Famous faces who like Heaps Decent.
12th Planet
The L.A based Dubstep DJ and producer came along to Juniperina Juvenile Justice Centre and worked on some beatmaking and songwriting skills with the girls in 2010 and then returned help out at our weekly drop in program Home Base at Redfern Community Centre in 2012. Starting off as a Drum and Bass producer round about 10 years back under the alias of Infiltrata, it was in 2006 that Infiltrata became 12th Planet and began producing Dubstep. 12th Planet works frequently Skrillex and Flinch.
AC Slater
We first met AC Slater as part of our Parklife 2010 workshops, where he teamed up with Jesse Rose and worked on a song for Stunna Set’s Rhimi at Gadigal Studios. Since then, this NY ultra nice guy has returned to work with the young guys at our weekly Home Base workshops. Raised on 90’s Hip-Hop and nourished by old school rave, AC Slater has quickly become one of the most sought after remixers and producers with no sign of slowing down!
Aeroplane
Italian-Belgian producer Vito De Luca A.K.A Aeroplane took time out after his new years day performance at Field Day 2011 to hang out with Heaps Decent at Juniperina Juvenile Justice Centre, making beats from scratch and getting the girls involved. Hailing from classically trained roots, Aeroplane is a one-man operation that is known for its party starting energy, cosmic disco remixes and piano sprinkled originals.
Aloe Blacc
L.A soul singer, rapper and producer Aloe Blacc joined us in February 2011, along with his drummer Te’Amir and treated the girls at Juniperina Juvenile Justice Centre to a brief lesson in Funk and Hip Hop music history and a workshop centred around drumbeats. Starting off as an MC back in the 90s, the worldly Aloe Blacc who cites influences from Thoreau to Oprah Winfrey is now signed to iconic Stones Throw Records and makes his rich brand of soul as a catalyst for positive social change.
Amanda Blank
Sassy US singer Amanda Blank came along with her partner in crime MC Spank Rock to impart her wealth of lyrical skill with the girls at Juniperina Juvenile Justice Centre back in 2009. She’s a busy girl working as part of the Spank Rock crew as well as a handful of other projects and has a successful solo career. She is known for her big personality, her way with words and has toured with the likes of Peaches, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and label mate Santigold.
A-Trak
A-Trak first joined Heaps Decent at a workshop in Wagga Wagga in 2009, where he produced the amazing “Anywhere But Here” with the boys and blew them away with an incredible scratch routine! He returned in 2011 to offer live performance advice to the boys at weekly Homebase workshop at Redfern Community Centre. He was the youngest person to win the DMC World DJ championship at the age of 15, was then scouted by Kanye West and became his tour DJ while forging his career with an impressive discography of electronic music production, including the heralded project with Armand Van Helden, ‘Duck Sauce’.
Boy 8 Bit
Boy 8 Bit teamed up with Diplo for a super recording workshop with the young people at Key College, A Youth Off the Streets initiative, off the back of their 2008 Parklife tour. The London based DJ/producer who grew up on heavy metal discovered Dance music after listen to Prodigy’s first album and hasn’t turned back since, producing killer remixes and tracks praised by DJ Touche and Fake Blood.
Brodinski
Charismatic French DJ/producer Brodinski joined us during his 2010 Parklife stint for a workshop at Juniperina Juvenile Justice Centre, where the girls were equally impressed with this accent as they were with his DJ-ing skills. Brodinski was blown away by the songwriting skills, flow and enthusiasm of the girls. The young DJ has been on the radar since 2007, being hailed by the likes of Soulwax, Busy P and Erol Alkan as one of the most exciting DJ/producers of recent years.
Busy P
We were stoked to have Electro veteran Busy P offering up his epic wealth of music industry knowledge to young artists at the immaculate Gadigal Studios in Sydney’s Redfern back in 2009. The French DJ/producer and owner of the famous Ed Banger Records label is known for his notable long-term associations with Daft Punk, Cassius, DJ Mehdi and Justice as well as his epic discography and killer live sets.
The Cool Kids
The Cool Kids imparted their views about the music industry to a keen audience of young artists at Gadgical Studios in Redfern along with Tiga and Busy P. The streetwise American Hip Hop duo met on Myspace and are serious about producing quality tracks, releasing mostly on independent labels including their own. Their retro-rap music has been featured in video games, commercials and TV shows and they have collaborated with The Bloody Beetroots, Travis Barker and Ludacris.
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