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.
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. 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.
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. 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
External links Official website Official Facebook website Official Myspace website Vunderchick Records management dDub on Last.fm