Riz MC

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GET ON IT - available from 27th September 2010




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HUNDREDS + THOUSANDS

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INFO / BIOG / INEVITABLE BAITNESS

MTV Base & RWD Mag 'About2Blow' - Riz MC


"Makes Eminem sound like Lil' Bow Wow...relishes defying type...a verbal sociologist who gets down at drum 'n' bass parties while formulating broad social critiques....No MC on the planet can claim a résumé to rival Riz's" ..TimeOut Chicago..

"amazing talent, tons of wit, and impossible integrity" .. Entertainment Weekly ..

"consolidating his position as one of the UK's brightest talents" .. The Guardian ..

Riz MC's 2006 debut single 'The Post 9/11 Blues' created waves of controversy across TV, radio and newsprint. Since then he has been championed by BBC Radio1 (on the Introducing stage at Glastonbury, the Electric Proms, and a Maida Vale session with the Ting Tings). He has toured the USA with Laura Marling and The Pigeon Detectives, played shows from Fabric to the Royal Festival Hall with the likes of Massive Attack, Nitin Sawhney, Dizzee Rascal, and Mos Def.

In 2009 he signed a two singles record deal for ‘Radar’ and ‘People Like People’ with global dance innovators Crosstown Rebels, topping the dubstep charts on Beatport and garnering widespread critical acclaim.

As an actor his credits include the multi award winning 'Road to Guantanamo', BAFTA nominated ‘Dead Set’, and the BAFTA winning and Emmy nominated 'Britz'. He was also nominated for Best Actor at the 2008 BIFA Awards and won the same award at the Geneva Film Festival for his performance in the title role in BAFTA Nominated British feature 'Shifty'. Recent appearances include Sally Potter's ‘RAGE’ alongside Jude Law and Judy Dench, ‘Centurion’ with Michael Fassbender and Dominic West - and the lead role in Chris Morris' eagerly anticipated Four Lions.

His debut album MICroscope, out in 2010, will set him apart as an original voice with a bold musical vision. The album is accompanied by a short film, interactive web game, and a groundbreaking live show also called MICroscope.

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LIVE @ BBC MAIDA VALE STUDIOS



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.. --> LIVE @ BBC Electric Proms .. (Jazz Cafe, London)
"spine tingling" - joe whiley, BBC Radio1
"made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck" - huw stephens, BBC Radio1
"I'll remember it for as long as I live" - Bobby friction, BBC Radio1

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.. Live @ Glastonbury BBC Introducing Stage: ..
"one of the highlights of the whole Glastonbury weekend" - Huw Stephens, Radio1

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..BBC Radio live session with Bobby Friction ..


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..BEFORE..

Founded infamous hipdop/dnb clubnight HIT&RUN - currently in its Manchester.



MC battling - finalist at JumpOff spin-the-mic beat some heavyweight names to become champion of 'Bombay Bronx' (the club night of RADIO1 DJ Nihal) and then

Riz @ JumpOff - Spin the Mic - MC Battle



Then acted in Road to Guantanamo which won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival (with a fare share of drama on the return journey when I was illegally detained by British Intelligence , as you can read about in the blog on this page)
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....then after POST 9/11 BLUES (debut single)struggled to get airplay , blew up on the internet and got loads of radio / press / TV, it was released independently


Then 'Gadaffi: the Opera' with Asian Dub Foundation, Aftershock with Nitin Sawhney, and appointed EMERGING ARTIST IN RESIDENCE at the Southbank Centre, London.

Acted in Peter Kosminsky's 'Britz', which wins TV BAFTA and RTS for best drama, and is nominated for an Emmy.


.. Britz, Channel4..









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Member Since:

December 29, 2005

Members:

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..'Radar' MUSIC VIDEO - (FILMED UNDERCOVER)

Taken from MICroscope live show ..



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NITIN SAWHNEY talks about Riz MC @ Sadlers Wells, 27th Nov



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RAGE directed by Sally Potter starring Jude Law, Judy Dench, Lily Cole, Steve Buscemi, Eddie Izzard...and Riz



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SOUR TIMES (video ft. Jim Sturgess, Nitin Sawhney, Plan B, Scroobius Pip, Tom Hardy)



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SHIFTY - on DVD now form Amazon, HMV, and everywhere


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SHIFTY soundtrack - Riz Mc, Sway, & Plan B


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.. RADAR + PEOPLE LIKE PEOPLE .. out now on iTunes, Beatport, and Vinyl




People Like People - Riz MC

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Available now on iTunes, on vinyl + Beatport on Damian Lazarus' Crostown Rebels label

DJ Mag:
"stupendous…just as street smart as book smart…the money shot by a country mile…essential. (5 stars) "

Music week:
" Riz MC's debut commercial single sees the MC spitting a biting vocal atop an edgy, cinematic production. His most accomplished work yet."

iDJ
Well, if you haven’t heard about this artist you will want to know more once you’ve heard this release….Radar’s lyrical content really does gets you thinking about the world, and Locodice help by taking you to the dancefloor.
4/5, Top Tune

noizemakesenemies
Riz MC proves that he has a lot to offer with this infectious anthem, ‘Radar.’ ...boasts a pounding bass line and a chorus so catchy you can’t shake it off. The B-side, ‘People Like People’, is another exhilarating fusion of computerised beats and witty rhymes and the innovation displayed renders Riz MC an exciting artist for the future.

Geekpie:
"This is one of the best releases to come out this year because it is so spot on in every way and meticulously put together. Riz MC is the sound of the future. Go out, find this, own this, download this, press play, bob your head and recognise."



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.. POST 9/11 BLUES single and music video - on iTunes ..

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BANNED from MTV and UK radio (see blog), covered in newspapers, TV and Radio news around the world...have you got the POST 9/11 BLUES? Sing a long...


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.. MTV Base & RWD Magazine - 'About to Blow' ..


“in the process of refreshing both the UK’s acting and music industry...we know Riz MC is About to Blow, it's just a matter of when...” - RWD Magazine ______________________

..TOUCH Magazine - 'On the Rise' ..

“sick beats and rebellious lyrics......hip hop is either crunk or clever. Riz MC is one of the few that can do both”



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.. Get Cape Wear Cape Fly: ..
“Musically he expertly mixes political satire, social commentary and smart analysis to a mixture of electronica and orchestration”

.. Scroobius Pip: ..
"Riz has the ability to effortlessly get a point across whilst maintaining a vibrant, uptempo sound"

.. Nitin Sawhney: ..
“He has something to say and is very versatile. A real talent.”

.. Akala: ..
“fucking amazing”

.. Sway: ..
“Love the EP. Lyrically he’s really saying something, and these days that very rare”

..The New Times, Florida .. ….Aside from rocking various stages to rave reviews in three cities [in the US this Spring], he also left behind a bombastic five-song EP, Confirm/Ignore, that's as refreshing and jarring as anything to be released this year….His wordplay challenges authority, pisses at conformity, and confronts issues of race and class unlike any rapper in the States, period.

.. Channel4.com ..
“His songs are explosive, lyrically driven descriptions of modern life. Riz pokes at social and political ills, as he puts it, "things that piss me off". He'd like us to listen to the words, but if we aren't bopping along and having a laugh, he'll be disappointed.”

Influences:

mos def, the prodigy, talib kweli, bjork, Gill Scott Heron, Massive Attack, Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the 36 chambers, Leftfield, Roni Size & Dynamite MC, The Roots, LTJ Bookem & MC Conrad, Erykah Badu, Cinematic Orchestra, Goldie, Nitin Sawhney, Mighty Moe, 4Hero, Shabba D + Skibba Dee, Gilles Peterson Worldwide, Switch, Diplo, Radiohead, Timbalaand, High Contrast, Zero dB, J Dilla, Fourtet, Doves, Curtis Mayfield, Big Punisher, Nas, D.O.C., Dr. Dre + Snoop Doggy Dogg, US hiphop 1992-1996 (and all o that good stuff that used to be on the Box), ROOTS MANUVA

Fabric True Playaz nights, zenith daytimers, movement @ bar rhumba

apocalypse now, the thin red line, the godfather trilogy, BBC News 24 vs. CNN vs. Al Jazeera vs. Fox News vs. NDTV, the inheritance of loss, the autobiography of malcolm x...

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Record Label:

Crosstown Rebels / Battered Records