DAMOYEE [Duh-Moi-Yay] is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and TikTok star. Today she releases her debut single, synth-pop and ethereal r&b earworm “little liar,” The track is a classic friendship-turned-romance that went toxic tale. Watch the music video here and listen to the single here.
PAPER Magazine premiered the track this morning, praising her “luminous, airy vocals” and her video direction depicting “a visceral montage of a budding relationship and the subsequent soul-crushing dissolution of a friendship.”
At age 22, the Dallas native and soon-to-be Berklee College of Music grad has turned her dorm-room production and musical skills into a platform of over 200k followers on TikTok, earning her a coveted spot in TikTok’s Black Creatives program. Her rapid rise was profiled by Entertainment Weekly, NPR and Ebony. Her impressive and often hilarious videos quickly captured a vast new audience. In these videos she produces, plays over 16 different instruments, breaks down music theory, and generally shows off the range of genres she infuses into her content. Labors of love, some can take up to six hours to create.
DAMOYEE has been experimenting musically since her early teens, exploring various projects and even self released an album at 16. She believes the past 3 years have been pivotal, honing her skills at Berklee College of Music, and exploring new music through Tik Tok music creations have led to her finding her sonic agency and truest musical self.
Says DAMOYEE about her new single, “Ideally, it’s great to be best friends with someone you love, but when a relationship starts as friends and it doesn’t work out, you end up losing a friend. For me, that was a hugely painful experience that I deeply regret.”
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