Wikipedia Draft:FMA + 12 Gage

FMA + 12 Gage are a multi-award-winning father and son rap duo from Preston, United Kingdom.

Biography
Matthew Bennett studied Screenwriting at UCLan and finished with a first. He won awards for his short films and he uses his skills to write, design and create many of FMA + 12 Gage’s videos. Matthew started his music career as one of the vocalists at British metal band For My Anger (which is what FMA stands for). His son, Callum Gage Bennett, saw For My Anger perform live and that's when he decided he wanted to be a musician. By the time Callum came to live with his dad, Matthew had given up on music completely and was just concentrating on his writing career. It was Callum’s enthusiasm and passion for music that brought the project into existence.

Music Career
FMA + 12 Gage have performed all over Britain, written for award-winning TV shows and films, and have also featured on TV Asahi in Japan and other worldwide streaming services.

In 2017, Matthew & Callum took part at the charity showcase event Autism’s Got Talent. They performed two songs: ‘Happy Birthday, Son’ which Matthew had originally written as a birthday present for Callum’s 18th birthday, as well as ‘My dad is a better rapper than you’ which was written for this event. They received a standing ovation for their performance.

In 2018, FMA + 12 Gage were the first rappers to ever be featured on BBC Northwest Tonight with 'UNSTOPPABLE'.

In 2019, they were chosen to be the face of the Give us a break anti bullying campaign and their charity song Spectrum gained nationwide coverage. They drew upon their own experiences with bullying, abuse and alienation to create a song which was designed to leave the listener with a message of hope. They were both interviewed on Channel 5 news about the campaign and the song.

In 2022, they were mentioned by SoundSphere among the top five most exciting alternative artists in Preston.

Artistry
Their music is built around creative lyrics and tightly woven, imaginative dual vocals. Combining the aggression of metal and the verbal skills of hip-hop with the energy of youth and the experience of age, they create hybrid songs that are a fusion of high energy rap, electronic, metal and dance music. The pair face many mental health difficulties that stem from Autism and Dyslexia and they use their creations as a form of expression and to combat the issues that they both deal with in their day to day lives. They have given talks on how to be creative and how creativity can benefit mental health. They have also been invited to speak in schools, prisons and at health conferences about their struggles. Helping others is an important part of what they do.

Studio Albums

 * Parental Advisory (2018)
 * The Takeover EP (2020)

Singles

 * Spectrum: Give Us a Break (2019)
 * Basic Thugonomics (fear. Laurie Blake)

TV Work
Take a Seat is part of the soundtrack for the upcoming, award-winning film, Touch Gloves, by V-Pac productions.

In 2019, the duo featured in Ep.3 of Green Fingers award-winning comedy show 'A Talented Encounter' and were songwriters for one of the songs on the episode.

In 2022, FMA+12 Gage backed Laurie Blake of WrestleTalkTV for his punishment for losing the predictions contest; the video gained over 20,000 views on its release day.