PAPERTOY

ABOUT

Originally from Armidale, NSW and now based in Newcastle, Papertoy AKA Bevis Masson-Leach works with a wide array of artists and music industry leaders from all different backgrounds. Through these collaborations, Papertoy has provided music production and mixing as well as pursuing his own independent creative projects and providing mentorship through workshops.

Passionate about playing a part in the development and evolution of music, and in particular hip hop, in Australia, Papertoy has been working behind the scenes for many years working with some of Australia’s most talented rappers, singers and producers including Tasman Keith, Kobie Dee, Jesswar, Kuya James, Omar Musa and more. Bevis has been an integral part in the direction of many of these artists' visions and has helped them create a sonic landscape to share their stories, lives and music.

Alongside his production work, Papertoy also runs music production and hip hop workshops with young artists and marginalised youth. These workshops have been facilitated through Papertoy’s co-founded Hometown Workshop series as well as partnerships with other like-minded organisations such as Madproppadeadly and Just Reinvest. The objective of these initiatives is to harness the power of expression through music to help young people find their voices, build capacity and stay on the right track. 

Leveraging relationships that have been built over many years in the music industry, Papertoy engages artists he has worked with to facilitate the Hometown workshops alongside him. Featuring a local, homegrown artists, the Hometown workshops are able to provide young people with role models from within their own communities and provide an inspiring experience to the participants. The Hometown workshops have been able to create a platform where its participants have felt comfortable to share their passion, knowledge and skills in music with others.

It is this dual focus that now defines Papertoy’s career: building a sustainable, creative production and mixing career, whilst also building a collective of artists, producers and case workers dedicated to sharing their passion, talent and skills for music through workshops and leveraging their professional connections to have a positive impact in the broader community.

production credits

2011 - 2013 

•  Releasing solo and collaborative music with Yonderkid (Producer and mix engineer)

2012 

• Winner of the Danny Brown “Grown Up” Remix competition by HiphopDX (Producer and mix engineer)

• Runner up in Hermitude “Speak of the Devil” Remix Competition (Producer and mix engineer)

2013

• Released self titled “Papertoy EP” (Producer and mix engineer)

• Released “To Be True” beat tape (Producer and mix engineer)

• Graduate SAE Institute with a Bachelor of Audio Production

• Thundamentals - Noodle Soup. First production credit (Producer)

2014 

• Released “Moments pt. 1” beat tape (Producer and mix engineer)

• Papertoy - New York Girl (Producer and mix engineer)

• Atari Jones - Too Much on the Way (Producer and mix engineer)

• Atari Jones x Papertoy EP (Producer and mix engineer)

2015

• The Tongue - Hard Feelings Album (Producer and mix engineer)

• Frenzy - Guess You Know? (first UK collaboration)(Producer and mix engineer)

• Moved to London to work and pursue music

• Produced for multiple UK artists including Careless, SNE, A.T., Armzout and Frenzy (Producer)

2016 

• Produced, recorded and mixed more London based artists (Producer)

• Collaborative EP with Frenzy titled “Distance” (Producer and mix engineer)

• Papertoy - London Calling UK Rap Remix EP (Producer and mix engineer)

2017 

•  Released two EP’s “Do Your Thing” and “Overseas” inspired by time in London featuring UK artists (Producer and mix engineer)

2017 

• Omar Musa - Since Ali Died album including “Assimilate” ft. Tasman Keith (Producer and mix engineer)

2018 

• Kobie Dee - Right Now (Producer and mix engineer)

• Leftprojects - Swank (co-producer)

• Birdz x Omar Musa - About me (Producer and mix engineer)

• Lonely Boys - Lonely Boys Anthem (Papertoy remix) (Producer and mix engineer)

• Turquoise Prince - ERIC BANAS (Producer)

• Barunga Festival 2018 (Music Workshop Facilitator)

• Reiby Juvenile Justice Facility Music Workshops (Facilitator & producer)

2019 

• Smoking Ceremony ft B2M, Birdz and Tasman Keith (co-producer)

• Tasman Keith - Move up (Producer and mix engineer)

• Tasman Keith | Bars of Steel (Producer)

• ONEFOUR - Shanks and Shivs (Recording and mix engineer)

• Marty Bugatti (Triple One) | Bars of Steel (Producer)

• Kobie Dee ft. Bea Moon - This Life(Producer and mix engineer)

• ONEFOUR - The Message (Recording and mix engineer)

• Jesswar | Bars of Steel (Producer)

• Serina Pech - Take A Look Around (Papertoy Remix) (Producer and mix engineer)

• Birdz ft. Serina Pech - Stars (Producer and mix engineer)

• Ripple Effect - Nguddja · Skinnyfish Sound System (Producer and mix engineer)

• Tasman Keith x Stevie Jean - Prey (Producer)

• Tasman Keith x Stevie Jean - Evenings EP (Producer)

• Shadow - My City (Producer and mix engineer)

• Jesswar ft Tasha the Amazon - HEATA (Producer)

• Tasman Keith - Billy Bad Again (co-producer)

• Yo! MTV Raps Cypher for the first Australian episode (Producer)

• Up Top Music Project Workshops with City of Palmerston (Facilitator, producer, recording engineer)

2020

• Rude Boy E. - Cold - from the Up Top Music Project Workshops (co-producer and mix engineer)

• Gino October - Better For Ya (Mix Engineer)

• Kobie Dee ft. Liyah Knight - Still Standing (Mix Engineer)

• Manuel Dhurrkay - Nawumul (Canoe) (co-producer)

• Tasman Keith - Nightmares On 9th.(co-producer)

• Kuya James ft. Emily Wurramara X Kino Mchugh - TRUST(co-producer)

• Kuya James ft. Stevie Jean - WHY DEM PILLS? (co-producer)

• Kuya James ft. Serina Pech - SABAW (co-producer)

• Kuya James - Rewind Our Love ft Caiti Baker & Serina Pech (co-producer)

• Kobie Dee - Same Old Sh!t (Mix Engineer)

• Hoodzy - The Land (Producer)

• Tasman Keith | Red Bull 64 Bars (Producer)

• Jesswar - Venom (Mix Engineer)

• Kobie Dee - Role Models (Producer and mix engineer)

• Sally - Bad Mood (Mix Engineer)

• Sally - Kids (Mix Engineer)

2021

• Sachém - Take it Off (Producer and mix engineer)

• Sachém - Chasin (Producer and mix engineer)

• Gino October - The Fall EP (Mix Engineer)

• Phoebe Olivia - Think Twice (co-producer)

• Phoebe Olivia - Waiting on you (co-producer)

• Jesswar - Medusa (Producer and mix engineer)

• A P A R T Beat Tape creating with backing from Australia Council Grant (Producer, mix and mastering engineer)

• Jesswar - Tropixxx EP (Producer and mix engineer)

• Tasman Keith - Confident (co-producer)

2022

• Caiti Baker - Under Our Galaxy EP (co-producer)

• Jesswar - Life's Short, Life Big Mixtape (Mix Engineer)

• Kobie Dee - About a Girl (Producer and mix engineer)

• Kobie Dee - Who am I (Producer and mix engineer)

• Kobie Dee - Drama ft. Hoodzy & Talakai (Producer and mix engineer)

• Omar Musa - Oh Child of Mine (using a beat from APART) (Producer and mix engineer)

• Eastmode - All of Nothing (co-producer and mix engineer)

• June - Begin weekly music workshops in Mount Druitt with Just Reinvest

• James Mangohig - First Lights drone light show soundtrack (Mix Engineer)

• Caiti Baker - Sweet Dreams Cover (Producer and mix engineer)

• First Sounds Vol 1 - 10 (Mastering Engineer)

2023

• Prayer Corby - I Believe - wins award in NT (co-producer and mix engineer)

• Minez - Take a Break (co-producer and mix engineer)

• Mounty Yarns Short Film - Just Reinvest (Music producer and sound mix)

• Eastmode - In the Booth (co-producer and mix engineer)

• Eastmode - Pressure (co-producer and mix engineer)

• February - Received $50k grant from the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation for the pilot Hometown Workshop Series

• March - Hometown - Mulubinba - Newcastle with Talakai

• Mersy ft. Occa - My Life (created at Hometown Newcastle) (Producer and mix engineer)

• Marcusss - Big Brother (created at Hometown Newcastle) (Producer and mix engineer)

• April - Hometown - Gumbaynggirr - Nambucca Valley with Tasman Keith & Kapital J

• May - Hometown - Gomeroi - Moree with Kobie Dee and Madproppadeadly

• June - Hometown - Armidale with Tasman Keith, RISSA & Madproppadeadly

• Kuya James - Hymns for the Witching Hour Soundtrack (additonal production and mix engineer)

• Caiti Baker - Slow Down wins Folk Song of the Year at NT Music Awards (co-producer)

• Gian Luca - Dear Mum (Producer and mix engineer)

• Twenty Three 50 Cypher ft. Tasman Keith - produced during Hometown Armidale workshop (Producer and mix engineer)

CONTACT

For production or remix enquires please enter details below or email: papertoy.music@gmail.com