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'''Mainard Larkin''' (born 1 January 1993, [[Auckland, New Zealand]]), better known by their stage name "'''Randa'''", also known as "'''Larz Randa'''"
'''Mainard Larkin''' (born 1 January 1993, [[Auckland, New Zealand]]), better known by their stage name "'''Randa'''", also known as "'''Larz Randa'''"
is a Transgender [[rapper]] and recording artist.<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|date= |accessdate=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 |accessdate=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 |accessdate=14 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Randa Profile|url= http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/nominees/randa/ |work=RIANZ|date= |accessdate=14 October 2017}}</ref> Randa is best know for their song "Rangers" which is used in on a TV Health promotion ad in New Zealand called "Go the distance". The video was a marketing campaign aims 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|date= |accessdate=14 October 2017}}</ref> One of Randa's biggest moments of their career is performing at the [[Big Day Out lineups by year#2014|Auckland Big Day Out 2014]] as the supporting act for [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Pearl Jam]] and [[Arcade Fire]].<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|accessdate=14 October 2017}}</ref>
is a [[transgender]] [[rapper]] and recording artist.<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|date= |accessdate=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 |accessdate=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 |accessdate=14 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Randa Profile|url= http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/nominees/randa/ |work=RIANZ|date= |accessdate=14 October 2017}}</ref> Randa is best known for their song "Rangers" which is used in on a TV Health promotion ad in New Zealand called "Go the distance". The video was a marketing campaign aims 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|date= |accessdate=14 October 2017}}</ref> One of Randa's biggest moments of their career is performing at the [[Big Day Out lineups by year#2014|Auckland Big Day Out 2014]] as the supporting act for [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Pearl Jam]] and [[Arcade Fire]].<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|accessdate=14 October 2017}}</ref>


==Personal Life==
==Personal life==
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|date= |accessdate=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|date= |accessdate=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|date= |accessdate=14 October 2017}}</ref>
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|date= |accessdate=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|date= |accessdate=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|date= |accessdate=14 October 2017}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
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| 2014
| 2014
| Rangers<ref>{{cite news |title= Rangers|url= https://open.spotify.com/album/4s7llnmE110g0Kr35UnBDM|work=Spotify|date= |accessdate=14 October 2017}}</ref>
| Rangers<ref>{{cite news |title= Rangers|url= https://open.spotify.com/album/4s7llnmE110g0Kr35UnBDM|work=Spotify|date= |accessdate=14 October 2017}}</ref>
| Released: October 2nd, 2014
| Released: October 2, 2014
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Revision as of 09:37, 14 October 2017

Randa
Birth nameMiranda Larkin
Also known asLarz Randa
Mainard Larkin
Born (1993-01-01) January 1, 1993 (age 32)
Auckland, New Zealand
GenresRap
Hip Hop
Years active2012–present
Websitelarzranda13.com

Mainard Larkin (born 1 January 1993, Auckland, New Zealand), better known by their stage name "Randa", also known as "Larz Randa" is a transgender rapper and recording artist.[1][2][3][4] Randa is best known for their song "Rangers" which is used in on a TV Health promotion ad in New Zealand called "Go the distance". The video was a marketing campaign aims to contribute to changing New Zealanders alcohol consumption behaviour from the current norm of high-risk drinking to one of moderation.[5] One of Randa's biggest moments of their career is performing at the Auckland Big Day Out 2014 as the supporting act for Snoop Dogg, Pearl Jam and Arcade Fire.[6]

Personal life

Randa was educated at Carmel College, Auckland for their high school years. Randa started making music while living briefly in Sydney, Australia in 2011.[7] Randa studied at MAINZ which is a program part of Tai Poutini Polytechnic.[8][9]

Awards

  • 2013 RIANZ New Zealand Music Awards – Best Music Video - Frankenstein (Nominated)[10]
  • 2014 RIANZ New Zealand Music Awards – Critics’ Choice prize (Winner)[11]

Discography

Randa discography
EPs3
Singles6
Music videos5

EPs

Year Title Details
2012 Lunch Box[12] Released: June 2012
2013 Summer Camp[13] Released: October 2013
2014 Rangers[14] Released: October 2, 2014

Single

Year Title Album
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

Music Videos

Year Title Album
2013 Orange Juice[15] Summer Camp EP
Frankenstein[16]
2014 Cosby Kid[17] Non-album single
2015 Rangers[18] Rangers EP
Lifeguard[19]
2015 Turtles[20] Non-album single
2017 Apollo Crews[21] Rangers EP

References

  1. ^ "QUEER HIP HOP – A COUPLE OF PLACES TO START". Gay Express. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. ^ "The importance of being Randa". Stuff.co.nz. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. ^ "The extra factor in new music". Stuff.co.nz. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Randa Profile". RIANZ. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Say Yeah, Nah/Ease up on the drink Campaign". Health Promotion Agency. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Ten great Big Day Out moments (and one bad one)". New Zealand Herald. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  7. ^ "rapping with randa, new zealand's hip hop explorer". Vice. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  8. ^ "LARZRANDA IS "HOT LIKE TIGER BALM"". Gay Express. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  9. ^ "RANDA REWRITES RAP'S RULES". Gay Express. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Best Music Viceo". RIANZ. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Critics' Choice prize". RIANZ. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Lunch Box". Bandcamp. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Summer Camp". Soundcloud. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Rangers". Spotify. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Orange Juice Music Video". Youtube. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Frankenstein Music Video". Youtube. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Cosby Kid Music Video". Vimeo. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Rangers Music Video". Youtube. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Lifeguard Music Video". Youtube. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  20. ^ "Turtles Music Video". Vimeo. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  21. ^ "Someone get the boom box! Randa on Dirty Girls + 'Apollo Creed' Video Premier". Spin Off. Retrieved 14 October 2017.