Born and raised in Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia and relatively isolated from Hip-Hop culture, M-Phazes has carved a place for himself among Australia's Hip-Hop elite and is undeniably responsible for putting Gold Coast Hip-Hop on the map.
His style is best described as a combination of Neo-Soul & Boom Bap with a modern twist. Drawing inspiration from producers like J Dilla, DJ Premier & Kanye West, M-Phazes has forged an original sound that is uniquely his own. As soon as the beat drops, you know it another M-Phazes classic.
With 9 years of production work under his belt and over 50 releases all over the world, M-Phazes has moved from strength to strength. Landing his first serious release on Supastition's "Chain Letters" years ago and most recently remixing the entire Bliss n Eso "Day Of The Dog" album, M-Phazes seems unstoppable. His discography reads like a who's who of underground US Hip-Hop and with joints alongside Royce Da 5'9" & (Big) Phrase it would appear that it is going to be exciting for this Gold Coast native.
13th Son is a Sydney MC with 9 years of experience under his belt. Previously part of 3-man outfit Fathom, 13th son has appeared on the Australian hip-hop compilation Home Brews vol. 2 (released through Mds) and the independant compilation Basic Equipment, the companion to the ABC TV documentary of the same name. He has also released a tape with Fathom in 1997 that is still regarded as ahead of it's time. 13th Son has also supported US acts DJ Disk, Mystic Journeymen, Latyrx, Blackalicious, Moka Only, Souls of Mischief and Ugly Duckling. His new "Always"EP is the first solo outing and is the result of a collaboration with Celsius MC and Producer Sereck and is the fourth release from Sereck's independant label, Basic Equipment. 13th Son has also recently collaborated with Sydney MC Macross Matrix for a track titled "A Walk in the Park" which is featured on the CD-ROM available with issue 2, vo. 2 of Australian publication Stealth magazine.