It’s been a while since I’ve been back to the West Coast of Canada.. Vancity see you soon!
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In August 2010, I sat down with my people from Just A Lil Hype Magazine in Vancouver. Click the image above to read the full interview or click here.

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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Wednesday, Sept 22nd – Vancouver, Canada
Rico Uno x Flying Lotus x Wristpect @ Fortune Sound’s ‘Sup Fu? Wednesdays’
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Like the cookie that shares its name, Fortune is a revelation.

Just opened in the space at 147 E. Pender St. that was most recently the Royal Unicorn Cabaret, Vancouver’s newest nightclub/live-music venue is the realization of a dream long held by business partners Garret Louie and Robert Rizk, a.k.a. GMAN and Rizk, two of the most respected nightlife promoters in the city…

“To me it’s very appealing to have a warm sound and to not so much hear music but feel music,” says Rizk. “I mean if you’re a nightclub your main product is sound; it’s music. Booze is secondary. I think for most clubs . . . booze is primary. I’m not saying that’s a bad thing — but you can drink anywhere.”

To that end, Rizk sought out the suppliers of a system dubbed Funktion-One. And before securing the only such audio set-up in all of Western Canada, Rizk recalls how he had to endure an application process that involved an interview where he was asked questions “that had nothing to do with sound.”

“They had to do with who I am as a person,” Rizk says. “I wasn’t going to do this project if I couldn’t do it with this sound system.”

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Congrats guys.. Can’t wait to hear how crispy those monitors sound in the booth!

Join the Fortune group at
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=95839027632&ref=ts

And check out these other links for updates
http://www.fortunesoundclub.com/
http://www.fortunesoundclub.blogspot.com/
http://www.twitter.com/fortunesound

Here is a long overdue re-cap of the west coast tour pt. 3 I went on a couple of weeks ago with my MC, Sir Lancelot.  We played 8 days straight (Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon, Tue) across Whistler, Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, & Niagra.  Here is a quick rundown of how it went down!

Tues Morning (Feb 24th)
Flew out of Toronto at 6am, and the idiot girl beside me on the plane broke my favourite pair of shades.. Great start.  We got to Vancouver early Tuesday Morning..  Chilled out with DJ Tanner for the day & drove up to Whistler later that night to rock Savage Beagle w/ Faction Soundcrew.  Whistler was good, as per usual, and I played sets back and forth with Tanner & DJ Arems.  The vibes were big (it was Lancelot`s birthday the night before, so he decided to continue celebrating), it seems like everyone in that little mountain town is always out to just get drunk and have a good time.  Right after, we drove back down the mountain to Vancouver, making sure to make a pit stop at 7/11 on the drive back.  As far as the last pic in this set, I found these products on top of DJ Arems fridge – what the..!

Wed Afternoon (Feb 25th)
Wednesday Morning, we took a bus, which then drove onto a boat, which then sailed to the island of Victoria.  Never before, have I been on a greyhound, which then proceeds to drive straight onto a boat, park, ride 1.5 hours across the water, get back on the bus, and drive off the boat..  Definitely weird, but also an interesting experience.. The boat itself was more like a 5-level cruise liner, complete with arcades, buffets, business lounges, and yes – used needle deposit boxes in the washroom :S The heroin problem is bad out there I guess.. After making it into Victoria, we checked in to the hotel, and played Felicita’s at The University of Victoria.

Thurs (Feb 26th)
We took the ferry ship back to Vancouver, cabbed it to the hotel downtown, checked in, went by the homie Hedspin’s crib where we got to preview some new remixes from Team Canada’s DJ Grandtheft. After kicking it with them for a bit, we went to Hunt.FM studio’s where I laid down another show/interview – which should be up in the podcast section any day now.  Straight from the studio it was back to the hotel to shower, get ready, and then walk down Granville St. to Tonic Nightclub where we played Thursday Night!

Fri (Feb 27th)
I woke up earlier in the day and dealt with a bunch of emails/business at the hotel, & then just worked on music for the rest of the evening till we ended up making our way to dinner at The Cactus Club Cafe (my homeboy Matty’s god brother is the head chef – he hooked it up large!)  The food, atmosphere, and service were all top-notch.. I can’t wait for this place to come to Toronto! After dinner, it was back to the hotel to get ready and head down to SHINE Nightclub, which we smashed on Friday Night..! After the club it was off to Korean Food with some promoters/friends, and then finally back to hotel at 5am.

Saturday (Feb 28th)
This was our last day in Vancouver.. We hit up all the stores/boutiques in the city: Dipt, Complex, A-Life, Goodfoot, Stussy, Livestock, etc. Big shouts to all of our sponsors for taking care of as usual! After doing some shopping we linked with the homies Flipout & Jayswing for dinner at GUU (very good Japanese spot in Gastown) which, to my surprise ended up being a LOT of GREAT food.. After dinner, we headed back to the hotel, got ready, hit 94.5 The Beat FM radio show with Jay & Flipout where we met up with GMAN, and then headed to Gossip Nightclub (Big Up Saturdays) to play from 12-2am. After that, we went by Stone Temple to meet up with Craig from Frontline & DJ Scene 1 to say whatup, before heading back to the hotel and calling it a night.

Sun (March 1)
Sun morning had to wake up early, pack up the mess of a room that was clothes, computers, cables, wires, etc. scattered all over the place, check out and make it to the airport in time to catch our 1pm flight to Calgary, where we were playing that night. Big shouts to our cab driver on the way to the airport, because if it wasn’t for his driving, we would never have made it to the airport in time..  We landed in Calgary around 3pm, got together with some old friends, and caught up over dinner after having checked in to, yes, yet another hotel.  After dinner, it was off to Opus nightclub where we played Sunday Night. Ps. explain how we get to Milestones, and the damn sign in the door says `Closed For Spring Cleaning – Come Back In 2 Months` what the hell..

Mon (March 2)
Tour’s a wrap. Back to Toronto.. Rockwood Monday Night.. Yes, no night’s off.. On the flight I woke up to apple juice spilling all over my thigh/ass/leg which made for a really shitty plane ride back to Toronto.. As soon as we landed and grabbed our bags, we headed down to Rockwood Nightclub for Toronto`s local industry night which was packed – lot of new and old faces in the spot! I played a couple sets but in all honesty, was tired as helllll by this point!

Tues (March 3)
It’s now Tuesday, again..? Really? Geez. The whole week flew by.. We are in Niagra Falls every Tuesday for a New Residency @ Dragonfly Nightclub. Checked into another hotel, got ready, handled the club from 10-3, and finally got some SLEEEEEEEP.

We put in work.

I’ve Been MIA. I know. Just been busy.. Thought I would do a quick update with what’s been going on and what’s coming up!

Thank you to the 100 + members who have joined the facebook group.. You can access it via the Facebook banner to the right.  Lookout for a new design and layout for the site coming soon.

So over the month of November I rocked private events for the likes of John Legend & Usher, Hennessy, Sony Ericsson etc. and stayed pretty busy within the city of Toronto.

This month (December) I am taking some time off, but will still be at The Drink (Guvernment) every Saturday live to air on z103.5FM from 11pm-12am.

New Years Eve we will be inside GOSSIP Restaurant & Lounge at The CNE Grounds.
23+
Sexy & Upscale
$40 Advanced Tickets
Hit me up for any more info.

If you haven’t already got it, I dropped Bridging The Gap V3 [Toronto to North Carolina] with Little Brother & you can download it here: http://www.djwristpect.com/btg3

’09 will bring more mixtapes & tours, as well as a few surprises..!

In the meantime, here are some dates as to where you can catch me:

1 Dec 2008 Ultra Supperclub [Private Event]
2 Dec 2008 Ultra Supperclub [Private Event]
6 Dec 2008 The Drink @ Guv (LTA z103.5 11-12)
10 Dec 2008 Scratchlab DJ Institute
12 Dec 2008 The Vault
13 Dec 2008 The Drink @ Guv (LTA z103.5 11-12)
14 Dec 2008 TBD (LA)
15 Dec 2008 TBD (LA)
20 Dec 2008 The Drink @ Guv (LTA z103.5 11-12)
21 Dec 2008 Unity All Ages @ The Koolhaus
26 Dec 2008 Tonic
27 Dec 2008 The Drink @ Guv (LTA z103.5 11-12)
31 Dec 2008 NYE 2008 inside GOSSIP (CNE)
3 Jan 2009 The Drink @ Guv (LTA z103.5 11-12)
6 Jan 2009 Niagara Falls w/ The Kid Famous
8 Jan 2009 Van Gogh’s 2nd Floor
10 Jan 2009 The Drink @ Guv (LTA z103.5 11-12)
15 Jan 2009 Van Gogh’s 2nd Floor
16 Jan 2009 Hi-Fi Club [Winnipeg]
17 Jan 2009 The Drink @ Guv (LTA z103.5 11-12)
22 Jan 2009 Van Gogh’s 2nd Floor
23 Jan 2009 Elements [Kitchener]
24 Jan 2009 The Drink @ Guv (LTA z103.5 11-12)
29 Jan 2009 Van Gogh’s 2nd Floor
30 Jan 2009 CiRCA [Ballroom]
31 Jan 2009 The Drink @ Guv (LTA z103.5 11-12)
5 Feb 2009 Van Gogh’s 2nd Floor
6 Feb 2009 Toika Lounge
7 Feb 2009 The Drink @ Guv (LTA z103.5 11-12)
12 Feb 2009 Van Gogh’s 2nd Floor
13 Feb 2009 Empyre
14 Feb 2009 The Drink @ Guv (LTA z103.5 11-12)
19 Feb 2009 Van Gogh’s 2nd Floor
20 Feb 2009 The Vault
21 Feb 2009 The Drink @ Guv (LTA z103.5 11-12)
24 Feb 2009 Savage Beagle [Whistler]
25 Feb 2009 Felicita’s [University of Victoria]
26 Feb 2009 TBA [Vancouver]
27 Feb 2009 Shine Nightclub [Vancouver]
28 Feb 2009 Gossip Nightclub [Vancouver]

01 Mar 2009 TBD (LA)
02 Mar 2009 TBD (LA)
03 Mar 2008 TBD (LA)

PEACE