Rudimental

Rudimental
Rudimental at V Festival 2014 (L–R): Kesi Dryden, Piers Aggett, Leon "Locksmith" Rolle and Amir Amor.
Background information
OriginHackney, London, England
Genres
Years active2009–present
Labels
Members
  • Piers Aggett
  • Kesi Dryden
  • Leon "Locksmith" Rolle
Past members
Websiterudimental.co.uk

Rudimental are a British drum and bass band, signed to Asylum Records, Atlantic Records and Black Butter Records. The band consists of Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden and Leon "Locksmith" Rolle.

They were nominated for a Mercury Prize[1] in 2013, and won several awards including the Brit Award, and the MOBO Award for Best Album.[2] Rudimental also received nominations at the MTV Europe Music Awards for Best New Act, and Best UK and Ireland act.[3] Rudimental has achieved multiple Platinum awards for record sales in several countries[4] including in the United Kingdom and Australia.

The band rose to prominence in 2012 when their single "Feel the Love", featuring singer John Newman, topped the UK Singles Chart,[5] and for which they were also nominated for a BRIT Award in 2013. "Feel the Love" was also used for the opening credits of the 2013 documentary movie Spark: A Burning Man Story.

The band have released further singles, including "Not Giving In", featuring Newman and Alex Clare, "Waiting All Night", featuring Ella Eyre which also topped the chart in the UK, "Right Here", featuring Foxes, "Free", featuring Emeli Sandé, and "Powerless", featuring Becky Hill. Rudimental were named by the BBC as the festival band of the summer.[citation needed] In 2013, Rudimental's debut studio album Home debuted at number one in the UK Albums Chart and was also nominated for a Mercury Music Prize.

  1. ^ "BBC Newsbeat – Mercury Prize 2013 contender: Rudimental". BBC. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Rudimental, Naughty Boy, Tinie Tempah win at 2013 MOBO Awards". Digital Spy. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  3. ^ "MTV European Award nominations announced". The Daily Telegraph. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  4. ^ Cromie, Claire (10 June 2013). "Tennent's Vital: Avicii, Tinie Tempah and Rudimental announced for third day". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Rudimental > UK Charts". Official Charts Company.