#MusicExchange: Rubber Duc
20 Sep 2017
Rubber Duc is a fresh South African four-piece band made up of Nick Jordaan, Brendan Campbell, Sheldon Sham, and Amiel Gopal. The Duc sound is fun and authentic, with cheerful, catchy melodies and clever lyrics that stick in your mind and songs that make you want to dance.
Is it folk? Is it pop? Is it swing? Or is it all of the above? You decide!
To quote the band when we chatted, last week “if Mango Groove and Mumford & Sons had a love child, it would sound like Rubber Duc. We make you dance with our cheerful, catchy melodies, and quirky lyrics.”
When are you happiest?
On stage performing for our fans, in the studio with the guys writing new music, and on the road making new memories.
What does music mean to you?
It's our soul food.
Any funny moments on stage?
When a crowd realised that our manager is more famous than we are.
Your heroes?
Nick: Justin Vernon, Bon Iver.
Amiel: Jaco Pastorious, revolutionary bass player.
Brendan: Ryan Tedder, One Republic.
Sheldon: Michael Jackson.
Which living person do you admire most and why?
Elon Musk because a South African man will be responsible for putting someone on Mars and change the world.
What is your most treasured possession?
Sheldon: My British passport.
Nick: My gran’s VW beetle.
Amiel: Oh that’s hard, between my amla oil and my Tag watch.
Brendan: My last Dunlop plectrum, at the moment I cant find them anywhere.
It’s your round, what are you drinking?
It’s your round, what are you drinking?Sheldon: Johnny Black.
Amiel: Miller.
Nick: Havanna Club
Brendan: Anything with gin.
The song you wished you wrote?
Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud.
Nicknames?
Amiel: Mielie.
Sheldon: Sheila.
Nick: Thick-Nick.
Brendan: Viking.
If you were not a musician, what would you do?
Amiel: Accountant.
Sheldon: A sales rep.
Nick: A retired ex-rugby player.
Brendan: Commercial real estate.
Pick five words to describe yourself?
Post-romantic, pre-Madonna, anti-anabolic, professional, homegrown.
What song changed your life?
Amiel: Layla - Eric Clapton.
Sheldon: Barbie Girl - Aqua.
Nick: Black Balloon - Goo Goo Dolls.
Brendan: Eye of the Tiger.
Top of your bucket list?
Top of your bucket list?The northern lights.
Your greatest achievement?
Dual Sama-nominated in 2017.
What do you complain about most often?
The Springboks and our monitor mix.
What is your fear?
Nick: Spiders.
Brendan: Heights.
Amiel: Inflation.
Sheldon: Being lost out at sea.
Happiness is?
A four-letter word.
On stage, I tend to?
Nick: Mumble.
Amiel: Laugh.
Brendan: Get distracted.
Sheldon: Play the sax.
Check out Rubber Duc’s cheerful, catchy medodies and quirky lyrics on www.youtube.com YouTube or follow the band on Twitter or Facebook.
