Six The Northstar

Mainly producing through his AKAI MPC1000, Six The Northstar has mastered an assembly of a multitude of sounds and samples taken from old records tastefully selected, chopped, and masterfully manipulated.. Through the entirety of his work, a listener will hear Six’s tastes shine through -- a mix of soul, jazz, and funk, armed with a fresh hip-hop beat. In his career as a musician, Six has worked has been part of notable Filipino indie groups such as A.M.P.O.N., Archon Akeenz, MurderDeathKill (MDK), Logiclub and international collective New Cocoon and had most recently been, one third of the hip hop group Shadow Moses. He has also lent his vocal chops as features on other artists’ projects with more collaborations as an MC as well.

Six infuses his beats with traces of soul, funk, jazz, and world music. The SixTrueMentals tease with morsels of Thievery Corporation-like tunes yet unlike the Washington DC-based outfit’s music that is strikes out into rich new territory because of its past