mixy

I am 22 years old from Peterborough, I have been a hip-hop mc since I was about 13 and I take it very seriously. I started writing and performing at school doing shows at the end of year cabaret, soon after I managed to get a weekly slot at a local nappy night. When I was 15 I attracted attention from a London based company called Fat Face Records with whom I have recorded a album under the name so – t. Also with fat face some of the tracks got good reviews in D.J, Touch, I.D.J and Jockey Slut magazines late 2002 and early 2003. Fat Face still have the album but I am free to do my own thing. A few years on I started performing on the open mic at hip hop nights in Peterborough and Darby, I have won in each city and I take part in battles when I get the chance. I began to have a lot more to do with my local hip hop night ‘The Throwdown’ built up a small reputation and even started hosting many of the nights. I have also performed and had other involvement in numerous drum and bass nights in and around Peterborough, mainly on request of friends, I prefer rhyming over hip hop as it allows me to express myself more. I currently organize and run (with a few good people) a hip hop and drum an bass night in Peterborough called ‘Locality’ where we offer some of the city’s finest D.J’s Street Artists, Break Dancers, Beat Boxers and M.C’s. We have had guest performances from many newly established artists in the surrounding areas, we always draw a good crowd and bring a good vibe. I was recently given studio time by the drinksense campaign to record one of my tracks covering many angles of binge drinking, so recently in fact that at this stage I cannot yet say what will be done with it. I am always focused on my music, I have a supported ‘Scroobius Pip’ and have been given a slot to perform at the ‘Grass Roots’ festival this year, and i just did a colabrative set with mc's a singer a guitarist and beatboxer at city roots festival. I am currently working on many projects with other M.C’s, Singers, Beat Boxers, D.J’s and Bands. I have worked on a few tracks with a group called the battery apple trees who’s album will be finished very soon. I pride myself on talking about real things that people can relate to, I hate the stereotype that hip hop is all about guns, money and women so I aim to change peoples opinions. I can write about anything I know about, I was recently given a beat called ‘The Balfour Boogie’ so I did a lot of research and managed to write the whole track about Arthur James Balfour, it is proving to be very popular and educational. Also i am working with peterboroughs poet laurete to create a performance linking poetry to modern day music which is to be performed at the summer sunday festival in Leicester, we are 1 of the 4 acts commisioned out of 90 that applied. I really enjoy writing word play with hints of comedy; I have just finished a track I call ‘learn to count to 50 with Mixy’, which is the best part of 8 minuets long but very entertaining. As I have been writing and performing for so long I have covered many subjects in my songs so I am looking for new ways of writing tracks, most recent I have finished a track I call ‘WATch YOUre SAYINgs’ where I improvise a well known saying in every two lines. I also have tracks about the effects of alcohol and smoking and selling weed, i have deep tracks for x girlfriends and family issues, also I have just finished a very personal one for two very good friends of mine that have just got married, if there is anything particular you would like a song about I am sure I could put it together. im taking every musical oppertunity i get so if anyone want's to work on some track's let me kno!! any style you like it's all about doin something new an different! an all producers that like what they hear get at me!! ALWAYS NEED BEATS!!! at the moment i am working on colabrative material with 3 other mc's 1 of which is also a producer/beat boxer/ guitarise/so on so on so on! Big G, Compton Sparks and Flipz! (flo motion) check my top friend Big G Productionsif you got the time check out my vid's there's a few on the front of my page but the other 2 you gotta click vid's next to where it say's pic's,, do it!!!