dDub is a band from

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. Their style is rock-roots,

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, soul-ska, and dub. They have played numerous outdoor festivals in

, including Splore,

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, 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.

Death of Derek Browne

The lead vocalist Derek Browne died on 23 April 2019 after a six-month battle with

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. Prior to the diagnosis he had been able to climb trees for his work as an

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. By the time he visited the doctor, he had fully developed stage 4 of the tumor. He was given the choice to undergo

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or to simply wait until his passing. *2003: '' Limited Edition Winter Tour EP'' *2006: '' Awake At Dawn'' *2008: ''

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'' *2012: ''

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Notes and references

External links

Official website

Official Facebook website

Official Myspace website

dDub on Last.fm
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