Only one week to go and Tikidub, Stop Start & 3D World present the ‘In The Word Of Light’ Australian Tour - a one hour acoustic Tiki Taane set before he mashes it up on the mic for a couple of hours joined by NZ's own dubstep legend, OPTIMUS GRYME!!
With Special Guest support acts...
**Thu May 19 - Great Northern, Byron Bay NSW 35 – 43 Jonson St Byron Bay
Tickets from www.thenorthern.com.au /www.oztix.com.au/
**Fri May 20 - Coolangatta Hotel, Coolangatta QLD Cnr Warner St & Marine Parade Coolangatta
Tickets from /www.OZtix.com.au
**Sat May 21 - The Hi Fi, Brisbane , QLD 123 Boundary St West End
Tickets from www.Hifi.com.au
**Fri May 27 - Selina’s, Coogee Bay NSW Coogee Bay Rd & Arden St
Tickets fromwww.Moshtix.com.au or www.Oztix.com.au
**Sat May 28 - Corner Hotel , Melbourne VIC 57 Swan St Richmond
Tickets from www.cornerhotel.com
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On March 11th 2011, multi–platinum award winning New Zealand artist Tiki released his new album ‘In The Word Of Light’ (No 1 in NZ charts) through Stop Start. To support the release in Australia he will tour the East Coast in May.
Tiki Taane is considered a pioneer in the NZ music scene, with a career spanning nearly 15 years. Rising to prominence as a member of leading New Zealand band Salmonella Dub, Tiki progressed from sound engineer to fully fledged front man penning some of the bands biggest hits including ‘Love Your Ways’ and ‘For the Love of It’ amongst others.
In January 2007, Tiki left Salmonella Dub to pursue a solo career resulting in the release of his debut album – ‘Past, Present, Future’. Spearheaded by the number 1 single ‘Always on My Mind’ the album went on to sell over double platinum sales in New Zealand, alongside picking up a swag of awards including “No 1 Release 2007 Amplifier Award” and “Radio Airplay Artist of the Year Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards 2009”. ‘Always on My Mind’ went on to break two all-time NZ records - spending 54 weeks inside the NZ singles chart and being the first-ever digital single to achieve platinum sales.
Although affectionately known as ‘King of the Dubs’ in NZ, Tiki’s musical influences and appeal are broad, traversing from dubstep, traditional style reggae, old school drum and bass and hip-hop, to more contemporary pop/rock sensibilities.
Tiki is no stranger to Australia’s shores with a decade of touring with Salmonella Dub and recently as a solo artist under his belt, he has been on the bills of some of Australia’s best loved festivals: Big Day Out, Homebake and Reggaetown.
‘In the World Of Light’ OUT NOW!