Back in early November, we heard about a new online radio venture of some ambition that was happening over in Perth; loving music as we do (and having a close association with OnlineClubber who run out of our studios in Prahran), we got in touch, got the low down on the project and did the typical networking thing.

A couple of weeks later, I’m in Perth playing best man at MC Assassins wedding – it’s been huge day, I’ve sunburnt the crap out of myself (and my newly shaven head) and I’ve been drinking solidly since about 1pm. Sometime late in the night, I’m hanging with an old friend, wondering where the hell I’m going to crash – so I head back to her mates place, to find some floor space.

When I look around, it seems that the house is in a state of some sort of construction; not long after, I’m given a tour of the newly created office space and studio space in the various rooms and realise where I am – by some piece of typical Perth-everyone-knows-fkn-everyone connect, I’ve landed in the heart of the Backyard Project.

Their mission statement is clear, and with over 100 DJs on their list (we saw it) and an idea to put together an all-round arts hub, this is the kind of project that we absolutely love to support.

“Ever been at a party where the music just doesn’t cut it? We all have, and who knows a DJ at a drop of a hat? The Backyard Project does.

BYP is a place where peeps can log on and have quality DJs kick start their night.

The station features established Perth artists such as Frankie Button, Paul Malone, Low-Key Fu, Tomas Ford, and Charlie Bucket to a new breed of Producer in the form of Arms in Motion, Boost Hero Man, Eggchan and Sibalance – to international artists such as Ridney, Friction Machine, and Andrew Herman.”

After the tour, I’m looking at the walls and think “Man, they should paint this shit up …” so threw the idea at them and passed on a few names. So it was that last weekend a whole bunch of Perth crew descended on the house and did what they do best.

With artists such as NVS, Miss Tones, Omens, Skure and Heyou painting up, the whole house received a complete makeover – adding even more of a creative vibe to a place already bursting with it.

We’re really looking forward to hearing more about what these guys get up to over there, and we’re stoked to see their walls adorned with some of the coolest talent in Perth.

Check out more of the photos from the day here. If you want to find out more about the Backyard Project, head over and check out some great Australian, interstate and international talent, streaming quality beats to the worldonline at www.thebackyardproject.com.au or FB on