Cozmo Beregofsky - Emcee/Producer
Creative flows, captivating melodies, and intelligent lyricism over premium hip hop beats. This is what Cozmo Beregofsky stands for as an emcee/producer.
Performing as a solo artist since 2012, Cozmo Beregofsky has dedicated himself to creating high quality music for the people of Earth. His unique sound draws from a wealth of musical movements including tertiary studies with majors in voice and drums. The Drunken Monkey album (2023) represents an 11-year search for musical perfection.
Lyrical Themes:
philosophy, spirituality, meditation, Adelaide, emcee flexing, Australia, science, alcohol, battle rap, relationships, storytelling, parenthood, personal development, kindness, mental health, well-being, religion, cannabis, observations and critiques of societal and geo-political structures, NBA references, politics, surrealism, drug addiction, Magic: The Gathering references.
Voice Sounds Like:
Dialectrix, Social Change, Hilltop Hoods
Beat Production Influences:
Jake One, DJ Hi Tek, Oh No, DJ Premier, DJ Nu-Mark, The Cratez, DJ Babu, Allrounda Beats, Dr Dre
Discography:
🔥 EP: Drunken Monkey - July 1, 2012
🔥 Single: ADL - Orchestral Mix - October 3, 2014
🔥 Single: ADL - October 10, 2014
🔥 Album: Drunken Monkey (2015) - July 3, 2015
🔥 Single: Drunken Monkey - June 9, 2023
🔥 Single: Curiosity Complex - July 7, 2023
🔥 Single: The Beregofsky Experience - July 21, 2023
🔥 Single: Smiling Eyes - August 18, 2023
🔥 Album: Drunken Monkey - September 1, 2023
🔥 Single: Mother Culture's Circle - April 19, 2024
Career Achievements:
🥁 National Finalist, Australia - National Campus Band Competition - on drums with Illicit Eve - 2004
🎤 Freestyle Battle Rap Champion - Rhymes Live at Jive - 2005
🎤 Award for Best Written Performance - emcee with Oxen Crew - Rhymes Live at Jive - 2005
🥁 Performed at Big Day Out Adelaide - on drums with Illicit Eve - 2005
⚽ Three-time Division 1 Champion - Indoor Football - ICA Sportzworx Stepney - with Extreme Spinach - 2007, Raging Bulls - 2009, Drunken Monkey Football Club - 2011
🎤 Campus Finalist - The University of Adelaide - National Campus Band Competition - as solo emcee/producer - 2015
Musical Memberships:
🎤 Vocalist - No See Dolly - punk rock band - 1999 to 2001
🥁 Drummer - Mindseye - heavy metal band - 2002 to 2004
🥁 Drummer - Illicit Eve - pop rock trio - 2004, 2005
🎤 Emcee/Producer - Oxen Crew - hip hop collective - 2005, 2006
🎤 Emcee/Producer - Solo Artist - Since 2012
Hobbies and Interests:
comedy, philosophy, spirituality, meditation, football, basketball, Magic: The Gathering, science and reason, artificial intelligence, secular ethics, rationality and critical thinking, Buddhism, the nature of consciousness, health and well-being, Texas hold 'em poker, video production.
Favourite Music Artists:
Rage Against the Machine, The Beatles, Gift of Gab, Bob Marley, José González, Reflection Eternal, Ernest Ranglin, Eminem, Lana Del Rey, Blackalicious