Australian rapper Kid Mac has heard all about Western Canada.
His pals have been moving out to the Canadian Rockies for years to work and ride at the numerous ski hills in the area and since then they鈥檝e been pushing him to head this way to share his party beats with Canada鈥檚 ski bums.
鈥淭hey keep saying, 鈥榶ou gotta get over here, the crowd will love you.鈥欌��
So finally, he鈥檚 making it happen.
In the next two weeks, Kid Mac, who鈥檚 real name is Macario De Souza, is touring everywhere from Whistler to Banff, Golden, Revelstoke, Sun Peaks and Jasper in support of his second album Head Noise.
The album, which debuted at No. 2 on the Australian AIR Charts and No. 1 in the iTunes Electronic Charts, was released late last year.
De Souza said since then he鈥檚 been on the road touring with his two-piece band and he鈥檚 been loving every minute of it.
鈥淚t鈥檚 been six months with this record and I just really love playing it live. It鈥檚 a party album,鈥� he said.
Bringing his music to Canada, and to the United States where he was touring last week, is a way for De Souza to open the world up to his music. So far, with his first and second album, he鈥檚 had a lot of success at home, but now he鈥檚 looking to expand that outside of his own country.
鈥淚 just really want to try to plant the seeds in a few different markets outside of Australia and start a healthy little tour circuit in places where we can surf and snowboard, to match our lifestyle.
鈥淚鈥檓 honoured and blessed to able to travel and try to get these new crowds and new markets happening.鈥�
To hear Kid Mac鈥檚 music or to learn more about him, visit his website: www.kidmacmusic.com.
Nicole Veerman
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