Trials Krawli Hendle Rankine | |
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Birth name | Daniel Hendle Rankine |
Also known as | Trigger, The Dan, T |
Born | Adelaide | 24 May 1983
Origin | Raukkan, South Australia |
Genres | Hip hop |
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Years active | 2000-present |
Labels | Universal Records | Island Records |
Member of | A.B. ORIGINAL |
Formerly of | The Funkoars |
Website | producedbytrials.com.au |
Daniel Hendle Rankine (born 24 May 1983), known professionally as Trials, is an Ngarrindjeri 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.[1]
Trials is a Ngarrindjeri man.[2] His Ancestors are from Raukkan, an Aboriginal community at the end of the Murray River near Adelaide.[3]
He has won four ARIA Awards and has been accredited with two double-platinum albums and ten gold albums for his work as a rapper, composer, song writer and producer.[4]
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.[5]