Macromantics

Macromantics is the nom de rap of Melbourne, Australia-based Romy Hoffman, who began her musical career as a guitarist in <a href="spotify:artist:06y1hH4hu3rcTUXHJevPCf">Ben Lee</a>'s band <a href="spotify:artist:5tyoH7ffzMRQfTcEZ8VW9f">Noise Addict</a> when she was just 15. While touring and performing with <a href="spotify:artist:5tyoH7ffzMRQfTcEZ8VW9f">Noise Addict</a>, Hoffman fell in love with hip-hop and began incorporating it into her own music and punk-inspired, D.I.Y. approach. In 2004, she self-released her debut as Macromantics, the Hyperbolic Logic EP, which introduced her passionate and often witty MC style. Performing live with turntablist DJ Amy, Hoffman made a name for herself supporting artists as diverse as <a href="spotify:artist:60eT7q88iLWKnuSXed1AGr">Architecture in Helsinki</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6usH6EXdwu2I7BBPTYisWc">Erase Errata</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:2E78kTKamtXgdRkK1jrc0f">Sage Francis</a>. Her debut album, Moments in Movement, was released in summer 2006 in Australia and earned a nomination for that year's J Award for Album of the Year; it arrived in the U.S. via Kill Rock Stars early in 2007. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi