Taxiride musician Dan Hall has passed away at the age of 48.
The Melbourne-formed band confirmed the news in a statement posted to social media.
“It is with the heaviest of hearts we announce the passing of our youngest brother in arms, Daniel James Hall,” it reads. “We shared some amazing experiences and his departure doesn’t seem real.”
Hall joined Taxiride in 1997, and the band went on to score a No. 1 album with their debut record, Imaginate in 1999. That album featured some of the group’s biggest hits, including “Get Set”, and “Everywhere You Go”.
Hall left Taxiride in 2001 to pursue a solo career, though he did collaborate again with the band for their third studio album, 2005’s Axiomatic. He went on to form new band, Airway Lanes, before returning to Taxiride in 2008.
ARIA also paid tribute to Hall in a statement.
“Vale Dan Hall. Dan was just 21 when Taxiride, with him on vocals, guitar and piano, went straight to #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart with their debut Imaginate in 1999. The album went double platinum, while ‘Get Set’ reached the top 10 and shared Breakthrough Artist – Single at that year’s ARIA Awards,” it reads.
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“Dan’s story with the band began in 1997, when Tim Wild came across him busking at the Camberwell market and introduced him to Jason Singh and Tim Watson. That meeting gave Australia ‘Get Set’ and ‘Everywhere You Go’. Dan kept writing and recording for the next 25 years, including with Chris Hawker in Airway Lanes. Our thoughts are with his partner Jess.”
