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Anonymous hip-hop act
ROYBOY
wins triple j Unearthed’s
DIY Supergroup competition
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A few weeks ago, we shared an incredibly rare, one-off sample pack featuring sounds made by some of the country’s biggest names in music and asked the triple j Unearthed music community to make some songwriting magic.
After receiving over 900 entries, triple j Unearthed are excited to announce that anonymous hip-hop act ROYBOY have won the DIY Supergroup competition!
We don’t know very much about the mysterious Sydney act, but their entry ‘switchUP’ transformed samples from Flume, Tame Impala, G Flip and Amy Shark, into an original song that slaps so hard it’s impossible to ignore.
triple j Unearthed Music Director Dave Ruby Howe says “As well as slick production and the outrageous personality coming through on the track, ROYBOY’s entry for this comp won us over by really nailing the mission statement of the DIY Supergroup. They’ve used elements from some of Australia’s biggest names but done it in a way that feels wholly their own and the end result is a destructive alley oop of a track.”
ROYBOY spoke to Sally & Erica on triple j Breakfast through a voice modulator to keep their identity hidden, saying that for now they want “all the focus to be on the music”. While we wait to see what the enigmatic winner ROYBOY does next, we’ll be listening to ‘switchUP’ repeatedly on triple j and triple j Unearthed’s airwaves.
Congratulations to triple j Unearthed’s DIY Supergroup finalists EAST AV3, JEFFE, JIM ALXNDR and Wolfjay, who each brought something brilliant and completely unique to the table. Give their entries a listen and behold some seriously masterful songwriting talent!
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