Hey Ben how are you?
I’m good mate thank you, how are you?
I’m cool thanks mate. All good! What are you up to?
My Friday and Saturday are the opposite of everyone, so I am just chilling tonight.
How has this year been for you?
This year has been intense. Eighty shows in five months from May until a month ago. My partner Flower Fairy and I roll with my best mate who is my manager. We go everywhere together and we all have our own little jobs. She cooks our nutritional meals. We do the jungle work out, which is for core body, which she leads. My best mate looks after the online and the business side of things, which works really well. This year has been intense as the first five years we spent in a van around Europe, and mostly working and chilling at our own pace. This is a different era now, not as gypsy as it was and when we do street performance, it is more to promote a show than anything.
What pushed you out of your band and into Europe?
I was a part of so many different projects before Europe. Reggae, Swing Jazz, Heavy Metal and then Funk and Hip-Hop, I also used to MC with House and D&B. But nothing ever felt like it was happening. I then wanted to move forward to bigger things, which I knew was over in Europe. I could have wasted away in Australia trying to make it and break with a label. I did the opposite to what everyone said and put everything into one basket. In Italy at my first stop in one day I would make $350, which was what I would make in a week in Australia. Then I landed into Manchester, which I knew through all the footy lads who liked beer over here in Australia! Manchester was the door to London so I tried to kick some dust up North. I played my tunes and people told me straight up, my tunes were too nice and not good. So it was so refreshing to hear. England is my favourite country for the music scene and the real people. I would be in the street and people would come up and ask if they could join and start making Grime beats and rap over the top – it changed my life there and then.
So England changed your life, how did things then develop?
Well I just learned so much from other people. I developed very quickly, through the party scene in Manchester and the free parties getting mashed in forests. I gained respect for the scene over there, which lead me to living in a van and travelling to Bristol with my lady. The culture really rubbed off on me.
How did you first discover your skills? Some of your videos have 16 million views, which is insane for an independent underground artist!
It comes from years and years of playing out. I learned to use reverb and delays and then from the age of 16 or 17, how to grow and experiment. This is why I started in a band as I learned so much. I stayed independent as I wanted to do what I wanted do. Unless you have sold Platinum, the label will try to control you as an artist. We would sell 40 records a day four times a day and so we were killing it. Without word of mouth and all of the time and effort working on the streets, I wouldn’t have this following. All of the fans shared the video, as it was good quality audio and image. It went bang as people were listening.
The power of Social Media is intense! Who influences and inspires you? Where do you find influence for your lyrics?
I guess a lot of things in life and people. My lyrics, like the ‘Love Someone’ video, I wrote those lyrics eight years ago when I was 21. It was acoustic song on the guitar and my band mates laughed! They know me; they had been out drinking beer with me and had seen me acting stupid so I couldn’t justify what I was singing. I then found conviction through street performance. You can write something with the right energy, which feeds to people to make their own message of it. Personally I do not listen to lyrics. I only ever really listen to the grove, the bass and the beat.
How do you feel about your upcoming tours?
Yeah, it’s cool. Australia is a small market and I am not up to date with the scene here. Not in a harsh way, but I am very much inspired by the UK scene and there needs to be more in Australia. The Artic Monkeys only got played like three years ago and only when it breaks America do Australia click onto the UK scene. The UK is the heart and soul, but people presume it’s America. I’m headlining a festival in Hungary and my name is above Massive Attack and Roni Size, which is huge. I just did a gig with Chase and Status too; the Europe scene is great as they are so into their Internet.
So what was your festival highlight this year Ben?
The one that I really love is in Canada. It is called the Shambala, and you will recognize the name as it is also UK based. It is like the Secret Garden Party in the UK, which is also my favourite. The family who own the site, do not farm anymore they allow the crowds in to build the stages but they never take it down so after 16 years, the stages are incredible. One stage – The Village is based on the Ewok village and it is amazing, built into the trees with wooden staircases. I can’t explain it, the sound system is unbelievable. The bass lines drop and you can barely see.
What tour do you have coming up? What is 2013 going to bring?
My plan is to record a new album, as that is well overdue. I am working on new tracks and plenty more festivals. I hit America this year, which is very cool as I had a little following over there. I want to chill a bit and spend a bit of time at home with my lady.
Thanks Ben!
Thursday 24th January 2013- HiFi, Brisbane
Friday 25th January 2013- HiFi, Melbourne
Saturday 26th January 2013-HiFi, Sydney
By Frankie Salt
Check out the BBMLive Dance Music Podcast mixed by So Called Scumbags
For a cheeky snippet of what to expect from the master of sound that is Dub FX check this amazing video below
Luxury Private Picnic Experience – Observatory Hill
Hey Ben how are you?
I’m good mate thank you, how are you?
I’m cool thanks mate. All good! What are you up to?
My Friday and Saturday are the opposite of everyone, so I am just chilling tonight.
How has this year been for you?
This year has been intense. Eighty shows in five months from May until a month ago. My partner Flower Fairy and I roll with my best mate who is my manager. We go everywhere together and we all have our own little jobs. She cooks our nutritional meals. We do the jungle work out, which is for core body, which she leads. My best mate looks after the online and the business side of things, which works really well. This year has been intense as the first five years we spent in a van around Europe, and mostly working and chilling at our own pace. This is a different era now, not as gypsy as it was and when we do street performance, it is more to promote a show than anything.
What pushed you out of your band and into Europe?
I was a part of so many different projects before Europe. Reggae, Swing Jazz, Heavy Metal and then Funk and Hip-Hop, I also used to MC with House and D&B. But nothing ever felt like it was happening. I then wanted to move forward to bigger things, which I knew was over in Europe. I could have wasted away in Australia trying to make it and break with a label. I did the opposite to what everyone said and put everything into one basket. In Italy at my first stop in one day I would make $350, which was what I would make in a week in Australia. Then I landed into Manchester, which I knew through all the footy lads who liked beer over here in Australia! Manchester was the door to London so I tried to kick some dust up North. I played my tunes and people told me straight up, my tunes were too nice and not good. So it was so refreshing to hear. England is my favourite country for the music scene and the real people. I would be in the street and people would come up and ask if they could join and start making Grime beats and rap over the top – it changed my life there and then.
So England changed your life, how did things then develop?
Well I just learned so much from other people. I developed very quickly, through the party scene in Manchester and the free parties getting mashed in forests. I gained respect for the scene over there, which lead me to living in a van and travelling to Bristol with my lady. The culture really rubbed off on me.
How did you first discover your skills? Some of your videos have 16 million views, which is insane for an independent underground artist!
It comes from years and years of playing out. I learned to use reverb and delays and then from the age of 16 or 17, how to grow and experiment. This is why I started in a band as I learned so much. I stayed independent as I wanted to do what I wanted do. Unless you have sold Platinum, the label will try to control you as an artist. We would sell 40 records a day four times a day and so we were killing it. Without word of mouth and all of the time and effort working on the streets, I wouldn’t have this following. All of the fans shared the video, as it was good quality audio and image. It went bang as people were listening.
The power of Social Media is intense! Who influences and inspires you? Where do you find influence for your lyrics?
I guess a lot of things in life and people. My lyrics, like the ‘Love Someone’ video, I wrote those lyrics eight years ago when I was 21. It was acoustic song on the guitar and my band mates laughed! They know me; they had been out drinking beer with me and had seen me acting stupid so I couldn’t justify what I was singing. I then found conviction through street performance. You can write something with the right energy, which feeds to people to make their own message of it. Personally I do not listen to lyrics. I only ever really listen to the grove, the bass and the beat.
How do you feel about your upcoming tours?
Yeah, it’s cool. Australia is a small market and I am not up to date with the scene here. Not in a harsh way, but I am very much inspired by the UK scene and there needs to be more in Australia. The Artic Monkeys only got played like three years ago and only when it breaks America do Australia click onto the UK scene. The UK is the heart and soul, but people presume it’s America. I’m headlining a festival in Hungary and my name is above Massive Attack and Roni Size, which is huge. I just did a gig with Chase and Status too; the Europe scene is great as they are so into their Internet.
So what was your festival highlight this year Ben?
The one that I really love is in Canada. It is called the Shambala, and you will recognize the name as it is also UK based. It is like the Secret Garden Party in the UK, which is also my favourite. The family who own the site, do not farm anymore they allow the crowds in to build the stages but they never take it down so after 16 years, the stages are incredible. One stage – The Village is based on the Ewok village and it is amazing, built into the trees with wooden staircases. I can’t explain it, the sound system is unbelievable. The bass lines drop and you can barely see.
What tour do you have coming up? What is 2013 going to bring?
My plan is to record a new album, as that is well overdue. I am working on new tracks and plenty more festivals. I hit America this year, which is very cool as I had a little following over there. I want to chill a bit and spend a bit of time at home with my lady.
Thanks Ben!
Thursday 24th January 2013- HiFi, Brisbane
Friday 25th January 2013- HiFi, Melbourne
Saturday 26th January 2013-HiFi, Sydney
By Frankie Salt
Check out the BBMLive Dance Music Podcast mixed by So Called Scumbags
For a cheeky snippet of what to expect from the master of sound that is Dub FX check this amazing video below
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Luxury Private Picnic Experience – Observatory Hill
Hey Ben how are you?
I’m good mate thank you, how are you?
I’m cool thanks mate. All good! What are you up to?
My Friday and Saturday are the opposite of everyone, so I am just chilling tonight.
How has this year been for you?
This year has been intense. Eighty shows in five months from May until a month ago. My partner Flower Fairy and I roll with my best mate who is my manager. We go everywhere together and we all have our own little jobs. She cooks our nutritional meals. We do the jungle work out, which is for core body, which she leads. My best mate looks after the online and the business side of things, which works really well. This year has been intense as the first five years we spent in a van around Europe, and mostly working and chilling at our own pace. This is a different era now, not as gypsy as it was and when we do street performance, it is more to promote a show than anything.
What pushed you out of your band and into Europe?
I was a part of so many different projects before Europe. Reggae, Swing Jazz, Heavy Metal and then Funk and Hip-Hop, I also used to MC with House and D&B. But nothing ever felt like it was happening. I then wanted to move forward to bigger things, which I knew was over in Europe. I could have wasted away in Australia trying to make it and break with a label. I did the opposite to what everyone said and put everything into one basket. In Italy at my first stop in one day I would make $350, which was what I would make in a week in Australia. Then I landed into Manchester, which I knew through all the footy lads who liked beer over here in Australia! Manchester was the door to London so I tried to kick some dust up North. I played my tunes and people told me straight up, my tunes were too nice and not good. So it was so refreshing to hear. England is my favourite country for the music scene and the real people. I would be in the street and people would come up and ask if they could join and start making Grime beats and rap over the top – it changed my life there and then.
So England changed your life, how did things then develop?
Well I just learned so much from other people. I developed very quickly, through the party scene in Manchester and the free parties getting mashed in forests. I gained respect for the scene over there, which lead me to living in a van and travelling to Bristol with my lady. The culture really rubbed off on me.
How did you first discover your skills? Some of your videos have 16 million views, which is insane for an independent underground artist!
It comes from years and years of playing out. I learned to use reverb and delays and then from the age of 16 or 17, how to grow and experiment. This is why I started in a band as I learned so much. I stayed independent as I wanted to do what I wanted do. Unless you have sold Platinum, the label will try to control you as an artist. We would sell 40 records a day four times a day and so we were killing it. Without word of mouth and all of the time and effort working on the streets, I wouldn’t have this following. All of the fans shared the video, as it was good quality audio and image. It went bang as people were listening.
The power of Social Media is intense! Who influences and inspires you? Where do you find influence for your lyrics?
I guess a lot of things in life and people. My lyrics, like the ‘Love Someone’ video, I wrote those lyrics eight years ago when I was 21. It was acoustic song on the guitar and my band mates laughed! They know me; they had been out drinking beer with me and had seen me acting stupid so I couldn’t justify what I was singing. I then found conviction through street performance. You can write something with the right energy, which feeds to people to make their own message of it. Personally I do not listen to lyrics. I only ever really listen to the grove, the bass and the beat.
How do you feel about your upcoming tours?
Yeah, it’s cool. Australia is a small market and I am not up to date with the scene here. Not in a harsh way, but I am very much inspired by the UK scene and there needs to be more in Australia. The Artic Monkeys only got played like three years ago and only when it breaks America do Australia click onto the UK scene. The UK is the heart and soul, but people presume it’s America. I’m headlining a festival in Hungary and my name is above Massive Attack and Roni Size, which is huge. I just did a gig with Chase and Status too; the Europe scene is great as they are so into their Internet.
So what was your festival highlight this year Ben?
The one that I really love is in Canada. It is called the Shambala, and you will recognize the name as it is also UK based. It is like the Secret Garden Party in the UK, which is also my favourite. The family who own the site, do not farm anymore they allow the crowds in to build the stages but they never take it down so after 16 years, the stages are incredible. One stage – The Village is based on the Ewok village and it is amazing, built into the trees with wooden staircases. I can’t explain it, the sound system is unbelievable. The bass lines drop and you can barely see.
What tour do you have coming up? What is 2013 going to bring?
My plan is to record a new album, as that is well overdue. I am working on new tracks and plenty more festivals. I hit America this year, which is very cool as I had a little following over there. I want to chill a bit and spend a bit of time at home with my lady.
Thanks Ben!
Thursday 24th January 2013- HiFi, Brisbane
Friday 25th January 2013- HiFi, Melbourne
Saturday 26th January 2013-HiFi, Sydney
By Frankie Salt
Check out the BBMLive Dance Music Podcast mixed by So Called Scumbags
For a cheeky snippet of what to expect from the master of sound that is Dub FX check this amazing video below
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Luxury Private Picnic Experience – Observatory Hill
Hey Ben how are you?
I’m good mate thank you, how are you?
I’m cool thanks mate. All good! What are you up to?
My Friday and Saturday are the opposite of everyone, so I am just chilling tonight.
How has this year been for you?
This year has been intense. Eighty shows in five months from May until a month ago. My partner Flower Fairy and I roll with my best mate who is my manager. We go everywhere together and we all have our own little jobs. She cooks our nutritional meals. We do the jungle work out, which is for core body, which she leads. My best mate looks after the online and the business side of things, which works really well. This year has been intense as the first five years we spent in a van around Europe, and mostly working and chilling at our own pace. This is a different era now, not as gypsy as it was and when we do street performance, it is more to promote a show than anything.
What pushed you out of your band and into Europe?
I was a part of so many different projects before Europe. Reggae, Swing Jazz, Heavy Metal and then Funk and Hip-Hop, I also used to MC with House and D&B. But nothing ever felt like it was happening. I then wanted to move forward to bigger things, which I knew was over in Europe. I could have wasted away in Australia trying to make it and break with a label. I did the opposite to what everyone said and put everything into one basket. In Italy at my first stop in one day I would make $350, which was what I would make in a week in Australia. Then I landed into Manchester, which I knew through all the footy lads who liked beer over here in Australia! Manchester was the door to London so I tried to kick some dust up North. I played my tunes and people told me straight up, my tunes were too nice and not good. So it was so refreshing to hear. England is my favourite country for the music scene and the real people. I would be in the street and people would come up and ask if they could join and start making Grime beats and rap over the top – it changed my life there and then.
So England changed your life, how did things then develop?
Well I just learned so much from other people. I developed very quickly, through the party scene in Manchester and the free parties getting mashed in forests. I gained respect for the scene over there, which lead me to living in a van and travelling to Bristol with my lady. The culture really rubbed off on me.
How did you first discover your skills? Some of your videos have 16 million views, which is insane for an independent underground artist!
It comes from years and years of playing out. I learned to use reverb and delays and then from the age of 16 or 17, how to grow and experiment. This is why I started in a band as I learned so much. I stayed independent as I wanted to do what I wanted do. Unless you have sold Platinum, the label will try to control you as an artist. We would sell 40 records a day four times a day and so we were killing it. Without word of mouth and all of the time and effort working on the streets, I wouldn’t have this following. All of the fans shared the video, as it was good quality audio and image. It went bang as people were listening.
The power of Social Media is intense! Who influences and inspires you? Where do you find influence for your lyrics?
I guess a lot of things in life and people. My lyrics, like the ‘Love Someone’ video, I wrote those lyrics eight years ago when I was 21. It was acoustic song on the guitar and my band mates laughed! They know me; they had been out drinking beer with me and had seen me acting stupid so I couldn’t justify what I was singing. I then found conviction through street performance. You can write something with the right energy, which feeds to people to make their own message of it. Personally I do not listen to lyrics. I only ever really listen to the grove, the bass and the beat.
How do you feel about your upcoming tours?
Yeah, it’s cool. Australia is a small market and I am not up to date with the scene here. Not in a harsh way, but I am very much inspired by the UK scene and there needs to be more in Australia. The Artic Monkeys only got played like three years ago and only when it breaks America do Australia click onto the UK scene. The UK is the heart and soul, but people presume it’s America. I’m headlining a festival in Hungary and my name is above Massive Attack and Roni Size, which is huge. I just did a gig with Chase and Status too; the Europe scene is great as they are so into their Internet.
So what was your festival highlight this year Ben?
The one that I really love is in Canada. It is called the Shambala, and you will recognize the name as it is also UK based. It is like the Secret Garden Party in the UK, which is also my favourite. The family who own the site, do not farm anymore they allow the crowds in to build the stages but they never take it down so after 16 years, the stages are incredible. One stage – The Village is based on the Ewok village and it is amazing, built into the trees with wooden staircases. I can’t explain it, the sound system is unbelievable. The bass lines drop and you can barely see.
What tour do you have coming up? What is 2013 going to bring?
My plan is to record a new album, as that is well overdue. I am working on new tracks and plenty more festivals. I hit America this year, which is very cool as I had a little following over there. I want to chill a bit and spend a bit of time at home with my lady.
Thanks Ben!
Thursday 24th January 2013- HiFi, Brisbane
Friday 25th January 2013- HiFi, Melbourne
Saturday 26th January 2013-HiFi, Sydney
By Frankie Salt
Check out the BBMLive Dance Music Podcast mixed by So Called Scumbags
For a cheeky snippet of what to expect from the master of sound that is Dub FX check this amazing video below
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Luxury Private Picnic Experience – Observatory Hill
Hey Ben how are you?
I’m good mate thank you, how are you?
I’m cool thanks mate. All good! What are you up to?
My Friday and Saturday are the opposite of everyone, so I am just chilling tonight.
How has this year been for you?
This year has been intense. Eighty shows in five months from May until a month ago. My partner Flower Fairy and I roll with my best mate who is my manager. We go everywhere together and we all have our own little jobs. She cooks our nutritional meals. We do the jungle work out, which is for core body, which she leads. My best mate looks after the online and the business side of things, which works really well. This year has been intense as the first five years we spent in a van around Europe, and mostly working and chilling at our own pace. This is a different era now, not as gypsy as it was and when we do street performance, it is more to promote a show than anything.
What pushed you out of your band and into Europe?
I was a part of so many different projects before Europe. Reggae, Swing Jazz, Heavy Metal and then Funk and Hip-Hop, I also used to MC with House and D&B. But nothing ever felt like it was happening. I then wanted to move forward to bigger things, which I knew was over in Europe. I could have wasted away in Australia trying to make it and break with a label. I did the opposite to what everyone said and put everything into one basket. In Italy at my first stop in one day I would make $350, which was what I would make in a week in Australia. Then I landed into Manchester, which I knew through all the footy lads who liked beer over here in Australia! Manchester was the door to London so I tried to kick some dust up North. I played my tunes and people told me straight up, my tunes were too nice and not good. So it was so refreshing to hear. England is my favourite country for the music scene and the real people. I would be in the street and people would come up and ask if they could join and start making Grime beats and rap over the top – it changed my life there and then.
So England changed your life, how did things then develop?
Well I just learned so much from other people. I developed very quickly, through the party scene in Manchester and the free parties getting mashed in forests. I gained respect for the scene over there, which lead me to living in a van and travelling to Bristol with my lady. The culture really rubbed off on me.
How did you first discover your skills? Some of your videos have 16 million views, which is insane for an independent underground artist!
It comes from years and years of playing out. I learned to use reverb and delays and then from the age of 16 or 17, how to grow and experiment. This is why I started in a band as I learned so much. I stayed independent as I wanted to do what I wanted do. Unless you have sold Platinum, the label will try to control you as an artist. We would sell 40 records a day four times a day and so we were killing it. Without word of mouth and all of the time and effort working on the streets, I wouldn’t have this following. All of the fans shared the video, as it was good quality audio and image. It went bang as people were listening.
The power of Social Media is intense! Who influences and inspires you? Where do you find influence for your lyrics?
I guess a lot of things in life and people. My lyrics, like the ‘Love Someone’ video, I wrote those lyrics eight years ago when I was 21. It was acoustic song on the guitar and my band mates laughed! They know me; they had been out drinking beer with me and had seen me acting stupid so I couldn’t justify what I was singing. I then found conviction through street performance. You can write something with the right energy, which feeds to people to make their own message of it. Personally I do not listen to lyrics. I only ever really listen to the grove, the bass and the beat.
How do you feel about your upcoming tours?
Yeah, it’s cool. Australia is a small market and I am not up to date with the scene here. Not in a harsh way, but I am very much inspired by the UK scene and there needs to be more in Australia. The Artic Monkeys only got played like three years ago and only when it breaks America do Australia click onto the UK scene. The UK is the heart and soul, but people presume it’s America. I’m headlining a festival in Hungary and my name is above Massive Attack and Roni Size, which is huge. I just did a gig with Chase and Status too; the Europe scene is great as they are so into their Internet.
So what was your festival highlight this year Ben?
The one that I really love is in Canada. It is called the Shambala, and you will recognize the name as it is also UK based. It is like the Secret Garden Party in the UK, which is also my favourite. The family who own the site, do not farm anymore they allow the crowds in to build the stages but they never take it down so after 16 years, the stages are incredible. One stage – The Village is based on the Ewok village and it is amazing, built into the trees with wooden staircases. I can’t explain it, the sound system is unbelievable. The bass lines drop and you can barely see.
What tour do you have coming up? What is 2013 going to bring?
My plan is to record a new album, as that is well overdue. I am working on new tracks and plenty more festivals. I hit America this year, which is very cool as I had a little following over there. I want to chill a bit and spend a bit of time at home with my lady.
Thanks Ben!
Thursday 24th January 2013- HiFi, Brisbane
Friday 25th January 2013- HiFi, Melbourne
Saturday 26th January 2013-HiFi, Sydney
By Frankie Salt
Check out the BBMLive Dance Music Podcast mixed by So Called Scumbags
For a cheeky snippet of what to expect from the master of sound that is Dub FX check this amazing video below
