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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

  • 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
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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
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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.

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