Chance Waters facts for kids

Chance Dylan Waters is an Australian hip hop artist and producer. He used to be known as Phatchance. He started his music journey in 2003.

Chance Waters was a founder of the group Natural Causes. They released an album called The Incidental Noise Demo in 2007. The group toured around Australia before they stopped making music together that same year.

In 2009, Chance Waters released his first solo album, Inkstains. He used the name Phatchance for this album. His second album, Infinity, came out in 2012 under his real name. Some of his well-known songs are "Maybe Tomorrow" and "Young & Dumb". These songs were played a lot on the radio station Triple J. They also made it onto the Triple J Hottest 100 list in 2012.

Chance Waters' Music Journey

Chance Waters has supported many big Australian hip-hop artists on their tours. These include Bliss N Eso, Drapht, and 360. In 2009, he was a special artist on Triple J Unearthed. This program helps new Australian artists get noticed. After being featured, his music was played on Triple J radio.

Acoustic Music and Mixtapes

In 2011, Chance released an EP (Extended Play) called Inkstains (Acoustic). This EP had acoustic versions of songs from his Inkstains album. It also included an acoustic version of "Build It Up," which featured the band Charlie Mayfair. This song was played on Triple J.

To promote the EP, Chance Waters appeared on the front page of the mX newspaper in Sydney. He also gave interviews and live performances on radio shows. He went on a tour called Hey, Where's Your DJ?. This was special because it was one of the first acoustic hip hop tours in Australia. At the end of 2011, he released a mixtape called Approaching Infinity. This was his last release using the name Phatchance. The mixtape included a remix of Gotye's famous song "Somebody That I Used to Know". This remix became popular on radio in Europe.

New Name and Album Success

In 2012, Chance Waters announced he was finishing his next album, Infinity. He also shared that he would now use his real name, Chance Waters, instead of Phatchance. In February 2012, he released the first song from Infinity, which was the title track. The song was played on Triple J, and its music video was shown on ABC's RAGE!.

He went on the Approaching Infinity tour to support the song. In May 2012, he released "Maybe Tomorrow," featuring singer Lilian Blue. This song became very popular on Triple J. It was also used by National Geographic for their show Doomsday Preppers. "Maybe Tomorrow" was one of the most added songs to Australian radio that week. Its music video was even named "RAGE! Indie of the Week."

In August 2012, Chance Waters announced that his new album Infinity would be released. He also mentioned he was working on a new song with Bertie Blackman. This song, "Young and Dumb," was first played on Triple J in September. He performed it live on the show Like a Version, along with a cover of Mumford & Sons' "Little Lion Man."

In November 2012, Chance Waters was nominated for a J Award. His album Infinity was released and reached No. 54 on the ARIA Album Charts. His songs "Young & Dumb" and "Maybe Tomorrow" were voted into the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2012.

Chance has also performed at many music festivals. These include Sydney Big Day Out and The Big Pineapple Festival.

Natural Causes Group

From 2003 to 2007, Chance Waters was a founding member of the hip-hop group Natural Causes. They were the main group for an independent record label called Nurcha Records. Before the group stopped, they played over 70 live shows across Australia.

Their only release was The Incidental Noise Demo in 2007. The first song from this release, "Introductions," was named "Single of the Week" by FBi Radio.

About Chance Waters

Chance Waters was born in Sydney. He lived in Christies Beach, South Australia and Melbourne for a short time when he was younger. When he was twelve, he moved back to Sydney. He lived in Balmain with his mother and brother.

He went to North Rocks Public School and then Fort Street High School. This high school is known for having other famous artists as former students, like Josh Pyke and Horrorshow.

Chance Waters stopped making music in 2015. Since then, he has been working with startup companies. He also worked as a brand leader for Red Bull for several years.

Music Releases

Albums

• Inkstains – Obese (November 2009)
• Infinity – I Forget, Sorry! (November 2012)

EPs

• Nobody Give Raph a Guest Spot with Coptic Soldier – I Forgot, Sorry! (August 2008)
• Inkstains (Acoustic) – Permanent/I Forgot, Sorry! (18 February 2011)

Singles

• "Inkstains" (2009)
• "Build It Up" (Acoustic) (ft. Charlie Mayfair) (2011)
• "Infinity" (2012)
• "Maybe Tomorrow" (ft. Lilian Blue) (2012)
• "Young and Dumb" (ft. Bertie Blackman) (2012)
• "Looking for Something" (ft. Patience Hodgson) (2013)
• "Break of Dawn" (2015)

Mixtapes

• Approaching Infinity (2011)

Natural Causes Releases

• The Incidental Noise Demo – Nurcha (2007)

Awards and Nominations

The J Awards are yearly music awards in Australia. They were started in 2005 by the radio station Triple J.