Delaney Davidson

Davidson was born in Auckland, the son of John Davidson and Glyn Ellen Abbott. His mother came to New Zealand from England with her parents as a child. He was educated at the Christchurch Rudolf Steiner School and played in several punk and blues bands before being expelled from school for having a "bad attitude" and moving to Melbourne. ==Career==

In Melbourne, Davidson began playing as a drummer He was particularly influential to Marlon Williams, who has referred to him as a mentor figure, and has been collaborating with him extensively since they met in the early 2010s. In 2011, following the Christchurch earthquake, he and other Lyttelton artists formed the music collective Harbour Union. Proceeds from their album went 100% to charities working to rebuild the city. In 2011, Davidson released three collaboration albums with Marlon Williams. In 2013, he and Williams released Sad But True – The Secret History of Country Music Songwriting Volume 1, which won them the New Zealand Music Awards' Country Music Album of the Year and an APRA for Best Country Music Song ("Bloodletter"). In 2014, he co-wrote "Whiskey & Kisses" with Tami Neilson, which was subsequently chosen as Best Country Music Song at the APRAs. He also co-produced her album ''Don't Be Afraid (2015). Davidson followed up the first volume of Sad But True'' with two more instalments, the second self-released during the Grand Ole Hayride Tour. In 2015, Davidson's album Lucky Guy reached the Top 40 Albums in the New Zealand Music Charts, peaking at number 24. In 2017, he started on his Magic Lightbox tour, an expansive 31-city tour that combined live performance and film. He went on another Magic Lightbox tour in 2018 to present the second instalment of his films, Ship of Dreams. He wrote the majority of this album during the COVID-19 lockdown period. This project was pitched by Davidson, who wanted to continue Hirini Melbourne's tradition of writing waiata about New Zealand's birds. That September, he was announced as the musical director of the 2025 APRA Silver Scroll Awards. Davidson has collaborated widely throughout his career. In addition to his frequent collaborators, Tami Neilson and Marlon Williams, Reb Fountain, Reverend Beat-Man, In addition to music, Davidson is also an exhibiting visual artist. ==Discography==

With the Dead Brothers: • 2004: Flammend Herz (Voodoo Rhythm Records) • 2006: WunderKammer (Voodoo Rhythm Records) Delaney Davidson: • 2007: Rough Diamond (Stink Magnetic) • 2011: The Harbour Union, featuring Davidson, The Eastern, Lindon Puffin, Al Park, The Unfaithful Ways, Tiny Lies and Runaround Sue • 2013: Sad But True Volume Two (as "The Grand Ole Hayride" with Tami Neilson, Marlon Williams and Dave Khan) (self-released) • 2014: Sad But True Volume 3 – Juke-Box B-Sides (with Marlon Williams) (Lyttelton Records) • 2014: Swim Down Low (Southbound Records) • 2015: Diamond Dozen (Squoodge Records) • 2015: Lucky Guy (Rough Diamond Records/Southbound Music) • 2019: One Hand Loose (with Bruce Russell) (Ilam Press Records) • 2024: Out Of My Head (Rough Diamond Inc) • 2024: Happiness Is Near (with Barry Saunders) Produced: • 2014: Produced Dynamite! for Tami Neilson • 2015: Produced ''Don't Be Afraid'' for Tami Neilson • 2020: Co-produced Chickaboom! with Tami Neilson< • 2021: Co-produced Black Sea Golden Ladder with Troy Kingi ==Film==

• The Dead Brothers (2006) as himself • ''Voodoo Rhythm: The Gospel of Primitive Rock N' Roll'' (2006) as himself • The Road to Nod (2007) as Parrish • Prime Rocks: The New Sound of Country Music (2016) as himself • Devil In The Parlour (2016) as himself • Hellhound On My Trail (2017) as himself ==Awards and honours==