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Hometown: Berlin, DE
Label: BBE, Rawkus, Subcontact, Jakarta
Management: Bloom Box Music
Website: www.daisey.com
Genre: R&B/Soul
Lady Daisey (Daisey Traynham - Brooklyn, NY) is a soul/funk singer who spent her childhood touring the U.S. with her parent’s band. Raised on the road, home-schooled and surrounded by music, it was natural for her to blossom into the artist that she is. Since then, she’s been following her musical path and developed her own playful style, ranging from sultry love songs to powerhouse feel-good old-school soul. Lady Daisey has played venues and festivals around the globe, spreading her message of love and positivity, soulfully presented over head noddin' Batsauce beats. A small woman with a huge voice, Lady Daisey is sure to grab the attention and steal the hearts of everyone within ear's reach.
Daisey’s music career started in Jacksonville, Florida. In addition to singing lead for a few local pop/rock cover bands, she also performed solo acoustic guitar sets, writing her own songs, in search of her own sound. In 2002, she met Batsauce (producer/husband). His influence and dedication sent Daisey in a new direction. His beats and production, together with her unique and soulful vocals, developed a loyal following gaining recognition in local press and media. The husband/wife duo paired up with Paten Locke (aka Therapy, from Asamov) and formed the Smile Rays in 2005, releasing albums on Rawkus, 6-Hole, Jakarta and Subcontact. After recording a track with George Clinton and being selected as Rawkus 50 artists, they quickly won the hearts of the indie hip hop scene. They toured and played festivals throughout Europe, which propelled Lady Daisey to the next chapter of her musical career, releasing “In My Pocket” (bbe) and now finishing her second album “In My Headphones” (bbe).
She's opened for Sharon Jones, Mayer Hawthorne, Chali 2na, Roxanne Shante, Bahamadia, the Perceptionists. She's rocked festivals around the world alongside the Roots, Method Man, Atmosphere, Brother Ali, Muse, Typical Cats, Souls of Mischief, Zion I. Lady Daisey’s voice can also be heard on recordings with Qwazaar, Typical Cats, Asamov and Marc Hype.
“Lady Daisey's jazzy underground r'n'b lends itself perfectly to low-slung hip-hop. And she can sing... hers is a voice that could seriously unsettle the current crop of hip-hop soul divas.”
Crack Magazine
“Lady Daisey debutuje, zasaď funky kytku do své duše!”
Cream.cz
“For Lady Daisey, the hits just keep on coming.”
Travis Glave - URB Magazine
“Daisey is one soulful lil gal ain’t she?”
Benhameen - Please Don't Stare
“Lady Daisey demonstrates fantastic vocal control.”
Randy Hernandez - M.I.S.S. Magazine
“stylish hip-hop soul, impressively voiced and produced with a decidedly vintage flavour”
Crack Magazine
“Lady Daisey’s whispery voice and hippie style guarantee her a following and I am one of those who’ve definitely jumped on the Lady Daisey bandwagon.”
KK - Mail & Guardian (South Africa)
“Lady Daisey combines quirky charm and sage outlook, recalling the early stages of the careers of Macy Gray or Nelly Furtado.”
RapReviews
“It’s a perfect mesh of old school and new millennium, like if Billie Holiday and Macy Gray were to collab.”
Ms. Rivercity - Jacksonville 904
“Daisey hits music sideways with self expression, a dope voice and the talent to back it up.”
Amond Jackson - the ZRO Hour
“Daisey has a set of pipes on her gilded in the most polished of gold.”
David Durney - Reax Magazine
“Jacksonville electro-pop duo Heavenly Noise (singer Daisey and beatmaker Batsauce) is giving up its name and moving out of town. Well, that's not the whole story... Focusing on singer Daisey's maturing songwriting, and girlish persona, the act will hereafter be known as Lady Daisey.”
J.Citrone - Folio Weekly
“Performing solo, as part of the duo Heavenly Noise with husband Britt (aka Batsauce), or a third of Smile Rays, Traynham has a trademark voice that comes off both soulful and playful simultaneously. It’s one that perfectly matches the deep but free-spirited life she lives.”
Devan Stewart - About.com
