Beers Beats & The Biz

Ep. 39 - Take A Charnce featuring Simplex We are honoured to be joined by a legend of local hip hop this week and one quarter of Adelaide’s Terra Firma; Simplex joins us for the 39th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. Now calling Brisbane home, we chart Simmo’s come up, from the mid 90’s formation of Terra Firma and Certified Wise in the southern suburbs of Adelaide to their eventual dominance...

Episode 38. The Lostralian, Part 1 featuring Delta It is a definite honour to be joined by Adelaide’s own, Delta for the 38th installment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. This is Part 1 of our epic sit-down with Delta, in this episode we go from his childhood in Adelaide discovering hip hop and on through the creation of his debut classic, The Lostralian. We talk about his studies in philosophy, travel,...

Episode 37. From Concept to Creation featuring Ben Funnell of April77 Creative We are honoured to be joined by Ben Funnell, creative director for April77 Creative for this week’s installment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. We caught Ben live via Skype from his Newtown offices in Sydney and broke down design, branding, creativity and crafting art for some of the local scenes biggest releases. We talk ab...

Episode 36. A Man of a Million Noises featuring Tom Thum We are stoked to be joined for the 36th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz by the human orchestra himself, Tom Thum. We caught Tom in-between international gigs for a cracker of a conversation that spans his entire career, from graffiti to travelling the globe, to TED talks and making the music with his mouth. From his early days growing u...

Episode 35. Boomtown.. Represent, Represent! featuring The Optimen It’s an honour to be joined by K-West, Samsonite and DJ Damage of The Optimen for the 35th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. From their early incarnations gigging around Brisbane to the formation of The Optimen and on to where they’re all at now across various states and continents, this is a dope episode. We talk the come-up,...

Episode 34. Straight Up And Down featuring Hau Latukefu It’s an honour to be joined by the one and only Hau Latukefu for this, the 34th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. We caught Hau between his numerous engagements for Brisbane’s Big Sound festival and proceeded to break down the come-up with someone that has lived the culture. From his early days growing up Tongan in the ACT, to forming Koo...

Episode 33. Because I Thought it was Funny feat. Billy Bunks We are honoured to be joined by the one and only, Billy Bunks for the 33rd instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. A multifaceted human of many and varied talents, we are joined by the most reclusive of goons for a cracker of an episode. >From his early days in Tasmania through to moving over to the mainland, starting a rap career and on t...

Ep. 32 - All Hail The Queen featuring DJ Krisy and Madhat It’s our first birthday and it’s an honour to be joined by the legendary DJ Krisy and MC Madhat for the 32nd instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. This episode is a journey from hip hop’s earliest days in Australia with two people that were at the forefront of it, from breaking to graffiti and on to radio and live shows. Krisy started break...

Episode 31. The Q&A featuring Jake, Travis and Insideus We thought we’d do something different and answer your questions for this, the 31st instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. Are we going to film each episode? Who have been our favourite guests? Who are we hoping to have on the show? What do we think of the scene? We tell a few stories, talk a bit of shit, get blazed and answer these questions...

Episode 30. Imagination’s the Only Element ft. Raph Boogie It’s an honour to be joined by the busy and always industrious, Raph Boogie for the 30th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. We caught a couple of hours with the man in lead up to him flipping burgers for 24 hours at his Brunswick locale, Beatbox Kitchen - all in the name of charity. Raph Boogie is an inspiration. As an MC in groups Azwa...

Episode 29. Zanni-phobia featuring Kerser and Jay UF We are stoked to be joined by Campbelltown’s own, Kerser and Jay UF for the 29th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. In this episode, we go back to their early days and where hip hop and making music begins and then chart Kers and Jay’s journey from battling, recording and on to fortune, fame and success. Honest, humble and often hilarious, Ke...

Episode 28. Who Is Josh Davis?! Featuring Heath Kerr aka Heata HG We are honoured to be joined by Heata of the Hired Goons for the 28th episode of Beers, Beats & The Biz. After a big night spinning Northern Soul in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, we had Heata come down The Shire studios and talk what it is in regards to music, film and being passionate about both. Heata is a collector from birth that...

Episode 27. The Art of Persistence and Consistency featuring Ciecmate It was an honour to be joined by Ciecmate of Broken Tooth Entertainment and the Hired Goons for the 27th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. MC, producer, studio engineer, writer, label head and founder - In case you need reminding, Ciecers has achieved more in his career than many can only dream of. We take it back to the sto...

Episode 26. Bedraggled Plankton featuring Tornts We are honoured to be joined by the one and only, Tornts for this, the 26th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. We caught the Melbourne stalwart via Skype from the sunny tropics of Fiji, and proceeded to do the knowledge on one of the countries longest-standing and most prolific and original hip hop artists. From his early days as a member of Impr...

Episode 25. Leaders of the New School featuring Kharniclassix and Mr. Muscles of Posseshot It’s an honour to be joined by Kharniclassix and Mr Muscles of Posseshot for the 25th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. Fresh off the Brisbane leg of the Apocalypse Tour, we had Kharni and Muscles join us at The Shire studios for a cracker of an episode. We talk everything from the dark web to the dank w...

Episode 24. Move the Crowd featuring DJ Shan Frenzie We are honoured to be joined by DJ Shan Frenzie for the 24th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. From DJing and producing to rapping, writing, radio and podcasting, Shan’s contributions to culture in this country far exceed that of your average person. Growing up the son of a prominent rock guitarist, we chart Shan’s early experiences discover...

Episode 23. “My Bad...” featuring Discourse We are stoked to be joined by Crate Cartel’s, Discourse for the 23rd instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. DJ, producer, designer, videographer, label head, world traveler and coordinator of creativity - we catch up with Discourse to talk all that and more. From his early days discovering hip hop and designing album covers for Nuff Said while still in sc...

Ep. 22 - Give The Drummer Some Ft Plutonic Lab We are honoured to be joined by Plutonic Lab for the 22nd instalment of Beers, Beats and The Biz. From Nuff Said Recordings, through the glory years of Obese Records and on to Golden Era, we chart the rise of Australian hip hop culture’s preeminent musician. We talk early groups The Macronauts and Madlock, we talk working on Rock Da City and Lonewolf,...

Episode 21. We’re Back: Soul, Sneakers and S950’s With Seany B After an extended hiatus we are honoured to be back up in your earholes with the one and only Seany B. This episode is a relaxed and sprawling discussion that takes us from the council flats of Prahran, to the airwaves of Cairns and on to the clubs and studios of Brisbane. Sean’s legacy is cemented in his contributions to rapping, prod...

Episode 20. Making every sound more Def with Jigzaw Geoff aka Blunted Stylus We were stoked to have Jigzaw join us for the 20th episode of Beers, Beats & The Biz. This episode is a journey from the late 70’s up to now with one of the earliest writers, breaker, digger and producer Brisbane birthed. A forefather of culture, Geoff takes us back to painting Brisbane’s first pieces, and on through his...

Episode 19: It’s All About Flow. ft Trem It’s an honour to be joined by Lyrical Commission’s own - and Unkut Recordings head-honcho - Trem for the 19th episode of Beers Beats & The Biz. The following 3hrs is only the first part, and it’s an epic journey out the boondocks of Geelong and on to the Melbourne, Lyrical Commission dominated through the 2000’s. In part 1, we stop just short of his long a...

“Rebel is a hoe..” featuring Tash One It’s the 18th episode of Beers, Beats & The Biz and we are super excited to be joined by the Queen, MC Tash for another monumental episode. It’s important we recognise and realise the impact woman have had on contemporary hip hop culture in Australia, and this week we do exactly that with a true renaissance woman. This episode is epic and Tash is funny, engagi...

Episode 17. A True Aussie Icon featuring Reason. It’s an honour and a privilege to be joined by Reason for the second instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz in 2019. We’ve spoken in the past on the famed Formula cassette, but one of Reason’s appearances on the tape sums this episode up, “check ya history books we’re on the first few pages..” Reason is an icon of the culture and it was an honour for...

It’s our first episode back for season 2 and we are honoured to be joined by Len One for episode 16 of Beers, Beats and The Biz. This episode is packed! We begin with the ethos behind Len’s new project - alongside Chubbs and Hams - the imprint; Milesago Music and from there we go everywhere. From Len’s teenage years spent in Melbourne as a member of RFK and his early influences, to his move to Bri...

Beers Beats & The Biz 2018 Recap. Brought To You By The Beers Beats & The Biz Team Jake Biz Travis Broi Insideus