Artist:ALI THE GREAT

ALI the GREAT is a beat-maker and songwriter who creates music which fuses the east and west. He is currently based in Brisbane, Australia but originally from Toronto, Canada. Since arriving to Australia in 2012 he has been actively creating music. In 2015 his solo project titled ‘EARTH’ was released via Green Chimneys Records and included guest appearances from Midas.Gold and Gallu$. The lead single from this project, ‘Trophy’ received Triple J play and the video was nominated for a 2016 Queensland Music Award (QMA) under the urban category. As a member of the Astro Travellers, he won the 2016 urban QMA alongside the group, and shortly thereafter they were the 2016 recipient of the coveted Hilltop Hoods Initiative Award. In 2016 ALI also independently released a follow up to 'EARTH' titled 'MANGO'. While the project was released with no promotion, it received attention from 4ZZZ. A review from the station compared the sound to the likes of the RZA, MF DOOM and Company Flow. (see ...