Rel McCoy

Take the following ingredients. Emcee, Producer, Singer, Songwriter, Engineer, and D.J. Combine these five into a single creative mind, and you have an artist that well, does a lot of stuff. Now toss in a can of “do it all real good“ and you’re getting close. Add to this a history of *international touring, and you have an idea of what makes up the artist known as Rel McCoy. You have to admit, the whole thing sort of makes the term triple threat feel like it showed up in jean shorts to a black tie affair. PharCyde Slaughter House Pharoahe Monch Killah Priest R A the Rugged Man Zion–I Oddisee Kev Brown Jeru the Damaja Masta Ace Araab Musik Choclair D-sisive Shad Moka Only These are just a few of the household names that Rel has had the honour of sharing the stage with, and the experience shows. To see his live performance, singing, rapping, playing his MPC2500 sampler and DJing his own cuts is kind of mind blowing. It's not hard to tell Rel is truly at home on the stage. A few festivals he has played include – CMW, SXSW, NXNE, Toronto Jazz Fest, Halfiax Jazz Fest, HotDocs, Sled Island, PanAm Games (Toronto 2015), and Uprock (Sydney AUS). Only 20% of Kickstarter campaigns clear the $10,000.00 mark. In early 2016 Rel added himself to that list raising more than $11000.00 in support of his release “Gas Money” In 2015 his full length album, The 13th Floor was the number one hip hop add for CMJ stations, and stayed at #1 for more than 10 weeks on Canadian Earshot charts in the hip hop category. Traction with live shows, social media presence, and a ceaseless work ethic have helped him land multiple grants for both recording and tour support from both provincial and federal grant funds. Summer of 2015, Toronto hip hop fans were treated to an extended performance by Rel at Nathan Phillips Square as part of the Pan Am Games, and again on the main stage at Canada's most well known hip hop festival, MANIFESTO. Rel has been Featured on websites like Tropical Bass, Diplo’s Mad Decent, Kevin Nottingham, and a slough of other taste maker blogs that recognize raw talent when they see it. You can find Rel's name in the producer/engineer/featured artist credits on all 4 albums of Juno award winning artist Shad. His honest and soulful approach to music can be clearly heard from one release to the next. Rel McCoy continues to embody the bold and vulnerable spirit of hip hop culture with unrelenting tenacity. Take the following ingredients. Emcee, Producer, Singer, Songwriter, Engineer, and D.J. Combine these five into a single creative mind, and you have an artist that well, does a lot of stuff. Now toss in a can of “do it all real good“ and you’re getting close. Add to this a history of *international touring, and you have an idea of what makes up the artist known as Rel McCoy. You have to admit, the whole thing sort of makes the term triple threat feel like it showed up in jean shorts to a black tie affair. PharCyde Slaughter House Pharoahe Monch Killah Priest R A the Rugged Man Zion–I Oddisee Kev Brown Jeru the Damaja Masta Ace Araab Musik Choclair D-sisive Shad Moka Only These are just a few of the household names that Rel has had the honour of sharing the stage with, and the experience shows. To see his live performance, singing, rapping, playing his MPC2500 sampler and DJing his own cuts is kind of mind blowing. It's not hard to tell Rel is truly at home on the stage. A few festivals he has played include – CMW, SXSW, NXNE, Toronto Jazz Fest, Halfiax Jazz Fest, HotDocs, Sled Island, PanAm Games (Toronto 2015), and Uprock (Sydney AUS). Only 20% of Kickstarter campaigns clear the $10,000.00 mark. In early 2016 Rel added himself to that list raising more than $11000.00 in support of his release “Gas Money” In 2015 his full length album, The 13th Floor was the number one hip hop add for CMJ stations, and stayed at #1 for more than 10 weeks on Canadian Earshot charts in the hip hop category. Traction with live shows, social media presence, and a ceaseless work ethic have helped him land multiple grants for both recording and tour support from both provincial and federal grant funds. Summer of 2015, Toronto hip hop fans were treated to an extended performance by Rel at Nathan Phillips Square as part of the Pan Am Games, and again on the main stage at Canada's most well known hip hop festival, MANIFESTO. Rel has been Featured on websites like Tropical Bass, Diplo’s Mad Decent, Kevin Nottingham, and a slough of other taste maker blogs that recognize raw talent when they see it. You can find Rel's name in the producer/engineer/featured artist credits on all 4 albums of Juno award winning artist Shad. His honest and soulful approach to music can be clearly heard from one release to the next. Rel McCoy continues to embody the bold and vulnerable spirit of hip hop culture with unrelenting tenacity. (*Tours include, multiple Canada (coast to coast) United States, Japan, and Australia) www.relmccoy.com