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Emcee Red
Genre: Hip Hop
Region: Perth, WA
Members: Emcee Red - Vocals, DJ Impulse - Decks and Production
Influences: Funkoars, Hilltop Hoods, Eminem
Artist Website: www.emceered.com

Unearthed Artists We Like: Big Dave , FreekStyles , Down the Kings , Mind Over Matter


For childhood friends, vocalist/songwriter Courtney Nelli (Emcee Red) and producer and DJ, Ben Thomson (DJ Impulse), it's always been about a passion and love for music. The duo met at primary school in Perth, Western Australia and found a mutual interest in the creation of songwriting and music - frequently remixing songs with their own lyrics and experimenting with various musical instruments and software. It was during the school years that they found a particular affinity towards hip-hop, inspired through the works of artists such as Hilltop Hoods, Eminem and a heap more artists.

Although creating a few songs here and there in a bit of experimentation, it was not until 2008 that the duo took their hobby more seriously. Their first release, "Fight Night" was well received through audiences in Perth as well as the Australian hip-hop community. Through the encouragement of well-known identities in the Australian hip-hop community, the duo got straight to work in creating material towards their first release, the EP "State to State", featuring artists such as Porsah-Laine, a respected singer/songwriter within the hip-hop community and Daniel Ray.

As well as performing for various parties and small gigs, their big break came in June 2009 when they became the opening act for Motley, a well-known UK hip-hop artist, on the WA leg of his "Burches Know" tour. The group performed to a hip-hop hungry crowd in Perth and blew the roof off with their unique sound - a fusion of epic orchestral strings, brass and percussion, strong basslines and solid drum beats with a healthy dose of Emcee Red's powerful rapping. Since then the duo has performed on various television show's such as Channel 7's Telethon and The Couch on Foxtel's channel Aurora.

The pair continues to perform at various gigs and functions throughout WA and will be dropping their EP, "State to State", on November 27th with events planned Australia-wide shortly afterwards. It will be a big 2009 and 2010 for Emcee Red, so be sure to keep an ear out.

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Fight Night
rating:  5/5
this gets me in the mude to smash a cunt. dope shit




Australian's Call
rating:  5/5
extremley dope. deffintly copping a cd.
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This project is supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Music Board Section.