From stockpiling his lunch money to buy records as an 11 year old to spinning wheels at some of the world's best parties, Tightpants has been plotting his own musical road map since he was a kid - and it's dotted with all the pit stops of a true music lover.

Getting his start jamming alongside major-league singer/songwriter Sia in her first band, Crisp, Tyson's talent as a drummer took him from the acid jazz circuit to live hip hop performance.

Co-founding the multi award-winning Australian hip hop group the Fuglemenin the 1990s, Tyson toured alongside groups such as the Run DMC, Jurassic 5 and Latyryx to name a few.

Spinning records was no bedroom sidegig for Tyson as he travelled Australia to support heavyweights like RJD2, Jurassic 5, Grandmaster Flash, Cash Money, and Ugly Duckling.

Residencies at respected Australian venues such as the Beach Road (Sydney), The Croft Institute (Melbourne), La La Land (Byron Bay) and Minke Bar (Adelaide) only encouraged Tyson's fanatical vinyl habit, which had quickly branched out from soul and hip hop to disco and house.

Kickstarting his record label Voyeurhythm from London in 2008, both debut 12" releases were an in-store hit and run, selling out within 24 hours of hitting the shelves.


Influences - From Tom waits to Latyryx, Moodyman to Dilla.

Sounds Like - Tyson Ballard

Record Label - www.voyeurhythm.com, www.clone.nl