Dan Sultan
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Dan Sultan is an Australia
n singer and songwriter. Sultan plays what he calls country soul rock ‘n’ roll.
and Gurindji people
. Sultan's father, a lawyer, worked for the Aboriginal Legal Service and as a result the family also lived in Yuendumu (300 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs) in the Tanami Desert
, as well as Cairns in Queensland. He started playing guitar aged four and wrote his first song at ten.
With Scott Wilson he has released an album called Homemade Biscuits with the help of John Butler
’s Seed program. Sultan won the Single Release of The Year at the 2007 Deadly Awards
for his song "Your Love is Like a Song".
His second album, Get Out While You Can, was released in November 2009. It reached #1 on the independent Australian charts and was a Triple J
feature album.
His band is made up of Wilson (vocals and guitar), Joshua Jones (bass), Peter Marin (drums), Gina Woods (keyboards), Steven Veale (horns) and Ben Veale (horns).
Sultan made his screen debut in the 2009 film Bran Nue Dae
, together with Geoffrey Rush
, Missy Higgins
and Jessica Mauboy
. Sultan and his band have performed at most major Australian music festivals. Paul Kelly
invited Sultan and Wilson to contribute to the Kev Carmody
tribute album, Cannot Buy My Soul, as well as the concert of the same name at the Sydney Festival 2008 and Queensland Music Festival 2009.
Sultan is a member of The Black Arm Band
, a collection of many of Australia's premier Aboriginal musicians.
In September 2010 Sultan received four ARIA Music Awards
nominations: 'Best Blues and Roots Album'; 'Best Male Artist'; 'Best Independent Release' and 'Most Popular Australian Artist'.
On 2 November 2010 Sultan won his first ARIA Music Award for Best Blues and Roots Album winning over contenders such as John Butler and Ash Grunwald
.
On 7 November 2010 he won an ARIA for Best Male Artist.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n singer and songwriter. Sultan plays what he calls country soul rock ‘n’ roll.
Biography
Daniel Leo Sultan was born in 1983 and grew up in Williamstown, Melbourne. His father was Irish and his mother, Roslyn Sultan, was Aboriginal from the ArrernteArrernte people
The Arrernte people , known in English as the Aranda or Arunta, are those Indigenous Australians who are the original custodians of Arrernte lands in the central area of Australia around Mparntwe or Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. The Arrernte tribe has lived there for more than 20,000 years...
and Gurindji people
Gurindji people
Gurindji are a group of Indigenous Australians living in northern Australia, 460 km southwest of Katherine in the Northern Territory's Victoria River region....
. Sultan's father, a lawyer, worked for the Aboriginal Legal Service and as a result the family also lived in Yuendumu (300 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs) in the Tanami Desert
Tanami Desert
The Tanami Desert is a desert in northern Australia situated in the Northern Territory. It has a rocky terrain with small hills. The Tanami was the Northern Territory's final frontier and was not fully explored until well into the twentieth century...
, as well as Cairns in Queensland. He started playing guitar aged four and wrote his first song at ten.
With Scott Wilson he has released an album called Homemade Biscuits with the help of John Butler
John Butler (musician)
John Charles Wiltshire-Butler or John Charles Butler is an Australian musician, songwriter, record label owner and producer...
’s Seed program. Sultan won the Single Release of The Year at the 2007 Deadly Awards
The Deadlys
The Deadlys are an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. Vibe Australia hosts the awards, which for have been held at the Sydney Opera House since 2001. The first Deadly awards were held in 1995...
for his song "Your Love is Like a Song".
His second album, Get Out While You Can, was released in November 2009. It reached #1 on the independent Australian charts and was a Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
feature album.
His band is made up of Wilson (vocals and guitar), Joshua Jones (bass), Peter Marin (drums), Gina Woods (keyboards), Steven Veale (horns) and Ben Veale (horns).
Sultan made his screen debut in the 2009 film Bran Nue Dae
Bran Nue Dae (film)
Bran Nue Dae is a feature film adaptation of 1990 musical Bran Nue Dae by Jimmy Chi. It was theatrically released in Australia on 14 January 2010, and in the United States on 10 September 2010.-Plot:...
, together with Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Roy Rush is an Australian actor and film producer. He is one of the few people who has won the "Triple Crown of Acting": an Academy Award, a Tony Award and an Emmy Award. He has won one Academy Award for acting , three British Academy Film Awards , two Golden Globe Awards and four Screen...
, Missy Higgins
Missy Higgins
Melissa "Missy" Morrison Higgins is an Australian pop singer-songwriter, musician and actor. Her No. 1 albums in Australia are The Sound of White and On a Clear Night , and her Top Ten singles are "Scar", "The Special Two", "Steer" and "Where I Stood". From a musical family in...
and Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Hilda Mauboy , is an Indigenous Australian R&B singer-songwriter and actress. In 2006, Mauboy was the runner-up on the fourth season of Australian Idol, she had auditioned for the talent show in Alice Springs to pursue a recording career...
. Sultan and his band have performed at most major Australian music festivals. Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly (musician)
Paul Maurice Kelly is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player. He has performed solo, and has led numerous groups, including the Dots, the Coloured Girls, and the Messengers. He has worked with other artists and groups, including associated projects Professor...
invited Sultan and Wilson to contribute to the Kev Carmody
Kev Carmody
Kevin Daniel "Kev" Carmody is an Indigenous Australian singer-songwriter. His song "From Little Things Big Things Grow" was recorded with co-writer Paul Kelly for their 1993 single; it was covered by the Get Up Mob in 2008 and peaked at #4 on the Australian Recording Industry Association singles...
tribute album, Cannot Buy My Soul, as well as the concert of the same name at the Sydney Festival 2008 and Queensland Music Festival 2009.
Sultan is a member of The Black Arm Band
The Black Arm Band
The Black Arm Band is a collection of some of Australia's premier Indigeous musicians. The band, conceived by Artistic Director Steven Richardson, was brought together "to perform, promote and celebrate contempary Australian Indigenous music". Members come from all over the country and have diverse...
, a collection of many of Australia's premier Aboriginal musicians.
In September 2010 Sultan received four ARIA Music Awards
ARIA Music Awards of 2010
The 24th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards are a series of award ceremonies which included the 2010 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fine Arts Awards and ARIA Awards. The latter ceremony took place on 7 November at the Sydney Opera House and was...
nominations: 'Best Blues and Roots Album'; 'Best Male Artist'; 'Best Independent Release' and 'Most Popular Australian Artist'.
On 2 November 2010 Sultan won his first ARIA Music Award for Best Blues and Roots Album winning over contenders such as John Butler and Ash Grunwald
Ash Grunwald
Ash Grunwald is an Australian radio announcer and blues musician.-Early career:...
.
On 7 November 2010 he won an ARIA for Best Male Artist.
Albums
- Homemade BiscuitsHomemade BiscuitsHomemade Biscuits is the debut album by Australian singer Dan Sultan, released in 2006.The album was primarily written by Sultan and band member Scott Wilson, with the exception of "The Door Is Still Open to My Heart", which is a cover of the 1955 R&B song by The Cardinals.-Track listing:# "Your...
- TrueForm Recording (SULT001) (13 March 2006) - Get Out While You CanGet Out While You CanGet Out While You Can is the second album by Australian musician Dan Sultan, released in 2009.For this album, Dan Sultan won two ARIA Awards for Best Male Artist and Best Blues & Roots Album, at the 2010 ceremony.-Track listing:...
- Independent/MGM DistributionMGM DistributionMGM Distribution is the largest independent distributor of Australian music and music related merchandise and was established in April 1998 by Sebastian Chase....
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