Pez (musician)

MC Pez
Birth name Perry Chapman
Also known as Pez
P-Easy
Born May 3, 1984 (1984-05-03) (age 27)
Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres Hip hop
Labels Soulmate Records
Associated acts Forthwrite, 360, Seth Sentry
Website MySpace webpage

Pez (born Perry Chapman) is a Hip-hop MC from Melbourne, Australia. He attended Kew High School in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. His debut album, A Mind Of My Own peaked at #19 on the ARIA Urban album charts.

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Biography

Pez's debut album, A Mind Of My Own, was produced by Matik,(DEKAH1) with contributions from members of TZU, The Cat Empire and Blue King Brown. It was released on 4 October 2008 by Soulmate Records (distributed by Inertia)[1] and peaked at #19 on the ARIA Urban Album charts[2] and #8 on the AIR album charts.[3] The single "The Festival Song" peaked at #14 on the ARIA Australian Singles charts[4] and #1 on the AIR singles charts.[3]

Pez appeared for the first time in a Triple J Hottest 100 with one entry in the 2008 countdown; "The Festival Song" at number 7.

Pez has appeared onstage alongside US hip-hop stars Atmosphere, Mix Master Mike, Peanut Butter Wolf, Vanilla Ice, Lupe Fiasco, Brother Ali, Akrobatik, and Australian artists TZU, Muph & Plutonic, Drapht, Bliss n Eso and Illzilla.

On 11 May 2009 "These Days 2009", a reworked version of album track "These Days" featuring vocals by Hailey Cramer (Blue King Brown),[5] aired for the first time, on Triple J.[6] A special edition of A Mind Of My Own was released on 6 June 2009 with two new songs: "These Days 2009" and "Ain’t Got Time" (Automatik Remix) featuring Dukes Of Windsor and Seth Sentry; two videos: 'The making of "These Days 2009"' and "The Festival Song" music video and new cover art.[7]

At the fourth annual AIR Awards held on 22 November 2009 Pez won 'Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album' for A Mind Of My Own.[8][9]

Pez stated in a recent freestyle that he has been diagnosed with Graves Disease

Pez also stated on Facebook that he is working on a new album and mix tape and to hopefully have it released before Christmas

Discography

Solo

Albums

Singles

References

  1. ^ "A Mind Of My Own". Sanity Music. http://www.sanity.com.au/product/product.asp?sku=2116523&affiliate=1349. Retrieved 2008-12-22. 
  2. ^ "ARIA Top 40 Urban Album Chart". ARIA. 2008-12-22. http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_urban.asp?chart=1Q40RB&chart2=1R40RB. Retrieved 2008-12-22. 
  3. ^ a b "Top 20 Album Chart". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 2008-12-05. http://www.australianmusicoffice.com/Charts/59/. Retrieved 2008-12-22. 
  4. ^ "ARIA Top 20 Australian Singles Chart". ARIA. 2008-12-22. http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_australian.asp?chart=1U20AUS&chart2=1A20AUS. Retrieved 2008-12-22. 
  5. ^ "Pez Gives "These Days" Another Spin". Oz Music Scene. 17 May 2009. http://www.ozmusicscene.com/pez-gives-these-days-another-spin/. Retrieved 24 June 2009. 
  6. ^ "Pez – These Days 2009 & Triple J Interview". Rhythm and Poetry. 11 May 2009. http://www.rhythmandpoetry.net/2009/05/11/pez-these-days-2009/. Retrieved 24 June 2009. 
  7. ^ "Pez ‘Special Edition’ out this weekend". Soulmate Records. 1 June 2009. http://soulmaterecords.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/pez-special-edition-out-this-weekend/. Retrieved 24 June 2009. 
  8. ^ "2009 Air Awards". AIR. November 2009. http://www.airawards.com.au/. Retrieved 27 November 2009. 
  9. ^ Cashmere, Paul (24 November 2009). "The Drones Take Home The Major Air Award". Undercover.com.au. http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=9567_The_Drones_Take_Home_The_Major_Air_Award. Retrieved 27 November 2009. 
  10. ^ "Australian chartifacts". australian_charts.com. 3 February 2009. http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?id=26350&todo=viewthread. Retrieved 24 June 2009. 

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