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DLT (musician) - Wikipedia

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DLT
Birth name	Darryl Leigh Thomson
Origin	Wellington, New Zealand
Genres	Pop hip hop reggae rap
Occupation(s)	Musician, producer, visual artist
Instrument	Turntables
Years active	1983–2011
Labels	BMG
Formerly of	Upper Hutt Posse

DLT or Darryl Leigh Thomson, is a New Zealand hip hop DJ, music producer and composer as well as a visual artist. He was a founding member of Upper Hutt Posse (UHP). As a solo artist DLT issued two albums, The True School (1996) and Altruism (2000) – both peaked on the New Zealand albums chart top 20. His most successful single, "Chains" (1996), featuring vocals by Che Fu, reached number one on the New Zealand singles chart.

Biography

Darryl Leigh Thomson,^[1] was born in Maraenui, New Zealand. DLT was inspired by an article about rap and break dancing in Life magazine when he was 16 years of age; he moved to Wellington in the early 1980s and established himself as a graffiti artist known as Slick (1983)^[2] before co-founding hip hop group Upper Hutt Posse (UHP).^[3] UHP released New Zealand's first hip hop recording, "E Tū", in 1988, with DLT "the first ever DJ to scratch on a locally produced record."^[4] UHP relocated to Auckland. Upper Hutt Posse signed to Murray Cammick's label, Southside Records, and released the album Against the Flow in 1989.

Leaving the Upper Hutt Posse in 1992, DLT released two solo albums. The first, The True School, which reached number12 on the New Zealand charts.^[4]^[5] It provided the single "Chains" (1996), which was the number one single in New Zealand for five weeks in 1996 and featured the vocals of Che Fu.^[5] In the 1997 New Zealand Music Awards^[6] "Chains" was named Single of the Year and won the Best Songwriting award. Che Fu was named Best Male Vocalist. It was number 22 in the 2001 APRA listing of the Greatest New Zealand Songs of the previous 75 years.

DLT's production work in the 1980s and 1990s was a pointer to and influential on the reggae-flavoured downbeat styles that have found favour in New Zealand in recent years.

His radio and TV work in New Zealand, especially The True School Show on Radio 95bFM, has been important in the development of hip hop in New Zealand. DLT hosted 'Trueschool TV' on Max TV in 1996 with DJ Sir-Vere – they were later poached for MTV's 'Wreckognise' show, which gave them nationwide coverage.^[7]

DLT is often described as the Godfather of New Zealand Hip Hop.

Art

DLT is an accomplished sculptor, graffiti artist, graphic artist and painter.

Discography

Date	Title	Label	Charted	Country	Catalog Number
1996	The True School	BMG		New Zealand	-
2000	Altruism	BMG	-	New Zealand	-

References

^ "Song Catalogue Search Results for 'Chains'". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
^ DLT was inspired by an article about rap and breakdancing in the Life magazine when he was only 16 years of age. Previously known as Slick, DLT established himself in the Wellington region as a graffiti artist in 1983. – http://www.amplifier.co.nz/artist/15283/?full=1
^ Naran, Anand (1 August 2005). "Interview with Darryl Thomson aka DJ DLT". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b Nimmervoll, Ed. "DLT". HowlSpace. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ^a ^b Hung, Steffen. "Discography DLT". New Zealand Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
^ 2008 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards Archived 5 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ DLT hosted 'Trueschool TV' on Max TV in 1996 with DJ Sir-Vere – they were later poached for MTV's 'Wreckognise' show, which gave them nationwide coverage. – http://www.amplifier.co.nz/artist/15283/?full=1

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