Illy at Distrikt Nightclub

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Friday, February 20th, 2015
Doors open at 7pm

Australian hip hop recording artist Illy and guests perform at Distrikt Nightclub on February 20. Tickets can be purchased online at Ticketfly, and in person at Ditch Records and Lyle's Place.

Illy
Alasdair David George Murray (born 6 September 1986), better known by his stage name Illy, is an Australian hip hop recording artist from Frankston, Australia. Before his solo career, Illy was a member of Crooked Eye, but opted to leave the group. He released his first solo album in 2009, entitled Long Story Short, and has since worked with artists such as drapht, Hilltop Hoods, and Owl Eyes.

Music: Illy was a member of Crooked Eye before embarking on a solo career. He released his first album, Long Story Short in 2009.Long Story Short reached #24 on the ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums chart and the lead single, "Pictures", was placed on national rotation on Triple J. In April 2010, Illy embarked on his first national headlining tour, playing 12 dates nationally. In September the same year, Illy toured nationally alongside Australian rappers 360 and Skryptcha for "The Three Up Tour". He appeared on the track "Take It from Me" on producer M-Phazes' debut album Good Gracious released in 2010.

In October 2010, Illy, released his second album The Chase, and its lead single "It Can Wait" debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at number fifty-eight. In October 2011, "It Can Wait" was certified Gold by ARIA after selling 35,000 copies. In 2011, Illy was nominated for an ARIA Music Award for Best Urban Album for The Chase, which was won by Drapht. His single "Cigarettes" was on high rotation on Triple J and came 35th in the 2011 Triple J Hottest 100. In February 2011, Illy embarked on his 14-date nationwide "The Chase Tour", with special guest M-Phazes.

Illy released his third album, Bring It Back, on 21 September 2012, following the release of the single "Heard it All". This album was described by Illy as a "passion project" and a "tribute" to the Australian hip hop scene. He announced a corresponding 24-date nationwide tour, spanning from August until October 2012, with Australian hip-hop producer Chasm and Skryptcha as support acts. At the 2013 Aria Music Awards, Bring It Back won Illy the Aria Award for "Best Urban Album". Illy left Obese Records following the release of Bring It Back to set up his own label, ONETWO records, and signed South Australian hip hop artist Allday. The label is a collaboration with the We Are Unified (UNFD) music company, which is also Illy's global management representative.

His fourth studio album, Cinematic, a sequel to The Chase, was released through ONETWO on 8 November 2013. The album is executive produced by M-Phazes. M-Phazes also produced 10 of the 13 tracks, with J-Skub, Styalz Fuego and Cam Bluff producing one each. It debuted at number 4 on the ARIA Albums Charts on 16 November 2013. Artists who feature on the album include the Hilltop Hoods, Drapht, Kira Puru, Ahren Stringer, Thomas Jules from Rudimental and Daniel Merriweather. He announced on his Facebook page that his fourth album will be released through his own record label, "ONETWO", in association with Warner Music Australia. The singles for the album include "On & On", "Youngbloods" (featuring Ahren Stringer from The Amity Affliction) and a free iTunes single "Cinematic". Touring: Illy supported the Hilltop Hoods during the first stage of their 2014 world tour in Europe. Illy was the special guest at all shows except for those in Zurich and Vienna. Awards: Illy won the ARIA award for Best Urban release in 2013 for Bring It Back. The list of other contenders included Urthboy, Bliss n Eso and Horrorshow. He was also nominated in 2014, alongside artists such as Hilltop Hoods and Thundamentals, for Cinematic