Rave Radio are an Australian electronic dance music duo formed in Queensland in 2008 by DJs and producers, Brett Allen and James Todman. They play a combination of live drum, live vocals, live sampling and mixing up with bass heavy genres. During 2013 they performed 100 shows across 11 countries. They were listed at No. 16 on the inthemix National Top 50 DJs.

Rave Radio
From left: Brett Allen, James Todman
Background information
OriginGold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Genres
Instrument
Years active2008 (2008)–present
Labels
Members
  • Brett Allen
  • James Todman

Rave Radio have a combined 18 million plays of their tracks on Facebook and have an international fan base. Since the release of Rumble in 2015, they have attracted support from Martin Garrix, Hardwell, David Guetta, Dyro and Laidback Luke.

History

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Rave Radio's members, Brett Allen and James Todman, were both studying music at SAE Institute, Gold Coast, when they met.[1] The duo started playing electronic dance music (EDM) together in 2008,[2] and explained their band name, "its a bit deceiving isn't it! We don't play rave music and we're not a radio station haha. We were young and thought it sounded cool and catchy. We stuck with it so have given the name its own identity."[1]

In mid-2010 they provided a remix for Bombs Away's "Big Booty Bitches", which reached No. 23 on the ARIA Club Tracks.[3] Their charting remixes for 2011 are, Stanton Warriors' "Get Up" (April) at No. 5,[4] "Get It Hot" (July) by Rave Radio vs Jolyon Petch featuring I.T. at No. 31,[5] and Bombs Away's "Super Soaker" (October) at No. 10.[6]

Rave Radio issued a single, "Make It Rain" featuring Xamplify, via Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia in May 2012, which was co-written by Allen and Todman with Kwabena Agyei.[7] It peaked at No. 22 on the ARIA Club Tracks.[8] They followed in September with "Botanical", which reached No. 37;[9] and then "Shake Dat" (November 2012), which made No. 17.[10]

During 2013 they issued "One Mind One Heart" (February) as a single, and then provided a remix version of "Hello" by Stafford Brothers featuring Lil Wayne and Christina Milian, which reached No. 1 on the ARIA Club Tracks.[11] In October of that year they issued another single, "Feel the Love", working with Chris Willis, which reached No. 13 on the Club Tracks.[12] It was co-written by Allen, Todman, Willis and Ronald Haryanto; a version was remixed by Nick Skitz.[13] For the inthemix awards of 2013, Rave Radio was listed at No. 16 in the National Top 50 DJs,[14] while in 2015 they were No. 46 for the People's Choice.[15]

In early 2014 they signed with the Ones to Watch Records for international releases and, together with Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia for local product, they provided "Rumble" in July.[16] Another single, "Mugatu" (November), was issued by Rave Radio and Zoolanda (Michael Zuidland), which reached No. 6 on the Club Tracks.[17] During that year the EDM duo toured the United States and Brazil.[18]

They released a song in 2018 "Make it Better" with Vicious recordings Label and FT. GO COMET! Collaborated with Rave Radio

Discography

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Singles

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  • "Make It Rain" featuring Xamplify (May 2012) – Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia. ARIA Club: No. 22[8]
  • "Botanical" (September 2012) – Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia. ARIA Club: No. 37[9]
  • "Shake Dat" (November 2012) – Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia. ARIA Club: No. 17[10]
  • "One Heart One Mind" (February 2013) – Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia. ARIA Club: No. 18[19]
  • "Let's Go" (by Mobin Master, Rave Radio & Tate Strauss) (April 2013) – Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia. ARIA Club: No. 18[11]
  • "Feel the Love" (by Rave Radio & Chris Willis) (October 2013) – Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia. ARIA Club: No. 13[12]
  • "Pump Fiction" (March 2014) – Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia. ARIA Club: No. 30[20]
  • "Rumble" (July 2014) – Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia, Ones to Watch Records/Mixmash Records. (OTW068) ARIA Club: No. 30[21]
  • "Mugatu" (by Rave Radio & Zoolanda) (November 2014) – Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia. ARIA Club: No. 6[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b Morris, Valarie (3 April 2018). "T.H.E Interview – Rave Radio". T.H.E – Music Essentials. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. ^ "The Beat That Drives Rave Radio". Business News Australia. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. ^ Wallace, Ian (27 December 2010). "Week Commencing ~ 27th December 2010 ~ Issue #1087" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1087). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. ^ Wallace, Ian (6 June 2011). "Week Commencing ~ 6th June 2011 ~ Issue #1110" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1110). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  5. ^ Wallace, Ian (15 August 2011). "Week Commencing ~ 19th December 2011 ~ Issue #1120" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1120). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  6. ^ Wallace, Ian (19 December 2011). "Week Commencing ~ 19th December 2011 ~ Issue #1138" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1138). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  7. ^ "'Make It Rain' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 9 December 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
  8. ^ a b Wallace, Ian (30 July 2012). "Week Commencing ~ 30th July 2012 ~ Issue #1170" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1170). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  9. ^ a b Wallace, Ian (24 September 2012). "Week Commencing ~ 24th September 2012 ~ Issue #1178" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1178). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  10. ^ a b Wallace, Ian (21 January 2013). "Week Commencing ~ 21st January 2013 ~ Issue #1195" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1195). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  11. ^ a b Wallace, Ian (6 May 2013). "Week Commencing ~ 6th May 2013 ~ Issue #1210" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1210). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  12. ^ a b Wallace, Ian (25 November 2013). "Week Commencing ~ 25th November 2013 ~ Issue #1239" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1239). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  13. ^ "'Can You Feel the Love' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 11 December 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
  14. ^ Palathingal, George (11 July 2013). "Who is Australia's number one DJ?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  15. ^ "The inthemix Top 50, Judged Purely on Their Photos". Pilerats. 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Rave Radio - Rumble (Preview)".
  17. ^ a b Wallace, Ian (22 December 2014). "Week Commencing ~ 22nd December 2014 ~ Issue #1295" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1295). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Rave Radio". Forte. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  19. ^ Wallace, Ian (25 March 2013). "Week Commencing ~ 25th March 2013 ~ Issue #1204" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1204). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  20. ^ Wallace, Ian (14 April 2014). "Week Commencing ~ 14th April 2014 ~ Issue #1259" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1259). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  21. ^ Wallace, Ian (11 August 2014). "Week Commencing ~ 11th August 2014 ~ Issue #1276" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1276). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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