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, 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.

Career

Gaynor previously played in a punk band at school, 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] He was recently featured on the Troye Sivan song "for him." on his album which was released 4 December 2015.

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) —
"—" 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://itunes.apple.com/au/album/blue-neighbourhood-deluxe/id1047181189
  11. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/dynamite-feat.-allday-single/id1001851068
  12. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/pristine-alley/id1055188757

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