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First of all - My next gig will be on the 26th of April at the Northcote Social Club with Chance Waters and Mind Over Matter.

Tickets through me are only $12, so please email me on kryptic@kryptic.com.au if you want a cheaper pre-sale ticket!!

I know I've been pretty absent lately, both online and in person. This will often give the impression I'm a recluse or I'm not doing anything anymore. Nothing could be further from the truth.

I've just been busy. Damn busy. I always new that doing things by yourself would be a lot of work, and I new it would take more time and money than my best estimates, but my best estimates were not even close.

I took a break from playing shows purely to be able to try and finish off my album. How ever, the only difference now a few months later is that I passed on some great shows and still have no finished album. That being said, that doesn't mean I haven't been doing anything!

My last post on here, I regretted posting, but then I realised that if that's how I felt then that's how I felt. It's all real and nothing should be considered a sign of weakness; It's all raw, it's all real.

A fortnight ago I threw my hat back into the live music ring playing at IDGAFF for Aural Pleasure hosted by Skandel and Rorshank. I love performing and I always have. Weather I'm on the mic, the drums or the keys, it's the highlight (or should be) of any musician. I think that's why I was loosing some motivation, I just hadn't been up there in a while.

The night was pretty damn fun, got to see some underground guys that I've never had a chance to go and see, broaden my connections, and gave it a chance to showcase my skills to the side of the Melbourne hip hop scene that knows me as:

"That guy who stole 'Cryptic's' name".

 (Little do they know I've been playing gigs under the name Kryptic since 2006, but that's beside the point, and another argument entirely).

One comment I wanted to bring up however:

"After recently twice supporting Chance Dylan Waters, the Funkoars CW and TZU, what are doing there???"

Two things:

1. It's great that my latest Wheeling's and dealings haven't gone unnoticed! And that some form of recognition is slowly coming in.

2. I played there because I love performing. I love live music, and I needed it.

Anyway, 

                 Album is still coming, just hit a lot of snags that I'll fill you in on when I'm able to... 

Come and see me, Chance and Mind Over Matter on the 26th! 

Peace!

Kryptic News

A lot of people have been asking me the same questions of late: 

"What have you been up to" and "When can we expect the album?". 

First of all over the last few months there has been heaps of stuff going on, both musically and personally, even if its not visible yet. 

Musically I am still working on the album. Have had to take some down time from finishing the recording as CMD as a studio has moved. We are now located in Lillydale and have been hard at work gutting the new location and building a 100% custom recording studio/film editing suite that will predominately focused around the independent artist in the Hip hop, Metal and electronic scenes. (For those playing at home before hiphop metal/punk rock was my first love, playing drums). 

ETA on when we will be able to be booking clients is still unclear, as first priority once building is completed is to finish my album, then it will be full swing into recording the music that I know and love so much, at an AFFORDABLE rate for musicians like myself that otherwise would not be able to push onto the next level. Theres some pics below of the reno's when they just started. Looks totally different now. Will post pics when everything is completed. 

                       


I am also writing a side project which will be an acoustic EP. This is also in full swing in the background!

Personally, I turned 21 on christmas eve and celebrated with a house party. I was humbled by the loving/caring people I've managed to surround myself with. Cannot describe how appreciative and humbled I was by everyone who made the night and my life so special.  Lovely pic of me drinking "Goon From My Flask". 

I've also just got back from a trip up the south-coast of NSW, surfing, reading and writing. Was great to clear my head for a week and spend sometime with my Uncle who runs a personal training studio in Malua Bay. 

If anyone is interested in working with one of the best PT's in the country and in the area this is their page (made me spew during our workout, and I'm a gym junkie :s)

Reform Malua Bay 

Hope that answers a few questions. If you have any more please comment or email me on kryptic@kryptic.com.au

Supporting Seth Sentry and Chance Waters

The Funkoars support really got shit rolling for me, and this next support slot that I landed I was so, so happy with.

Seth Sentry and Chance Waters are two of my favorite Australian rappers, and when I heard that their shows were being merged together and that I was going to be playing along side them: Mind basically blown.

This show sold out. And I mean really sold out. And then they managed to sell at least another 50 tickets than what the Everlyn could hold… The show was overflowing.  I have never seen the Everlyn with that many people in it before. That venue, as I'm sure it does with many people, has a special place in my memory. I remember going there on a Monday night (when I was about 14) for the hip-hop night hosted at the time by litigate, seeing acts such as Fluid MC (now known as Bam Bam) come through and rip sets and open mics. I’ve seen so many great gigs at the Everlyn from every style of music, and lots of the acts I’ve seen there have gone onto pretty massive things (Pez and 360 as prime examples).

Anyway, the crowed was digging my opening set, which was nice, and getting props from Seth and Chance really is a highlight of my career to date.  Chance played with his full band, adding even more dimensions to an already killer set… When it was time for Seth Sentry to take the stage, you should have seen the crowed go mental. Comes on stage starting the chant of what is pretty much the unofficial hip-hop anthem

“Its bigger than… HIP HOP, HIP HOP, HIP HOP!”


Also gave us a taste of the new album... this is the first time i heard the new single "Float Away" which I'm sure you've heard by now. 

What a fun night. Check this photo out of me getting my fan on and getting all my shit signed…

This is a video of a track me Olivia Romas and Jordan Creely wrote together, decided to play it for the first time live. Its Called "Fake Hate That Can't Aim". Used this to close the set.

Also notice the Grey Ghost drawing in there. I ran into him on the way out of the gig and stopped for a chat. Its funny though, I had this song stuck in my head for weeks and I couldn’t for the life of me remember where I had saved it/what it was called. It was a track that I’d listened to A LOT when I was about 14, after one of the nights at the Everlyn seeing the band “Alex the Kid”. I could even recite the lyrics, and I new that the song was featuring Jeremody (now known as Grey Ghost).  I took my chance and asked him about the track, and because I didn’t no what it was called I had to rap back some of his lines to him… it quickly jogged his memory and he laughed saying that that song was never released and wondered how I had it. I really have no idea, but once he told me the name of it I found it saved on an old laptop of mine. Listening to it as we speak…

“That’s why I don’t take drugs anymore, I just drink lemonade” – Jeremody (Grey Ghost)

I think this little run in is maybe what sparked his management to contact me for me to support him at his Mixtape launch.

If you haven’t already check out Grey Ghost’s EP and new free Mixtape… I am a big fan.

Greyghost.com.au