Gotye is Aussie Belgian Wally De Backer. According to the Somebody That I Used To Know Songfacts his name is pronounced "Go-tee-yay" like fashion designer Gaultier. He plays drums, percussion and piano, and he writes, sings and produces tracks at his home, currently in Victoria, Australia. Gotye's sound is a melting pot of samples from sources far and wide, mixed with Wally's vocals and home recorded sounds to form original songs that are as likely to channel '80s New Romantic pop or '60s Motown soul as they are to be experiments in kooky turntablism or progressive trip-hop landscapes.