{{Short description|Australian musical duo}} {{notability|Music|date=October 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Rave Radio | image = Rave-radio.jpg<!--SEE DISCUSSION ON IMAGE--> | image_size = | landscape = yes | alt = | caption = From left: Brett Allen, James Todman | alias = | origin = [[Gold Coast, Queensland]], Australia | genre = {{hlist|[[Electronic Dance Music|EDM]], [[Trap music (EDM)|trap]], [[dubstep]]}} | instrument = {{hlist|[[Drums|Drum]], [[piano]], [[guitar]]}} | years_active = {{Start date|2008}}–present | label = {{hlist|[[Mixmash Records|Ones to Watch]]|Hype|[[Central Station Records|Central Station]]/[[Universal Music Australia|Universal]]|[[Moon Records (South Korea)|Moon Records]]|Vicious|Club Cartel|[[Armada Music|Armada]]}} | current_members = * Brett Allen * James Todman | past_members = }}
'''Rave Radio''' are an<!--Please don't add awards to the lead sentence. Listing awards here highlights them over other content in the article, therefore violating the neutral point of view policy. Thank you.--> 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 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==
Rave Radio's members, Brett Allen and James Todman, were both studying music at [[SAE Institute]], [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], when they met.<ref name="Morris">{{cite web | url = https://themusicessentials.com/interview-rave-radio/ | title = T.H.E Interview – Rave Radio | last = Morris | first = Valarie | work = T.H.E – Music Essentials | date = 3 April 2018 | accessdate = 9 December 2018 }}</ref> The duo started playing [[electronic dance music]] (EDM) together in 2008,<ref name="Business">{{cite web | url = https://www.businessnewsaus.com.au/articles/the-beat-that-drives-rave-radio.html | title = The Beat That Drives Rave Radio | work = Business News Australia | date = 9 October 2015 | accessdate = 9 December 2018 }}</ref> 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."<ref name="Morris"/>
In mid-2010 they provided a remix for [[Bombs Away (group)|Bombs Away]]'s "Big Booty Bitches", which reached No. 23 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Club Tracks]].<ref name="ARIA Report 1087">{{cite journal | date = 27 December 2010 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20110120130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20110121-0000/Issue1087.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 27th December 2010 ~ Issue #1087 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) | issue = 1087 | page = 20 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1087.pdf | archivedate = 20 January 2011 | accessdate = 9 December 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Their charting remixes for 2011 are, [[Stanton Warriors]]' "Get Up" (April) at No. 5,<ref name="ARIA Report 1110">{{cite journal | date = 6 June 2011 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20110629140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20110630-0000/Issue1110.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 6th June 2011 ~ Issue #1110 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1110 | page = 19 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1110.pdf | archivedate = 29 June 2011 | accessdate = 9 December 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> "Get It Hot" (July) by Rave Radio vs Jolyon Petch featuring I.T. at No. 31,<ref name="ARIA Report 1120">{{cite journal | date = 15 August 2011 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20110929140100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20110930-0001/Issue1120.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 19th December 2011 ~ Issue #1120 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1120 | page = 19 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1120.pdf | archivedate = 29 September 2011 | accessdate = 9 December 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and Bombs Away's "Super Soaker" (October) at No. 10.<ref name="ARIA Report 1138">{{cite journal | date = 19 December 2011 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120116045500/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20120116-1555/Issue1138.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 19th December 2011 ~ Issue #1138 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1138 | page = 19 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1138.pdf | archivedate = 16 January 2012 | accessdate = 9 December 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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.<ref name="APRA Make">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS) | title = 'Make It Rain' at APRA search engine | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=works&keywords=make+it+rain | accessdate = 9 December 2018 }} Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'</ref> It peaked at No. 22 on the ARIA Club Tracks.<ref name="ARIA Report 1170">{{cite journal | date = 30 July 2012 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120715140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20120716-0000/Issue1170.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 30th July 2012 ~ Issue #1170 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1170 | page = 19 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1170.pdf | archivedate = 15 July 2012 | accessdate = 9 December 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> They followed in September with "Botanical", which reached No. 37;<ref name="ARIA Report 1178">{{cite journal | date = 24 September 2012 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20121023130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20121024-0000/Issue1178.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 24th September 2012 ~ Issue #1178 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1178 | page = 19 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1178.pdf | archivedate = 23 October 2012 | accessdate = 9 December 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and then "Shake Dat" (November 2012), which made No. 17.<ref name="ARIA Report 1195">{{cite journal | date = 21 January 2013 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20130203130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20130204-0000/Issue1195.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 21st January 2013 ~ Issue #1195 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1195 | page = 20 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1195.pdf | archivedate = 3 February 2013 | accessdate = 9 December 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
During 2013 they issued "One Mind One Heart" (February) as a single, and then provided a remix version of "[[Hello (Stafford Brothers song)|Hello]]" by [[Stafford Brothers]] featuring [[Lil Wayne]] and [[Christina Milian]], which reached No. 1 on the ARIA Club Tracks.<ref name="ARIA Report 1210">{{cite journal | date = 6 May 2013 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20130507222200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20130508-0822/Issue1210.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 6th May 2013 ~ Issue #1210 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1210 | page = 20 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1210.pdf | archivedate = 7 May 2013 | accessdate = 10 December 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In October of that year they issued another single, "Feel the Love", working with Chris Willis, which reached No. 13 on the Club Tracks.<ref name="ARIA Report 1239"/> It was co-written by Allen, Todman, Willis and Ronald Haryanto; a version was remixed by [[Nick Skitz]].<ref name="APRA Feel">{{cite web | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | title = 'Can You Feel the Love' at APRA search engine | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=works&keywords=can+you+feel+the+love | accessdate = 11 December 2018 }} Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'</ref> For the ''[[Junkee Media|inthemix]]'' awards of 2013, Rave Radio was listed at No. 16 in the National Top 50 DJs,<ref name="Palathingal">{{cite web | url = https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/who-is-australias-number-one-dj-20130711-2psav.html | title = Who is Australia's number one DJ? | last = Palathingal | first = George | work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | date = 11 July 2013 | accessdate = 10 December 2018 }}</ref> while in 2015 they were No. 46 for the People's Choice.<ref name="PileRats ">{{cite web | url = https://pilerats.com/written/light-easy/the-inthemix-top-50-judged-purely-on-their-photos/ | title = The ''inthemix'' Top 50, Judged Purely on Their Photos | work = Pilerats | year = 2015 | accessdate = 10 December 2018 }}</ref>
In early 2014 they signed with the [[Mixmash Records|Ones to Watch Records]] for international releases and, together with Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia for local product, they provided "Rumble" in July.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/ones-to-watch-records/rave-radio-rumble|title = Rave Radio - Rumble (Preview)}}</ref> Another single, "Mugatu" (November), was issued by Rave Radio and Zoolanda (Michael Zuidland), which reached No. 6 on the Club Tracks.<ref name="ARIA Report 1295"/> During that year the EDM duo toured the United States and Brazil.<ref name="Forte Dec14">{{cite web | url = http://fortemag.com.au/?p=6709 | title = Rave Radio | work = Forte | date = 22 December 2014 | accessdate = 11 December 2018 }}</ref>
They released a song in 2018 "Make it Better" with Vicious recordings Label and FT. GO COMET! Collaborated with Rave Radio
==Discography==
*[[The Chant (Rave Radio)|''The Chant'']] (2014) *[[Blackout (Rave Radio)|''Blackout'']] (2014)
=== Singles ===
* "Make It Rain" featuring Xamplify (May 2012) – [[Central Station Records]]/[[Universal Music Australia]]. [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Club]]: No. 22<ref name="ARIA Report 1170"/> * "Botanical" (September 2012) – Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia. ARIA Club: No. 37<ref name="ARIA Report 1178"/> * "Shake Dat" (November 2012) – Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia. ARIA Club: No. 17<ref name="ARIA Report 1195"/> * "One Heart One Mind" (February 2013) – Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia. ARIA Club: No. 18<ref name="ARIA Report 1204">{{cite journal | date = 25 March 2013 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20130407210400/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20130408-0704/Issue1204.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 25th March 2013 ~ Issue #1204 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1204 | page = 20 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1204.pdf | archivedate = 7 April 2013 | accessdate = 10 December 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> * "Let's Go" <small>(by [[Mobin Master]], Rave Radio & Tate Strauss)</small> (April 2013) – Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia. ARIA Club: No. 18<ref name="ARIA Report 1210"/> * "Feel the Love" <small>(by Rave Radio & Chris Willis)</small> (October 2013) – Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia. ARIA Club: No. 13<ref name="ARIA Report 1239">{{cite journal | date = 25 November 2013 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20131216034200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20131216-1442/Issue%201239.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 25th November 2013 ~ Issue #1239 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1239 | page = 20 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1239.pdf | archivedate = 16 December 2013 | accessdate = 11 December 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> * "Pump Fiction" (March 2014) – Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia. ARIA Club: No. 30<ref name="ARIA Report 1259">{{cite journal | date = 14 April 2014 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140416230200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140417-0902/Issue1259.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 14th April 2014 ~ Issue #1259 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1259 | page = 20 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1259.pdf | archivedate = 16 April 2014 | accessdate = 11 December 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> * "Rumble" (July 2014) – Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia, Ones to Watch Records/[[Mixmash Records]]. <small>(OTW068)</small> ARIA Club: No. 30<ref name="ARIA Report 1276">{{cite journal | date = 11 August 2014 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140818014200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140818-1142/ARIAIssue1276.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 11th August 2014 ~ Issue #1276 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1276 | page = 20 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1276.pdf | archivedate = 18 August 2014 | accessdate = 11 December 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> * "Mugatu" <small>(by Rave Radio & Zoolanda)</small> (November 2014) – Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia. ARIA Club: No. 6<ref name="ARIA Report 1295">{{cite journal | date = 22 December 2014 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20141223130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20141224-0000/Issue1295.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 22nd December 2014 ~ Issue #1295 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1295 | page = 20 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1295.pdf | archivedate = 23 December 2014 | accessdate = 11 December 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links== * [https://soundcloud.com/rave-radio discography at SoundCloud] * [http://thedjlist.com/djs/rave-radio/ rave radio at the djlist]
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