Daryl Hayott
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Daryl Hayott is an artist and musician who easily plays multiple instruments. He is a drummer, bassist, percussionist, keyboardist and a trumpet player.
Though born in Brazil, he was raised in Harlem, New York.
He was hired as a teenager by Electric Lady Studios
to be a session musician
playing drums and bass for many bands' recording sessions. His being hired by Electric Lady
came about because his best friend Tony, who was a friend of Jimmi Hendrix bought Daryl down to the studio. He was challenged to play drums on a recorded track and performed so well that he was hired on the spot to work there for Saturday sessions.
He was signed by Warner Brothers to tour with various bands including the international African group Osibissa and Black Ivory
. He was mentored by several noted African American
recording artists because they were concerned about him being such a young person working and touring in the major music industry.
Daryl set track and field
records in high school. He studied Gōjū-ryū karate under Harlem
legend Grand Master Leon Wallace. He was a member of the Budweiser Kickboxing Team as was martial artist Billy Blanks
. "Karate Illustrated" magazine featured Daryl in several of their publications. Sensei Hayott won the title of U.S. East Coast Champion three times during his career as a competitive martial artist. He was interviewed in 2011 by Gaby Dunn for her award winning "100 interviews" blog.
When he tore the muscles in his hand, a doctor suggested that playing bass guitar would help rehabilitate them. Daryl followed the doctor's orders and when he was ready, resumed touring with Warner Brothers playing for Sade
. He also played for Al Jarreau
and went on the road with Teddy Riley
.
Daryl's perspective on life is very spiritual. His friends dubbed him "Confucius Bass
".
Tribe Konfuciousklan, Hayott's band, released Tribal Passages on Keep the Light Records, which is Daryl Hayott's own label. Daryl composed a film score for an independent Brazilian film.
Daryl Hayott holds a B.A. in Psychology and completed two tours in the United States Marine Corps
.
In addition to music and martial arts, Daryl draws, paints, sculpts, enjoys fencing
and motorcycle speed racing.
He was twice voted Brazilian Bass Player of the Year.
Though born in Brazil, he was raised in Harlem, New York.
He was hired as a teenager by Electric Lady Studios
Electric Lady Studios
Electric Lady Studios, at 52 West 8th Street, in New York City's Greenwich Village, is a recording studio originally built by Jimi Hendrix and designed by John Storyk in 1970...
to be a session musician
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
playing drums and bass for many bands' recording sessions. His being hired by Electric Lady
Electric Lady
Electric Lady is an album by Elkie Brooks.Recorded between 2004 and 2005 at Slave to the Rhythm Studios, it was released on CD in 2005 by Swing Cafe...
came about because his best friend Tony, who was a friend of Jimmi Hendrix bought Daryl down to the studio. He was challenged to play drums on a recorded track and performed so well that he was hired on the spot to work there for Saturday sessions.
He was signed by Warner Brothers to tour with various bands including the international African group Osibissa and Black Ivory
Black Ivory
Black Ivory was a R&B group from Harlem, which had a number of hits in the 1970s, including "Don't Turn Around", "You and I" , "I'll Find a Way ", "Spinning Around", "What Goes Around ", "Will We Ever Come Together", and "Mainline." -Career:The group features songwriter and prolific...
. He was mentored by several noted African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
recording artists because they were concerned about him being such a young person working and touring in the major music industry.
Daryl set track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
records in high school. He studied Gōjū-ryū karate under Harlem
Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
legend Grand Master Leon Wallace. He was a member of the Budweiser Kickboxing Team as was martial artist Billy Blanks
Billy Blanks
Billy Wayne Blanks is an American fitness guru, martial artist, actor, and the inventor of the Tae Bo exercise program.-Career:Blanks began his study of the martial arts at the age of eleven and practices Karate and Taekwondo...
. "Karate Illustrated" magazine featured Daryl in several of their publications. Sensei Hayott won the title of U.S. East Coast Champion three times during his career as a competitive martial artist. He was interviewed in 2011 by Gaby Dunn for her award winning "100 interviews" blog.
When he tore the muscles in his hand, a doctor suggested that playing bass guitar would help rehabilitate them. Daryl followed the doctor's orders and when he was ready, resumed touring with Warner Brothers playing for Sade
Sade (band)
Sade is a British smooth jazz band that formed in 1983, named for Nigerian lead singer Sade Adu. Their music features elements of R&B, soul, jazz, and soft rock....
. He also played for Al Jarreau
Al Jarreau
Alwin "Al" Lopez Jarreau is a seven-time Grammy Award winning jazz singer.- Background :Jarreau was born in Milwaukee, the fifth of six children. His web site refers to Reservoir, Inc., the name of the street where he lived. His father was a Seventh-Day Adventist Church minister and singer, and...
and went on the road with Teddy Riley
Teddy Riley
Teddy Riley is the name of:* Teddy Riley , jazz trumpeter* Teddy Riley , singer-songwriter, musician, record producer...
.
Daryl's perspective on life is very spiritual. His friends dubbed him "Confucius Bass
Confucius
Confucius , literally "Master Kong", was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period....
".
Tribe Konfuciousklan, Hayott's band, released Tribal Passages on Keep the Light Records, which is Daryl Hayott's own label. Daryl composed a film score for an independent Brazilian film.
Daryl Hayott holds a B.A. in Psychology and completed two tours in the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
.
In addition to music and martial arts, Daryl draws, paints, sculpts, enjoys fencing
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
and motorcycle speed racing.
He was twice voted Brazilian Bass Player of the Year.