We are mad blessed to have Dawn Laird the master wordsmith (and producer) from Newcastle joining us for this one. Also on board is Sydney Beaybox legend Lc Beats and Blue Mountains young gun O-Menace.Platterpush and Codeks (Down Under Beats) will be spinning that ol Boom Bap throughout the night.

---------------------------DAWN LAIRD---------------------------------
A rapper and producer from Newcastle, Dawn Laird is inspired by the likes of Run The Jewels, Erykah Badu, Horrorshow and Georgia Anne Muldrow. Her first single ‘Eva’ saw her enter the national scene in 2013. The lo-fi, piano heavy monologue was well received on Triple J Unearthed and nationwide community radio. Her follow up single 'Mel Blanc (I’m Fucked)' went on to receive similar praise for its clever wordplay and humorous perspective on self-destruction. Following the release of her 2015 3 track EP ‘Third Circle Raps’, Dawn has been working on her sophomore EP ‘Doreen’, set for release in 2017. The success of the first and second singles from ‘Doreen’, titled ‘Atlas’ and ‘Sandworms’, met with her uninhibited delivery, production, and charismatic live presence have gained Dawn what is now a devoted and substantial following and seen her open for Urthboy, Mantra, The Last Kinection, Dylan Joel, Coda Conduct, Mathas and more. In 2016, Dawn was included in Michelle Grace Hunder and Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore’s ‘Her Sound, Her Story’ portrait series of women in Australian music and also named one of the top 5 Newcastle artists to watch in 2017 by NewcastleLive. Download 'Third Circle Raps' free from www.dawnlaird.bandcamp.com
 

-----------------------------About LC Beats---------------------------
After attending a beatbox workshop at the age of 15 with Hip Hop artist Morganics, LC went on to perform regularly during Youth week in Sydney. Some of his performance achievements include: Redbull X Fighters World Final at Cockatoo Island Sydney, State of Origin Rugby League game at Olympic Park & Sydney Festival opening night at Hyde Park.

In 2013, he hosted the Australian beatbox championships at Olympic Park.

This Australia Day, he facilitated a beatbox workshop for kids through the Marrickville Council. He has also taught beatboxing workshops to acting students at NIDA, Sydney.

Recently, he was invited to take part in the Short and Sweet Dance Festival, where he worked closely with contemporary dancer Jay Bailey. He composed and performed the soundtrack to a live Dance piece called Jay Bird. The piece was highly successful, and was performed at the Gala night at New Theatre in Sydney.

Tickets: FREE ENTRY