DDub

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]

dDub
Origin	Auckland, New Zealand
Genres	Dub, jazz, ska, reggae, roots
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Vunderchick Records[1]
Members	Derek Browne Matt Shanks Chris Grant Steve Fulford Andrew Hall [2]
Past members	Tala Ofamooni Duncan Taylor Ben Campbell Tim Atkinson [3]
Website	Official site

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.