Dunk (band)
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dunk |
| image_size | |
| alias | Starkicker, blue.bottle.fly. |
| origin | St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
| genre | Power pop, pop rock, pop, alternative rock |
| years_active | 1993–2000 |
| label | Sony |
| past_members | Doug Boudreau |
| Ben Dunk | |
| Nick Dunk | |
| Tawgs Salter | |
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| name = Dunk | image = | caption = | image_size = | alias = Starkicker, blue.bottle.fly. | origin = St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada | genre = Power pop, pop rock, pop, alternative rock | years_active = 1993–2000 | label = Sony | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = | past_members = Doug Boudreau Ben Dunk Nick Dunk Tawgs Salter
Dunk, also previously known as Starkicker and blue.bottle.fly., was a Canadian power pop band from St. Catharines, Ontario, who were active from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s.
History
The band formed in the early 1990s, consisting of vocalist and guitarist Ben Dunk, bassist Nick Dunk and drummer Doug Boudreau. The original name of the band was blue.bottle.fly. The band sold 1,500 copies of their independent album in the St. Catharines area, after which they were signed by Sony. In 1996, the band changed their name to Starkicker due to another band on the Sony label having a similar name, Bluebottle Kiss. The band released the album Beach Music through Sony in 1996. The first single from the album, "Get Up", peaked at No. 10 the week of August 26, 1996 on the RPM Alternative chart. By September 1996, the album had sold about 10,000 units. The second single from the album, "Neil Armstrong", enjoyed even greater success, peaking at No. 26 on the RPM Top 100 singles chart.
Beach Music was a top-30 Canadian campus radio chart hit in the late summer and fall of 1996.
The band garnered a nomination for Best New Group at the 1997 Juno Awards.
Deciding that the name Starkicker didn't fit, in 1999 the band changed their name to Dunk,
On July 1, 2000, the band performed at Edgefest.
Ben Dunk
Ben Dunk has worked as a songwriter and producer for other artists. Dunk co-wrote Edwin's 1999 hit song "Trippin'" and co-wrote and produced Wave's 2001 hit songs "California" and "Think It Over".
References
References
- "New name means new approach for Dunk". ''[[Victoria Times-Colonist]]'', November 25, 1999.
- (17 September 1996). "Starkicker credits Internet for big jump in album sales".
- "RPM Magazine Rock/Alternative - Volume 64, No. 2, August 26 1996".
- "Top Singles - Volume 64, No. 18, December 16 1996".
- "SEARCH AWARDS".
- "Rock/Alternative - Volume 70, No. 26, May 01 2000".
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