Melodownz

Last updated

Bronson Price
Born Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand
Genres Hip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • poet
  • singer
Years active2013–present
LabelsLiiightside

Bronson Price, [1] known professionally as Melodownz, is a New Zealand rapper, poet and singer from Avondale, Auckland. Debuting in 2013, Melodownz has released solo projects including Beginners Luck (2014), Avontales (2017) and Melo & Blues (2018), as well as collaborative extended plays with Angelo King, IllBaz and Raiza Biza.

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Biography

Melodownz was raised in Avondale by his Samoan Catholic grandmother, English grandfather and his mother. [2] [3] He has Samoan, Pākehā and Ngāpuhi heritage. [4] Melodownz debuted as a musician in 2013, [5] composing reggae/hip-hop songs inspired by his upbringing. [4] He released his debut album Beginners Luck in 2014, [6] and followed this with an extended play as half of the Young Gifted and Broke hip-hop duo Third3ye alongside Angelo King, 3P (2016). [6]

In 2017, Melodownz released the hip hop EP Avontales, [7] and in 2018 released two projects: a collaboration EP High Beams with IllBaz and Raiza Biza, featuring musicians including Teeks and Che Fu, [8] and the double-EP Melo & Blues. [9] Melodownz won the award for Most Promising Artist at the 2019 Pacific Music Awards. [4]

In 2020, Melodownz began Kava Corner, a YouTube interview series where Melodownz interviews New Zealand media personalities and celebrities such as broadcaster John Campbell, boxer Joseph Parker and musician Benee while sharing kava. [10] [11] He was nominated for the Breakthrough Artist of the Year award at the 2020 Aotearoa Music Awards. [12]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
NZ
[13]
Beginners Luck
  • Released: 22 November 2014 [14]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
—
Lone Wolf
  • Released: 13 October 2022
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
21
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Extended plays

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
NZ
Artist
[15]
3P
(among Third3ye)
  • Released: 27 July 2016 [16]
  • Label: Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
10
Avontales
  • Released: 7 July 2017 [17]
  • Label: Liiightside
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
—
High Beams
(IllBaz + Melodownz + Raiza Biza)		13
Melo & Blues
  • Released: 23 November 2018 [19]
  • Label: Liiightside
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
17
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
NZ
Hot
[20] 		NZ
Hot
Artist
[21]
"8Ight 2Wenty 8Ight" [22] 2016——Avontales
"The Anthem (Intro)" [1]
(featuring Bailey Wiley)		2017——
"One More" [6]
(featuring Israel Starr)		——
"$on of a Queen" [4] ——
"Live Stream" [8]
(IllBaz + Melodownz + Raiza Biza featuring Teeks)		2018—16High Beams
"Outchea" [23]
(IllBaz + Melodownz + Raiza Biza featuring Dirty)		—20
"Red Wine" [24]
(IllBaz + Melodownz + Raiza Biza featuring High Høøps)		—11
"Peace $igns, Gang $igns" [25] —15Melo & Blues
"$moke" [26]
(featuring Villette)		—8
"No Mercy" [27]
(featuring Denzel Curry)		2019196Non-album singles
"Fine" [28] 2020161
"Big Deals" [29]
(featuring Diggy Dupé)		358
"Money" [5] 2021111Lone Wolf
"Pray for More" [30]
(featuring Lisi & Mikey Dam)		2022211
"Slow Jamz" [31] —11
"Loot" [32]
(featuring Maxo Kream)		—9
"Bad" [32] —14
"Lingo"
(featuring Bleu and Ant Clemons)		308
"MeloDub (828)"2024——
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
NZ
Hot
[20] 		NZ
Hot
Artist
[21]
"Indigenius" [33]
(Jono Das and Angelo King featuring Melowdownz)		2014——The Lion & the Lotus
"Bad Luck & Handcuffs" [33]
(Jono Das featuring Melodownz & Badcrop)		2015——Non-album single
"Pull Up" [34]
(K+Lab featuring Melodownz & Mustafa Akbar)		2016——The Worldly's
"Lips" [35]
(Noah Slee featuring Melodownz)		——Otherland
"Under the Sun" [36]
(Latinaotearoa featuring Melodownz)		2018—17Influencis Et Collabis
"Good Juju" [37]
(K+Lab featuring Melodownz)		——The Booty Galactic
"Let's Kick It" [38]
(Poetik featuring Melodownz)		—15Hamofied
"Take Me to Your Leader" [39]
(Yoko-Zuna featuring Melodownz)		——Voyager
"Out Here Alive" [40]
(Kings featuring Melodownz)		375Two
"Sugar" [41]
(Bailey Wiley featuring Melodownz)		—6Bailey Wiley EP
"Spend It" [42]
(TY featuring Melodownz)		384Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Promotional singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
NZ
Hot
[20] 		NZ
Hot
Artist
[21]
"Let Me Loose" [43]
(Rizván and Melodownz)		2013——Non-album singles
"Cool Like Dat" [44]
(Rizván, Melodownz and Diggy Dupé)		2016——
"Hot $auce" [45] 2017—14
"Infinite" [9]
(featuring Coops)		2018—12Melo & Blues
"To Live and Die in AD" [46]
(Choicevaughan featuring Melodownz)		2019304Deuce
"Pai / Fine" [47] 2021——Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Guest appearances

TitleYearOther artistsAlbum
"Run"2014Rizván, Tom Scott, YanéTō E La'ā (Sunset)
"Light Side"Jay Knight, Raiza Biza1/8/94
"Stick Up Kid II"Jay Knight, Bailey Wiley
"Stick Up Kid III"Jay Knight, Bailey Wiley—
"Splended Tears"2015Yoko-ZunaThis Place Here
"Idfwu"2017YayneSimple Pleasure
"Attenchun"Rizván, Freddie BishNeverland
"One More"2018Israel Starr, NRG SiringIsrael Starr presents The Producers Chair, Vol. 2 (Neo90sfunkadelicsouldub)
"Ride Out" JessB Bloom
"Off the Top" SWIDT, Diggy Dupé, JessB, RizvánStoneyhunga: The Bootleg EP
"How Much Fruit?"2019 Troy Kingi Holy Colony Burning Acres
"Heart on Fire" Louis Baker Open
"Trust (Remix)"Diggy Dupé, Rizván, Poetik, Redd x Rozay, Church & AP—
"Vailima Bottle."2021Poetik, Lucky LancePoetik Justice.
"Ain't the Same"Diggy Dupé, Choicevaughan, P. Smith, Summer Vaha'akoloThe Panthers
"Kong"Diggy Dupé, Choicevaughan, P. Smith

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