Darryl (DLT) Thomson
No apologies for why this is one of our longer episodes because when you snaffle time with one of New Zealand’s most influential musical identities and one of New Zealand’s downright excellent humans, you milk it right? Born in Maraenui, Napier, DJ, music producer, composer and artist DLT, was a founding member of Upper Hutt Posse (remember “E Tu?”) and Dam Native. He kicked off the True School Hip Hop show on 95bFM, now one of the longest-running radio shows in New Zealand AND he wrote the barnstorming banger “Chains” with Che Fu, a song now listed at number 22 on the greatest New Zealand songs ever written. A couple of years ago he gave Auckland’s music scene the bums rush, moving to Hastings to care for his ill mother and to begin channelling his creativity into painting and parenting. And of course, podcast guesting… Follow him on Facebook at @darryl.thomson Instagram @thomsondarryl and read up on his musical journey at https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/dlt
Music groups: Upper Hutt Posse (1985 – 1993), Dam Native, Joint Force
Albums: The True School, Altruism, Hi-Score: The Best of Che-Fu
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