Seth Gabriel Marton (born 4 January 1983), who performs by his stage name Seth Sentry, is an Australian hip hop recording artist. He has released one extended play and two studio albums. At the

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he won the

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for his second album, '' Strange New Past''. Sentry's touring schedule has involved headline shows around Australia, as well as appearances at numerous festivals such as Breath of Life, Fat As Butter, Come Together, Sprung Festival,

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(Melbourne),

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, Hyperfest, Groovin the Moo and Triple J's One Night Stand.

Biography

Seth Sentry was born as Seth Gabriel Marton in 1983. He grew up in

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. Sentry's first public appearances were during live performances with Melbourne hip hop and

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outfit, D.S.O.L. in 2003. In 2005 he reached third place in the Revolver Battles competition, in addition to organising and appearing in a weekly hip hop night at The Old Colonial venue in

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—Sentry's involvement with the Old Colonial led to an appearance on ''The Forthwrite Mixtape'' in 2007 and a guest appearance on

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's 2008 album, ''A Mind of My Own''. After posting a number of songs on Triple J's Unearthed website, he was selected by Steph Hughes, host of the station's ''Home & Hosed'' programme, as a "Featured Artist". Sentry's "The Waitress Song" became the most downloaded track on the website and went on to reach No. 31 in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2009 and appeared on the compilation ''The Best of Australian Hip Hop Vol. 1''. "Simple Game", Sentry's second single, received high rotation on Triple J. He followed with a 31-date national tour supporting Pez. In November 2008 Sentry independently released his debut EP, ''The Waiter Minute'', consisting of five songs including his previously released singles. Accompanying the upload to Facebook of the

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track "Strange Lot", he stated that he "wrote most of it in between train rides back and forth to work." In 2010 Sentry continued to tour and finalised the recording of his debut album with Melbourne producer Matik. In August 2010 he was a guest on Horrorshow's "Our Song", ahead of a national tour with the group, and "Closer", a song by Australian hip hop artist

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. Sentry's debut album ''

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'' was released on 14 September 2012 on his label, High Score Records (distributed by Inertia Records). It was selected as the Triple J feature album in the week of its release. The album debuted at No. 6 on the

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and remained in the top 50 for six weeks. Two of its singles, "Dear Science" and "Float Away", were listed in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2012 at No. 26 and No. 57, respectively. Seth Sentry (8386631580)

In April 2013, Sentry performed on the American late-night talk show ''

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'' singing "Dear Science" and "Float Away". In May 2013, Sentry completed the 'Dear Science' Australian tour, before announcing the larger 'Vacation' tour that featured support from Mantra and Grey Ghost. On 5 June 2015 Sentry released his second studio album, '' Strange New Past'', which peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It was also selected as Triple J's feature album. At the

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during the

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. The album was released on 18 June 2021.

Personal life

Marton grew up in

, a small coastal town in

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. His stage name was inspired by the Marvel comic book superhero

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. He is an avid

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, sometimes referencing video games in his songs and posting YouTube videos in which he answers fan questions while playing video games.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Awards

In 2012, Sentry won

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's ''Oz Artist of the Year'' award.

AIR Awards

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, himself , Breakthrough Independent Artist , , - , ''This Was Tomorrow'' , Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album , , -

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the

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to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. ! , - ,

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ARIA Music Awards

The

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are annual awards, which recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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J Award

The

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are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the

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's youth-focused radio station

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. They commenced in 2005. , - ,

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, ''Strange New Past'' , Australian Album of the Year ,

References

External links

*
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sentry, Seth ARIA Award winners Australian hip hop musicians Australian male rappers Living people Musicians from Melbourne Rappers from Melbourne 1983 births People from Sorrento, Victoria