Drmngnow

From the Biyala woka -Redgum lands of Kaieltheban woka, Yorta Yorta woka DRMNGNOW is an inimitable force of custodial song and story as a Yiyirr from Moorooopna (Place of Deep Water ) with ancestral ties to lands that spread across coastal Worimi country North of Warrane (Sydney) down to the desert country of Wergaia lands south west of Narrm ( Melbourne )

DRMNGNOW is an artist with a grass roots ethic and big picture vision known striking pieces of work that provoke deeper engagement with the true depth of the critical societal role and rightful place of Indigenous peoples within so called Australia and globally..

After a number of years within the Narrm arts landscape developing attention with work as an acclaimed sound and spoken word artist Morris formally launched DRMNGNOW in 2018 with highly acclaimed decolonial anthems 'Australia Does Not Exist' and 'Indigenous Land'.

The DRMNGNOW project was further affirmed with subsequent releases 'Ancestors' , ‘Survive” and the shimmering, self produced re-imagining of Archie Roachs ' Get Back to the Land ' featuring Emily Wurramurra, a highlight track on 2020’s Deadly Hearts Album.

DRMNGNOW has supported and shared stages with the the likes of Mulatu Astatke, Dead Prez, and Akala and toured Canada in 2019 & 2023, and South Africa and Zimbabwe in 2023. He Headlined the International Hip Hop Awards in 2021 also taking out International Single of the Year award for the emphatic 'Survive'.