Daniel Virgil Maisonneuve (born October 22, 1999), known professionally as Sub Urban, is an American singer, songwriter and producer who rose to prominence with his 2019 hit single "Cradles" which gained virality on TikTok.
Daniel Virgil Maisonneuve was born on October 22, 1999, in Nyack, New York. His father is of French Canadian descent, while his mother is Taiwanese. While raised in the suburbs of Ridgewood, New Jersey, he began producing music at the age of 15. He was trained in classical piano at the age of 6, but quit because he was "sick of playing other people's compositions." In the fall of 2016, Maisonneuve dropped out of high school, citing manic depression. Afterwards, he started "isolating" himself to work on various demos and songs. "Cradles" skyrocketed in popularity after being shared heavily on video-sharing application TikTok. "Freak", the lead single from his Thrill Seeker EP, peaked at number No. 28 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay and the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts. The song also went viral on TikTok and garnered over 150 million streams.
Maisonneuve is known for his androgynous-chiming vocals in his music, and describes his sound as "mid-century pop blended with Latin classical guitar and electronic beats."
Maisonneuve's sound ranges from Latin, to post-punk revival, EDM (see "Bandit", "Mycelium Eyes", "Like Love", accordingly) and many more combinations of genres. He also used to incorporate heavy bass drops with music box bells, or other mallet sounds (see "Cradles", "Build a Bitch", "Rabbit Hole", "Diamond"). Producer Elie Rizk usually works with Maisonneuve on the production of multiple songs, and his influence can be heard in certain tracks from the albums Hive and If Nevermore, or Bella Poarch's EP Dolls.