{{Infobox musical artist | name = Nick Gaffaney | image = Cairo Knife Fight (4) (16201113851).jpg | caption = Nick Gaffaney, FVEY Tour, 2015 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1978}} | birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand | instrument = Drums, vocals, electric guitar | genre = Rock, Industrial music, jazz, hip hop, electronica | occupation = Musician, songwriter, composer | years_active = 1990–present | spouse = Cass Gaffaney | associated_acts = Cairo Knife Fight, Dimmer, Goldenhorse, Hollie Smith }}
'''Nick Gaffaney''' is a professional drummer, songwriter and singer from New Zealand, and is best known for the band Cairo Knife Fight.
==Career== Gaffaney began his career as a session and recording artist, having played drums for Dimmer, Goldenhorse, Hollie Smith and has recorded and performed with songwriters such as Anika Moa, Jan Hellriegel, Leila Adu and Godfrey de Grut; Hip Hop/Roots artists Scribe, Fat Freddy's Drop, Solaa, King Kapisi, Nuvonesia, and Sangha; Jazz musicians Mark de Clive-Lowe, Joel Haines, The New Loungehead and Jeff Henderson.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/309093-Nick-Gaffaney |title=Nick Gaffaney |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website=Discogs |publisher=Discogs (artist recording database) |access-date=3 July 2015 |quote=}}</ref><ref name="Herald, New Zealand">{{cite web | url=https://m.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11456059 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910021632/http://m.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11456059 | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 September 2016 | title=Cairo Knife Fight: Just us two | author=Lydia Jenkin | date=29 May 2015 | work=New Zealand Herald | access-date=3 July 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Passion">{{cite web | url=https://www.live4ever.uk.com/2015/04/unrelenting-rock-n-roll-passion-cairo-knife-fight-sxsw-2015/ | title=Unrelenting Rock 'n' Roll Passion: Cairo Knife Fight @ SXSW 2015 | author=<!--Live4Ever Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> | date=16 April 2015 | work=Live4Ever.uk.com | accessdate=3 July 2016 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318211948/http://www.live4ever.uk.com/2015/04/unrelenting-rock-n-roll-passion-cairo-knife-fight-sxsw-2015/ | archivedate=18 March 2016 }}</ref><ref name="New Zealand Amplifier">{{cite web |url=http://www.amplifier.co.nz/artist/49158/cairo-knife-fight.html |title=Cairo Knife Fight |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website=amplifier |publisher=New Zealand Music Online |access-date=3 July 2016 |quote= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416072938/http://www.amplifier.co.nz/artist/49158/cairo-knife-fight.html |archive-date=2016-04-16 |url-status=dead |df= }}</ref><ref name="amplifier">{{cite web |url=http://www.amplifier.co.nz/artist/13192/nick-gaffaney.html?full=1 |title=Nick Gaffaney |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website=amplifier |publisher=New Zealand Music Online |access-date=3 July 2016 |quote=}}</ref>
As a freelance percussionist, Gaffaney has worked extensively with Kog Transmissions for live industrial groups such as Avotor and created electro-pop versions of Head Like a Hole songs with Joost Langveld.<ref name="New Zealand Amplifier"/>
In 2001, Gaffaney was invited to an Artist-in-residence position at the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts in Ahmedabad, India. The position involved studying South Indian folk music, writing soundtracks for a series of dance performances by the internationally renown Darpana dance group.<ref name="New Zealand Amplifier"/><ref name="amplifier"/>
Gaffaney has worked on film soundtracks for ''The Truth about Demons'' and ''Fracture'' with composer Victoria Kelly.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267601/ | title=The Truth About Demons | work=IMDb | accessdate=4 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0488120/?ref_=nv_sr_1 | title=Fracture | work=IMDb | accessdate=4 July 2016}}</ref>
In 2014, Gaffaney relocated to Los Angeles with his wife Cass and Geoff Maddock, and formed Santa Barbara.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Berlin |first=Sam |date=2020-11-16 |title=Young Winona talks to LADYGUNN about their newest projects |url=https://www.ladygunn.com/music/young-winona-interview/ |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=LADYGUNN |language=en-US}}</ref> The group renamed to Young Winona the following year, and released several singles.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Feature - NewTracks New Artist: Young Winona |url=https://nzmusician.co.nz/features/ntna-young-winona/ |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=NZ Musician |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, Gaffaney moved to Las Vegas, putting the group on hiatus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-16 |title=Young Winona - Guysssss…. This Saturday is our last... |url=https://www.facebook.com/youngwinonaband/posts/pfbid02DAQXMjk32jsPQJf7EweEydJLNXojFfonDiz4jGno9GCxzymz5SeGSsjUy1chZ6FPl |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520091522/https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fyoungwinonaband%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02DAQXMjk32jsPQJf7EweEydJLNXojFfonDiz4jGno9GCxzymz5SeGSsjUy1chZ6FPl |archive-date=2025-05-20 |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=Facebook}}</ref>
==Awards== Gaffaney won the 2013 APRA Professional Development Award.<ref name="Herald, New Zealand"/><ref name="Passion"/>
===Nominations=== In 2015, Cairo Knife Fight's album ''The Colossus'' was nominated by the New Zealand Music Awards for Best Rock Album. ''The Colossus'' was also nominated in 2016 for the Taite Music Prize.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indies.co.nz/imnz/taite-music-prize-in-search-of-the-years-finest-new-zealand-album/taite-music-prize-nominees-2016/ |title=Cairo Knife Fight |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website=Independent Music NZ Inc. |publisher=Independent Music NZ Inc. |access-date=3 July 2016 |quote= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603194855/http://www.indies.co.nz/imnz/taite-music-prize-in-search-of-the-years-finest-new-zealand-album/taite-music-prize-nominees-2016/ |archive-date=3 June 2016 |df= }}</ref>
==Endorsements== *Tama Drums<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tama.com/artist/tama_artist10.php?artist_id=631&area=2 | title=Nick Gaffaney Cairo Knife Fight | work=tama.com | date= | accessdate=4 July 2016 | author=Tama Drums}}</ref> *Meinl Cymbals<ref>{{cite web | url=http://meinlcymbals.com/artists/Artist/show/nick-gaffaney-647 |title=Nick Gaffaney Cairo Knife Fight | work=Meinl | date= | accessdate=4 July 2016 | author=Meinl Cymbals}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://cairoknifefight.com/ Cairo Knife Fight] Official Website
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