Allday
| Allday | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Tom Gaynor |
| Also known as | MC Disturbance, Alldeezy, Alldaychubbyboy |
| Born | 21 February 1991 |
| Origin | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Instruments | Voice |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | ONETWO Records, Wind-Up Records |
| Associated acts | Illy, T3, Mikey Hundred, Tigerilla, Blak3, Troye Sivan, Asta |
| Website |
alldaytunes |
Tom Gaynor (born 21 February 1991),[1] better known by his stage name Allday, is an Australian rapper from Adelaide, South Australia.[2] Allday became active in 2011, when Gaynor began uploading his music for free online. Following his works becoming increasingly popular, he moved to Melbourne to pursue a serious career.[3] His works have been influenced by bands such as Silverchair, Frank Ocean, and TLC.[4] Allday released his debut album, Startup Cult, in July 2014 to Australian audiences. Startup Cult achieved success and reached number three on the ARIA Charts.[5] Gaynor sometimes raps under the alter ego, MC Disturbance.
Life and career
2011–15: Early life and Career origins, mixtapes, Loners Are Cool and Startup Cult
Gaynor previously played in a punk band at school called sissycunt, which generated his interest in music.[2] He began producing works under the Allday name in January 2011, after dropping out of art school.[2] He has released an album, an EP and a number of mixtapes to date.[3] These include Soon I'll Be in Cali, A Skateboard Soiree, Euphoria, Noue Yesue, Soon I'll Be in Cali 2 and Loners Are Cool.[6] He went on a national tour of Australia in May/June 2014. Labelled the Right Now National Tour, he held concerts in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. His debut album to be released in-stores nationally was Startup Cult in July 2014, which a week after its release reached number 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[5] It was supported by a headlining tour around Australia.[7] In December 2014 he released the single "Wolves" featuring Sunni Colón.[8] He featured on Tasmanian singer Asta's song "Dynamite" in 2015. Gaynor has also performed stand-up comedy. He was a runner-up for the 2011 Raw Comedy national final.[9] In 2015, he was featured on the Troye Sivan song "for him." on his album Blue Neighbourhood, which was released 4 December 2015.
2016–present: Upcoming second album
On 23 June 2016 after a delay from his new label Wind Up Records, Allday released "Monster Truck", which was produced by Cam Bluff, one of Allday's frequent collaborators.[10] On 15 July 2016 he released the lead single from his upcoming second album, the single was premiered on Triple J and is called "Sides" (featuring Nyne). Allday later released the single "Send Nudes" on August 24, 2016 which hit the top ten on the iTunes hip-hop charts.
Discography
Albums
- Startup Cult (2014)
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | |||||
| "Claude Monet" | 2013 | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Right Now" | 2014 | 69 | |||
| "You Always Know the DJ" | — | Startup Cult | |||
| "Wolves" (featuring Sunni Colon) |
— | ||||
| "Monster Truck" | 2016 | — | TBA | ||
| "Sides" (featuring Nyne) |
— | ||||
| "Send Nudes" | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||
Mixtapes
- Noue Yesue (2011)
- Soon I'll Be in Cali (2012)
- A Skateboard Soiree(2012)
- Euphoria (2012)
- Soon I'll Be in Cali 2 (2013)
- Soft Grunge Love Rap (2015)
EPs
- Loners Are Cool (2013)
Features
- Troye Sivan: for him. (from Blue Neighbourhood)[11]
- Asta: Dynamite (non-album single)[12]
- Jackie Onassis: Bad (from Pristine Alley)[13]
- Miracle: Learning (ft. Nat Dunn & Allday) (from Mainland)
- Bam Bam: Bags Packed (from The Good Life)
- Dan Aux: Hunt Me Down (ft. Faster Than Light, Allday & Steven A. Clark) (from Playlist)
- Gill Bates: She Knows (from Less Stress, More Success)
References
- ↑ "Allday's Tumblr page". Tumblr.com. 1 August 2014.
Q: When is your birthday A: 21.2.1991 im 23
- 1 2 3 Bacon, Erika (25 September 2014). "Where did Allday come from?". shm.com.au. Sydney Morning Herald.
- 1 2 Byzantine, Jimmy (3 July 2014). "Allday: "I'm not trying to bring anyone down"". ripitup.com.au. Rip It Up.
- ↑ "Triple J Unearthed".
- 1 2 McCabe, Kathy (23 July 2014). "Rapper Allday out to end 'boredom' of hip-hop shows with Startup Cult tour". news.com.au. News Corp.
- ↑ Listing on the TeamTrick Management website, (accessed 9 December 2014).
- ↑ Frangos, Daniela (14 July 2014). "Allday announces 'Startup Cult' Tour". ripitup.co,.au. Rip It Up.
- ↑ Newsitem 'Allday Wolves feat. Sunni Colón (Ladies' Sun Hat Edition)' on allaussiehiphop.com, 1 December 2014.
- ↑ Tom Gaynor - RAW Comedy 2011. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN3-LiYMIis
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/blue-neighbourhood-deluxe/id1047181189
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/dynamite-feat.-allday-single/id1001851068
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/pristine-alley/id1055188757
External links
- Tumblr page