MC仁,獨立音樂人、塗鴉藝術家,熱衷於香港街頭文化研究。中學畢業曾後於書店、博物館工作,於1990-1997年到法國修讀視覺藝術,畢業後回港。
MC仁於求學時接觸到hip-hop文化,1990起年到美國、法國等地街頭塗鴉,其「長城塗鴉照」曾在中國網上引起極大議論,被《Time》雜誌稱為「亞洲塗鴉第一人」。
他最初為rap metal樂隊N.T.的主音,1999年成為hip-hop樂隊LMF的主音之一, 2009年LMF復出,MC仁亦有參與。他曾在網上電台發放音樂、發售產品,偶爾塗鴉,並和不少主流歌手一起創作音樂。近年,MC仁發表了其首張個人專輯「自行判斷」,亦進行了不少實驗音樂的創作,到世界各地錄音,如英國圓石陣、冰島的古人音樂山洞、美國的Integratron等等⋯⋯
除了音樂﹑藝術之外,MC仁會到大學教授批判性思考,曾主持網台節目《俾仁研究》,涉及內容的廣泛,包括神秘學﹑音樂﹑藝術等等,亦經常作網台嘉賓,於節目中分享個人神秘經驗﹑旅行見聞﹑研究等等。
MC Yan is an independent musician and graffiti artist who is passionate about Hong Kong street culture. After graduating from secondary school, he had worked in bookshops and museums. Between 1990 to 1997, he studied visual arts in France and came back to Hong Kong afterward.
MC Yan was exposed to hip-hop culture when he was a student and has begun doing graffiti in the U.S. and France. Being crowned the “First Graffiti artist in Asia” by TIME, his “photograph of the Great Wall’s graffiti” had stirred controversies and discuss within China’s online community.
MC Yan was the vocalist of rap metal band N.T. and has been one of the vocalists of hip-hop band LMF since 1999. He was also part of the group when LMF made a comeback in 2009. He has released music on online radio stations, produced merchandise, and made music with several mainstream artists. In recent years, MC Yan released his solo debut album Judge by Self and participated in some experimental music production. His recording locations shatter around the globe including the U.K.’s Stonehedge, Iceland’s ancestry music cave, the U.S.’s Integratron, etc.. Apart from creating music and arts, MC Yan also taught critical thinking in universities and hosted online radio program “Studied by Yan” that discussed topics ranging from occultism to music and arts. He also frequently shares his occult, travel, and study experience on the radio as a guest.