British musician, composer, and singer-songwriter, with an estimated net worth of $275 Million. He is the only child of George Harrison, the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Thanks to his family fortune, he is one of the richest musicians in the United Kingdom. Here is his Biography and a breakdown of his net worth.

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Biography

Dhani Harrison was born on 1 August 1978 in Windsor, Berkshire. He was named after the sixth and seventh notes of the Indian music scale, DHA and NI. His mother, Olivia Harrison, is an American of Mexican descent. She also works in the entertainment industry as an Author and film producer.

Harrison attended Dolphin School near Twyford, a Montessori method school, followed by Badgemore Primary School. He later attended Shiplake College,  where he enrolled in the Combined Cadet Force, and showed a keen interest in rowing which continued into his later years. He completed his education at Brown University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial design and physics.

After his education, Harrison pursued a career as a car designer at McLaren Automotive before deciding to follow in his father’s footsteps as a professional musician. Prior to that, He assisted his father in home recording sessions which eventually became part of the Brainwashed album project. In this process, he gained experience in performing and production techniques.

Career

Dhani Harrison debuted as a professional musician assisting in recording his father’s final album, Brainwashed, and completing it with the assistance of Jeff Lynne after his father’s death in November 2001. He formed his own band, thenewno2, in 2002 and has performed at numerous festivals, including Coachella.

In 2013, Harrison launched his career as a composer. Alongside his writing partner Paul Hicks, Harrison scored the Warner Bros. movie Beautiful Creatures. Harrison has gone on to score the music for the TV show Good Girls Revolt, AMC’s The Divide, Seattle Road, Learning to Drive, and the Paul Giamatti–produced show Outsiders.

In 2017, Harrison released his debut solo album IN///PARALLEL. The 2019 film IN///PARALIVE, showcases the live version of his debut solo album and was recorded in the round at Henson Studios in Los Angeles.

Most recently, Harrison wrote and recorded the title song for the Netflix original series Dogs and, along with Paul Hicks, scored the four-part HBO documentary series The Case Against Adnan Syed, the Bill Gates Netflix docuseries Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates, and the 2020 RZA movie Cut Throat City.

Harrison’s music collaborations span a diverse range of genres that have seen him tour with Eric Clapton, appear on the Wu-Tang Clan track “The Heart Gently Weeps”, and join Pearl Jam live on stage several times over the years.

Harrison’s most notable collaboration was in 2004 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where he appeared alongside Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and Prince on “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, which was performed to mark the posthumous induction of his father.

Honors and Accolades

After his father’s death in 2001, Harrison, in collaboration with Jeff Lynne, completed his father’s final album, Brainwashed, which was released in 2002  and went on to win a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, in “Marwa Blues”, at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in 2004

In 2018, Harrison and his writing partner Hicks received a nomination for ‘Best Music Score’ at the International Documentary Association Awards for their work on the Sundance Film Festival Award Winning documentary Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.

Net Worth

Dhani Harrison is one of the richest musicians in the United Kingdom, with a net worth of 275 Million. As you know, Dhani acquired inherited most of his wealth from his  Father, George Harrison, who was the lead guitarist of the Beatles.

George died from lung cancer in 2001 at the age of 58, two years after surviving a knife attack by an intruder at his Friar Park home. His remains were cremated, and the ashes were scattered according to Hindu tradition in a private ceremony in the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in India. He left an estate of almost £100 million.

Aside from the inherited fortune, Dhani also makes money from record sales, stage performance, composition, and endorsement deals. In 2013, Harrison was the face of Gap’s fall global campaign, entitled “Back To Blue. Harrison’s dedication to his father’s musical legacy has earned him several kinds of business deals contributing to his fortune.