Message Of A Nation - Bio
Northern alternative solo hip-hop artist expressing pain with a message written from my own diary notes/memoirs, Influenced by the struggle of an underprivileged society delivered in a digestible way taking you on a reflective journey of growth and culture.
A visual artist & and rapper with ADHD, Embracing mental health, addiction, and adulthood mainly in music and music videos.
Influenced by artists such as ‘Rejjie Snow’, 'Slowthai’ 'Kendrick' and 'Earl Sweatshirt, being the more groundbreaking modern side of hip-hop culture while being deeply influenced most, by modern classical artist ‘Hania Rani’ and have new material Inspired by her.
Rated top 20 to watch by Gigmit in 2020, supported KRS ONE 2019,
Interviewed by BBC Introducing Sheffield 2020,
BBC Introducing Top 50 in 2019 & 2020. Published by Sheffield City Star newspaper 2021.
Debut album 'Truth & Decay' hit late 2022 with a closing festival slot at the UK's biggest off-grid festival, 'Green Gathering' followed by an album launch at London's Iconic 'Fiddlers Elbow' venue, ending 2022 with a xmas Peddler market for Pattern & Push.
Opening 2023 playing the UK's first Sauna festival 'Saunavers' on February 19th then hitting the Hanway cocktail bar a week later for London 'Sho Real', then again in April, leading to the release of my latest single 'Bonsoir Addict', a heavy raw part of me, being a man today with addiction & mental health.
I closed the 'Green Gathering 2023 festival' on Friday the 4th and played on Saturday the 5th of August showcasing some of the new unreleased materials coming soon.
MOAN - The 2nd Album will come out in late 2024.
'YMX Article' "MOAN is up to something good. And we’ll be here supporting"!
https://www.weareymx.com/ymxblog/moan-returns-with-soulful-gem-act-volumes
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'YMX Article' Sheffield Rapper "MOAN Shares an Intimate Glimpse from His Path to Sobriety with ‘Holy Son’"
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'Sound Sight Mag' "Addressing Adversity with MOAN" (Full article)
https://soundsightmag.com/addressing-adversity-with-moan/
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Gig Experience
2024
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TBC
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2023.
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August 4th - Closed Floating Lotus Stage - Green Gathering Festival.
https://www.greengathering.org.uk/artists/moan
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August 5th - Floating Lotus Stage Green Gathering
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April - Sho Reel - Hanway cocktail bar, London.
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February 24th - Sho Reel - London / Hanway Cocktail Bar
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February 19th - Saunavers Festival. London / Hackney Wick Community Baths
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2022.
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December 2nd - Peddler Market (Sheffield)
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November 13th - YMX Showcase - The Finsbury, London.
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September 22nd - Fiddlers Elbow Camden 'Album Party'
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August 5th (Green Gathering / Friday Headline)
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2019.
December 20th - Barcelona La Ferinera
November 26th - West Street live support
November 4th - Coach Headline Show
November 2nd - Beaver works (Hazard)
October 24th - Rite Trax 4th Birthday
October 8th - Washington
August 17th - Northern Green Gathering
August 10th - Jabberwocky
August 7th - Washington - Headline
August 4th- Green Gathering Festival
August 3rd - Rite Trax Bolehills Festival
July 28th Clarence Park Festival - Wakefield
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28th July - Peddler Market Sheffield
21st June -Cremorne Sheffield
21st June -Yellow Arch 'Riot Jazz Support'
May 31st - Cafe Totum - Change Mason
May 24th - 02 Academy - KRS ONE
May 2nd - I set The Sea On fire Support Sheffield - Record Junkie
April 3rd Lcom Showcase Leeds
April 5th - Crosswire Lcom - Leeds
March 9th -Cracker Johns Bday Bash London
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March 2nd - Peddler Market - MOAN & TRAIN ROBBERS - Sheffield UK
February 9th - Yellow Arch 4th Birthday Sheffield UK
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February 2nd - Peddler Market Debut - Sheffield UK
2018.
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November 31st - JabberWocky Bar - Private Party - Sheffield, UK
November - Depaul Charity Residency (Workshop & Performance) - Sheffield.
September - Boogaloo Presents,
Bournemouth, UK
September - Hidden Homeless Workshop & Performance & Hybrid Studio, - Sheffield, UK
August - West Street Live (Band Support) Sheffield, UK
August - Sunday Sessions at Hagglers Corner, Sheffield,
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August - UK Bole Hills Festival After Party at Plot 22 - Sheffield.
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July - UK Tramlines, Plot 22 - Sheffield, UK
July - The Fringe at Plot 22 - Sheffield, UK
June 9th - Peace In the Arch at Yellow Arch Studio
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June - Viper Rooms - Private Party,
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May 14th - MOAN Launch at West Street Live. Sheffield, UK
2017.
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April - Not-for-profit Circle Fest 4.0,- Sala Barts, Barcelona, Spain La Solidaritat,
April - CNT(Solidarity Concert with political
Organization CNT),
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February - Ateneu Popular de Vallcarca, Spain
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January - Not-for-profit Circle Fest 3.0 - Sala Barts, Barcelona, Spain
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November - Lucy Piew Album Launch
Toulouse, France
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November - Not-Profit-Circle Fest 2.0, Barcelona, Spain
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June - Los Panda Club, Barcelona, Spain
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