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Jacob Chenaux (AKA 'Aero.D') is a 23-year-old artist hailing from Denmark, Western Australia, He started writing lyrics over a decade ago but kept his new found passion to himself, recording in his bedroom after school until he had developed his own voice. It was in Year 7 in primary school that Jacob met Sean Clark (AKA Cortext), fellow founding member of their collective, the Down South Crew (DSC) and began honing his skills in front of an audience. Aero's influences vary from Lupe Fiasco, to Big L, to Atmosphere and Fabolous. DSC has shared the stage with many of Australia's top tier artists such as Drapht, 360, Phrase, M-Phazes and Illy, as well as internationalsAtmosphere, Evidence and legend KRS One. They released a mixtape in 2011 entitled 'Ill Recognise Ill - Vol 1: The Collab Mixtape' which featured 32 of Perths most exciting and innovative HipHop artists and established them as a force in the local scene. Aero D is currently in The Burd Cage recording his first solo