Renegade Funktrain is an Australian groove band that formed in 1994.[1]

Renegade Funktrain was formed by former Sound Unlimited members Rosano and Tina Martinez along with Dereck Antunes.[2] Their single "I Wonder" (a Buddhist-influenced reworking of the Boz Scaggs' song)[3] was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release as was their album Renegade Funktrain.[4][5]

Members

  • Rosano Martinez – vocals
  • Tina Martinez – vocals, keyboards
  • Dereck Antunes – drums, vocals, keyboards
  • Brian `DJ A.S.K.' Patrick – turntables
  • Ramesh Sathiah – keyboards
  • Juan Gonzalez – guitar, vocals
  • Adam Dehnen – bass
  • Craig Calhoun

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[6]
Renegade Funktrain
  • Released: April 1996
  • Label: EastWest (0630119612)
  • Formats: CD
 46

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[6]
"Testify" 1993 — Renegade Funktrain'
"I Wonder" 1995 68
"Renegade Funktrain"/"I Wonder"[7] 1996 48
"Joy" —

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music..[8]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1995"I Wonder"ARIA Award for Best Dance ReleaseNominated
1996Renegade FunktrainARIA Award for Best Dance ReleaseNominated

References

  1. ↑ McFarlane, Ian (1999), "Encyclopedia entry for 'Renegade Funktrain'", Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop, archived from the original on 2004-08-09{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ Williams, Sue (3 September 1995), "Family Business", Sun Herald
  3. ↑ Tom, Emma (12 April 1996), "Groove Track", Sydney Morning Herald
  4. ↑ "Winners By Award – Best Dance Release - ARIA Awards", ARIA
  5. ↑ Scatena, Dino (27 August 1996), "ARIAs throw up Regurgitator", Daily Telegraph
  6. 1 2 Peaks in Australia:
    • All except noted: "Discography Renegade Funktrain". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
    • "I Wonder": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 233.
  7. ↑ Holmes, Peter (24 March 1996), "Cd Romp", Sun Herald
  8. ↑ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners By Award - 27th ARIA Awards 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 1 March 2014.
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