Dallas Woods Explained

Background:person
Dallas Woods
Birth Place:Wyndham, East Kimberley, Australia
Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:2018–present

Dallas Woods, is an Indigenous Australian rapper and singer. Woods is known for his role on ABC Kids' Move It Mob Style and in 2018 as Baker Boy's support act on his national tour.[1] [2] Woods gained attention by winning the New Talent Song of the Year Award for Baker Boy's track "Mr La Di Da Di", cowritten with Baker Boy, Jerome Farah, and Dion Brownfield.[3] [4]

Early life

Dallas Woods was born in Wyndham, East Kimberley. He left school at 15 and pursued a career as a dancer at Indigenous Hip Hop Projects.[5]

Career

2018: Baker Boy support act and "9 Times Out of 10"

In 2018, Woods released his debut single, "9 Times Out of 10"[6] [7] and featured on Baker Boy's single "Black Magic". He performed at Splendour in the Grass in 2018.[8]

2019–present: "Chapter One" and "If It Glitters It's Gold"

In July 2019, Woods was nominated for New Talent of the Year at the 16th Annual National Indigenous Music Awards.[9] On 22 May 2020, he released the single "If It Glitters It's Gold".

On 23 September 2020, Woods released "Better Days" with Baker Boy and Sampa the Great.[10]

2023: 3%

See main article: 3% (group). In October 2023, Woods formed the supergroup 3% with Nooky and Angus Field. The trio's name represents the Australian population that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.[11] Their debut single, "Our People", featured the Presets, sampling their song "My People".[12] Their debut album, Kill the Dead, was released on 9 August 2024.[13] On 10 August 2024, "Our People" won Song of the Year at the National Indigenous Music Awards 2024.[14] [15]

Discography

Albums

! Title! Details
Julie's Boy
  • Released: 11 March 2022
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: Dallas Woods

Singles

As lead artist

! Title! Year! Album
"9 Times Out of 10"[16] 2018rowspan="7"
"Hoodlum"
[17]
"Chapter One"[18] 2019
"If It Glitters It's Gold"[19] 2020
"Better Days"
"Heaven of My Own"
[20]
"Stranger"
[21] 		2021
"Moon Boot Freestyle"
[22] 		2022Julie's Boy

As featured artist

! Title! Year! Album
"Black Magic"
2018

Songwriting credits

Title! scope="col"
YearAlbum
"Ride"
[23] 		2021Gela

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".[24] ! |-| 2019| "Mr La Di Da Di" (Danzal Baker, Dion Brownfield, Jerome Farah, Dallas Woods)| Urban Work of the Year| | [25] |-| 2020| "Cool as Hell" (Danzal Baker, Carl Dimataga, Jesse Ferris, Morgan Jones, Brendan Tuckerman, Dallas Woods)| Most Performed Urban Work of the Year| | [26] |-| 2021 | "Meditjin" (Danzal Baker, Jess Bourke, Dion Brownfield, Jerome Farah, Dallas Woods)| Song of the Year| | [27] |-| 2022 | "Ride" (Danzal Baker, Yirrmal Marika, Philip Norman, Dallas Woods)| Song of the Year| | [28] |-

National Indigenous Music Awards

The National Indigenous Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises the achievements of Indigenous Australians in music. The award ceremony commenced in 2004. As of 2020, Woods has received three nominations.[29] [30]

! |-| 2019| Himself| New Talent of the Year| ||-| rowspan="2"| 2020| Himself| New Talent of the Year| rowspan="2" | rowspan="2"|[29] |-| "If It Glitters It's Gold"| Film Clip of the Year|-| rowspan="1"| 2021| "Better Days (with Baker Boy & Sampa the Great)| Song of the Year| | [31] [32] |-! scope="row" rowspan="1"| 2022| Julie's Boy| Album of the Year| | [33] [34] |-|}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baker Boy review: Urban grit replaced with outback dust . . 10 June 2018 . 30 July 2020 . Smith, Paul.
  2. Web site: Dallas Woods will not lie to you . LoudNLocal . 9 July 2018.
  3. News: Baker Boy, Gurrumul, take out multi-wins at NT Song of the Year - The Music Network. 9 July 2018. The Music Network. 9 July 2018.
  4. News: First Spin: Baker Boy mentor Dallas Woods steps out with debut single. Newstead. Al. 27 June 2018. triple j. 9 July 2018.
  5. Web site: NAIDOC Week Unsung Heroes – Dallas Woods. 4 July 2010. www.abc.net.au. 9 July 2018.
  6. Web site: WA's Dallas Woods reveals hard-hitting debut single, 9 Times Out Of 10 . Red Bull News . 9 July 2018.
  7. Web site: Hip-hop inspired life on stage for Dallas Woods . . 4 July 2018 . 9 June 2018.
  8. Web site: Splendour In The Grass announces 2018 Red Bull Music pre-party lineup . . 12 June 2018 . 9 July 2018.
  9. Web site: National Indigenous Music Awards unveils 2019 Nominations . National Indigenous Music Awards. July 2019 . 19 August 2019.
  10. Web site: Baker Boy set to drop 'Better Days' with Dallas Woods and Sampa the Great this week . . 21 September 2020 . 23 September 2020 . Brereton, Greta.
  11. Web site: Fresh new First Nations hip hop supergroup 3% release debut single 'Our People'. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 October 2023. 22 June 2024.
  12. Web site: Nooky, Dallas Woods and Angus Field Form Blak Supergroup 3%, Release Debut Single feat. The Presets. Music Feeds. 23 October 2023.
  13. Web site: 3% Announce Debut Album 'Kill the Dead'. Rolling Stone Australia. 11 June 2024. 22 June 2024.
  14. Web site: Parkinson . (A)manda . National Indigenous Music awards 2024: Barkaa wins artist of the year . The Guardian . 10 August 2024 . 11 August 2024.
  15. Web site: Charles . Bronte . Check out the full list of winners of the National Indigenous Music Awards 2024 . . 10 August 2024 . 11 August 2024.
  16. Web site: 9 Times Out of 10 – Single by Dallas Woods on Apple Music . . 13 June 2018 . 30 July 2020.
  17. Web site: Hoodlum (feat. Jerome Farah) – Single by Dallas Woods on Apple Music . . 5 December 2018 . 30 July 2020.
  18. Web site: Chapter One – Single by Dallas Woods on Apple Music . . 26 March 2019 . 30 July 2020.
  19. Web site: Dallas Woods' new single proves he won't be the underdog much longer . . 16 June 2020 . 30 July 2020 . Newstead, Al.
  20. Web site: Listen to Dallas Woods' new single 'Heaven of My Own' featuring Miiesha . . 11 November 2020 . 11 November 2020 . Gallagher, Alex.
  21. Web site: Stranger (featuring Kee'Ahn) – Single by Dallas Woods on Apple Music . . 25 March 2021 . 26 March 2021.
  22. Web site: New Aus Music Playlist Additions – 11/03/22. Music Feeds. 11 March 2022. 14 March 2022.
  23. Web site: Baker Boy collaborates with Yirrmal on fresh new single, "Ride' . . 24 March 2021 . 13 April 2021 . Rose, Anna . https://web.archive.org/web/20210324224317/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/baker-boy-collaborates-with-yirrmal-on-fresh-new-single-ride-2907308/ . 24 March 2021 . live.
  24. Web site: APRA History . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) . 25 April 2022 . 20 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100920230857/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx . dead .
  25. Web site: 2019 APRA Awards nominees announced. noise11. 27 March 2019. 29 March 2019.
  26. Web site: 2020 Awards . . 7 April 2020 . 11 April 2020 . 9 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200409145024/https://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2020-awards/apra-music-awards/ . dead .
  27. Web site: One of these songs will be the Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year!. APRA AMCOS. 3 February 2021. 26 April 2022.
  28. Web site: 2022 Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year shortlist revealed!. APRA AMCOS. 3 February 2022. 26 April 2022.
  29. Web site: Announcement: National Indigenous Music Awards Finalists Unveiled . noise11 . 13 July 2020. 18 July 2020.
  30. Web site: 2020 Finalists. NIMA. July 2020. 18 July 2020.
  31. Web site: NIMA Nominees Revealed. noise11. 8 July 2021. 8 July 2021. Cashmere, Paul.
  32. Web site: The Kid LAROI, JK-47 lead National Indigenous Music Award winners. ABC. 14 November 2021. 14 November 2021.
  33. Web site: Nominees and Performers Announced For National Indigenous Music Awards 2022. Music Feeds. 13 July 2022. 14 July 2022.
  34. Web site: 2022 NIMAs: Baker Boy Wins Two Awards, Archie Roach and Gurrumul Honoured . The Music Network. 6 August 2022. 7 August 2022.

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