Mito Fabie, more commonly known as Curtismith, is a rapper who started in 2013, and became a rising artist circa 2015 when he released his debut mixtape, IDEAL.

According to his TEDx talk, his moniker is the last name of local celebrity, Anne Curtis-Smith, and adopted it as a way of expressing how “ironic” it was that people of her capacity, were Platinum-award winners even though there were “many more artists who were deserving of that award”. He believes that he would rather make music that is as honest as possible instead of lying about it.

His entry into the rap game was an unexpected one, as he had gone through a failed stint in the stock market, and switched from a traditional, sectarian university to a non-sectarian, non-traditional one before realizing that his passion lied in the art of music. This was cemented when he was asked to rap in front of his idol, Richard Branson, the owner of Virgin Records.

With the release of his highly-lauded debut EP, IDEAL, Mito’s skill on the mic has paid off for him in the long run. Since then, he has joined the LOGICLUB collective, released three EPs (Failing Forward, Rehearsals, and Soully, Yours) and a compilation (Motions). His success also paved way for features in Kiana Valenciano’s “Does She Know”, a San Miguel commercial, and a collaboration with artist Noel Cabangon.