Born in London, to an actor father and a chef and restaurateur mother.[2] He credits his initial interest in music to the varied sounds and cultures of his family home and the surrounding capital city. TommyD's musical career began at the Elliott Comprehensive School in London.[citation needed] While in school, he performed as a guitarist, keyboardist, drummer, and singer in a number of South London-based bands of varying styles. Upon finishing his studies, he worked as an assistant in a commercial studio and additionally sold musical and studio equipment.
At the age of eighteen, Danvers began a thirteen-year career as a DJ by performing in a local South London club. Within a year, he made a name for himself, becoming a resident at The Wag Club and The Limelight, running several successful nights with DJ DB.[3] He also created his own record label in 1988.[citation needed]
While DJing at a club in South London, Danvers became friends with two brothers, Fred and Richard Fairbrass, who one night approached Danvers with a cassette of songs. After producing a demo and playing it for the Fairbrass brothers, who recorded as Right Said Fred, the trio worked together[4] to record the song "I'm Too Sexy", which eventually reached the top ten in nine countries. Danvers went on to produce, program, and perform on their debut album Up, including follow-up singles "Don't Talk Just Kiss" and "Deeply Dippy."[5]
Additionally, he partnered with DJ Fat Tony to form the duo Fierce Child, releasing an EP titled Men Adore… in 1995 and another single, "Gonna Getcha," in 1996.[8]
In the early 2000s, Danvers wrote and produced "More More More," the opening track from Kylie Minogue's eighth studio album Fever. He also wrote and produced "I Believe" on Sophie Ellis-Bextor's debut album Read My Lips.[13]
In 2021, Danvers co-founded Token||Traxx alongside award winning music producer Miles Leonard and other industry heavyweights. Through blockchain and Decentralised Finance (DeFi) technology, the Token||Traxx platform is set to create a whole new income stream to support the traditional and established music community. [16]
Graffiti6
While continuing to work with different artists as a producer and songwriter, Danvers met singer-songwriter Jamie Scott, who had just released the album Park Bench Theories under the name Jamie Scott and the Town. While Scott was looking to work with new collaborators to repackage the album, an A&R executive at his label, Polydor, suggested he meet with Danvers. The two wrote the song "Stare into The Sun" together on acoustic guitar; when Danvers produced and sent back the track, Scott was surprised, originally expecting the sound to emulate that of Park Bench Theories, but enjoyed the wildly different sound so much that they decided to start writing original material together as a duo, collaborating with artist and illustrator Jimi Crayon and calling themselves Graffiti6.[17]
Graffiti6 first released their debut album, Colours, on their own independent label, NWFree Music, in October 2010. In April 2011, the duo signed to Capitol Records and re-released the album the following year,[17] with the single "Free" reaching radio charts in the United States, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Music from the album received syncs for a multitude of TV series and advertising campaigns, including Grey's Anatomy,[18]CSI: NY,[19]Covert Affairs, Victoria's Secret,[20]Hollister, Heineken,[21]MTV, VH1,[22] A second album, The Bridge, was released independently in April 2014.
As part of the Music Producers Guild, he is currently spearheading the Credit Where Credit Is Due campaign, an initiative encouraging the inclusion of music professionals' credits and liner notes within the digital domain.[26][27]
In 2014, he created The 8O8 Drinks Company, which released a whisky in early 2015.[2]
