Gary
@Arsenic The maniac metalloid
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined Jan 1, 2007
Arsenic is South African Hip-hop beatmaker and the engineer, based in Cape Town. He co-produces and records two emerging Hip-hop groups, Writers Block and The Maniac Metalloids.
He’s journey started 14 years ago, as a young consumer of the music. He made an immediate connection and eagerly devoured everything about Hip-hop’s elements, eventually emerging as an emcee. In 2001 he obtained beat making software and equipment to make his first beat. He had found his calling, now he wanted to be the best producer...or at least one of the best!
As part of the eight-member crew, Writers Block, Arsenic works with emcees Konfab, Metabolism,Vernon Visqus and X the 24th. Sharing production duties with Coco (Studgard Germany) and Saturn. The crew is completed by veteran Hip-hop DJ, Big Dre, who handles all the cuts and scratches.
Writers Block was established in 2005 and has achieved enormous attention, both locally and internationally. In 2005 they performed as a group for the first time at Hip-hop Connected, the very first Hip-hop show produced at the Artscape theatre. The group has Independently released the “Writers Block Compilation” in 2005 and “The Brainstorm” EP in 2006.
Arsenic is also one third of a producer based unit called The Maniac Metalloids, whose personnel is rounded out by Bromine and Selenium. This triumvirate of mad scientists managed to secretly cook up a raw experiment in 2007. “The Metalloid EP” found the Metalloids showcasing their unique soundscapes alon
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