With two critically-acclaimed
albums, North American and European touring under his belt, and a feature on
the latest album of UK Hip Hop band The
Herbaliser, MC, Producer and DJ More
Or Les is a Hip Hop triple threat. Building on the success of his hilarious
ode to Middle School Rap with the music video single Pop N Chips - featuring
Fresh Kils, Ghettosocks and Timbuktu and screened on MuchMusic and MusiquePlus – More Or Les has released his 3rd
full-length project Brunch With A
Vengeance. Album features include Canadian Artists and Producers Mantis, Peter Project, Stacey Kaniuk, Latté D. Kyd, The Wordburglar and the return of UK Hip Hop band The
Herbaliser.
More Or Les’ over a
decade-long performance career includes such highlights as a 2010 SxSW showcase, 2008 Halifax Pop Explosion, Pop Montréal Festival in ’10, ’08 and
’07, ManifesTO Cultural Arts
Festival, 2008 Under Pressure
Festival, the Luminato Festival, Harbourfront Centre, Wavelength’s 7th
Anniversary, Canadian appearances on the Vans
Warped Tour, opening for Eyedea
& Abilities, a tour of Eastern Canada with the Wordburglar, appearances
at The Second City, Style In Progress, a trip to each coast
with the Perpetual Motion Roadshow,
many local clubs around Toronto, Government
of Canada Pavilions at the 2003
World Cycling Championships and the Canadian
National Exhibition, as well as busking on the streets.
Music releases for More Or Les
include his debut and sophomore albums I
only stop for the Red Ants and The
Truth About Rap respectively, 2009’s collaboration with TO Producer Fresh
Kils The Les-Kils EP, and
appearances on the latest release of The
Herbaliser. Appearing on their 2008 album "Same As It Never Was",
More or Les connected with the group over three shows (Toronto, Ottawa &
Montreal) on their 2005 Canadian tour, a week-long gig in London, UK in
November 05 and European & Canadian tours in 2006 and 2008.
With "crates steeped deep
in hip hop history," Les is a DJ/co-host at the monthly Toronto Hip Hop
showcase 5 Dollar Rap Show with the
Wordburglar, host at Toronto's monthly classic Hip Hop celebration, Never
Forgive Action and co-host/DJ of the media-attention-grabbing Hip Hop Karaoke. He was also the
resident DJ at Toronto's most influential underground hip hop showcase, In
Divine Style, which ran weekly from 2001-2006.