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4Higher (Pest5)

it's 4Higher the Pest Fiver!

About Me


Jonny MC 4Higher is a solo lyricist and producer originally from Christchurch, now based in central Auckland. This rapper defies kiwi hip-hop stylistic stereotypes in rhyme and beats, coming with original new school flavours through to ragga and dancehall.He is a founding director of Disruptiv Ltd., and is renowned as a graffiti artist under the alias Pest5. His unique gangster-romantic style of graff has made him in popular demand for his murals, logo designs, tattoo designs and canvas paintings.4Higher is also label manager of independent label Disruptiv Music, which includes DJ Penfold, Young Mega, Potheads, Maia Rata, and Zone1 on it's roster.At present, he is continuing to produce and record original material and is executive producing Maia Rata's forthcoming debut album. 4Higher has performed at gigs too numerous too mention up and down Aotearoa since first picking up the mic in 1998.Jonny has worked extensively in a professional capacity as an event manager and promoter, artist manager, artist and designer, and has worked professionally running workshops on graffiti art.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/2/2006
Band Website: disruptiv.com
Band Members: me!
Influences: dancehall and reggaeton, southern US hip-hop, Dipset
Sounds Like: click on a thumbnail to see my graf :)

Record Label: Disruptiv Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Its so good

Hey hey!  Been a bit slack on my myspace blogging, but there is plenty of things to report... www.disruptiv.com is back up and running, go there to see whats really good with us and for all the n...
Posted by 4Higher (Pest5) on Wed, 07 May 2008 05:33:00 PST

its a brave nu yeah

... and so i stopped smoking (ciggies AND weed) on nu years day and i feel so strange! but motivated.  so, the nu Disruptiv website will be up by end of the month, and i'm gettin crackin on my so...
Posted by 4Higher (Pest5) on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:56:00 PST

tick tick tick...

the end of the year is fast approaching... yay summer time! Party season too, he he...Grey Lynn Fest is tomorrow, "Easy" are playin on the mainstage at 11:45am, chur... there's a rock'n'roll poster ar...
Posted by 4Higher (Pest5) on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:41:00 PST

now what?

so another huge event is done, thanks to everyone who supported Battle Cry!  it was massive and awesome as expected, congrats to our winners Flesh Maze and Future Funk. So whats next? well there'...
Posted by 4Higher (Pest5) on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:55:00 PST

party like a rock star!

work, party, work, party... yet i never get sick of it!  a painted a crazy script-style piece yesterday but was unfortunately too hung over to give it enuf love... shouts out to GREY and PHAT1 wh...
Posted by 4Higher (Pest5) on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:58:00 PST

so trill!

eh yo, what it is?what a crazy time, gearing up for our big breaking event "Battle Cry" on oct 27... this year its gonna be huge!  also organising a dance perfomance show on oct 6 which is going ...
Posted by 4Higher (Pest5) on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:50:00 PST

the light

what it do, seems to be some light shining thru my clouds cos check it, i got one of my new tracks off  Zone... its about the changes Disruptiv Music been thru this year, crisis mean opportunity ...
Posted by 4Higher (Pest5) on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:25:00 PST

Dark skies

despite all the goings-on wif Disruptiv Music, Disruptiv TV, the Up There Arts gallery and all my other adventures, i been walking around with my head in a cloud... and not my usual blissful daydreamy...
Posted by 4Higher (Pest5) on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:48:00 PST

what's new?

its a slow work day so time for a blog entry..the old disrupt gallery space is reopen under a new name, "Up There Arts". its at 145 k road in auckland, i'm there monday to saturday so come up and give...
Posted by 4Higher (Pest5) on Wed, 30 May 2007 09:41:00 PST

the end of the beginning

whats up with Disruptiv? is it closing? these are questions i hear every day.if you're curious to know whats going on, basically Disrupt Gallery is closing, we are losing a few staff but everything is...
Posted by 4Higher (Pest5) on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:29:00 PST