Very interesting discussion..

Blackberry Torch Launch Event from T-Square Media on Vimeo.
Via 1LoveTo

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 27, 2010

Wristpect x Blackberry x Maritz Canada Deliver ‘Torch’

Mobile Industry Awards 2010 ‘Best Manufacturer of the Year’, Research In Motion and their award winning BlackBerry brand teamed up with the 2010 Toronto DJ of the year Wristpect, to launch the brand new and highly anticipated Blackberry Torch device in Canada.  Los Angeles, Toronto, Vancouver & Montreal held the only North American events of their sort.

Alongside Maritz Canada, Blackberry recently held national launch events for their Torch device, entitled the ‘Influencer’ and the ‘Rep’.

The invite-only ‘Influencer’ event attracted over 200 high profile Blackberry users to experience the new Torch device. The Rep event was an extremely successful gathering of 400 enthusiastic sales associates who received Torch devices at each of their respective locations. The soundtrack for these events across the country was provided by DJ Wristpect, who also creatively used the Torch devices to deliver his performance.

“It is always an honour to work with such a powerful and prominent brand” said Wristpect. “As a heavy user & advocate of Blackberry devices for over 6 years now, I feel as though this has been a long time coming. I’ve converted hundreds of friends and colleagues into certified Blackberry addicts over the last several years.. I look forward to further developing a professional relationship with both Blackberry & Maritz, and using the new Torch device in my day to day business!”

Teaming up with major brands is not anything new for this young DJ/Entrepreneur; Wristpect has worked alongside brands such as Google, MTV and Hennessy to Sony, Redbull and Playboy.

Most recently, Wristpect was awarded ‘Toronto DJ of the Year’ at the 2010 Stylus DJ Awards. The year before, he was nominated Canada’s #1 Club DJ, joined Clinton Spark’s ‘Smash Squad DJ’ crew, and played club dates across New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Costa Rica, and more.

The Blackberry Torch is currently available through select carriers worldwide. Please contact your wireless provider formore information.

For more information on Wristpect please visit http://wristpect.com & http://wristpect.com/epk

Press & Booking Contact
bookings@wristpect.com

Re-Cap of Drake’s historic ‘OVO Fest’ in Toronto on Sunday, August 1st, 2010.

Specieal Guests included: Bun B, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Kardinal Offishall, Fabolous, Eminem, Jay-Z..

Another classic interview by the one and only ‘Nardwuar The Human Serviette’.



The Bird and The Bee does an amazing job of covering Bee Gees’ 1977 classic ‘How Deep Is Your Love’.. They are without a doubt one of my favourite new bands and this song is amazing. The Pink Tape V2 is coming soon…




Take 20 minutes to watch this.. What are your thoughts?

Wristpect LA Tour from WRISTPECT on Vimeo.

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

Toronto 2 Brooklyn: Rich Kidd from themanifesto.ca on Vimeo.

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On The Record With Wristpect from Stylus Group on Vimeo.

I sat down with Stylus Group last month, and answered several unexpected questions.. How I got my DJ name, embarrassing dj moments, crying during the lion king.. etc! Ah, fun times.. lol

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.

Congorock – Babylon from Scion A/V on Vimeo.

Not only is this a certified BANGER, but this video is dope as well!

Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs “childish” thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids’ big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups’ willingness to learn from children as much as to teach.

A Conversation with A-Trak from EIKNARF on Vimeo.

ABSOLUT Vodka presents “NY-Z”, a new 15-minute documentary featuring Jay-Z. The film was directed by Danny Clinch.

I would love to go to this place at one point.. Lots of great interviews/lectures on this site..  Below is one with Pedro ‘Busy P’ Winter [Ed Banger Records, Paris, France]

Pedro Winter is a modern day Malcom McLaren. Impressario and musicican alike, this Parisian used to manage what is arguably the most influential dance music act of the ’90s, Daft Punk, before he started his own label Ed Banger Records in 2003. Since then, he’s shown the world that it’s still possible to successfully deal with music, pushing the careers of the likes of Justice, Uffie, DJ Mehdi or Mr. Oizo, while anticipating and shaping a colourful trend called nu-rave with the label’s instantly recognizable artwork. A mix of all things hip hop, pop, electro, disco and rock, Ed Banger set the Vice magazine to music, putting back relentless fun and a barrel of laughs into the global club music scene. At the same time, Pedro has kept his creativity as a DJ, producer and remixer: he’s re-edited Kraftwerk classics, collaborated with Westcoast indie rapper Murs, and played every relevant rave in the Western hemisphere and beyond. So you never know what to expect from Busy P, his label or his crazy peers. Time to get busy!

More videos here

Just found this over at A-Trak‘s site.. Thought it would serve as a good source of inspiration to all those trying to do their ‘own thing’ ! Hard work, passion, and persistence will always pay off.. Big up Fools Gold, keep that good music coming!

Pharrell Keynote at MIDEM 2010 from thecashmerethinker on Vimeo.

I suggest watching this.. Quite inspiring.

“In the 80’s there was Quincy, in the 90’s there was Dr. Dre… just last month, Billboard Magazine named you producer of the decade..”

Pharrell was invited to give the key note speech at Midem, a music business conference held in Cannes, France. It was in Q&A format with Rob Stone, who is the co-CEO of Cornerstone – who you might remember from Pharrell’s Billboard cover.

Via Nahright.



One of my favourite cuts off ‘Til The Casket Drops’ gets the visual treatment by my dude Shomi of Illusive Media.

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.