Stories
Mr Rhodes
Generations Fellow
The best thing about the Fellowship for me was having the access to so many people in the industry who work at a much higher level than I did at the beginning, and to learn from them and build upon what I was already doing both creatively and business-wise. The Financial support was also amazing to have it really helped me with upgrades to my current studio setup & enabling me to be creative without the worries of where rent and food were going to come from next.
Bundjalung rapper, producer and composer Mr Rhodes creates electronic flavoured hip hop ranging from smoky smooth to intensely staunch. Armed with his trusty Roland SP-404 sampler and Push 2 controller, he’s composed and performed on stage and screen for the better part of a decade.
The Powerhouse Generations Fellowship connects artists with established industry experts and mentors, to pass on intergenerational knowledge and create pathways in the music industry. Between August 2020 and January 2021, Mr Rhodes was in residence at Powerhouse to develop his music and explore instruments in the collection.
What a weird first month of this experience, but in a good way COVID has really thrown me for a loop. Due to challenges with traveling and flying, I’ve continued working in my home studio set-up and had my first meeting with Astral People online. I’ve been collaborating a lot this past month with artists from different genres and trying to challenge what I feel is “my style” and looking at it from a different perspective and it has been really helpful and humbling. I also released a new single with my friend Thomas Shaw titled Doing It Well which deals with my mental state in response to the death of George Floyd and the BLM protests all over the world.
