Daithí Ó Drónaí, Date of Birth
TweetDaithí Ó Drónaí
Irish musician
Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1990
Profession: fiddler
Nationality: Ireland
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
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About Daithí Ó Drónaí
- Daithí Ó Drónaí (born 16 March 1990) is an Irish musician and producer, best known for producing electronic music inspired by Irish culture under the artist name "Daithi".
- Daithi 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.Daithi is well known for his unique approach to live electronic music.
- His live performances are House music based, and use Synthesizers, the computer programme 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.
- His live show has been toured around Europe, and is a mainstay at festivals in Ireland.
- Daithi has supported international acts such as Disclosure (band), DJ Shadow, The xx, Santigold, Macklemore and Duke Dumont.In 2015, Daithi released a single called "Mary Keanes Introduction" a track which went viral in Ireland.
- The track featured Daithi'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 and received extensive radio play in Ireland.
- The track was considered the beginning of a change of direction for Daithi, moving from Pop music to Electronic dance music inspired by Irish culture and the west of Ireland.
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