Century Room in Toronto Thursday.. wristpect@wristpect.com for guestlist!

Playing Wetbar in Toronto tonight! Arrive early, it gets packed quick up there.

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

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On Tues, Dec 6th I played a set at NYC’s exclusive Boom Boom Room (located on the 18th floor of The Standard Hotel) alongside DJ’s Sean Glass & Brendan Fallis. The room itself was beautiful with an amazing view of the city, and there weren’t that many people there.. The vibe was really laid back and musical and we had fun with it. Thanks to everyone that came through..

Drake Feat. Rihanna – Take Care (Gizzart Club Refix)
Burns & Fred Falke – You Stopped Loving Me (Treasure Fingers Remix)
Michael Jackson – P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing)
Ben E. King – Stand By Me
Prince – When Dove’s Cry
Human League – Don’t You Want Me Baby
S.O.S. Band – Take Your Time (Do It Right)
Earth, Wind & Fire – Brazilian Rhyme (Starting From Scratch Remix)
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (SFS Remix)
Duck Sauce – aNYWay (Aristocrat Edit)
Bone M. – Gotta Go Home
Debbie Harry – Rush, Rush
Rick James – Super Freak
Shiela E. – Glamours Life
Michael Jackson – Off The Wall
Cordova – Paradigm
Chromeo – Needy Girl (Zdar Dub Mix)
Drake Feat. Alicia Keys – Fireworks (Tom Wrecks Remix)
Alyus – Follow Me
Lil’ Louis – I’m Hot For You
Crystal Waters – Gypsy Woman
Cece Peniston
Jomanda – Got A Love For You
Phil Collins – Sussudio
Michael Jackson – Rock With You
Nu Shooz – I Can’t Wait (Original Vocal Long Dutch Mix)
Grandmaster Flash – The Message
Roy Ayers – Life Is Just A Moment
Silver Connection – Fly Robin Fly
Rufus & Chaka Khan – Ain’t Nobody
Cheryl Lynn – Encore
Cameo – Candy
Cameo – Single Life
Mark Ronson & The Business – Band Bang Bang (U-Tern’s Disco Dub
Oliver – All Night
Those Usual Suspects – Together (DCUP Remix)
Consequence Feat. John Legend & Kanye West – Whatever You Want (One Disco Edit)
Foster The People – Houdini
Jade – Don’t Walk Away (Mad Again Remix)
Love & Laughter – I Surrender
The Gap Band – Outstanding
Midnight Star – I’m Curious
Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
Janet Jackson – Go Deep
Mary J. Blige – You Bring Me Joy
Lauryn Hill – Doo Wop (That Thing)
Brandy & Mase – Top Of The World
Soul IV Real – Candy Rain (Remix)
Aaliyah – Back & Forth
Mary J. Blige – You Remind Me
Mary J. Blige – Real Love
Mase & Total – Tell Me What You Want
R. Kelly – Fiesta
Madonna – La Isla Bonita
LL Cool J – Doin’ It
Guy – Tell Me What You Like
The Notorious BIG Feat. R. Kelly – (You To Be) Happy
Mary J. Blige – Be Happy
Michael Jackson – Human Nature
The Fugees – Killing Me Softly
The Fugees – No Woman, No Cry
Mos Def – Ms. Fat Booty
Usher – Bad Girl
Teena Marie – Ooh La La La
Stevie Wonder – Part Time Lover
Morton Stevens – Hawaii Five-O
Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rythm Band – Express Yourself
Jean Knight – Mr. Big Stuff
Rick Ross Feat. Drake & Chrisette Michele – Aston Martin Music
Biz Markie – Just A Friend
Freddie Scott – You Got What I Need
The Notorious BIG – Big Poppa
Bill Withers – Lean On Me (SFS Remix)\
The Five Stairsteps – Ooh Child
Drake – Marvin’s Room
Rick James – Mary Jane
The Luniz – I Got 5 On It
Dr. Dre Feat. Xzibit & Eminem – What’s The Difference
Rick Ross Feat. Curren$y & Wiz Khalifa – Super High (Remix)
Lionel Richie – Do It To Me
Sade – The Sweetest Taboo
The Jackson 5 – I’ll Be There
Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers – Just The Two Of Us
The O’Jays – For The Love Of Money
Eric Clapton – Change The World
Stevie Wonder – Superstitious
Lisa Stansfield – Been Around The World
Phil Collins – Another Day In Paradise
Andre 3000 – Pink & Blue
Sting – Englishman In New York
Toto – Africa
Michael Jackson – Man In The Mirror

On Friday, Oct 28th 2011, myself and Sir Lancelot played ‘Monster Mash’ at The Guvernment!  This was the biggest Halloween party in the city of Toronto with over 5000+ people.. Thank you to everyone who came out! Big shouts to my 194 family who were also on the night: Sir Lancelot, JB Allen (drums), Sy Sylver (Guitarist), DJ LRS and Mike Jacinto.. Everyone tore it up!!

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Immediately after playing Kaulfeuten in Zurich, it was back to the airport to head to London England. After checking into my hotel (located in the Bloomsbury district), I was able to find an authentic barbershop and spend some time roaming the area. The following two nights (Thurs/Fri) I was playing at two of London’s best clubs – Chinawhite on Thursday night and the Playboy Club on Friday Night. It was great to finally connect with my people DJ Sam Young and DJ Smoov, and catch up in person over some delicious Nando’s Chicken. Chinawhite on Thursday was an amazing night.. Management had said the club was slower than usual because of the riots going on at the time, but it did not effect the vibe of the night at all. Great crowd and great atmosphere.. The floor was packed until the very end of the night and I had a great time playing a mix of house, hip hop, and classics! Thank you to James & Sam at Chinawhite for having me and I look forward to being back soon.. The next night was the final night of my 10 day European tour inside London’s brand new Playboy Club. Having played The Playboy Mansion a few years ago, I was curious as to how this would measure up. The Playboy Club is an ultra-exclusive members nightclub, lounge, and casino in one located in the posh Mayfair district of the city. Again, the night was slower than usual because of the aforementioned riots going on at the time, but it did not stop people from dancing, letting loose, and having fun!

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BLACKSTAR live at the Kool Haus, Saturday November 12th, 2011 from INK Entertainment on Vimeo.

On Saturday, Nov 12 I’ll be opening for the legendary BLACK STAR at The Koolhaus in Toronto, alongside my man DJ Fase. I’m giving away TWO PAIRS of free tickets to the show! Want to win? It’s really simple.. I’m running a contest via my FACEBOOK FAN PAGE. Simply goto the Facebook page, click LIKE, and look for the contest details on the page’s wall. Good luck!

The Europe Tour 2011 continued throughout Oslo, Norway and Zurich, Switzerland.. I didn’t have any idea of what to expect from either city as I had never been to any of them before, so as always I arrived with an open mind! The party I was played in Oslo, Norway was the world famous Juicy Party. When I say world famous, I mean it literally.. Other guests that have played this night include Jus Ske, DJ AM, DJ Scratch, Egyptian Lover, Ryan Leslie, Too $hort, Diamond D, DJ Premier, Kid Capri, Biz Markie, Diplo, Nick Catchdubs, Steve Aoki, The Bloody Beedroots, Sammy Bananas, Benzi, Jayceooh, Mick Boogie, Skratch Bastid, Green Lantern, Questlove, Stretch Armstrong, Ross One, Neil Armstrong, The Cool Kids, Camp Lo, Three Six Mafia, and the list goes on..!!  Huge shouts to Patski Love and Chris Stallion at Juicy for bringing me down – it was an honour to rock with you guys and this night is still one of the most fun times I’ve ever had dj’ing in my 7 years of doing this! You can listen to my set from the night via my my podcast, or on soundcloud! Interesting fact about Oslo.. The starting meter on a taxi there is $20 USD.. Yes, just to get in it. Regardless, I still love that city and look forward to being back there soon! Next up was Zurich, Switzerland.. Another beautiful place. The extended family DJ Cruz picked me up from the airport and showed us around the city. Later that night, I rocked at the legendary Kaufleuten! The club is a 20 year old theatre that has been the number one venue in Zurich for two decades – pretty impressive. The vibe and party was great and I’m looking forward to being back there as well! Unfortunately, just like Oslo, I was only in Switzerland for the night.. The next morning, it was off to London, England!

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This past September, 2011 Toronto celebrated the 5th anniversary of THE MANIFESTO. This is one of the most beautiful festivals to take place in the city; a true gathering of art, music, film, food, and culture.

This footage is from the ‘Live At The Square’ event on Sunday, Sept 25 at Dundas Square which I DJ’d.

Performers included 9th Wonder & Phonte, Zaki Ibrahim, Raekwon & JD Era, Rich Kidd, Kid Capri and Rakim, Freedom Writers, and many more..

It was definitely a historic evening.. Let me know your thoughts!

On Friday Oct 28, I will be playing The Guvernment Complex for a huge special event ‘Monster Mash‘ – this will be the biggest Halloween event in the city on Friday night! Our residency continues on Saturday, Oct 29 inside The Guvernment for the annual Thriller event with 5000+ people each year. For guestlist or tickets to either event wristpect@wristpect.com | Have a safe and fun Halloween weekend!

After Belgium and Norway, I made my way to Amsterdam.. It was my first time there and it is a beautiful city! Having just played in Belgium and Norway back to back, I took Sunday off to enjoy the city and be a tourist with my good friend DJ Fullscale, who showed me around. On Monday night, I played the famous ‘Party On A Monday‘ at the world renown Supperclub.. The vibe was insane! There was a such a great crowd in there (from ladies in heels and dresses to women in sweatpants and jordans) and all they wanted to hear was r&b and soul music all night! Seriously, they were singing every word.. I was shocked, but it was a very pleasant surprise and not what I was expecting at all.. Another thing I was not expecting was there to be no turntables, in ALL of Amsterdam! Literally no clubs in the city have turntables anymore and every single DJ is forced to play on CDJs and nobody uses Serato either.. Thank you to Fullscale and the tech at the venue for going out of their way to make sure I had turntables, serato, and everything else I needed to play my set!

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The first stop of August’s 10-day European Tour was Brussels, Belgium. This was my 2nd time in Belgium (the last time I was there was in November 2010) and it was just as I had remembered it: laid back, beautiful, good people, amazing architecture, good food, and a good time. Big shouts out to my man DJ Psar and the entire MP Fam for all of the hospitality! I played 2 great nights in Brussels and Inglemunster Belgium before flying to Norway on Saturday morning..

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Pleased to announce a new monthly rotating residency that I will be a part of at Toronto’s Century Room on Thursday Nights!
For guestlist: wristpect@wristpect.com

MANIFESTO FESTIVAL OF COMMUNITY AND CULTURE
11 days. 13 events. 100+ artists. One city.
September 15th-25th, 2011
Toronto. Canada. 

I’m really excited about this one! The Manifesto Festival is such a beautiful thing and I was upset that I was out of town for last year’s festivities.. This year’s line up is incredible and includes Rakim & Kid Capri, 9th Wonder & Phonte (reunited for the first time since Little Brother split up), ZULU Nation, Mad Decent, Blu & Exile and so many more.. I’m honoured to be playing the main stage between 5:30pm – 7:30pm! Toronto, please come out and support this beautiful celebration of art, music, and culture.

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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!