Trials (musician)

Daniel Rankine (born 24 May 1983), known professionally as Trials, is an Indigenous Australian rapper, songwriter, and record producer hailing from Adelaide, South Australia. In 2020, he signed to Island Records Australia and Universal Music Australia to release his debut solo album.

Trials
Birth nameDaniel Rankine
Born (1983-05-24) 24 May 1983
OriginAustralia
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)
Associated acts

Trials' work includes collaborations, co-writes and production of tracks with a range of artists and genres including Drapht, Gurrumul, Archie Roach, Hilltop Hoods, Pete Murray, Seth Sentry, Illy, DZ Deathrays, Paul Kelly, Thelma Plum, Mo’Ju and Dune Rats.

He is a member of Funkoars[1] and A.B. Original.[2]

A.B. Original have appeared at a number of live events including the 2016 BigSound Keynote presentation and interview, MC and performer at Laneway Festival 2017; and support act for - 50cent Australian tour, Hilltop Hoods Australian tour, Midnight Oil and a special live performance with Paul Kelly at the 2017 ARIA Awards.

Discography

With Funkoars
  • Who's Your Step Daddy - Peepshow (2003)
  • The Greatest Hits - Obese (2006)
  • The Hangover - Peepshow (2008) AUS #57
  • The Quickening - Golden Era Records (2011) AUS #11
  • Dawn of the Head (DOTH) (EP) - Golden Era Records (2014) AUS #18
  • Yeah, Nah - Golden Era Records (yet to be released)

With A.B. Original

Feature & Production
  • Cross Bred Mongrels - Restore Your Faith (2006)[3]
  • Reason - "Life's a Lesson" (2006)[4]
  • Vents - Hard to Kill (2007)[5]
  • Drapht - Brothers Grimm (2008)[6]
  • Seth Sentry - The Waiter Minute (2008)
  • Briggs - The Blacklist (2010)[7]
  • Drapht - Life of Riley (2011)[8]
  • K21 - Single Minded Civilian (2012)[9]
  • Seth Sentry - Dear Science (2012)
  • Purpose - Where It Starts (2013)[10]
  • Mr. Grevis - Game Over (2017)[11]
  • Hilltop Hoods - The Great Expanse (2019)

Film & TV
  • Music Director and Lead Composer - Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky
  • Wrote and performed - I Stand - The Australian Dream w/ A.B. ORIGINAL
  • Scored Netflix film Cargo & wrote films Feature Song w/ Gurrumul
  • Scored season 1-2 of Cleverman

Awards and nominations

APRA Music Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
APRA Music Awards of 2018 Adam Briggs / Daniel Rankine Songwriter of the Year Won [12]
APRA Music Awards of 2019 "Blaccout" (Adam Briggs / Daniel Rankine) Song of the Year Shortlisted [13]

References
  1. Kingsmill, Kate (29 March 2012), "Funkoars won't pull punches", Sydney Morning Herald
  2. Crawford, Anwen (July 2016), "Smart black man with a plan", The Monthly
  3. "Cross Bred Mongrels – Restore Your Faith". Cross Bred Mongrels on Discogs. Discogs. 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. "Reason (2) – The Tides Are Turning". Reason on Discogs. Discogs. 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  5. "Vents – Hard To Kill". Vents on Discogs. Discogs. 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. "Drapht – Brothers Grimm". Drapht on Discogs. Discogs. 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  7. "Briggs (2) – The Blacklist". Briggs (2) on Discogs. Discogs. 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  8. "Drapht – The Life Of Riley". Drapht on Discogs. Discogs. 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  9. "K21 (2) – Single Minded Civilian". K21 on Discogs. Discogs. 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  10. "Purpose (5) – Where It Starts". Purpose on Discogs. Discogs. 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  11. "Mr. Grevis - Game Over". Discogs. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  12. "Songwriter of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  13. "APRA Reveals 2019 Song of the Year Shortlist". Music Feeds. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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