The incredible M-Phazes is gracing the stage this Sunday of the Queens Birthday Long weekend at Spectrum as part of the big Come Together afterparty.

To avoid missing out pick up your presale from moshtix.

Check his interview in this week’s Brag:

1. Growing Up
My father owned a Mexican restaurant as I was growing up, he would play lots of Cat Steven’s and Niel Diamond and I remember helping him clean the joint during the day and I would turn the music up, all the time, louder, and louder. Mum wasn’t a musical person, she liked the Gypsy Kings and Kenny G, typical mum music, Dad played guitar though, but I didn’t grow up in a musical household so to speak. I think I first heard hip-hop on rage and was amazed by how it sounded, my parents were always supportive of what I wanted to listen to but they weren’t too cool with NWA and Ice T, who were big back then. I would dub tapes off my friends and listen to them quietly in my room so my mum couldn’t hear, but they ended up not caring too much.

2. Inspirations
My inspirations have been groups like RUN DMC, De La Soul, Public Enemy, NWA, J-dilla is probably my biggest inspiration production wise. The groups I got into early on, it was a mix of the raw energy, music and how they carried themselves which made me fall in love with the style of music. It was different, didn’t conform to any standard in pop music. I went through the whole baggy pants, trying to act like I was from Brooklyn, but I think the more you learn and grow, the more you realize its about being yourself.

3. You
I’m a hip hop producer, originally from the Gold Coast in QLD, currently residing in Melbourne. I was in a rap group called Trace Elements, we parted ways a while back but I’m still good mates with the other guys. I don’t really have a crew, I have a bunch of good friends in Melbourne I work with a lot, Phrase and Illy being the main ones. Some would call me the loan wolf, sort of like Will Farrell

4. The Music You Make/Play
I don’t think I have a particular style, not now anyway. I try different things all the time and try not to limit myself. My main work has been with various artists including Supastition, Kenn Starr, Muneshine and a lot of underground artists. Some bigger names I have worked with include Pharoahe Monch, Amerie, Trey Songz, M.O.P, Masta Ace and a few others. I also have an Album out with all Aussie mc’s, Drapht, Phrase, Illy, Pegz, Delta and a heap more are on there.

5. Music, Right Here, Right Now
I like where the music scene is at the moment in Australia. Hip-hop still gets overlooked by the big wigs in the industry but all in all we are in a much better place than 5 years ago. I recently finished touring with Illy as his DJ and we did the Groovin’ The Moo tour, along side Silverchair, Miami Horror, Grinspoon, Funkoars, Lisa Mitchell. I made sure I checked out most of the groups playing and they were all amazing, standouts for me were Grinspoon and Miami Horror.

Where Spectrum
When Sunday Long Weekend 13 June 8pm
With Joyride Sound System and Mailer Daemon Sound System it’s also the Come Together After Party!
Cost: $12 moshtix or $15 on the door