DDub

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dDub
Origin Auckland, New Zealand
Genres Dub, jazz, ska, reggae, roots
Years active2003–present
Labels Vunderchick Records [1]
MembersDerek Browne
Matt Shanks
Chris Grant
Steve Fulford
Andrew Hall
[2]
Past membersTala Ofamooni
Duncan Taylor
Ben Campbell
Tim Atkinson
[3]
Website Official site

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. [4]

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Band members

Former members

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. [5] 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. [6]

Studio albums

Death of Derek Browne

The lead vocalist Derek Browne died on 23 April 2019 after a six-month battle with prostate cancer.[ citation needed ] 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

  1. ↑ "Vunderchick Records". 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Current dDub Members" . Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Previous dDub Members". Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  4. ↑ "dDub on Facebook" . Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "The Closer You Get, The Bigger I Look" . Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  6. ↑ "We Are The Ones". Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
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