Back in ‘91 I had a few friends that were going to raves. Although raves intrigued me, I never really had the desire to go.But this all changed a few years later in the summer of ’94 when I heard jungle for the first time. It was in the form of tape of Kenny Ken live tape at Syrous’ legendary Judgment Day rave. I loved the sound of this new music, so I had no choice but to attend a rave and hear it live. On October 8th 1994 I went to a rave by Syrous and Pleasure Force called Renegades.Fast forward to ’98. After attending a SHIT LOAD of parties, I decided to throw my own! Alongside my best friend Chris Gorski, I founded a promotion company called Ganja Smile. Ganja Smile events were predominantly theme parties, such as our “All Scratched up†events featuring an entire lineup of dnb scratc DJS, our MC Battle event featuring 20+ MCS, and our old school event, just to name a few.Our events consistently drew strong crowds (often over 1,000 people), and featured A-list international talent including: Marvelous Cain, the Congo Natty Crew, the Knowledge & Wisdom Crew and John B. Our last Ganja Smile was in 2003, however, since then I have thrown a few parties here and there under different names.Around the same time I started Ganja Smile, I also started as a DJ. MCing soon followed. It was a natural progression for me to pick up a Mic and move from DJing to MCing because after giving MCing a try I felt it was the only way I could fully express myself.,Over the years I have MCed for countless local and international DJs at raves and club nights throughout Toronto, including: Sound Emporium, Big Bop, Bar 254, Opera House, The Docks, just to name a few. I’ve MCed a few times in Peterborough and Montréal. I have also MCed on the radio and at underground events and festivals, such as the World Electronic Music Festival. Originally the main DJS that I worked with were Queensyze and Code Blue (Tune Inc. Recordings), until ‘04 when they moved to Vancouver. Now I predominantly MC for KevSolo (Brand X), Jocelyn Dee (jocelyndee.com/Rinse) and CaTashtrophe (DF entertainment).At the moment, look for me MCing at events around Toronto. But, watch out for big things to come in 2007!
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