Chance Waters (originally Phatchance) is an independent hip-hop artist from… Read Full Bio ↴Chance Waters (originally Phatchance) is an independent hip-hop artist from Sydney. Creating a unique brand of local hip-hop utilizing emotive and melancholy textures he sets himself apart from that of his new wave contemporaries, relying heavily on his lyrics which are often reflective of his life and situations as well as touching on existential themes. In 2012, Waters released his sophomore album; Infinity which spawned the two singles Maybe Tomorrow and Young and Dumb, both of which received considerable airplay on Triple J as well as both placing #89 and #45 on the Hottest 100 of 2012. The album received mostly positive reviews, maintaining positive reviews on iTunes and across various other platforms.

Waters has toured the country extensively, both as a headline act and in support of international heavy weights such as Method Man & Redman, DJ Premier and De La Soul, as well as many of Australian hip-hop’s biggest artists, including Bliss N Eso, The Herd, Urthboy, Muph N Plutonic, Drapht, Pez & 360, The Potbelleez and The Funkoars.

Widely regarded as one of the most progressive and entertaining new hip-hop artists in the country, Chance Waters has successfully built a large cult following throughout Australia. His live show incorporates instrumental, acoustic, electronic and theatrical elements and has garnered rave reviews in Street Press, Newspapers and Blogs.

In 2009 He independently released his debut album Inkstains, a disc which saw widespread national acclaim and earned him labels such as "an intelligent lyricist and masterful storyteller" (The Australian Newspaper) "a breath of fresh air" (Rave Magazine) and "an impressive glimpse into the future" (Onion Magazine). The album also earned him coveted featured artist spots on Triple J Unearthed, MYSPACE.COM and SBA Music and the lead single 'Inkstains' achieved playlisting on community radio taste makers including FBi Radio and regular rotation on national youth broadcaster Triple J.

'Inkstains' proved such a hit with audiences that it topped charts in AMRAP's 'Most Ordered To Air' tally, placed in the top 5 of Perisher Blue's Launch Your Band Competition and even went viral on YouTube in a Dane Searls Unit BMX video accruing more than 150,000 plays. The song also won a joint competition run by Triple J Unearthed and NIDA for the production of a professional video clip which was consequently added to playlist on ABC's RAGE.

In 2010 Chance Waters embarked on two separate national headline tours, totalling over thirty dates across the country to more than 7000 punters. On top of this he won a spot to showcase his material at APRA's 'Song Summit Live’, played numerous support slots and spot shows and is set to join 'Mind Over Matter' on the east coast leg of their national tour in December.

In 2011 he is set to release both his Sophomore album and an acoustic EP containing renditions of popular songs from 'Inkstains' as well as previously unreleased material. The EP will be launched in a free three week residency at Sydney's popular Oxford Art Factory, before being taken across the country in a limited run of dates at intimate venues.

Conjure Up a Fire
Chance Waters Lyrics

You've got one thousand ideas
You've got one million dreams
You've got a plan in your head
No, you're not growing younger
Nor can you make it change
So I will sleep when I'm dead

Starting to feel like nothing's changing
But don't remember ever making this arrangement
Half of my friends work full time

But will never own a place because they couldn't make the payments
My music sure as hell won't save us
Acting like that doesn't phase me
But there's bigger fish to fry
Than a roof over my head, so I
Gotta spend my life trying to change things, I
Can't believe all the shit that I see on the news
Between me and you, it's like being caught
Between [?] and fashionistas and half the truth, so
If you feel like I do
Show these animals the beast inside you
You can raise that voice, put your back agaist the wall
Show them what a dreamer might do

You've got one thousand ideas;
You've got one million dreams
You've got a plan in your head
No, you're not growing younger
Nor can you make it change
So I will sleep when I'm dead
Should I conjure up a fire and let it grow
Ah, until it takes the night, and let it glow
Until we see the light
Watch the embers blow by, con't you know
We'll find our way by their guide

I am not a beast of burden
I am not another person's person
I refuse to sit and act like property
Just because a few rich kids played monopoly
I want freedom, I want sovereignty
I wanna speak like no one's watching me
Don't wanna feel like a lost belief
I wanna show 'em all how strong we dream

They've got your mind, now you're too far gone
Who's got my mind, am I too far gone?

You've got one thousand ideas;
You've got one million dreams
You've got a plan in your head
No, you're not growing younger
Nor can you make it change
So I will sleep when I'm dead
Should I conjure up a fire and let it grow
Ah, until it takes the night, and let it glow
Until we see the light
Watch the embers blow by, don't you know
We'll find our way by their guide
Should I conjure up a fire and let it grow
Ah, until it takes the night, and let it glow
Until we see the light
Watch the embers blow by, don't you know
We'll find our way by their guide

Writer(s): Chance Dylan Waters, Andrew Albert Burford, Kate Winifred Martin

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