Diver City
Diver City | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Children's |
| Labels | ABC Kids |
| Members | KLP Matt Okine |
| Website | https://www.divercity.com.au/ |
Diver City are an Australian children's music duo made up of KLP and Matt Okine.[1] They have been nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 2020 for Welcome to Diver City[2] and in 2021 for Dance Silly.[3]
In 2019 Okine and KLP, colleagues at Triple J, had separately become parents within a week. Soon after they got together to work on an album of music aimed at young children, with much of the work done during COVID lockdown.[4]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Title | Details |
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| Welcome to Diver City |
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| Dance Silly |
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Awards and nominations
[edit]AIR Awards
[edit]The Australian Independent Record Awards (known colloquially as the AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Welcome to Diver City | Best Independent Children's Album or EP | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Dance Silly | Nominated |
ARIA Awards
[edit]The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Welcome to Diver City | Best Children's Album | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Dance Silly | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ Reid, Imogen (27 August 2021), "Silly sounds ideal in Diver City follow-up", The Australian
- ^ Leeson, Josh (19 August 2021), "KLP explains why pumping out Diver City children's records is anything but silly", Newcastle Herald
- ^ Moran, Robert (20 October 2021), "'A changing of the guard': Local hip-hop and R&B dominate ARIA nominations", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Naughton, Julia (5 September 2020), "Matt Okine: 'I had such a naive image of being a new dad'", The Sydney Morning Herald