Hometown: Perth
Short description of your band and your music: I make begrudgingly optimistic, over-analytical hip hop music. Usually the songs highlight some of the silliness in human self-importance.
Has the party side of the music industry been all you were hoping for so far in your career? I'm at that point in my life where I've been partying for so many years that I either have to sober up and start eating chia seeds or pick a Class-A shovel and start digging.
What is the best thing that's happened to you/your band so far? I received a letter from a prison inmate telling me that on her worst day my song had stopped her crying and "changed her mind".
Are your ambitions mainly artistic or commercial? I'm a big arty farty.
Is your music best rendered in the studio or the live realm? The stage is where I do my best work. I try to have everyone in the room leave as my buddy. My studio is myself in my underpants, so the records reflect that.
If you could have any act past or present join you on your next tour who would you tap? Flako + Kelpe, and then I'd force them to make albums with me.
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What industry lessons would you like to take away from the BIGSOUND conference? How to get better at delegating the workload to other people, how to tour in other countries and how to not rush anything ever.
What acts are you looking forward to checking out at the BIGSOUND showcase? So many, dude. A few would be Mojo JuJu, Ngaiire, Methyl Ethyl and Baro.
Why should people come and see you from amongst the many cool bands at BIGSOUND? Someone else said this once: "A true modern storyteller. Some indefinable energy amasses in the room when he's onstage." I also have a lamp, a decanter and a telephone onstage so it's pretty ritzy.
