|
Chance Waters (previously known as Phatchance), is an independent Australian hip hop artist and record producer from Sydney. He is best known for his songs ''Maybe Tomorrow'' and ''Young & Dumb'', both of which received significant national airplay on Triple J and placed in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012. In 2009 he independently released his debut album ''Inkstains'' under the Moniker ''Phatchance'' via Obese Records distribution. ==Biography== Waters has toured in support of many of Australia's biggest hip-hop acts, including Bliss N Eso, Drapht, The Herd, Pez & 360.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Video Interview )〕 In 2009 he was a Featured Artist on Triple J Unearthed,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Triple J Unearthed Feature )〕 an initiative run by the national youth broadcaster Triple J to expose and promote talented unsigned Australian artists – since being unearthed he has received airplay and accolades from the station.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=J Play )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Triple J Home & Hosed Blog )〕 In the same year he was also awarded a front page feature on social networking website Myspace and received coverage in The Australian.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Inkstains Review )〕〔The Australian, 5 January 2010, "Rapper finds his own voice" by Matthew Westwood〕 In 2011 he released the extended player ''Inkstains (Acoustic)'' an acoustic re-imagining of various songs from ''Inkstains'' including an acoustic version of the title track and lead single to his second record ''Infinity''. The EP's single ''Build It Up (Acoustic)'' featured independent Brisbane folk band Charlie Mayfair and received airplay on triple j.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Phatchance – Build It Up (Acoustic) )〕 To promote the EP Waters appeared on the front cover of mX in Sydney and gave an interview and live performance on the Triple J Hip Hop Show〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Playlist: 30th May 2011 )〕 and FBi Radio. In support of the EP Waters embarked on the ''Hey, Where's Your DJ?'' east coast tour, which was billed as the first ever acoustic Australian hip hop tour and included a three-week capacity residency at Oxford Art Factory in Sydney.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Phatchance Is Dead Long Live Chance Waters )〕 At the end of 2011 Waters released the ''Approaching Infinity'' mixtape, his final release under the Phatchance Moniker. The release included a remix of Gotye's international hit ''Somebody That I Used To Know'' which amassed well over 100,000 plays on YouTube〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chance Waters X Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know (Remixed by One Above) )〕 as well as seeing chart success on radio in Europe.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=listen chance waters formerly phatchance new song infinity )〕 In 2012 Waters announced he was nearing completion of his follow up album ''Infinity'' and that he was relinquishing the Phatchance moniker in favour of his given name. In February 2012 he released the first single from Infinity in the form of the title track and accompanying video clip. The song received airplay on triple j and the video clip received national play on ABC's RAGE!. In support of the single Waters embarked on his first east coast tour for the year, the ''Approaching Infinity'' tour, which included a capacity show with fellow rapper Seth Sentry at The Evelyn in Melbourne and a Sydney performance at FBi Social. In May 2012 Waters released the second single from Infinity ''Maybe Tomorrow'' featuring Sydney Soul singer Lilian Blue. The song was added to the triple j hit list and achieved high rotation on the station,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Hit List )〕 it was also picked up by National Geographic as the promotional music to their internationally franchised program ''Doomsday Preppers''. The song was the 9th most added track to radio in Australia in the second week of May〔The Music Network Magazine, June 2012, "Most Added To Air"〕 and peaked at No. 2 on the AIR national independent radio charts in June.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AIR Radio Charts Archive )〕 The accompanying video clip was named RAGE! Indie of the Week and would later place at No. 7 in the 2012 RAGE! Top 50.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RAGE! 50 2012 )〕 In August 2012 Chance Waters announced he was releasing his new album ''Infinity'' through the Shock Records imprint Permanent Records.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EXCLUSIVE: THY ART IS MURDER, CHANCE WATERS SIGN TO SHOCK IMPRINTS )〕 The same month in an interview with Sarah Howells on triple j Waters said he was working on a new single with Bertie Blackman and that ''Infinity'' would be released on 2 November.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chance Waters working with Bertie Blackman on new song )〕 The single, ''Young and Dumb'' was exclusively premiered on triple j on 20 September〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chance Waters single 'Young & Dumb' ft. Bertie Blackman premiering on triple j's Good Nights with Linda Marigliano tonight! )〕 and performed live for the first time on Like a Version alongside a cover of Mumford & Sons little lion man. In November 2012 Waters was nominated for the Unearthed J Award and released his sophomore record Infinity which also signified his first top 100 album, debuting at No. 54 on the ARIA Album Charts. ''Young & Dumb'' would later go on to place at No. 45 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012 alongside ''Maybe Tomorrow'' at No. 89. Chance has been booked for festivals including Sydney Big Day Out, Insert To Play, Rip It Up, The Big Pineapple Festival and Nannup Music Festival. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chance Waters」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|