
Tony Touch – Rescheduled Show Confirmed
Tony Touch – Rescheduled Show Confirmed Hip Hop icon Tony Touch has ben confirmed to appear at the Espy on Friday 28th September 2012 after his cancellation a few months back.
Tony Touch began as a B-Boy during the rap music renaissance era of the early ’80s. Heavily influenced by pioneers like the Rock Steady Crew, Grandmaster Flash, Red Alert,’Little’ Louie Vega, and Jam Master Jay, he quickly shifted his interests towards the turntables. He is a true innovator; he has sold over a million records worldwide and has revolutionised the DJ game over and over.
Tony Touch is known for his legendary mix tapes like the original 50 MCs parts 1, 2 and 3. Included in this series are some of the hottest artists in the game such as KRS ONE, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Wyklef, M.O.P, Big L, Mos Def and many more all coming together for one collective piece. This, along with the countless other mix tapes, Tony became recognized in the streets and industry as the real ‘Mix Tape King’.
Tony then evolved his mix tapes to record releases. In 2000, ‘The Piece Maker’ was released on Tommy Boy records, sold over 400,000 units worldwide and featured legendary artists like Big Pun, Cypress Hill, Wu Tang Clan, Busta Rhymes, Eminem, Gang Starr, and much more. Since then, Tony Touch has released the ‘Piece Maker 2’ which also had an all-star line up with features such as P. Diddy, Fat Joe, Sean Paul, Snoop Dog and even the legendary Ruben Blades. This C.E.O/Artist/Producer is now currently working on his 7th commercial release titled ‘The Piece Maker 3: Return of the 50 MCs’ and is expected to make history once again.
Come and suss him out. Free Entry!
What: Tony Touch Live
When: Friday 28th September 2012
Where: The Epsy, Melbourne
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