Muneshine

Muneshine
Muneshine on In Transit LP
Background information
Birth name	Rob Bakker
Born	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Hip hop, alternative hip hop, Canadian hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, producer
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Scissor Records/Tommy Boy Entertainment Droppin' Science Productions Handcuts Mumbles Hip Hop Grindin Blunted Astronaut
Associated acts	D-Sisive, Twin Peaks, The Birthday Boys, Wolves, The Residents, Phocus, Wax Reform, Lucky 7, Lightheaded
Website	muneshine.com

Rob Bakker, better known by his stage name Muneshine, is a Canadian hip hop recording artist, record producer, DJ and mix engineer and performer.

Since 2005, Muneshine has released 3 major label projects in Japan, and contributed production and vocal appearances on more. His sales in this territory exceed 30,000 units. His first release (Phocus – A Vision and a Plan) debuted on HMV Japan’s hip hop charts at #8. Since then,

Muneshine has collaborated with a number of popular U.S. hip hop musicians, such as Pete Rock, Sean Price, DJ Spinna, Buckwild, Guilty Simpson, Rob Swift and many more.

Four projects Muneshine has collaborated on with D-Sisive have been nominated for a Juno Award. In 2008, D-Sisive’s B.O.O.K., which was engineered by Muneshine, was nominated for Rap Album of the Year. D-Sisive’s 2010 release Vaudeville (engineered and featuring rap vocals by Muneshine) was nominated under the same category, and Jonestown 2, D-Sisive’s 2011 release received the same Juno nod and was produced and engineered by Muneshine. This year, D-Sisive’s video for “Friend Of Mine,” (prod. Muneshine) was nominated for Video Of The Year. Muneshine’s production on D-Sisive’s “Nobody With A Notepad,” was also chosen in The Huffington Post’s “100 Best Canadian Songs Ever” in 2014.

In the beginning of his career, Muneshine often collaborated with fellow Canadian MC D-Sisive. The duo won SOCAN’s coveted Echo Songwriting award for the song “Nobody With A Notepad” taken from D-Sisive’s album Let The Children Die. The song caught the attention of notable hip hop artists such as DJ Premier and DJ Eclipse. Since then, they have released the albums Vaudeville, Jonestown, Jonestown 2, and Jonestown 3.

In 2012, Muneshine released a solo project There Is Only Today, his first under the Droppin’ Science label. The album featured production from DJ Spinna, Buckwild, !llmind and M-Phazes, among others. Guest appearances include Emilio Rojas, D-Sisive and Ghettosocks, among others.