Allday

For other uses, see Allday (disambiguation).
Allday
Birth name Tom Gaynor
Also known as MC Disturbance, Alldeezy, Alldaychubbyboy
Born (1991-02-21) 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.bandcamp.com

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

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

EPs

Features

References

  1. "Allday's Tumblr page". Tumblr.com. 1 August 2014. Q: When is your birthday A: 21.2.1991 im 23
  2. 1 2 3 Bacon, Erika (25 September 2014). "Where did Allday come from?". shm.com.au. Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. 1 2 Byzantine, Jimmy (3 July 2014). "Allday: "I'm not trying to bring anyone down"". ripitup.com.au. Rip It Up.
  4. "Triple J Unearthed".
  5. 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.
  6. Listing on the TeamTrick Management website, (accessed 9 December 2014).
  7. Frangos, Daniela (14 July 2014). "Allday announces 'Startup Cult' Tour". ripitup.co,.au. Rip It Up.
  8. Newsitem 'Allday Wolves feat. Sunni Colón (Ladies' Sun Hat Edition)' on allaussiehiphop.com, 1 December 2014.
  9. Tom Gaynor - RAW Comedy 2011. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN3-LiYMIis
  11. https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/blue-neighbourhood-deluxe/id1047181189
  12. https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/dynamite-feat.-allday-single/id1001851068
  13. https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/pristine-alley/id1055188757

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