Wire MC

Origin: Gumbaynggirr nation, Bowraville, New South Wales, Australia
Genre/styles: Hip Hop & Rap

“MC for me means My Cousin” says Wire MC when asked about his name. His real name is Will Jarrett.

Hip-hop is really a voice of the community, of the area. It helps you represent where you're from. It teaches you self-knowledge and self-awareness.—Wire MC

I'm Abo-digital because I'm a 21st century Aboriginal, I'm down with laptops and mobile phones and home entertainment. But digital also means your hands and your ?ngers. I'm still putting my ?ngers in the dirt; I'm still using my hands to create things. So that's the ambiguity.—Wire MC about his album AboDigital

But I'm not Aboriginal. I'm Abodigital. At the beginning of time, our ancestors had a Dreaming, which all our people today are connected to. I'm connected too, but mine is a digital Dreaming.—Wire MC

Wire MC on stage singing during the launch of the CD Songbird Calling in Redfern. The CD features songs by local community artists. Wire MC lives in Sydney.

Wire MC started a hip-hop crew in Bowraville called Barrung Buljurr Girrawa which means Bowra Rhythm Mob. He also makes music with his two sons. They call themselves the Bowra Boy Clan.

Discography

Bring it On! (7″)

AboDigital

There are no other albums of Wire MC because he’s mainly playing at festivals and giving hip-hop workshops in Aboriginal communities.