Toronto rapper Tona has been supporting my Bridging The Gap mixtape series since inception in 2006. When he reached out to me and asked for my help in compiling and mixing his ‘Reform School’ mixtape, it was a no brainer.. The project features 17 original cuts including leaks such as “Blue Shield,” “Neighbourhood,” “Hennessy Thoughts” and “We Do.”

Joining Tona on the guest tip throughout Reform School are Freeway, Kardinal Offishall, Ayah, Dosage, Shad K., Kim Davis, Adam Bomb, JD Era and Theo3. Beats come courtesy of Grammy-winning producer Boi-1da, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Rich Kidd and more!

Listen/Download:  http://tinyurl.com/6qspfcz

I’ll be playing the Wale concert in Toronto this evening w/ Sir Lancelot..

Good Day World!

It’s about that time.. The 6th Annual Stylus DJ Awards are around the corner! If you appreciate the time and hard work that I put in to my career, I’d like to ask you for two minutes of your day to place your votes. Thank you all for your continued support over the years!!

Here is how you can help!

1) Log on to http://stylusgroup.ca/votenow
2) Vote ‘Wristpect’ in the following categories

Category #2 – Radio Mixshow of the Year ‘Mixology’ (Download all shows here)
Category #9 – Toronto DJ of The Year
Category #15 – House DJ of the Year
Category #16 – Club Dance DJ of the Year
Category #18 – Electro DJ of the Year
*Please vote for ‘Sir Lancelot’ for Club MC of the Year

3) If you are unfamiliar with any fields you can put N/A

Thanks again for taking the time.. Peace!

Check out these interviews with my peoples Rich Kidd & Boi-1da..

Here are some upcoming dates.. I can’t believe I am seeing October, November & December.. Where did 2010 go?!

Oct 1 – Dragonfly [Casino Niagara]
Oct 2 – The Drink [Guvernment, Toronto]
Oct 4 – Revival [Toronto]
Oct 7 – Coors Light Mystery Mansion [XS, Toronto]
Oct 8 – Club V Opening [Newfoundland]
Oct 9 – The Drink [Guvernment, Toronto]
Oct 11 – 14 – NYC
Oct 15 – Tryst [Toronto]
Oct 16 – Mixology Show 9-10PM [Flow 93.5 FM]
Oct 16 – The Drink [Guvernment, Toronto]
Oct 22 – Seneca College
Oct 22 – Titanium [Waterloo]
Oct 23 – 27 – NYC
Oct 28 – Van Gogh’s [Guelph]
Oct 29 – Liberty Grand [Toronto]
Oct 30 – PEI University [Prince Edward Island]
Oct 31 – TIME [Toronto]

Nov 2 – Rogers Wireless Private Event [Toronto]
Nov 4 – Le Roi Des Belges [Brussels]
Nov 5 – Fabolous Concept at Club Verso [Kortrijk]
Nov 6 – Mixology Show 9-10PM [Flow 93.5 FM]
Nov 6 – Le Seven [Cambrai, France]
Nov 7 – TBD [Europe Tour]
Nov 10 – The Distillery [Calgary]
Nov 12 – Dragonfly [Casino Niagara Fallsview Resort]
Nov 13 – The Drink [Guvernment, Toronto]
Nov 20 – The Drink [Guvernment, Toronto]
Nov 24 – M1NT [Shanghai, China]
Nov 25 – M1NT [Shanghai, China]
Nov 26 – Beijing Club [Hong Kong, China]
Nov 27 – Mixology Show 9-10PM [Flow 93.5 FM]
Nov 27 – M1NT [Shanghai, China]

Dec 2 – TBD [San Diego, Ca]
Dec 3 – Google Staff Party [San Francisco, Ca]
Dec 4 – The Drink [Guvernment, Toronto]
Dec 10 – Tryst [Toronto]
Dec 11 -The Drink [Guvernment, Toronto]
Dec 17 – Beta [Waterloo] [Tentative]
Dec 18 – The Drink [Guvernment, Toronto]
Dec 24 – TBD
Dec 25 – The Drink [Guvernment, Toronto]
Dec 26 – Tryst [Toronto]
Dec 31 – TBD

This was a pretty long week..  I was traveling back and forth cross Canada Mon-Thurs to DJ launch events for the new Blackberry Torch. I came back to Toronto on Friday to play Tryst, then headed right back to the airport after Tryst to take 2 flights & 3 boats to a remote island off Vancouver’s coast to play a very interesting corporate event. I came back to Toronto on Sunday & packed my bags, only to leave again on Monday morning to go to NYC for the week.. All in all, it was an eventful week to say the least.. Full details below..!

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The October installment of one of our monthly residencies.. Definitely one of my favourite venues to play in Toronto! If you are booking booths, do so early.. If you are on guest list, arrive early. Usually a line down the street by 11.30pm. Shouts to Lyme Productions & the entire Tryst staff!
List/Booths/Bottles: wristpect@wristpect.com

Headed back to the East Coast of Canada this Friday to play the opening of ‘Club V’ with Sir Lancelot. I like Newfoundland a lot.. Fresh air, kind people (cabs actually stop and just let you cross the street?), good food, and good vibes.. Shoutout to Nu-Rock and Dr. Drake who are also playing. Come through if you are in the area!

The Ridgeway Inc family is proud to release the anticipated “We On Some Rich Kidd Shiiiit Volume 4 – The Boiling Point”.  The mixtape features an array of artists, including K-OS, Kardinal Offishall, Saukrates, Andreena Mill and Shad over Rich Kidd production.

Volume 4 officially dropped at the sold-out release party on July 29th, 2010. With “We On Some Rich Kidd Shit” already considered to be an acclaimed Canadian-classic mixtape series, “The Boiling Point” is expected to be the most successful to date.

We are excited to release the official download link:
www.richkiddbeats.com/weonsomerichkiddshit-volume4.zip

In addition, as a special treat to Rich Kidd’s loyal fans, the previous three volumes of the series are available for download here: www.richkiddmusic.com/weonsomerichkiddshit-thetrilogy.zip

Last weekend (May 28 – June 01), The Stylus Group held the 5th Annual Stylus Spinfest & DJ Awards. The weekend’s events & Monday’s award show brought together & celebrated the deejays, artists, producers, labels, and individuals who help shape and develop Canada’s urban music scene.

Last year I won ‘Canadian Club DJ of the Year’ and thanks to your support, I was nominated for 3 awards this year (Club DJ of the Year, Toronto DJ of the Year & Mixtape of the Year) & ended up taking home 2 – Toronto DJ of the Year & Mixtape of the Year! I suck terribly at acceptance speeches and never remember to say what I want or thank the people I want to, so here goes..

Mixtape of the Year – Bridging The Gap V4 – Toronto to Virginia
Hosted By: The Clipse

Thank you to The Clipse (Malice & Pusha-T), Rick Geez, Geezy, Pharrel, Shae, NERD, Star-Trak, everyone in Virgina (all artists & producers), everyone in Toronto (all artists & producers), Bryan E. of The Legends League for the dope cover art and t-shirt design, my dude’s Bobby Redef & Sir Lancelot for making me scrap the tape & start over, my boy Mattice for his creative direction & ableton help, Mediaphase for their online distribution & support, IdeLL Clothing, Play Cloths, Orisue, Ransom, Nahright, 2Dopeboyz, all of the bloggers who posted the tape, and everyone who continues to support the movement!

Toronto DJ of The Year
Big thank you first and foremost to my parents, for being supportive of me quitting the corporate 9-5 grind to focus on DJ’ing back when it was not looking so promising.. The fact that they let me to pursue my passion at such a young age says a lot and meant a lot to me, and I’m always thankful for that. Thanks to my girl, for being so understanding and supportive as well, and of course, my entire team.. My emcee, Sir Lancelot (we consistently shut parties down together), Mediaphase, all the promoters & corporate clients whom I’ve worked with, everyone at FLOW 93.5 FM, my sponsors (IdeaLL, Orisue, Ransom, Ortofon), Stylus Group, Marc Ecko Watches and finally everyone who comes out to the parties, downloads the mixtapes/podcasts & continues to show love and support in general.. Much thanks!

For a full run down on all the winners from the 2010 Stylus DJ Awards log onto www.stylusgroup.ca

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for me at the 2010 Stylus DJ Awards..!

Your vote got me nominated for:
2010 Canadian Club DJ of the Year
2010 Toronto DJ of the Year
2010 Mixtape of the Year – Bridging The Gap ‘Toronto to Virginia’ Hosted by The Clipse

I appreciate your support, always!

Haydain made great contributions to our R&B/Soul scene and he will not be soon forgotten. R.I.P. Send a message of condolence or share your memories of Haydain Neale – haydainnealefamily@gmail.com

A piece by Bryan Espiritu.
Rest in Peace to all the Fallen Soldiers..