Daphnie

Professionally sensitive, Daphnie is the alter ego of Sydney drummer and producer Alistair Hayes. After finishing a degree in jazz performance, the self proclaimed “jazz nerd” renounced his education in the name of alternative pop, starting his solo project and starring as half of the duo youproblem. Daphnie produces unusual but fun soundscapes to support catchy pop melodies, pulling lyrically understated metaphors from his personal relationships. Daphnie has honed his songwriting skills by writing music with and playing drums for artists such as flowerkid, RIIKI REID, LORA, Lola Scott, Loretta, Stellie, Sammi Constantine, ioakim, Holly Hebe, and Ivoris. After realising that being behind the drums isn’t the only thing he wants to do on stage, the drummer turned producer/songwriter started writing his own music, defining his sonic signatures through the covid lockdowns of 2020 and 2021. Daphnie has supported Aussie icons like Last Dinosaurs and MAY-A, toured with Loretta, and his debut mixtape has received radio airplay on Triple J Radio, Triple J Unearthed, with music videos landing on RAGE and MTV. Daphnie is consistently pushing his music out into the world, so go get ready for it xx.

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