Instruments: Piano, Keyboard, Voice, Random Objects

Bio: I was born and raised in South London, UK to a Jamaican father and a Guyanese mother. I started playing piano at age 7. During the early 90's my father would take me to all the Jungle sound systems at Notting Hill Carnival. I started making jungle and reggae mix tapes for my dad and for the International Supply teachers in primary school (elementary school) every Thursday. I would lie to them and say "every Thursday the teachers let us play music" and they would always believe it. In high school I would sometimes play the piano and organ during assembly whilst all the pupils got seated... ah memories.

Influences? I don't know, the stuff I like doesn't always show in my music. I'm a Drum n' Bass head. I support Hospital Records. I love Deftones, Kate Bush, Cult of Luna, Killswitch Engage and I'm a massive fan of GlassjAw, Frankie Paul, Tanya Stephens, Dam-Funk, Mike Paradinas, Bogdan Racyznski, Richard D. James, Bjork, Bad Brains, SLAVE ft Steve Arrington, Alexisonfire, Skinny Puppy and Ice Cube.

I like memories, landscapes and clouds.

Email: hello@tahnaiya.com


Photography: My mates Ancel and James Iwrin
Edited by: Myself Tahnaiya Russell