Dane Rumble

Dane Aaron Rumble
Rumble performing at a free concert at the Sky Tower Auckland City, in March 2010.
Background information
Birth name	Dane Rumble
Also known as	Kid Deft[1]
Born	9 February 1982 (1982-02-09) (age 29) Auckland, New Zealand
Genres	Pop rock, dance-pop, hip pop
Years active	Fast Crew 1999–2009 Solo 2009–
Labels	Rumble/Warner Bros. Records
Associated acts	Fast Crew, J.Williams
Website	danerumble.com

Dane Aaron Rumble (Born 9 February 1982) is a New Zealand recording artist. He is a former member of New Zealand hip hop group, Fast Crew.^[1]

Music career

Fast Crew 1999–2009

Main article: Fast Crew

Rumble started out in 1999 as the co-founder, writer and co-producer of New Zealand Hip-Hop act Fast Crew.^[2] Their debut single "I Got" peaked at number 4 in the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart, and their debut album Set the Record Straight peaked number 11 on the Album Chart. The album produced another 2 top ten singles, "It's the Incredible" and "Suburbia Streets". In 2008 they released their second album Truth, Lies & Red Tape. In early 2009 the group disbanded amicably with Rumble pursuing a solo career. He describes his music as "a brand new New Zealand sound".^[3]

Solo career 2009–present

In March 2009, Rumble released his first solo single "Always Be Here". The track debuted on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart at number 33 and peaked at number 13. The single was later certified gold status for selling over 7,500 copies digitally. A second single, "Don't Know What to Do", was released in July, and after a nation-wide radio tour, funded by New Zealand On Air, the single reached number 10 on the chart, becoming his first top 10 single as a solo artist.

A third single titled "Cruel" was released in November, and debuted at number 17 on the New Zealand singles chart. The track has since then climbed to number 3, making the track his third consecutive top 20 single, and on top of that, Cruel was certified platinum with sales over 15,000. Rumble spent the summer of 2009/10 with Martin Stevenson, performing on both 'Coca Cola Bands on Beach Tour' & 'The Woah Oh Oh Tour'.

Rumble's debut solo album, The Experiment was released on 29 March 2010. The album debuted at number 1 on the New Zealand Albums Chart. The following single Everything (Take Me Down) was released in April and so far has reached no. 20 on the chart.

Ahead of Dane Rumble's 'The Experiment Tour' alongside J.Williams, the two released a collaboration, 'Takes Me Higher' which debuted at Number Two on the New Zealand Singles Chart.^{[citation needed]}

August saw the official release of 'Always Be Here' in Australia. Dane was the #1 breakthrough act on Australian radio the week of the single release. 'What Are You Waiting For?' was the 5th single in New Zealand, released digitally on 30 August.

In September 2010 Rumble was nominated for 6 New Zealand Music Awards. He received the same amount of nominations as pop singer Gin Wigmore.

Discography

See also: Fast Crew discography

Dane Rumble discography

Releases
↙Studio albums	1
↙Singles	5
↙Music videos	4

Studio albums

Year	Title	NZ Chart[4]
2010	The Experiment Released: 29 March 2010 Label: Rumble Music/Warner Formats: CD, digital download	1

Singles

Year	Title	NZ Chart[4]	Cert[5]	AUS Chart	Album
2009	"Always Be Here"	13	Gold	94	The Experiment
	"Don't Know What to Do"	10	Gold	-
	"Cruel"	3	Platinum	-
2010	"Everything (Take Me Down)"	20	-	-
	"What Are You Waiting For?"	-	-	-

As featured artist

Year	Title	NZ Chart[4]	Cert[5]	Album
2010	"Takes Me Higher" (J.Williams featuring Dane Rumble)	2	Platinum	non-album single

NZ certifications

• Gold = 7,500 copies sold
• Platinum = 15,000 copies sold

Music videos

Year	Title	Director(s)
2009	"Always Be Here"	Ivan Slavov[6][7][8][9][10]
	"Don't Know What to Do"
	"Cruel"
2010	"Everything (Take Me Down)"
	"Takes Me Higher"

Awards and nominations

Year	Type	Award	Result
2010	New Zealand Music Awards	Breakthrough Artist of The Year[11]	Nominated
		Vodafone Single of the Year ("Cruel")[12]	Nominated
		People's Choice Award[13]	Nominated
		Best Pop Album[14]	Nominated
		Vodaphone Album of The Year ("The Experiment")[15]	Nominated
		Best Male Solo Artist ("The Experiment")[16]	Won
	APRA Awards	Most Air Played ("Cruel")[17]	Won
	Juice TV Awards	Sunday News Best Solo Video for ("Cruel")[17]	Won

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Kara, Scott (28 November 2004). "Fast Crew want to be taken seriously". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=6500432. Retrieved 10 April 2010. 
2. ^ and is batt-And-The-Furious/ "Fast Crew – The Fast And The Furious". 3D World. http://www.threedworld.com.au/music/features/2008/Fast-Crew--The-Fast and is batt-And-The-Furious/. Retrieved 31 March 2009. 
3. ^ Dane Rumble on Myspace
4. ^ ^{a b c} "Dane Rumble in New Zealand charts". charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Dane+Rumble. Retrieved 8 April 2010. 
5. ^ ^{a b} http://www.radioscope.co.nz
6. ^ "Dane Rumble – Always Be Here video". NME. http://www.nme.com/awards/video/id/lcf6UYVKbGo/search/dane. Retrieved 10 April 2010. 
7. ^ "Dane Rumble – Don't Know What To Do music video". NME. http://www.nme.com/awards/video/id/unJ4Ig_bp0w/search/dane%20rumble. Retrieved 10 April 2010. 
8. ^ "Dane Rumble – Cruel Official Music Video". NME. http://www.nme.com/awards/video/id/cNWmOtvkQkE/search/dane%20rumble. Retrieved 10 April 2010. 
9. ^ "Dane Rumble - Everything (Take Me Down) music video". NME. http://www.nme.com/awards/video/id/DS-F-4C_fIg/search/dane%20rumble. Retrieved 10 April 2010. 
10. ^ "J Williams feat Dane Rumble Takes Me Higher Official Video". NME. http://www.nme.com/awards/video/id/RuC6XiPQNdw/search/video%20models. Retrieved 11 July 2010. 
11. ^ http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2010/10/06/216/
12. ^ http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2010/10/06/224/
13. ^ http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2010/10/06/225/
14. ^ http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2010/09/01/best-pop-album/
15. ^ http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2010/10/06/203/
16. ^ http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2010/10/06/212/
17. ^ ^{a b} http://www.letthepeoplespeak.tv/bands/dane-rumble.html

External links

• Official website
• Dane Rumble on Myspace
• Dane Rumble on Twitter

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Name	Rumble, Dane
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Date of birth	9 February 1982
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