Allday

Tomas Henry Gaynor (born 21 February 1991), known professionally as Allday, is an Australian rapper, singer and songwriter from Adelaide. Gaynor became active in 2011, when he began uploading his music for free online. Following his works becoming increasingly popular, he moved to Melbourne, to pursue a serious career before later relocating to Los Angeles in February 2017. His works have been influenced by acts such as Silverchair, Frank Ocean, and TLC. Gaynor released his debut album, Startup Cult, in July 2014 to Australian audiences. Startup Cult achieved success and reached number three on the ARIA Charts.

Early life Gaynor grew up in the Adelaide suburb of Blackwood. He was raised Catholic and attended Blackwood High School and Mercedes College (Adelaide). Gaynor played in a short-lived punk band in high school, which generated his interest in music. he was a runner-up in the Raw Comedy national final in 2011. Gaynor moved to Melbourne in February 2012.

On 3 May 2012, Allday released A Skateboard Soirée for free on his Bandcamp. A Skateboard Soirée received nationwide airplay on Triple J and earned him and producer C1 "Unearthed Artist of the Week" honours.

In December 2012 Allday released his fourth free for download mixtape, Euphoria. The mixtape features production from C1, Soul Marauder, Savo and Woodz from Sweden.

In April 2013, Allday released his debut EP, Loners Are Cool, which peaked at number 18 on the ARIA Charts.

He went on a national tour of Australia in May and 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. It was supported by a headlining tour around Australia. In December 2014 he released the single "Wolves" featuring Sunni Colón. He featured on Tasmanian singer Asta's song "Dynamite" in 2015.

In July 2015, Allday released another mixtape titled Soft Grunge Love Rap. Allday said "This is a mixtape I made really quick because my album is taking forever and I wanted to put some new songs out." A single "Grammy" was released.

In 2015, he was featured on the Troye Sivan song "For Him." on his album Blue Neighbourhood, which was released 4 December 2015.

2016–2017: Speeding 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 his frequent collaborators. 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). He later released the single "Send Nudes" on 24 August 2016 which hit the top ten on the iTunes hip-hop charts. He released his fourth single of 2016 on 15 December, titled "Raceway". In March 2017, Allday announced his second studio album, titled Speeding, and released a third single "In Motion", with fellow Australian producer Japanese Wallpaper. The album was released on April 21, 2017. He toured his album Speeding around regional Australia with Arno Faraji and Kinder as supports. In 2017, Gaynor moved to Los Angeles. Gaynor returned to Melbourne in 2019 to renew his visa, but stayed after meeting his girlfriend and due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In September 2022, Allday released "Runtrack" and announced an Australian tour, commencing in November 2022. On 7 October 2022, Allday released Excuse Me.

2024: The Necklace In February 2024, Allday released "Access", the lead single from his fifth studio album, The Necklace, scheduled for release on 2 August 2024.

Discography Studio albums +List of studio albums, with release date, label, and selected chart positions shown Title Details Peak chart positions AUS Startup Cult Released: 4 July 2014 Label: OneTwo (ONETWO002) Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 3 Speeding Released: 21 April 2017 Label: OneTwo (ONETWO005) Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 6 Starry Night Over the Phone Released: 12 July 2019 Label: OneTwo (ONETWO008) Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, LP 7 Drinking with My Smoking Friends Released: 28 May 2021 Label: AllDay (AllDay004) Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 13 The Necklace Released: 2 August 2024 Label: Dew Process (DEW9001544) Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 48

Mixtapes Title DetailsNoue Yesue Released: September 2011 Label: AllDay (Self-released) Format: Digital download (Bandcamp)Soon I'll Be in Cali Released: late 2011 Label: AllDay (Self-released) Format: Digital download (Bandcamp)A Skateboard Soirée (with C1) Released: 3 May 2012 Label: Allday (Self-released) Formats: Digital download, Streaming Note: Made up of songs from his previous free mixtapes from Bandcamp.2013-2015 Songs Released: 12 June 2020 Label: Allday Music Pty Ltd Formats: Digital download, Streaming Note: Made up of songs from YouTube and Bandcamp uploads from 2013-2015.

Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positionsCertificationsAUS Excuse Me Released: 6 October 2022 Label: Allday Music Format: Digital download, streaming —

Singles As lead artist

As featured artist +List of singles as featured artist Title Year Album "Bags Packed" 2013 "Life of the Party" 2021 Human "As I Should" 2023 Lovesick "Dancer" 2024

Awards and nominations AIR Awards The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. This Award is prestigious in Australia. 2014 Startup Cult

2018 Speeding 2020 Starry Night Over the Phone 2023 Excuse Me Best Independent Hip Hop Album or EP

Fowler's Live Music Awards The Fowler's Live Music Awards took place from 2012 to 2014 to "recognise success and achievement over the past 12 months [and] celebrate the great diversity of original live music" in South Australia. Since 2015 they're known as the South Australian Music Awards. 2014 Allday Best Hip Hop Artist

National Live Music Awards The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016. 2019 Allday Live Hip Hop Act of the Year