Danielson is a continuation of Danielson Famile, as led by Daniel Smith. Whereas Danielson Famile had a traditional band structure with a stable member lineup, Danielson has been billed as more of a Daniel Smith solo project. Nevertheless, Danielson recordings usually involve the participation of most if not all the members of the Famile, in addition to other collaborators, such as:

• Sufjan Stevens
• Jens Lekman
• Chris Cohen, John Dietrich and Greg Saunier of Deerhoof
• Yoni Wolf of Why?
• John Ringhofer of Half-Handed Cloud

Danielson is not to be confused with the Canadian rapper Daniel Son.