Photay

{{short description|American electronic musician and producer}}

Photay is the stage name of Evan Shornstein, an American musician and DJ. He is from Woodstock, New York.[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/photay-onism/ Review of Onism], Pitchfork Media

While a student at Purchase College, Shornstein took a trip to Guinea to study drumming, and the influence of this exposure led to the creation of an EP, released as Photay in 2014 on the label Astro Nautico.[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/photay-mn0003343881/biography Photay] at Allmusic He released several remixes for the Ninja Tune label soon after.[https://xlr8r.com/features/get-familiar-photay/ Get Familiar: Photay]. XLR8R, September 27, 2017. A full-length album, Onism, followed in 2017 on Astro Nautico. In 2020, a sophomore full-length, Waking Hours, arrived on the label Mexican Summer,[https://www.stereogum.com/2112476/photay-villian-feat-golda-may/music/ Photay – “Villian” (Feat. golda may)]. Stereogum, January 15, 2021.[https://www.popmatters.com/photay-waking-hours-review-2646170013.html Waking Hours review], PopMatters, June 12, 2020. and in 2022, he released On Hold, a record stitched together from samples of telephone hold music. In 2024, Photay released a new album, Windswept, on Mexican Summer.{{Cite web |last=Interviews |first=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & |last2=Hussain |first2=Shahzaib |date=2024-08-14 |title=Photay's 'Air Lock' Is Elemental Euphoria {{!}} News |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/photays-air-lock-is-elemental-euphoria/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews |language=en-GB}} Windswept explores natural phenomena, notably ‘wind’.