Rob Dougan
Robert Don Hunter Dougan (/ˈduːɡən/) is an Australian composer, known for his genre-blending music.[1][2] Mixing elements of orchestral music, trip hop, and bluesy vocals, his work is tangentially relatable to electronic music. He is known primarily for his breakthrough 1995 single "Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino Variation)", further popularised by 1999's The Matrix soundtrack. "Clubbed to Death" was re-released on his debut album Furious Angels in 2002, seven years after its initial release, as well as providing several variations of the song, most notably the Kurayamino variation; he has also provided a variation of the Moby song "Porcelain". In 1995, he teamed up with Rollo Armstrong to remix the U2 song "Numb"; the remix was titled "Numb (Gimme Some More Dignity Mix)".
Rob Dougan
Robert Don Hunter Dougan
Rob D
The OT Quartet
Dignity
Rollo & Rob D
London, England
Songwriter, composer, producer, mixer, remixer
1991–present
Early life and education[edit]
Dougan was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1969[3] to Don and Margaret.[2] One of six children, he was raised in Sydney, where he attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview and, later, the National Institute of Dramatic Art, where he studied acting. In one interview he recalled the only albums in the family home were of Beethoven, Louis Armstrong, Cleo Laine and Ennio Morricone.[1] In 1990, he travelled to London and began to work in music with his friend Rollo, both of whom had worked together and released material in Australia. He moved permanently to London in 1996.[1]
Non-musical activities[edit]
In 2004, Dougan founded a vineyard called La Pèira[12] in the Terrasses du Larzac region of France.