Gary Michiel Daverne ONZM (born 1939) is a New Zealand musical arranger, composer, conductor, director and producer.

In June 2015 he released his first book, From the Podium, sharing tales from his life of forty years conducting orchestras and choirs around the world.

Daverne is a qualified Secondary School teacher in economics, accounting and music[7] and was Head of Department of commerce at Glendowie College.

Musicals include Cats of Ponsonby, Tales of Panapa, Young Mozart, Tiddalik The Frog, The Brothers Three and Robyn Hood: Outlaw Princess.

[9] In 2005 and 2008 he conducted concerts with the Moravian Philharmonic and Czech Republic Orchestras in a programme of his original music and film scores.

[8] 2007 saw Daverne conducting the Auckland Symphony Orchestra on a tour of China, playing to large audiences in Beijing, Shanghai and Shi Jia Zhuang.

In June 2015 he released his first book, From the Podium, sharing tales from his life of forty years conducting orchestras and choirs around the world.

Viscount Records began as a one-man label with Daverne being the sole owner, arranger and producer, working out of Zodiac Studios in association with Eldred Stebbing.

In the mid-1960s the Sierras had a hit with "The Crying Game", Cathy Howe had success with "Then He Kissed Me" and "He Doesn't Love Me", The Gendelles with "Sally Go 'Round the Roses" and "Popsicles and Icicles", and The Gremlins with "The Coming Generation".