Mashd N Kutcher founder Matt James has been identified with most cancers, an “surprising” blow that may require intensive remedy within the months forward.
The APRA Music Award-winning Australian dance music artist revealed his situation on Friday, Aug. 11, and has vowed to struggle.
“I’ve been identified with most cancers – particularly A number of Myeloma, which kinds in blood cells contained in the bone marrow,” he writes in a social put up, accompanying an image of the artist horizontal on a hospital mattress.
“This was surprising as I used to be in any other case wholesome, nonetheless it has unfold all through my physique inflicting a number of breaks in my arms ribs and extra. Over the rapid months we’ll hit this from each angle with chemotherapy and intensive remedy forward.”
Based mostly in Brisbane, James created the MNK venture again in 2012 with “the aim of constructing thrilling music and showcasing gifted bandmates by means of the dwell exhibits,” he explains, “fortunately this may proceed.”
In the intervening time, he’ll step other than social media and touring, however will proceed to order “vitality and focus” for writing and producing recordings, and curating and programming the music and visuals for MNK dwell exhibits, which its members will “carry out as they all the time have.”
Weaving kinds and generations of dance music with its collective of DJs and multi-instrumentalists, MNK has notched over 1,500 performances across the globe, and picked up three ARIA gold-certifications in Australia.
The act signed with Common Music Group in 2017, and landed a world publishing take care of BMG in the identical yr.
James final yr penned Get on the Beers: A Christmas Story, a ebook that continued the theme of the lockdown anthem “Get on the Beers,” a goodtime quantity stuffed with positivity and hope.
“Get On The Beers,” which featured vocals from Victorian premier Dan Andrews, gained the 2022 APRA Award for many carried out dance/digital work and landed at No. 12 on triple j’s Hottest 100 countdown.
“In abstract,” James continues in his newest put up, “the street forward is difficult however I’m very lucky to have a tremendous assist community of household, shut pals and colleagues, proper now I’m bodily weak however mentally robust, and I’ll be giving this the whole lot I’ve acquired. Love you all”.
In James’ absence, MNK will carry out headline exhibits in Asia within the weeks forward, earlier than returning to Australia for dates in September. “Music clever I’m returning to the roots of of the venture,” he continues. “In case you loved ‘Sunshine’ or ‘On My Thoughts’ you’ll love the following releases.”
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