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The Chop

  • Play Bar 72 Campbell St Surry Hills, NSW, 2010 Australia (map)

Headlining this months session Prolifik The Gifted with an album preview & live set, Dj Cost Nsw Australian DMC DJ Championships and WAX WARS runner up with a special instrumental set and showcase, plus Hazy (Live) with Raine Supreme & Benny Hinn with the choice cuts.

FRESH BEATS

***PROLIFIK THE GIFTED***
Bringing the A grade beat to the chopping board ‘Prolifik The Gifted’ is a Sydney based Electronic Music Producer and DJ. With over 8 years of experience making beats and rocking turntables, he also has a Bachelor of Audio Engineering under his belt, studying at internationally known SAE College Sydney. Working and collaborating with various local artists in his home studio, Prolifik is the producer and DJ for the sounds of ‘High Noon’, ‘Broken Thought Theory’ and ‘BUSTACAP’. From gritty Boom Bap, to bass driven Trap, Prolifik definitely has his own unique sound.
soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/prolifikproductions

***DJ COST***
DJ Cost started djing close to ten years ago and has been a dedicated student to the art of turntablism ever since. Heavily involved in the local hip hop scene for years. Dj for P.Smurf and Cooking with Caustic and tour Dj for a number of acts including Joe New & Ozi Batla. Dj Cost has recorded studio cuts for a number of artists including Thundamentals and Daily Meds. He earned second place in his first Dj battle at the 2013 NSW DMC Competition as well as 2014 Wax Wars 

***HAZY***
Hazy is Sydney based music producer, songwriter and DJ. Hazy is known for his cutting edge beats, A sort of Trap/Electronic meets Dub/Hip-Hop.. His sound has been described as sometimes manic, with multi layering instruments. Hazy is an innovator of modern day sound.
https://soundcloud.com/hazy-12

CHOICE CUTS

***RAINE SUPREME***
Raine Supreme has quickly become the go-to DJ for all things Hip Hop, soul and funk. He regularly plays all around Sydney, and has held residencies at the most frequented concert venues, bars & clubs.
His incredibly vast catalogue of music, and innate ability to remember small details about each of the releases, has earned him the title of Mr. Encyclopedia of Music. Already he has shared the stage with some big names including, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Pharoahe Monch, De La Soul, Charlie 2na, Apollo Brown, Def Wish Cast, Dj-JS1 (Rock Steady Crew), Boogie Blind (The X-Ecutioners), Afrika Bambaataa, Dj Suspect, Blak Twang, Dj MK, @peace and many more. As well as being an audio enthusiast, he also extends his love for music into the video realm, both as a solo artist and as apart of his AVDJ duo, NTSC, which sees him team with Sydney visual veteran, VJ Spook. Raine Supreme also throws his promoter hat on, working under the banner of HomeyDontPlayDat, and has been behind some incredible events in Sydney such as the 2013 DMC NSW Finals, Destino @ The Abercrombie, Soul Shaker @ The Newtown Hotel and more!
https://soundcloud.com/rainesupreme

***BENNY HINN***
Benny Hinn (Daniel Robertson) began spinnin’ vinyl back in 01′ playing a range of phat funky house and some chunky big assed broken beats for the masses… Although now only 34, the Hinns has played at some of the finer establishments, parties and festivals around Sydney, Melbourne, Cairns, Spain, Wollongong and the South coast, gaining a rep az a bit of a party starter and one with some def skillz, finesse and sheer artistry on a pair of 1200s.
The Hinn has also toured with the MOS Label for an Annual release and has supported many artists such as, The Stanton Warriors, Freq Nasty, Krafty Kuts, A.Skillz, Jay Jay, Sneaky Sound System, The Resin Dogs, Katalyst, Sarah Love, Shortee Blitz, Frenzie, Total Eclipse, Mr. Doris, Cool Hand Luke, Normski, DJ Katch, DJ A.$.K, DJ KC, Edseven, Inkswel, Omegaman, Busta, Koolism, [love] Tattoo, Mark Dynamix, Ajax [RIP], Bang Gang, Goodwill, Alex Taylor, Funktrust, Purple Sneaker DJs + many many more…
Benny has also been dipping into a little production here and there with a few little mashes and beats all up on his soundcloud page.
His latest venture has been building and establishing PLAY BAR SYDNEY. After drawing inspiration from his last stint in Melbourne and meeting his partner & co-owner Sarah, the two worked hard to build what they hope to be for many years to come, an institution that brings decent music into Surry Hills Sydney. He has programmed every bit of music that has come through the venue and supported a huge range of hiphop, breakbeat DJs and just awesome beat-makers and producers both local and abroad…
https://soundcloud.com/bennyhinn

***THE CHOP***
The Chop is a night being held at Play bar in Sydney’s design, music and fashion hub of Surry Hills on a monthly basis. The Chop is an evening dedicated to showcasing the talents of up and coming, as well as already established beat makers/producers. The call has been sent out to all bedroom bangers, mpc masters, beat junkies and production prodigies to bring their finest cuts of A grade beat and they have answered with cleavers in tow.

All performances will be live and butchered to order for your audio taste buds.
Along with show casing these talented artists, The Chop will be supported by some of Sydney’s finest DJ’s. They will spinning the most mouth watering assortment of funk, soul, boogie and hip hop to accompany these talented purveyors of cold cuts and dope beats.

Play bar is an underground urban speak easy in Surry Hills frequented by everyone from corporate city slickers looking for a street style getaway to the cool kids of inner Sydney, which makes it the perfect venue for The Chop.
This is a free event designed to promote the little known beat scene in Sydney and it is well worth stepping into this musical meat market to see the range of produce.
Falling off the bone this July.

If interested 
Please send track demo's or previous sets to thechopbeats@gmail.com
please include,
Real name and alias:
Contact information:
Gear uses (hardware/software) and gear intended to use in a live set:
A short description of intended live set.

Free Entry. first come, first served.

Earlier Event: July 23
Crate Digger Thursdays
Later Event: July 25
Earl Sweatshirt