Darren Reutens, better known by his stage name Dazastah, is an MC and producer from Perth, Western Australia. He is primarily a member of Downsyde and secondarily a member of the Syllabolix (SBX) crew, which consists of numerous Western Australian artists such as Downsyde, Hunter, Drapht and Clandestien.
He has produced for a wide range of Australian hip hop artists, from the big names of Hilltop Hoods, Drapht, Kerser & A.B. Original to the smaller names of his fellow SBX members.
Dazastah was introduced to Australian hip hop in 1998 when he went to TAFE and met Optamus, one of the founding Downsyde members, and was shown the first Downsyde project.
In the early 2000’s, he played a reasonably large role in the production for Australian hip hop artists' music, from playing small roles in albums such as “The Calling” to almost solely producing albums such as “Who Am I”.
In the late 2000’s and early 2010’s, Dazastah was rather quieter and not known for doing much more than Downsyde’s fourth album “All City”, performing a guest verse on Drapht’s track “Rest In Peace” and producing the Funkoars track “Being Vincent D'Onofrio”. His name started popping up more commonly in 2016, producing a number of tracks on A.B. Original’s album “Reclaim Australia” and Drapht’s album “Seven Mirrors”; plus Kerser’s “Deadset 6”.
In May 2011, Dazastah married Layla, another fellow Syllabolix member who he had been in a domestic relationship with for years before.
The most popular song by Dazastah's is Kids Of The Future
Dazastah's first song Kids Of The Future released on Sat Jan 01 2000.