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Adi Dick

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About Me

MUSIC - I started playing guitar at 16 and have always loved singing. Finished High School, started working in a music shop, did four years at University Studying Graphic Design, went back to work in a record store (Real Groovy, Wellington) and decided to make music for a living...I got my start in bands (Mainly fronting STYLUS77/SEVEN SUNS), now I produce my own music as a solo artist and collaborate with many friends from around the globe...I attended the RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY in Seattle 2005, made some music and some new friends. Released a solo EP NOISE IN YOUR STEREO" in New Zealand to take with me to the academy to show people my musical direction...Was a part of the "Return of FLY MY PRETTIES" in 2005. The project brought together many different songwriters and musicians from bands in NZ and put together a live show which was recorded and filmed for live CD/DVD album which was released later that year. My song "Get Out" was definitely a crowd pleaser and convinced me to quit my band and start a new musical journey...2006 was spent touring with FLY MY PRETTIES and doing regular gigs around town with friends. Then came a band I created that was the spawn of these new ideas. With me behind the MPC and playing guitar, alongside good friends Pet Johnson and LP (aka Lisa Preston) we started jamming as SONS OF PUHA. Influenced by Hip Hop beat makers and soul singers we jammed out live imrovised sets at local spots in Wellington...With my MPC as the centre of attention in my bedroom studio and my acoustic guitar not far from it I wrote and recorded my debut album. "OUR PLACE" was released on May 1st 2007 in New Zealand on Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa. The album was written, recorded, sung, played and produced by myself with the acception of some bass guitar by close friend Rio Hemopo (TRINITY ROOTS, SCRIBES OF RA...) and some horns from an old SEVEN SUNS recording.2007... I moved to London. I have just finished touring with FAT FREDDYS DROP as one of their backing singers. The UK/Europe tour was a great start to my move abroad and meant playing sold out shows around the UK (London's Astoria (singing alongside Alice Russell), Bournemouth, Nottingham, Glastonbury), Garance Reggae Festival in Paris and Fritz Club in Berlin. We also did some recording for an I-Tunes EP for Freddys at RAK Studios in London (Look out for that release soon!)...So... I'm about to settle into a new life, new music, new people and new things... What better way to start off by letting you know about my friend ISHFAQ's new 12" out now!Check out ISHFAQ's new 12" featuring me on vocals on the track "Change". Check out Ishfaq's page to listen!!!Scribble 003 : Ishfaq - The Change EpA1. Change - (Feat. Adi Dick)
A2. Call the Boss - (Feat. Kissey Asplund)
B1. Acuzion
B2. Clap that - (Feat. Chef)
Scribble records third release comes from the multi–talented musical nomad “Ishfaq”. His debut EP is a blend of broken soul, Nu-jazz and Hip-hop. Featuring the sensuous vocal talents of Adi Dick, Kissy Asplund and The Chef, this record oozes soul appeal.
‘Change’ is a modern Stevie type affair, while ‘Call the boss’ introduces The Chef’s raw rhymes with catchy hooks from Kissy. ‘Clap that’ brings us into jazz territory with its meandering flutes and punchy Rhodes business. While ‘Acuzion’ on the other hand is a spaced out nu-carnival banger. All instruments played by the one man band that is ‘Ishfaq’. This EP is one for the summer.
My album 'Our Place' is out now New Zealand wide... you can buy it on iTunes here.Click here to exclusive listen or buy.


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Music:

Member Since: 11/12/2005
Band Members: ADI DICK - Musician, singer, beat maker, producer...ACCOMPLICES - Fly My Pretties, Seven Suns (Formerly Stylus77), Sons of Puha, Ishfaq, O Boogie, Fat Freddys Drop, Steve Spacek, Mark Pritchard, Om'mas Keith (Sa-Ra), Theo Parrish, Mizell Brothers, Skymark, Black Spade, Ota, Julien Dyne, Miss Memory, Roman Rosic, Andreya Triana, Six Leader..."A CLASS OF IT'S OWN" - Cologne, Germany.Here is the winner of the "BEAUTIFUL VIEW VIDEO COMPETITION". The video was made by MoFresh (aka Preston and Jeremy)..."I WILL NOT GO"... Directed by Mark Williams has been nominated for BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO in the 2007 Juice TV Music Video Awards! Go to www.juicetv.co.nz to vote!Check out my backing vocal styles for FAT FREDDYS DROP at Glastonbury...FAT FREDDYS DROP UK/Europe Summer Tour 2007 Photo diary...
Influences: Moe, Sons of Puha, Blues Clues, Ota, Julien Dyne, Taay, Eru Dangerspiel, Fitchie, Dukie, Fulla Flash, Manuel Bundy, Submariner, Cian, Open Souls, Tornadoes, Six Leader, Dylan C...Madlib, J Dilla, Kan Kick, Jneiro Jarel, Flying Lotus, FlyamSam, SamIam, Prefuse 73, Savath and Savalas, Dimlite, Ill Dubio, Jay Scarlett, O Boogie, Mweslee, Ishfaq, Black Spade, Hudson Mohawke, Morgan Spacek, Tadd Mullinix/Dabrye, Andrew Meza, Jamie Lidell, PPP, Oh No, Aloe Blacc, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Up Hygh, Hearin Aid, Freddie Cruger, Dj Vadim, Wajeed, IG Culture, Mark De Clive-Lowe, The Wach, Will Holland, Alice Russell, Soulquarians, D'Angelo, Steve Spacek, Bilal, Dudley Perkins, Cody Chesnutt, Nino Moschella, Shuggie Otis, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy, Booker T, Sly and the Family Stone, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Bill Withers, Gil Scott-Heron, The Funk Brothers, Albert King, Robert Johnson, BB King, Muddy Waters, Corey Harris, Robert Randolph, RL Burnside, John Lee Hooker, David Axelrod, Eddie Gale, Sun Ra, Tony Allen, Fela Kuti, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Ramsey Lewis, Norman Whitfield, Enoch Light, Martin Denny, Dick Hyman, Tomita, Bob Moog, Perrey and Kingsley, Esquivel...
Sounds Like:
ALL BLACKS - "The Music" Digital EP
(Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa 2007)
Feat. "Down Home"
ISHFAQ - "The Change EP"
(Scribble Records 2007)
Feat. Vocals on "Change"

LOOP SELECT 8 - "Various Artist" CD/DVD
(Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa 2007)
Feat. "Our Place"
ADI DICK - "Our Place"
(Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa 2007)
Debut Album

RIPPON 06 - "Various Artists"
(Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa 2006)
Feat. "Get Out - FMP Version"

FLY MY PRETTIES - "The Return of Fly My Pretties"
(Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa 2005)
"Get Out", "Foresight" plus guitar/bv's on others

ADI DICK - "Noise In Your Stereo"
(First Take Records 2005)

STYLUS77 - "STYLUS77"
(Capital Recordings 2003)
Record Label: Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

B-NET AWARDS NOMINATION...

Damn, another nomination!?It'd be nice to win one of these things I guess!?I have been nominated for a B-Net Award for "Best Downbeat/Dub" track for "I Will Not Go"...It's really simple to vote...Vote...
Posted by Adi Dick on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:52:00 PST

"I WILL NOT GO" VIDEO IN 2007 JUICE TV AWARDS - I NEED YOUR VOTES!

Hi all,The video for my tune "I Will Not Go" directed by Mark Williams has been nominated for "Breakthrough Video" in the 2007 Juice TV Music Video Awards.I'm very happy about that because it's a pret...
Posted by Adi Dick on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:30:00 PST

"CLASS OF ITS OWN" - COLOGNE. PART 1

I've just returned from an 11 day recording session at _______ (Yet to be named) Studios in Cologne, Germany. Situated in the basement in central city Cologne it was the perfect place for like-minded ...
Posted by Adi Dick on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:30:00 PST

BEAUTIFUL VIEW video competition winners...

For those of you who wondered who won the Beautiful View Video Competition...The winners are MOFRESH (a.k.a. Preston and Jeremy). The bro's won lots of awards for Recloose's "Mana's Bounce" video and ...
Posted by Adi Dick on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:33:00 PST

ON TOUR IN UK/EUROPE WITH FAT FREDDYS DROP

So I'm leaving the country tomorrow on a new adventure to see what life and music is like on the other side of the world...  Lucky for me I got the call up from Dallas a few weeks back askin...
Posted by Adi Dick on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 03:26:00 PST

ALBUM TOUR... FUN TIMES...

Well...I've just played Auckland as part of my album tour and I must say I had a wicked time up there jamming with my friends. I wish I could steal them all from their bands and get them to run away w...
Posted by Adi Dick on Wed, 16 May 2007 02:54:00 PST

NEW VIDEO ONLINE NOW!

Finally,The NEW video for "I WILL NOT GO", the first single off of my debut album "Our Place" is finished and can be viewed right here on my page! It has also been sent to tv so hopefully you'll see m...
Posted by Adi Dick on Wed, 02 May 2007 10:46:00 PST

LAST SONS OF PHA GIG... EVER!?

The soul stew that is "Sons of Puha" say farewell to their founder... me.Come to the Matterhorn this Thursday night to witness the freshness.Me - MPC, gat, voxPet Johnson - BassLisa Preston - VoxDave ...
Posted by Adi Dick on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:04:00 PST

RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY INFO SESSION...

Just thought I'd put this info in here about this years Red Bull Music Academy. I was accepted in the 2005 year and went to Seattle for the Red Bull Music Academy that year. I suggest applying to this...
Posted by Adi Dick on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:34:00 PST

ADI DICK MUSIC VIDEO COMPETITION - $1000 up for grabs!

Calling all music video makers, designers, students... basically anyone keen to make a video!C4 TV and Loop Recordings Aotearoa are proud to present the "Adi Dick Beautiful View Music Video Competitio...
Posted by Adi Dick on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:06:00 PST