Biography

True Vibenation are a much needed breath of fresh air in the Australian hip hop scene – musically, lyrically and culturally. —MC Hau-Koolism

“The diversity of material, easy stage presence, and sheer musicality was on display for all to see, these guys have got mad skills, the sky’s the limit…. these guys are the complete package, combining effortless flows with a full on ‘live’ show.”  Orange Press

True Vibenation has been going from strength to strength since the release of their debut album ‘The Sunshower Phenomenon’ through Big Village records in late 2011.

The album was named as the Triple J Hip Hop Show’s ‘album of the week’, the afro-beat inspired single ‘No More feat, Rashaan Ahmad & Chris Gudu’ was snapped up for rotation by Triple J over Summer as well as receiving solid airplay on local radio stations such as FBI, RTR and 3RRR. The video for ‘Work, Work, Work feat, Alphamama’ also received healthy play on ABC TV’s Rage and was featured in National Geographic’s ‘Green Way Up’ program in hundreds of countries across the world.

Now the trio embarks on The Sunshower Tour to bring audiences a show which goes beyond the live hip hop format of two turntables and a microphone and sees them transform into a blasting horn section and live beatmaking band.

With each member playing horns as well as handling writing and production duties ‘The Sunshower Phenomenon’ brings a fresh approach to hip hop, blending elements of Afro-beat, jazz, dubstep, soul and latin music to create a sound that could have come out of anywhere in the world, yet is distinctly Australian.

Over the years the group has developed a reputation for their infectious energy on stage playing hundreds of shows, festivals such as Peats Ridge, Future Music, Woodford and Changing Lanes and support slots with Chali 2na, Dead Prez, Das Racist, Foreign Beggars, DJ Kentaro, Horrorshow and many more.

In 2010 the group co-founded Big Village with other Sydney artists choosing to forge their paths in the music industry on their own terms. Since then they have released five records and are quickly establishing a name as and exciting young label dedicated to open-minded music and thought-provoking lyrics.

With their diverse sound, natural stage presence and attention grabbing show audiences are in for a taste of a group really starting to come into their own with a growing buzz and fan base.