was certified Gold in New Zealand, and led to New Zealand Music Awards for Best Album and Best Group and was critically acclaimed by critics such as Nick Bollinger. Carter disbanded Dimmer in 2012 with a series of final concerts in Auckland and Wellington. The Adults In 2011, Carter joined The Adults, a New Zealand super-group formed by Jon Toogood of the band Shihad. Along with Julia Deans he performed on & co-wrote some of the songs on their debut album, and was also part of the touring ensemble. Shayne P Carter, Offsider At the same time as calling an end to Dimmer in 2012, Carter described a new plan to learn piano, and record an album with it as the main instrument. Piano became part of his live shows in 2014, and in August that year he launched a crowdfunding campaign for "a new album in its final stages of production" - written entirely on piano, and recorded ("free of record company backing") with Gary Sullivan and other guests. The successful campaign had a goal of $8,000 and raised over $9,500. Performing and recording as Shayne P Carter, he announced the album name Offsider in 2015. The first music released from Offsider came out more than a year later, in June 2016, when the song 'We Will Rise Again' appeared as a digital download. Discography Albums Singles Awards Aotearoa Music Awards The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously known as New Zealand Music Awards (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in New Zealand music and have been presented annually since 1965. ! |- | 2008 || Shayne Carter (as part of Straitjacket Fits) || New Zealand Music Hall of Fame || || |- References External links Shayne P. Carter on Bandcamp Straitjacket Fits biography on Flying Nun website APRA Award winners Living people Musicians from Dunedin Flying Nun Records artists People educated at Kaikorai Valley College Dunedin Sound musicians Year of birth missing (living people) The Adults members Straitjacket Fits members