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'''Mainard Larkin''' ( |
'''Mainard Larkin''' (better known by their stage names '''Randa''' and '''Larz Randa''') is a [[rapper]] and recording artist. |
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Randa is best known for their song "Rangers", which is used on a TV health promotion ad in New Zealand called "Go the distance". The video was a marketing campaign that aimed to contribute to changing New Zealanders alcohol consumption behaviour from the current norm of high-risk drinking to one of moderation.<ref>{{cite news |title= Say Yeah, Nah/Ease up on the drink Campaign|url= https://www.alcohol.org.nz/resources-research/campaigns/say-yeah-nah |work=Health Promotion Agency|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> One of biggest moments of Randa's career was performing at the [[Big Day Out lineups by year#2014|Auckland Big Day Out 2014]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Ten great Big Day Out moments (and one bad one)|url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11189179 |work=New Zealand Herald|date= 20 January 2014|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> |
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Randa identifies as [[transgender]] and [[non-binary]].<ref>{{cite news |title= QUEER HIP HOP – A COUPLE OF PLACES TO START|url= http://www.gayexpress.co.nz/2014/12/queer-hip-hop-couple-places-start/ |work=Gay Express|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= The importance of being Randa|url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/10097698/The-importance-of-being-Randa |work=Stuff.co.nz|date=31 May 2017 |access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= The extra factor in new music|url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/8757993/The-extra-factor-in-new-music |work=Stuff.co.nz|date=8 June 2013 |access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Randa Profile|url= http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/nominees/randa/ |work=RIANZ|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> |
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==Air New Zealand== |
==Air New Zealand== |
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In 2018, Randa was featured on an [[Air New Zealand]] |
In 2018, Randa was featured on an [[Air New Zealand]] safety video alongside [[Julian Dennison]], [[Kings (musician)|Kings]] and Theia.<ref>{{cite news |title= Watch: Air New Zealand's new '90s-themed safety video has landed |
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|url= https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2018/11/watch-air-new-zealand-s-new-90s-themed-safety-video-has-landed.html | |
|url= https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2018/11/watch-air-new-zealand-s-new-90s-themed-safety-video-has-landed.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181106053415/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2018/11/watch-air-new-zealand-s-new-90s-themed-safety-video-has-landed.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= November 6, 2018 |work=Newshub|access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> In the video, the New Zealand musicians were rapping and singing to a song they created called "It's Kiwi Safety".<ref>{{cite news |title= Air New Zealand's new safety video is joyful display of country's diversity |
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|url= https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/air-new-zealand-safety-video/index.html|work=CNN|date |
|url= https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/air-new-zealand-safety-video/index.html|work=CNN|access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> The music adapts two songs, [[Run-DMC]]'s [[It's Tricky]] and [[In the Neighbourhood]] by [[Sisters Underground]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Air New Zealand safety video divides nation|url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/108381898/air-new-zealand-safety-video-divides-nation|work=Stuff.co.nz|access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> The video took nine days to record, shooting all across New Zealand. It is the 18th of Air New Zealand's safety videos, which started in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title= Air New Zealand's '90s throwback safety video starring Julian Dennison, Kings, Theia, Randa|url= https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12155158 |work=New Zealand Herald|access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> The video was dumped by Air New Zealand after only three months due to public criticism.<ref>{{cite news |title= Air New Zealand dumps rap safety video |
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|url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/110298896/air-new-zealand-dumps-rap-safety-video |work=Stuff|access-date=31 January 2019}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Randa was educated at [[Carmel College, Auckland]] for their high school years. Randa started making music while living briefly in |
Randa was educated at [[Carmel College, Auckland]], for their high school years. Randa started making music while living briefly in Sydney, Australia, in 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title= rapping with randa, new zealand's hip hop explorer|url= https://i-d.vice.com/en_au/article/j5mbxp/rapping-with-randa-new-zealands-hip-hop-explorer|work=Vice|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> Randa studied at MAINZ which is a program part of [[Tai Poutini Polytechnic]].<ref>{{cite news |title= LARZRANDA IS "HOT LIKE TIGER BALM"|url= http://www.gayexpress.co.nz/2016/12/larzranda-hot-like-tiger-balm/|work=Gay Express|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= RANDA REWRITES RAP'S RULES|url= http://www.gayexpress.co.nz/2015/03/randa-rewrites-raps-rules/|work=Gay Express|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> |
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==Nominations and awards== |
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==Awards== |
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* 2013 RIANZ New Zealand Music Awards – Best Music Video - Frankenstein (Nominated)<ref>{{cite news |title= Best Music Viceo|url= http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/award-category/nz-on-air-best-music-video-2013/|work=RIANZ|date |
* 2013 RIANZ New Zealand Music Awards – Best Music Video - Frankenstein '''(Nominated)'''<ref>{{cite news |title= Best Music Viceo|url= http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/award-category/nz-on-air-best-music-video-2013/|work=RIANZ|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> |
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* 2014 RIANZ New Zealand Music Awards – Critics’ Choice prize (Winner)<ref>{{cite news |title= |
* 2014 RIANZ New Zealand Music Awards – Critics’ Choice prize '''(Winner)'''<ref>{{cite news |title= Critics' Choice prize|url= http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/award-category/critics-choice-prize-2014/|work=RIANZ|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> |
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* 2019 RIANZ New Zealand Music Awards – Best Music Video - Rock Bottom '''(Winner)''' |
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==Discography== |
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| Lunch Box<ref>{{cite news |
| Lunch Box<ref>{{cite news|title= Lunch Box|url= https://larzranda.bandcamp.com/album/lunch-box-ep|work= Bandcamp|access-date= 14 October 2017|archive-date= 14 October 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171014083825/https://larzranda.bandcamp.com/album/lunch-box-ep|url-status= dead}}</ref> |
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| Released: June 2012 |
| Released: June 2012 |
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| 2013 |
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| Summer Camp<ref>{{cite news |title= Summer Camp|url= https://soundcloud.com/larzranda/sets/ajrcahvnnsej|work=Soundcloud|date |
| Summer Camp<ref>{{cite news |title= Summer Camp|url= https://soundcloud.com/larzranda/sets/ajrcahvnnsej|work=Soundcloud|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> |
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| Released: October 2013 |
| Released: October 2013 |
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| 2014 |
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| Rangers<ref>{{cite news |title= Rangers|url= https://open.spotify.com/album/4s7llnmE110g0Kr35UnBDM|work=Spotify|date |
| Rangers<ref>{{cite news |title= Rangers|url= https://open.spotify.com/album/4s7llnmE110g0Kr35UnBDM|work=Spotify|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> |
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| Released: October 2, 2014 |
| Released: October 2, 2014 |
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| Heatwave<ref>{{cite news |title= Heatwave|url= https://open.spotify.com/album/1JyYFAhNv3oeYc7J9K3uLl?si=pUUaTxaORWeErJczxVQdVA|work=Spotify|access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref> |
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| Released: March 28, 2020 |
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|Toughen Up |
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| Orange Juice<ref>{{cite news |title= Orange Juice Music Video|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ftrUV4ECe8|work=Youtube|date |
| Orange Juice<ref>{{cite news |title= Orange Juice Music Video|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ftrUV4ECe8|work=Youtube|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> |
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| rowspan="2"| Summer Camp EP |
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| Frankenstein<ref>{{cite news |title= Frankenstein Music Video|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYw3zSKn4|work=Youtube|date |
| Frankenstein<ref>{{cite news |title= Frankenstein Music Video|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYw3zSKn4|work=Youtube|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> |
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| Cosby Kid<ref>{{cite news |title= Cosby Kid Music Video|url= https://vimeo.com/84422328|work=Vimeo|date |
| Cosby Kid<ref>{{cite news |title= Cosby Kid Music Video|url= https://vimeo.com/84422328|work=Vimeo|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> |
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|''Non-album single'' |
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| rowspan="2"| 2015 |
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| Rangers<ref>{{cite news |title= Rangers Music Video|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXY9woAJdRw|work=Youtube|date |
| Rangers<ref>{{cite news |title= Rangers Music Video|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXY9woAJdRw|work=Youtube|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> |
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| rowspan="2"| Rangers EP |
| rowspan="2"| Rangers EP |
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| Lifeguard<ref>{{cite news |title= Lifeguard Music Video|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXI5tYZ_4Xw|work=Youtube|date |
| Lifeguard<ref>{{cite news |title= Lifeguard Music Video|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXI5tYZ_4Xw|work=Youtube|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> |
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| 2015 |
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| Turtles<ref>{{cite news |title= Turtles Music Video|url= https://vimeo.com/150303249|work=Vimeo|date |
| Turtles<ref>{{cite news |title= Turtles Music Video|url= https://vimeo.com/150303249|work=Vimeo|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> |
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|''Non-album single'' |
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|Apollo Crews<ref>{{cite news |title= Someone get the boom box! Randa on Dirty Girls + |
|Apollo Crews<ref>{{cite news |title= Someone get the boom box! Randa on Dirty Girls + 'Apollo Creed' Video Premier|url= https://thespinoff.co.nz/music/12-01-2017/someone-get-the-boom-box-randa-on-dirty-girls-apollo-creed-video-premier/|work=Spin Off|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> |
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| Rangers EP |
| Rangers EP |
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|Fashion<ref>{{cite news |title= Randa - Fashion|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ixBzaig76I|work=Youtube |access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref> |
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Randa | |
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Also known as | Larz Randa Mainard Larkin |
Genres | Rap Hip Hop |
Years active | 2012–present |
Mainard Larkin (better known by their stage names Randa and Larz Randa) is a rapper and recording artist.
Randa is best known for their song "Rangers", which is used on a TV health promotion ad in New Zealand called "Go the distance". The video was a marketing campaign that aimed to contribute to changing New Zealanders alcohol consumption behaviour from the current norm of high-risk drinking to one of moderation.[1] One of biggest moments of Randa's career was performing at the Auckland Big Day Out 2014.[2]
Randa identifies as transgender and non-binary.[3][4][5][6]
Air New Zealand
[edit]In 2018, Randa was featured on an Air New Zealand safety video alongside Julian Dennison, Kings and Theia.[7] In the video, the New Zealand musicians were rapping and singing to a song they created called "It's Kiwi Safety".[8] The music adapts two songs, Run-DMC's It's Tricky and In the Neighbourhood by Sisters Underground.[9] The video took nine days to record, shooting all across New Zealand. It is the 18th of Air New Zealand's safety videos, which started in 2009.[10] The video was dumped by Air New Zealand after only three months due to public criticism.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Randa was educated at Carmel College, Auckland, for their high school years. Randa started making music while living briefly in Sydney, Australia, in 2011.[12] Randa studied at MAINZ which is a program part of Tai Poutini Polytechnic.[13][14]
Nominations and awards
[edit]- 2013 RIANZ New Zealand Music Awards – Best Music Video - Frankenstein (Nominated)[15]
- 2014 RIANZ New Zealand Music Awards – Critics’ Choice prize (Winner)[16]
- 2019 RIANZ New Zealand Music Awards – Best Music Video - Rock Bottom (Winner)
Discography
[edit]Randa discography | |
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EPs | 3 |
Singles | 9 |
Music videos | 8 |
EPs
[edit]Year | Title | Details |
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2012 | Lunch Box[17] | Released: June 2012 |
2013 | Summer Camp[18] | Released: October 2013 |
2014 | Rangers[19] | Released: October 2, 2014 |
2020 | Heatwave[20] | Released: March 28, 2020 |
Single
[edit]Year | Title | Album |
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2013 | Orange Juice | Summer Camp EP |
Frankenstein | ||
2014 | Cosby Kid | Non-album single |
2015 | Rangers | Rangers EP |
Lifeguard | ||
Apollo Crews | ||
2015 | Turtles | Non-album single |
2017 | Fashion | Non-album single |
2017 | Angel Boy | Non-album single |
2019 | Rock Bottom | Non-album single |
2019 | Toughen Up | Non-album single |
Featured artist
[edit]Year | Title | Artist | Album |
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2016 | Yes (feat Heavy & Randa) | Yoko-Zuna | Luminols |
Music videos
[edit]Year | Title | Album |
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2013 | Orange Juice[21] | Summer Camp EP |
Frankenstein[22] | ||
2014 | Cosby Kid[23] | Non-album single |
2015 | Rangers[24] | Rangers EP |
Lifeguard[25] | ||
2015 | Turtles[26] | Non-album single |
2017 | Apollo Crews[27] | Rangers EP |
2019 | Fashion[28] | Non-album single |
References
[edit]- ^ "Say Yeah, Nah/Ease up on the drink Campaign". Health Promotion Agency. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Ten great Big Day Out moments (and one bad one)". New Zealand Herald. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "QUEER HIP HOP – A COUPLE OF PLACES TO START". Gay Express. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "The importance of being Randa". Stuff.co.nz. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "The extra factor in new music". Stuff.co.nz. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Randa Profile". RIANZ. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Watch: Air New Zealand's new '90s-themed safety video has landed". Newshub. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Air New Zealand's new safety video is joyful display of country's diversity". CNN. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Air New Zealand safety video divides nation". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Air New Zealand's '90s throwback safety video starring Julian Dennison, Kings, Theia, Randa". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Air New Zealand dumps rap safety video". Stuff. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "rapping with randa, new zealand's hip hop explorer". Vice. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "LARZRANDA IS "HOT LIKE TIGER BALM"". Gay Express. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "RANDA REWRITES RAP'S RULES". Gay Express. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Best Music Viceo". RIANZ. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Critics' Choice prize". RIANZ. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Lunch Box". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Summer Camp". Soundcloud. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Rangers". Spotify. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Heatwave". Spotify. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Orange Juice Music Video". Youtube. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Frankenstein Music Video". Youtube. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Cosby Kid Music Video". Vimeo. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Rangers Music Video". Youtube. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Lifeguard Music Video". Youtube. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Turtles Music Video". Vimeo. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Someone get the boom box! Randa on Dirty Girls + 'Apollo Creed' Video Premier". Spin Off. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Randa - Fashion". Youtube. Retrieved 16 March 2019.