dDub
{{Short description|New Zealand band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2012}}
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{{primary sources|date=May 2010}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| origin = Auckland, New Zealand
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| genre = Dub, jazz, ska, reggae, roots
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| years_active = 2003–present
| label = [http://www.amplifier.co.nz/label/27544/vunderchick-records.html Vunderchick Records]{{cite web |url=http://www.amplifier.co.nz/label/27544/vunderchick-records.html |title=Vunderchick Records |accessdate=2010-05-27 |date=2010-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523053305/http://www.amplifier.co.nz/label/27544/vunderchick-records.html |archive-date=23 May 2010 |url-status=dead }}
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| website = [http://www.ddub.co.nz/ Official site]
| current_members = Derek Browne
Matt Shanks
Chris Grant
Steve Fulford
Andrew Hall
{{cite web |url=http://www.facebook.com/dDub.nz#!/dDub.nz?v=info |title=Current dDub Members |accessdate=2010-05-27 }}
| past_members = Tala Ofamooni
Duncan Taylor
Ben Campbell
Tim Atkinson
{{cite web |url=http://www.amplifier.co.nz/artist/1972/ddub.html |title=Previous dDub Members |accessdate=2010-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522041130/http://www.amplifier.co.nz/artist/1972/ddub.html |archive-date=22 May 2010 |url-status=dead }}
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dDub is a band from New Zealand. Their style is rock-roots, reggae, soul-ska, and dub. They have played numerous outdoor festivals in New Zealand, including Splore, Queenstown Winter Festival, Soundsplash and Rhythm & Vines.{{cite web |url=http://www.facebook.com/dDub.nz#!/dDub.nz?v=info |title=dDub on Facebook |accessdate=2010-05-27 }}
Band members
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- David Hodkinson – Bass
- Chris Grant – Drums/Backing Vocals
- Anthony Hunt – Keyboards
- Andrew Hall – Sax//Backing Vocals
- Neil Cording – Trumpet
- Mike Young – Trombone
- Dixon Nacey – Guitar
;Former members
- Derek Wayne (D. W.) Browne – Lead Vocals/Guitar
- Steve Fulford – Guitar/Backing Vocals
- Matt Shanks – Bass/Backing Vocals
- Tala Ofamooni – Drums
- Duncan Taylor – Trombone
- Ben Campbell – Sax/Flute
- Tim Atkinson – Sax
- Finn Scoles – trumpet
- Jono Tan – trombone
- Christian Olliff - Drums
- Brent Strathdee - Bass
- James Topliss - Gongas/ Bongos/ Backing Vocals
Discography
dDub has released one tour EP, two studio albums, and several singles, including "The Closer You Get, The Bigger I Look," a track written specifically for a project to raise awareness and understanding of dyslexia, released to celebrate Dyslexia Action Week 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.dyslexiafoundation.org.nz/biggerilook/ |title=The Closer You Get, The Bigger I Look |accessdate=2010-05-27 }} Their songs have appeared on compilation albums in New Zealand as well. They are currently working on a third studio album, recently releasing the new single, "We Are The Ones" in December 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.amplifier.co.nz/track/53200/we-are-the-ones.html |title=We Are The Ones |accessdate=2010-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403022002/http://www.amplifier.co.nz/track/53200/we-are-the-ones.html |archive-date=3 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}
Studio albums
- 2003: Limited Edition Winter Tour EP
- 2006: Awake At Dawn
- 2008: Medicine Man
- 2012: Natural Selection
Death of Derek Browne
The lead vocalist Derek Browne died on 23 April 2019 after a six-month battle with prostate cancer.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} Prior to the diagnosis he had been able to climb trees for his work as an arborist. By the time he visited the doctor, he had fully developed stage 4 of the tumor. He was given the choice to undergo chemotherapy or to simply wait until his passing.
Notes and references
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External links
- [http://www.dDub.co.nz Official website]
- [http://www.facebook.com/dDub.nz Official Facebook website]
- [http://www.myspace.com/dDubnz Official Myspace website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100523053305/http://www.amplifier.co.nz/label/27544/vunderchick-records.html Vunderchick Records management]
- [http://www.last.fm/music/dDub dDub on Last.fm]
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