Dan Sultan
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel Leo Sultan |
| Born | 1983[1] Williamstown, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Alternative rock, World Music, Roots |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, electric guitar, six-string guitar |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | TrueForm Recording MGM Distribution |
Dan Sultan is an Australian singer and songwriter. Sultan plays what he calls "country soul rock'n'roll".[2]
Biography
Daniel Leo Sultan was born in 1983[3] and grew up in the inner suburbs of Melbourne. His father was Irish and his mother, Roslyn Sultan, was Aboriginal from the Arrernte and Gurindji people.[4] 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.[5]
With Scott Wilson he has released an album called Homemade Biscuits with the help of John Butler's Seed program.[4] Sultan won the Single Release of The Year at the 2007 Deadly Awards for his song "Your Love is Like a Song".[6]
His second album, Get Out While You Can, was released in November 2009. It reached No. 1 on the independent Australian charts[7] and was a Triple J feature album.[8]
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).[9]
Sultan made his screen debut in the 2009 film Bran Nue Dae,[10] together with Geoffrey Rush, Missy Higgins and Jessica Mauboy.[11] 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.
Sultan received the 'Blues and Roots Album' as well as 'Best Independent Artist' at the Australian Independent Record (AIR) Awards[12] for his album Get Out While You Can.
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.
Personal
Sultan currently resides in Melbourne, with his girlfriend, Jade Blair.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [13] | ||
| Homemade Biscuits |
|
— |
| Get Out While You Can |
|
90 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [14] | ||
| Blackbird |
|
4 |
| Dirty Ground |
|
— |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Singles
- "Your Love is Like a Song" (2009)
- "Old Fitzroy" (8 November 2010)
- "Under Your Skin" (15 November 2013)[15]
- "The Same Man" (14 February 2014)
Awards and nominations
APRA Awards
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".[16]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Letter" (Dan Sultan, Scott Wilson) | Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year[17] | Nominated
|
Filmography
- Bran Nue Dae – Lester (2009)
References
- ^ "Dan Sultan". Murundak - Songs of Freedom. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ McCabe, Cathy (22 May 2010). "Sultan of zing". Perth Now. The Sunday Times. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ FasterLouder Dan Sultan, Falls Festival, 01/01/04
- ^ a b Gibson, Joel (7 March 2008). "Dan Sultan – the black Elvis?". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ Bible, Georgina (5 May 2010). "Meet the Sultan of blues". The Northern Star. APN News & Media. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ Living Black Profile on Dan Sultan
- ^ Spillett, Emma (6 May 2010). "Savouring success". Illawarra Mercury. Fairfax Media.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Heath, Matthew (4 March 2010). "Bran nue Sultan of swing". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ The Newcastle Herald, 24 January 2008, "He is the Sultan of sing" by Stephanie Bradley
- ^ Sunshine Coast Daily, 1 May 2010, "Sultan's on a career high"
- ^ Kelton, Sam (20 May 2010). "Dan Sultan waiting for his big break". Adelaide Now. The Advertiser. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ http://ausindies.com.au/awards.html, Australian Independent Record Labels Association Ltd (AIR) 2012
- ^ Peak positions for studio albums in Australia:
- All except noted: "Dan Sultan discography". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - Get Out While You Can: "The ARIA Report - Issue #1056" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- All except noted: "Dan Sultan discography". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ "Dan Sultan discography". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ Dan Sultan – Under Your Skin – YouTube
- ^ "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ^ "Nominations > Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year – 2011". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
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