hosting his own weekly mix show. The show led to him being a resident DJ in locations such as Dubai and Geneva, where he was known as DJ Rukus. He played alongside DJs such as Trevor Nelson and Dane Bowers. Rukus' first single "Let It Go" was released in late 2005, and became popular on various UK radio stations, including BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra. In 2006, he, Yogi, and Shade 1 released their debut album Ants Dem a Swarm under the name Antourage. His debut mixtape Originality Stands Alone was released in 2007, which featured 50 tracks. He has also toured with Mark Ronson after being featured in a popular Ronson remix. Early history In 2006 BBC Radio 1Xtra came to Derby to record The Trinity Band performing at Rukus' Originality Stands Alone launch party, giving the live footage a full two-hour broadcast. The band performed at Kensington Palace for Prince Charles, Jools Holland, and others at The Princes Trust Urban Music Festival. They were the Midlands resident group for the I Luv Live Franchise, and in 2009 performed at the Fuse Festival. In 2010 the band reached the semi-finals of Sky1's televised music competition Must Be The Music. They performed their original single "This Must Be Love" on television on 9 May. On 7 September 2010, they released their "This Must Be Love" single on iTunes, which peaked on the UK Indie Chart at No. 23. In late March 2011 the group released It's a Trinity Ting Live EP. They played at Mayfest on 17 May 2011, and Osfest on 24 May 2011. Live and Unsigned On 23 July 2011, The Trinity Band were chosen by judges as the overall winner of the Live and Unsigned music contest at Live Fest, as well as winner of the Urban, Pop & Acoustic category. The band had successfully passed through a series of semi-finals that included 10,000 participants. At the final concert at Indig02 The Trinity Band performed their own original song "Supanova" and a cover of "Champion" by Chris Brown and Chipmunk. Judges included Tom Deacon, Michael King of BGM Music, Chris Grayston, Bez from Happy Mondays, Alex Baker from Kerrang! Ben Price from Future Music, and Annika Allen from Flavour Magazine. For winning, the band was awarded a £50,000 investment and management contract with Future Music Management, including a £15,000 publicity investment, and £15,000 for the