C.E.O for
Mums The
Word Management & Mums The Word Records Ltd.
Guerrilla Tactics Entertainment
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At 26 years of
age Jon Bailey aka MC Wrec is regarded as one of Britain’s
most exciting young artists and music entrepreneurs. Known as one of the
hardest workers on the circut, this versatile young grafter has shot to fame
in recent years after becoming the front man to the award winning live act
London
Elektricity. The Surrey born vocalist
who spent time growing up in Berlin, London, Southampton, Brighton and stateside
in New England, discovered his love for music at a very young age. Listing
Michel Jackson, James Brown,
Van Morrison, Jay Z, Finley Quay, Sizzla, LSK and Roots Manuva as influences – he
first graced the mic in 1995 at a wharehouse party in South Croydon and came
up through
the traditional ranks of London’s
sound-system and pirate radio culture. He earnt his strips chatting over
early breakbeats, jungle, house, garage, hip hop and reggae music, before
relocating
to Southampton in 1998 where
he gained a marketing degree, promoted shows, founded the Distortion
Crew and his former hip hop group The Pickpockets and became Addict Clothing's
Worldwide Music PR manager. It was during this time, Wrec began cutting his
teeth working and
touring with
the
likes
of
First
Rate, Ray Keith, DJ Red
and
Rodney
P, spreading his wings both nationally and internationally on the mic.
‘With
Wrec’s smooth lyrics, he’s is one of the best MC's we've heard.’ Drum
N Bass Arena
Now Brighton based, Wrec is resident MC to prestigious records labels including
Hospital Records, Critical, Custom, Soundtrax and W10 Recordings, plus infamous
nights including Fabric
Live, Heaven, Hospitality and Friends & Family
in London, The Watergate in Berlin plus further residencies in Cardiff,
Brighton and Bristol.
Now a regular live host and collaborator to
acclaimed eclectic acts The Nextmen and The Stanton Warriors, he's toured
across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Brasil, Japan and China - working
with the likes of Ice T, The Black Eyed Peas, Goldie, Afrika Bambaataa, The
Streets,
Fabio, and Kanye West's DJ A-Trak to name a few. Superb performances at the
likes of Glastonbury, Homelands,
Big Chill,
BMF Brazil, Shepherds Bush Empire, Radio 1 and The Jazz Café, have
secured his place at one of the world's most versatile and entertaining MC’s.
With releases on labels including Fat City, Hospital, Scenario and Silents
Sounds plus countless mixtape appearences, he featured on London Elektricity's ‘Power
Ballads’ LP,
Martin Brew’s
single ‘Drop The Beat’ and is currently lock down recording his
debut solo material. He recently leaked his debut solo track 'The Great
British Moan' across the web causing rukus everywhere and over 12,000 listens
on his myspace page, not to mention rotation on Radio 1, 1xtra and Kiss FM
plus support and acliam from the likes of Deekline & Wizard, DJ Zinc,
Rodney P, Landslide, Skitz, Dynamite MC, Mr Jam and more.
In addition to the above, he also runs a couple of companies. First up is
Mums The Word Management, looking after exciting new act The Part Time Heroes
and
established reggae influenced production
duo
The Nextmen. In addition to his management company, Wrec is also the CEO
of Guerrilla Tactics Entertainment, a ‘creative
agency’ which deals with all of Addict Clothing’s
worldwide music press, product placement, endorsements, and regularly works
with the likes of DJ Cash Money, Skitz, Fat Freddy’s Drop, James Zabiela
and more.
Indeed Jon was recently invited to host the 'Adicolor Collection'
press
conference
for Adidas
in
Berlin,
interviewing style, illustration and design icons including Cey Adams of
Def Jam Records, Raymond Choy of Toy2R, Vice Magazine and Italian label Emilio
Pucci. This lead to Wrec becoming the choice regular host for all Adidas
and
Crooked Tongues (the worlds largest online trainer/sneaker website) parties
acorss the UK. He's also been invited to lecture in Bulgaria and Slovenia
and recently
hosted
the
'MTV
Media
Awards'
after-party
in London
and
the MTV
party
at The
Cannes Film Festival 2006.
And if you thought that was enough work for one man, 2006 also see's the
launch of his new label... Mums The Word Records (co-run with Marc
Shienman), featuring
releases fromThe Part Time Heroes, The Nextmen and more.
Also catch Wrec alongside The Nextmen filling in for various DJ's on London's
Kiss 100 FM every now and again, plus hosting Hospital Records radio show
on Kiss 101 FM West featuring exclusive mixes and interviews
with all the Hospital Records artists and guests.
Known
for his hustle and hard work, Wrec has been described by many as one to
watch and has received considerable support from some of the industries major
players.
Difficult to pigeonhole, exciting to listen to, and with fingers in several
tasty pies – you can’t knock his drive or take his eyes off
the prize. Big things in store! Get ready…
‘A
rare example of how it possible to find fame in more than one musical genre,
MC Wrec has been representing hip hop and drum and bass in equal measures
for the last decade, with the list of artists he's appeared alongside reading
like a who's-who of underground music. This is one Wrec - that does not
get nervous’. Knowledge
Magazine
© Guerrilla Tactics Ents. & Mums The Word Records Ltd. 2006