GIG: Saturday 21 July Christchurch (NZ)

GIG: Friday 20 July WESTPORT (NZ)

INK AOTEAROA LAUNCH - THURSDAY 9TH DECEMBER 2010

In support of a dope concept - Practicing Musicians with tatau (tattoo) collaborate their skin art with their music on this 2011 calendar accompanied with a CD of the artists.  We dropped this in Queenstown last month and The Nomad fresh from Melbourne is here to drop the calendar in Auckland this Thursday AT FORT STREET UNION. See you there people.

THANK YOU: Band Together in Otautahi-Christchurch & Westport

Credit: Richard Loader

 What a mad mad weekend! Big ups and thanks to all the people who helped bring together one of the ill-est gigs we have had the honour to be part of. We had a ball, dope to jump up with my brother C-Fu - reminding us why he is Shifu of that microphone ya'll. And thanks right back at the brother for dropping my tracks for me & jumping up with us and maitreya for Chur to the Chur - BTW you can purchase the tees here - get yourself up to speed with the brother maitreya here. 

Credit: Richard Loader

  Also big ups to the Westport peeps at the National Surf Champs After Party - big hip-hop love going to the one like Nomad, Junglefari and DJ Range. Also to Toni for hooking up a feed for a brother at the end of the night! Thanks to Brazils for the accommodation and I hope Fuata - the ukelele signing was all good for you sis. 

Credit: Richard Loader

We live in a beautiful country - taking Lewis Pass from Christchurch to Westport (and back) dang - would have liked to have driven this leisurely instead of rushing (at the legal speed ya'll - because speed kills!) to catch a flight - but those are the breaks of one who lives and loves hip-hop!

Have a dope short week people - we will be hitting you from Island Vibe this weekend in Australia - or for anyone up for a little music mixed with academia check my next blog update in a minute - Peace!

Photographer Link: Richard Loader (thanks for the pictures bruv, appreciated)

GIG: Island Vibe, Queensland

Yes - me and my band are heading over to Australia a couple of times this year - the next trip is for the Island Vibe Festival on North Stradbroke Island in Queensland.

Respect to the traditional custodians of the Quandamooka region (Moreton Bay area), the Nunukal, Nughie and Goenpul people of Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island) and Moorgumpin (Moreton Island) for this opportunity and to the committee of Island Vibe - we are looking forward to enjoying those island vibes, niceness.

I will be playing a couple of times too, dropping a deejay set on one night and emceeing with The Nomad during the weekend as well as playing with my four piece band.

We are gonna catch as many performers as possible, always good for the creative soul I reckon, banging heads with like-minded people. Have a good week people!