The Trinity Band

The Trinity Band
Performing at Must Be The Music in 2010
Background information
Origin	Derby, England
Genres	Hip Hop, Soul, R & B
Years active	2004-12, 2014-
Labels	Future Music Management
Associated acts	Double V, DJ Rukus, Antourage, No Limits, The Trinity Warriors, Flawless
Website	www.TheTrinityBand.com
Members	Dwaine Hayden Obe "Rukus" Watson Craig Dawkins James Dawkins Pete Sharpe

The Trinity Band (aka TTB) is a five piece musical group founded in 2004 from Derby, England. The band consists of Rukus (rapper), Dwaine Hayden (singer), Craig Dawkins (keyboards), James Dawkins (drums) and Pete Sharpe (bass).

In May 2010 the band was a semi-finalist on Sky1's televised music competition Must Be The Music, where they performed the original single "This Must Be Love." The single was officially released on September 7, 2010. On July 23, 2011 The Trinity Band was chosen as the overall winner of the Live and Unsigned music contest.

The Trinity Band formed in 2004 after cousins James and Craig Dawkins met founding member and rapper Obe Watson (nicknamed Rukus) at a musical church workshop he was facilitating. The group soon recruited singer Dwaine Hayden and bassist Pete Sharpe. They began writing and performing a combination of R & B, hip hop, and soul.

All of the members began practicing music at a young age, with all except Rukus first performing music at church. Craig Dawkins self-taught himself how to play keyboards, and also plays saxophone. He has worked with a number of national and international musicians. His cousin James plays drums, and prior to joining The Trinity Band he completed a BTEC National Diploma in Music Technology. James has worked with a variety of gospel musicians.