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NEWS: Up Close & Personal With J Strong
Words: Matt Innes MADCAP Records Australia has recently signed Philadelphia rapper J Strong to its ever-growing family of independent artists. J Strong brings with him a smooth and contemporary sound, producing modern hip hop embedded with a strong R&B sensibility. His production style has been called unique among his peers and elders in the hip…
Read MoreNEWS: Philadelphia Producer J Strong Signs With MADCAP Records
MADCAP Records Australia is proud to welcome Philadelphia producer J Strong to our growing family of independent artists. J Strong is an up-and-coming producer and vocalist who has already made an impact with his 2016 track ‘Pop A Perc’, which went viral in just 24 hours and caught the attention of some of the biggest…
Read MoreNEWS: Fonke Knomaads – Hip Hop For Life
Words: Matt Innes The release of a brand-new EP heralds the triumphant return of pioneering Aussie hip hop innovators, Fonke Knomaads. Few artists have had such a prolonged impact as the musical partnership of MC John ‘TeOP’ Riley and John ‘DJ Soup’ Blake. Formed at the nascent of hip hop culture, Fonke Knomaads have maintained…
Read MorePNAU Bounce Back With A Bang
A huge congratulations from MADCAP Records to the lads of PNAU, who took home the 2017 ARIA Award for Best Dance Release for their song ‘Chameleon’ off the brand new album ‘Go Bang’. You can find more PNAU goodness and lots more independent music at www.madcaprecords.com
Read MoreARIA Awards 2017
via Scenestr Magazine // scenestr.com.au The 2017 ARIA Awards were held at Sydney Star Event Centre (Tue 28 Nov), capping off an extraordinary year for the Australian music industry and showcasing the talent and diversity of this year’s nominees. Big winners for the evening were Gang Of Youths, who took out three awards for Album…
Read MoreProfile: Stephen Morris, Managing Director For The MADCAP Global Group
Words: Matt Innes The MADCAP Global Productions Group was established in 1995 by Managing Director Stephen Morris, a man whose life and interests are as diverse as the multi-faceted company he created that’s still growing and stronger than ever. Stephen was born in 1964 into a working-class family in the Welsh town of Port Talbot,…
Read MorePNAU Go Bang On New Album
Words: Matt Innes via Scenestr Magazine The dance gods have spoken, finally bestowing upon us the long awaited, new studio album from PNAU entitled ‘Changa’. There’s been plenty of buzz around the latest release from one of Australia’s most iconic and prevalent forces in electronic music, with many speculating wildly about when PNAU would finally…
Read MoreHydrofunk Records Celebrates 20 Years
By: Matt Innes This year, Hydrofunk Records celebrates their 20th anniversary, making them the longest-running, independent hip hop record label in the country. Hydrofunk Records was established in 1995 by Andrew ‘DJ Katch’ Garvie and Dave Atkins of prodigious Brisbane group Resin Dogs. Andrew explains how the label began as a way to short-circuit…
Read MoreMERGATROYD Launch New EP Fri 13 Oct 17
Last Friday night (13 October), our boys MERGATROYD launched their wicked new EP ‘Splitting Hemispheres’ at The Brightside in Brisbane. There were some technical difficulties, but hey, that’s just rock & roll. Nevertheless, the MERGATROYD lads plowed on, delivering a face-melting, ear-shattering set that made us all at MADCAP so damn proud of how hard…
Read MoreNews: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Announce New Album
By: Matt Innes This November will see the release of the highly-anticipated third album from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. Entitled ‘Who Built The Moon’, it is the result of a two-year creative collaboration with renowned DJ and composer David Holmes and represents a marked alteration in the course Noel Gallagher’s songwriting. The record brings…
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