dDub

dDub
dDub
Origin	Auckland, New Zealand
Genres	Dub, jazz, ska, reggae, roots
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Vunderchick Records
Members	Derek Browne; Matt Shanks; Chris Grant; Steve Fulford; Andrew Hall;
Past members	Tala Ofamooni; Duncan Taylor; Ben Campbell; Tim Atkinson;
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]

Band members

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.^[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

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]} 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

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

External links

[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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