Matt Scheurich
Matt Scheurich, formerly of Hamilton, was part of multiple bands and solo musical projects, as well as a graphic artist and zine creator. Names that he has been known by include Matt7, Epileptic Dinosaur, MC Stormtroopa, and Bow Arrow.
He later moved to Melbourne and continued to consume himself with creative projects be they individual or group, art, music or whatever.
Epileptic Dinosaur
As Epileptic Dinosaur Scheurbert released three EPs:
- EDEP (2005)
- Visual Sounds (2006)
- Passion Reaction (2008)
Epileptic Dinosaur overlapped with a number of Scheurich's other creative endeavours like the zine .257, his stint designing Nexus magazine, his short-lived bands I Shot You and Firecats, his time drumming for Dynamo Go, and his next solo musical project, MC Stormtroopa.
MC Stormtroopa
As MC Stormtroopa, his last musical alias during his time in Hamilton, Scheurish was a 'nerdcore' rapper, whose rhymes were exclusively based on Star Wars. As much as was possible, MC Stormtroopa was presented unironically - a sincere gansta rapper whose streets were in a galaxy far away. He released two EPs, Dark Side of the Death Star (2007) and Sith Style Swagger (2010).
According to his own press, "his live show stylings have earned him much praise, admiration, friends and ‘ho’s."
MC Stormtroopa was reportedly - possibly self-reportedly - the star of 2007's Camp A Low Hum, which was his debut performance. He gained national exposure in 2007 featuring on TV3 News and Nightline, interviewed by David Farrier. He was interviewed again by Farrier for an article on Nerdcore in Rip it Up in 2008.
MC Stormtroopa released all his merchandise in a non-profit manner.
Releases
- Dark Side of the Death Star EP, 2007
- Sith Style Swagger (2010) EP, 2010
- Lord Vader (No Troubs Remix) appeared on Awesome Feeling II, a compilation CD distributed with Real Groove magazine in 2008.
- Black or White by Street Chant feat MC Stormtroopa appears on the 2009 compilation Moonlight, Good Times and Boogie
- The Empire Strikes Again appears on the 2020 compilation In Thrust We Trust
External links and articles
- Myspace Profile
- MC Stormtroopa Merchandise
- Nerdcore story from TV3 news, 30 July 2007, featuring MC Stormtroopa (YouTube)
- Blowin' up the Universe performance, live at the Espy, Melbourne, July 2008 (YouTube)
- Lord Vader video on YouTube
- MC Stormtroopa interview, Nexus, 14 May 2007
- Dark Side of the Death Star review, Nexus, 15 October 2007
- Hardcore Nerds by David Farrier, Rip it Up 323: 50-52, June/July 2008
Bow Arrow
Scheurich's solo project Bow Arrow was conceived in Auckland following an attack by a Papua New Guinean tribesman in July 2011 where he was shot through the chest with an arrow, suffering damage to his lung and liver. He was travelling in a remote part of the country with his anthropologist girlfriend and was saved by Australian doctors. He was 28 at the time.
The music was described as "dark electronic", with songs composed as a cathartic response to the attack. He released an album of songs via Bandcamp titled Σ of an Aftermath in September 2011, followed by a single titled Glass in December 2011.
Returning to Melbourne, he released a second Bow Arrow album, Aleph Null, in 2013.
External Links
- Bow Arrow Official Website
- Bow Arrow Facebook Page
- Kiwi arrow victim turns to music, New Zealand Herald, 28 September 2011 [1]
Art, graphic design and media
Scheurbert is also a graphic designer who has produced illustrations, design, and gig posters for such bands/groups/people like The Clerics, A Low Hum, The Lastimes, 1000, Teenwolf, The Mint Chicks and more.
In the 2000s Scheurbert created zine .257 and was its illustrator/designer/writer/printer. He was responsible for the design of Nexus from 2006 to the end of 2007. The next year he was a co-creator of Mammoth guide.
External Links
Other bands
- Drummer/Guitarist for Damsels
- Drummer for Out Of Africa: A Migrant Story
- Drummer for Dynamo Go
- Vocalist, Keyboardist (Juno) for I Shot You
- Vocalist, Bassist, Drummer for Firecats
