Daithí Ó Drónaí
Irish musician and producer (born 1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daithí Ó Drónaí[1] (born 16 March 1990) is an Irish musician and producer, best known for producing electronic music inspired by Irish culture under the artist name "Daithí". He debuted in 2009 as a participant on All Ireland Talent Show. Since then, Daithí has developed a successful music career in Ireland, releasing an album with Sony Music Entertainment and independently releasing a range of E.P.s. Two of his singles, "Chameleon Life" and "Mary Keanes Introduction" were nominated for the Choice Music Prize.[2]
Daithí Ó Drónaí | |
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Born | (1990-03-16) 16 March 1990 (age 34) |
Origin | Ballyvaughan, County Clare, Ireland |
Genres | Electronic, house |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, bass guitar, fiddle |
Labels | Independent |
Website | www.daithi.ie |
Daithí is well known for his unique approach to live electronic music.[3] His live performances are House music based, and use Synthesizers, the computer program Ableton Live and a synthesised Fiddle. The performance is improvised, with each "track" being broken up into small loops and mixed together differently at each show.[3] His live show has been toured around Europe, and is a mainstay at festivals in Ireland. Daithí has supported international acts such as Disclosure (band), DJ Shadow, The xx, Santigold, Macklemore and Duke Dumont.[4]
In 2015, Daithí released a single called "Mary Keanes Introduction" a track which went viral in Ireland.[5] The track featured Daithí's 90-year-old grandmother at the start of the track, talking about how she met her husband. The track stayed at no1 in the Spotify Irish viral charts for 6 weeks, was featured in NME[6] and received extensive radio play in Ireland. The track was considered the beginning of a change of direction for Daithí, moving from Pop music to Electronic dance music inspired by Irish culture and the west of Ireland.[7]