The name Alias Everst was chosen because I always wanted to do something worthwile with my life. So far is doesn't look like I'm gonna climb the actual mountain so making it matter in the hip hop community is an alias for my personal everest.

Not yet. I'm mainly focused on the production side of things at the moment. Just trying to refine my style and sound. When I'm ready I hope to play live and connect on that level as well.

I think it has opened it right up and allowed many more artists space for expression. For example, hip hop artists that would not normally get airplay can upload their music for other people across the world to hear and feeback to them. It brings like-minded people together and helps the scene grow, which can only be a good thing.

It would depend on the terms and creative control and what the label stands for and if they really care about what the artist is about or do they just suck em dry and spit em out. Would probably be more interested in an independent label for now.

I started Djing mobile discos at 17, doing wedding parties and birthdays. That was ok for a while but I wanted more of a challenge and soon left mobile discos for the club world. Going out and playing in clubs was great for a couple of years but after a while I started getting over playing other peoples records all the time. Production was where it was at for me. So I set up a small home studio and started producing dance tracks. Slowly though, the dance scene was loosing it's appeal and I started to look for something with more soul and substance to it. My brother played me this hip hop record one day after I had been out and I fell in love with those crazy beats from then on. Now I mainly produce hip hop tunes but the occassional house or breaks track will find it's way into the studio so i'll put that together to mash things up a bit.

I would probably have to say my biggest influences are Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson. I used to love listening to MJ's albums while at school and trying to figure out how those funky ass beats were put together. Other influences include, Jean Michelle Jarre (blame my dad), Louis Armstrong, BT, Rollo and Faithless, Black Eyed Peas, Sasha and Digweed, De La Soul, J5, Timberland and Missy, Dallas Austin, Kevin Briggs, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Teddy Riley, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Pharell and Chad, Lauryn Hill, Gwen Stefani, Aaliyah, Beyonce, Rapture and Seats from Keybeats, Babyface and LA Reid, Darkchild, Jermaine Dupri, Nellee Hooper, Carl Cox, 1200 Techniques, Soul District's Revelino, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Massive Attack and John Williams

Melbourne, the world's most livable city.

Since I see myself more as a producer than an artist , if you feel the vibe and want me to produce a track for you then flick me an email: aliaseverest@yahoo.com.au

Peace.