That’s right ladies & gentlemen, this Saturday is the 1st Annual BASTID’S BBQ – we’ll be illin’ & grillin’ at the fantastic Steam Whistle Brewery in the centre of downtown Toronto! We’ll be firing up the coals at 3PM and shutting it down around 10PM. 255 Bremner Boulevard. Look for all the green signs. Advance tickets are available at Soundscapes, Rotate This, Play De Record and Ransom Holding Co., or online through Paypal. Tickets will be available at the door subject to availability. Don’t be left hungry or sad, scoop one up now! Consider yourself invited…
*I’ll be playing approx 5p-6p

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After eating some amazing barbecue and playing some great summer tunes alongside a listing of dope DJs, I’ll be heading to The Beachclub Festival (5000+ person outdoor party at Canada’s biggest water park with 2 stages) where I’ll be playing approx 8p-9p w/ JB Allen & Sir Lancelot before heading to Skybar. There are a lot of DJ’s on this bill and it should be another dope event.. Don’t miss out!

Renowned Toronto artist Bryan Espiritu – founder of The Legends League and Ideall Clothing, is celebrating his 30th birthday by holding his first solo art exhibit. I have the honor of being a part of the DJ lineup during the evening.. It’s a free event celebrating talent, art and music. If you are going to be in the city of Toronto on Friday, May 13, I highly recommend you attend this event. Click Here for more details.

SOLE PURPOSE Presents

[RAISE IT UP]

Sunday, April 10th 2011
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Raising Funds & Awareness for Japan
100% Proceeds to Red Cross & Global Medic

8pm

Dazzling (291 King St W)
Toronto, ON

$10 Minimum donation

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On December 4th, 2010, myself and DJ Tilt flew down to San Francisco to go rock Google’s staff party on 4 turntables!

Our Saturday Night residency continues inside the world famous Guvernment Complex.. Please donate generously this holiday season!!

This year’s Halloween Weekend was pretty crazy.. On Friday Oct 30 we were at Toronto’s biggest Halloween costume party inside Liberty Grand with over 5000 people in attendance.. The next day (Saturday, October 30) we flew to PEI for the first time (Eastern Canada) to play The Wave at University of PEI, along with our drummer – JB Allen. This party was a smash… Thus brings us to Halloween night, Sunday Oct 31. We took an evening flight back to Toronto which got me back just in time to play a set at TIME Nightclub, alongside my dude DJ Tilt. Another Halloween weekend, another series of good parties.. Videos & pics from all 3 nights below.

Wristpect x Sir Lancelot x JB Allen @ The Wave [UPEI] Devil’s Night Oct 30, 2010 from WRISTPECT on Vimeo.

Halloween Sunday Oct 31, 2010 – TIME Nightclub [Toronto] from WRISTPECT on Vimeo.

Halloween Friday Oct 29 2010 – Liberty Grand from WRISTPECT on Vimeo.

Wristpect LA Tour from WRISTPECT on Vimeo.

Quick re-cap of my last West Coast Tour (Los Angeles, California).

On May 20 – 24, I was out in LA playing some dates in Hollywood w/ my dude Sir Lancelot. We were at Cabana Club on Thurs, Beachwood Fri, Marbella Sat, and Empire on Sunday! Big shouts out to the man DJ Mike Danger for everything as usual – he is that dude! Between the club gigs, we connected with DJ Skee at his studios, caught up with the homies at Orisue, went by Mad Lion’s studio, did some shopping and ate a lot of food.. Look out for Bridging The Gap: Toronto – LA.. It’s coming! I’ll also have a video from this tour put together soon, in the meantime here are some pics..
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Last night I played the kick off dinner for Toronto FC. Big shouts to all the players, coaches, everyone at TFC & MLSE. Look out for a lot more happening between ‘Wristpect & Sir Lancelot’ and TFC soon! Below is a re-cap of last night.

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In the next 21 hours, I need to wrap up a mixtape, pack, play a gig in Hamilton, play a party in Niagara, and then head straight to YYZ [Toronto Pearson Airport] to catch a flight to San Jose, Costa Rica via Charolette.  I need to be at the airport in Toronto for 4am on Friday morning, and it’s now 7am on Thursday morning.. I swear I’ve lost all sense of time these days. Oh well, on to the next one…

I’ll be able to get some rest when I get into Costa Rica on Friday; the hotel we’re staying at definitely looks relaxing.. The whole reason I’m there is for ‘Electro Fest’ - a huge event in San Jose which features Bands & DJs from around the world [France, Canada, Panama, Costa Rica, etc]. I’ll be DJ’ing for ‘Let’s Go To War’ and probably playing a set later on as the party goes till 8am.

I’ll get to chill out and enjoy the Country on Sunday and hopefully get to check out some beaches and rain forests.

I’ll be back in Toronto late Monday Night/Tuesday Morning, and will drop the Clipse Mixtape on Tuesday evening, before leaving for a 7 day West Coast Canada Tour on Wednesday, December 2nd..

*Edit – I’m still working on this mixtape & appreciate your patience!*

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WEST COAST CANADA TOUR PT. 5 DETAILS
Wed, Dec 2 – Republik [Vancouver]
Thu, Dec 3 – The Standard [New Westminister]
Fri, Dec 4 – Fortune Sound [Vancouver]
Sat, Dec 5 – Gossip [Vancouver]
Tue, Dec 8 – Savage Beagle [Whistler]

Back to work for now… Wish me luck.
Peace.

So, as some of you may or may not know, at the beginning of the month I went out to China to play a couple of parties.  It was definitely a good experience, despite being such a short trip! I was in Hong Kong & Shanghai & I’m looking forward to heading back soon, and going to more cities and spending some real time out in Asia!

My experience pretty much went as follows: I left Toronto Thursday morning, landed in Hong Kong Friday evening, checked in to the hotel/showered, went out to dinner with DJ Doze & management at M1NT Hong Kong, headed to the club, DJ’d my set 1230-3, slept a few hours, headed to HK airport, flew to Shanghai on Saturday, checked in & showered, had another amazing dinner, rocked M1NT Shanghai w/ DJ Choyce Kutz, took a 3 hour nap, had some quick breakfast on Sunday morning, then left Shanghai, flew 15 hours back to Toronto, headed home to change/shower, then drove to Niagara Falls, and DJ’d another party there at Dragonfly on Sunday Night..!

It was an experience to say the least. No time for shopping.. In fact, no time for anything – not even authentic Chinese food It’s all good.. I’ll be back!

Full 3 day tour video coming soon.. In the mean time here are some pics of the journey. Peace!

I would never post anything I do not personally co-sign. My homeboy, Kevin Casey from NYC did up a crazy mixtape called ‘Live From New York’.
You can download it for free below.. Just click on the image below!

I will be in NYC on October 6th for a corporate event for Google. The party only goes till midnight, so you can bet I’m hitting the studio with Kev right after!

So.. I’m making a quick mission to Asia for the weekend.. Gonna be a long few days ahead, but should be fun & I’m excited to check out the clubs in Hong Kong & Shanghai..! I fly out Thurs morning from Toronto & get to Hong Kong Friday evening.  A few hours downtime, and then I’m at M1NT Nightclub in Hong Kong Friday Night.  Unfortunately, I won’t really have time to take in Hong Kong & actually see the city.  Saturday afternoon, I fly from Hong Kong to Shanghai – same drill.. chill out for a few hours & then rock M1NT Nightclub in Shanghai on Saturday Night! Sunday afternoon I fly back to Toronto, and land back at YYZ around Midnight Sunday Night.. Going to take lots of pics & video, time to try out this Flip Cam and see if they are really worth the hype.. Will keep you guys posted! Peace!

MANIFESTO returns for their Third Annual Festival of Community & Culture from September 16th – 20th! Toronto will host events around the city with live musical performances, art exhibitions, a film festival, a professional breakdance competition, workshops, an artists’ market and a massive after party showcasing local, national and international artists in the hip hop community – this year’s headliners are REFLECTION ETERNAL [Talib Kweli & DJ Hi-Tek].

Check out some of the highlights from last year in the video below.

Manifesto ’08 Recap from themanifesto.ca on Vimeo.

It’s about that time of year again – Caribana 2009..! 1,000,000+ visitors coming to Toronto from all over the world, a lot of parties, the largest street festival in North America, and a convergence of colours and cultures… What does this mean for me? Yet another sleepless week ahead.. Vacation is around the corner though! Here is where you can find me throughout the week for Caribana 2009!

Thursday – July 30 – Rich Kidd Listening Party @ Octopus Lounge [College St. @ Palmerston - 9pm]
One of Canada’s most talented artists [see: producer extraordinaire, rapper, singer, creative genius], gets Intimate & Interactive tonight, premiering new music from his upcoming release, and showcasing never heard before joints.  Media & Industry listening event – do not miss this.. That’s all I really have to say. We about to ‘get em Rich!

Thursday – July 30 – Body English w/ special guest Montreal’s #1 – DJ Payce
Right after Octopus Lounge, I’ll be heading back West to my Thursday Night Residency at Body English [Dixie & Eglinton Rd, Mississauga]
Ladies are free all night, it should be packed..

Friday – July 31 – ‘Plush Fridays’ at Lobby w/ Special Guests Chris Bosh [Toronto Raptors], DJ P Plus & More
This is one of my new Friday Night residencies.. I am here about 2 weeks out of a month.  It is a very nice and upscale supper club in the heart of Toronto’s Yorkville district [Bay & Bloor St].  Jay-Z celebrated his bachelor party here, and it caters to an older and more sophisticated crowd.  This Friday we have guests Wayne Warner & Chris Bosh throwing an event alongside our regular Friday Night. Guest DJ, P-Plus will be in the building as well. Very Limited Capacity.

Saturday – August 1 – Caribana Parade 2009 – Roc-A-Wear Float ++
Saturday – August 1 – Spin Saturdays inside The Drink [Guvernment Entertainment Complex]
After a long day at the parade (I’ll be on the Rocawear Float), I’ll be holding down my Saturday Night residency inside The Drink at Guvernment alongside DJ Tilt & Sir Lancelot.

Sunday – August 2 – 9th Annual BET/Hot 97 Party hosted by Ron Brownz & Serani
Way too many details to list for this one.. Basically 6000+ people, sold out 9 years in a row. The biggest Sunday Night Party each year.. I’ll be on the 23+ Skybar Rooftop Patio which Serani will be hosting – tickets are almost sold out I believe you can get some still – get in touch if you need any.

Monday – August 3 – 3rd Annual ‘Change Clothes’ BBQ & Patio Party at MINK Nightclub
More of a social gathering/chill out event and BBQ after all the clubs. Details below.

Tuesday – August 4 – ‘Industry Tuesdays’ inside Dragonfly Nightclub [Casino Niagara Fallsview Resort]
Definately one of the nicest venues, this is my Tuesday Night Residency.. Guests have included LMFAO, Steve Aoki, DJ AM, Sander Kleinberg, etc.

Wednesday – August 5 – Wednesday August 12 – Vacation
I’m going to an island for a week and meeting up with my girl – email bookings@wristpect.com if you need to get at me.
HAVE A SAFE WEEKEND EVERYBODY – PEACE!

Opening for that dude Steve Aoki June 9, inside my Tuesday Night Residency at Dragonfly Nightclub [Casino Niagara Fallsview Resort]

Once again, I’ve been too busy to update the site consistently.. I’m trying my best, but when you are on the go as much as me, it’s often difficult to find a couple hours of free time to sit down and do this. No excuses though, here is the recap of my LA trip from April 24-27. Myself & my MC, Sir Lancelot flew out to rock a couple spots in Hollywood.. Pictures after the jump.
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