LO-FI BEATS TO SIP TO ft. surya + Tee8 + zzarni

Presented by Cupholder Industries

An incredibly exciting program assembled by Surya, featuring local beatmakers performing hip-hop lo-fi beats and remixes, each using the iconic Roland SP-404 for their set.

Surya reached out over DM a couple of months ago, and introduces himself as such:

"i'm an south asian artist from hong kong and moved to sydney about 6 years ago. i'm a beatmaker, photographer and cinematographer - producing music in the hip-hop / lo-fi space! i fell out of music a few years ago and have come back this year with new motivation and just put out [8 track release 'cleanse / rasa'] alongside a 44-page photobook, both having been produced / captured between 2019-2020 during my first year in sydney"

Also on the lineup are friends and fellow beat allies Tee8 and zzarni — both handpicked by Surya. Check out zzarni's excellent set on FBi Radio (or on YouTube above), and both zzarni and Tee8's sessions on Stroke Of Luck Radio (YouTube, TikTok)—there's a notable session with Josef, MALI JO$E and Yibby trading freestyles while Tee8 lays down the beat. A really great 27 minutes, well worth seeking out!

🎧 LISTEN TO:

• surya — "cleanse / rasa" [March 2025]
• Tee8 — "Small Forms [May 2024]
• zzarni — "Truth" (ft. Yibby) [November 2024)

— Joe Hardy, Cupholder Industries (2025)

The Sunday Wash-up
at The Dock in Redfern

Live music. Every Sunday. Always free.
8pm—late

(This evening may contain some some Cupholder DJs in there somewhere)