Soaking wet from the rain, UNB students kept the tradition and spirit of Neville/Jones residence alive – by pushing a bed all night to raise money for Women in Transition House.

This year, the annual Neville/Jones house bed push raised more than $11,000. It’s Friday night at 8 p.m. It’s drizzling. The well-lit soccer field sparkles with water particles. Four students are pushing the bed, making a lap, then passing it to another group that is ready for their turn. A local DJ, who has performed on international stages all over the world under the name DJ Nasty Naz, is in charge of the night’s music. Students play football and frisbee, dance and get a bite of pizza in between laps.

There’s still 12 hours to go, 272 laps to push – before they will head to the Boyce Farmers Market.

The 19th annual Neville/Jones House bed push officially ended with a cheque presentation to Women in Transition House representatives.

Originally, Neville/Jones house was an all male residence. Male students came up with the bed push idea to raise awareness about violence against women. They traveled to the UNB campus in Saint John, constructed a bed and pushed it all night – 120 kilometres – to Fredericton. All proceeds supported the shelter.

Last year, the RCMP prohibited UNB students to push the bed on the highway because of safety concerns.

This year, Neville/Jones House reopened its doors, but as a co-ed residence, after taking a year off to renovate the house.

Becky McBriarty, the first female president of the house, said that for her and most students in the house the bed push event was a new experience.

VIP – Lambo Lux ft Ray J, DJ Nasty Naz & Patrone

“Naz sounds dope man!” – Kevmo ( Rihannas Keyboardist)

“Yizzzzirrrr, Nice joint” – Parker ( Dr. Dres Producer)

DJ Nasty Naz is currently rated as East Coast Canadas number 1 DJ and Hype man -

He was most recently Multi Platinum Artist, Sean Kingstons tour DJ / tour Hype man and tour Chef.

Hes had the blessing of performing in Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Australia, Paris, UK, across
the US, Canada and the Caribbean, with acts like Diddy, Timbaland, Akon, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomes, Lauryn Hill, Shaggy, Sean Paul, Wyclef Jean, The Marleys, etc to name a few.

Naz has teamed up with singer, songwriter, record producer and actor and Koch recording artist Ray J.

He has had Top Ten success in Austria, UK, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Norway, Ireland, the Netherlands and France. And has worked with multi-platinum recording artist Brandy, lil Kim, and Yung Berg, and top producers such as Rodney Jerkins, Timbaland, R. Kelly and the Neptunes.

Naz has also teamed up with writer extradonaire Lambo – who has most recently penned Lil Waynes Billboard Urban Hit – How to love.

The Track is called VIP, and its defintly something to keep ya pressing the replay button.

Here is the soundcloud Link http://snd.sc/nidX5j

The Last Train to Paris is pulling into intimate venues across the United States. Diddy-Dirty Money has announced the “Coming Home” tour, kicking off in Minneapolis on April 13. The month-long trek, which hits New York City, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Houston, and more.

“You’ll be able to see my eyes, you’ll be able to smell my cologne, you gon’ be able to look at the ladies and see their caramel complexion. You’ll be able to hear their voices, see their smile,” said Diddy. “You gon’ be up close and personal, baby—super HD, ya dig?”

  The Last Train to Paris has pulled into Kool Haus – Toronto for the first EVER ( AND EXCLUSIVE) performance of Diddy and the Dirty Money crew’s ” Comming Home” Tour on April 17 . Following opening sets from Tyga, Lloyd, and DJ Nasty Naz,  Diddy, Dawn, and Kalenna lit up the stage with material from their debut album, kicking things off with “Yeah Yeah You Would” and segueing into the remix of Waka Flocka Flame’s “O Let’s Do It.”

Diddy dipped into the Bad Boy catalog with some of his classics and a tribute to the Notorious B.I.G. that included “I’ll Be Missing You,” “One More Chance,” “Hypnotize,” and more.

diddy dirty money tribute to biggie

Be sure to check out when Diddy, Dawn, Kalenna and DJ Nasty Naz are coming to a city near you. Its a show you DON’T wanna miss….we’re coming home, tell the world, we’re comming home!

DJ Nasty Naz, has yet again been nominated for the 5 time – for the Annual Stylus DJ & Artist Awards – Powered by Pioneer, Rogers Wireless and HP.

DJ Nasty Naz – has been nominated as the ONLY DJ from NB, for the East Coast DJ of the Year, which covers 4 provinces – Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick and Newfoundland.

Naz has most recently been Multi Platinum Sean Kingston’s tour DJ  and tour Hypeman and has had the blessing of performing in Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Australia, Paris, UK, across the US and Canada, with acts like Timbaland, Akon, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomes, Lauryn Hill, Shaggy, Sean Paul, Wyclef Jean etc. He was even hired by the government to perform for a number of shows at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

About The Stylus Group

The Stylus Awards are a unique facet to the DJ and club culture in Canada. As the only institution recognizing the breadth of DJ talent in Canada; Stylus are able to bring a forum that allows DJs and Canadian Artists to display and perform their talent to the Canadian Music industry. The events throughout SpinFest and the Stylus Awards harbor performances, a national music conference, concerts and local events, all allowing Canadian Artists and DJs to flourish and be recognized.

Some of the other nominees include -

Deadmau5
Mia Martina
Divine Brown
Classified
Danny Fernandes
Drake
JRDN
Keshia Chante
Melanie Fiona
Shawn Desman

And some Grammy nominated producers like T-minus – produced Moment for life by Nikki Minaj ft Drake, How Low – Ludacris, T.I, Ciara, Lil Wayne and Mya.

AND Boi1da – has produced for artists and groups such as Kardinal Offishall, Usher, Jonas Brothas, Drake, Eminem (not Afraid, with Dr. Dre), K-os (Crab bucket) and 50 Cent & G Unit.

Think of these awards….like tha Grammy’s but for the Urban DJ and Artist Community, and held in Toronto.

I would like to thank you all for your continued support and for believing in me thus far. I am also open to all interviews regarding this nomination.

Now ………Who’s going with me to tha award show…? haha
Holla, thanx
DJ Nasty Naz.

http://gossipfairley.tumblr.com/post/4434073345/exclusive-my-boy-dj-nasty-naz-has-been-nominated-for

Krista Henry, Staff Reporter

Sean Kingston tried to keep his performance as Jamaican as possible, with a spin on the turntables while showing his love for Jamaica at the Coca-Cola Presents Sean Kingston in Concert at the National Golf Academy on Saturday night.

Coming on after 1 a.m., Sean Kingston performed in Kingston for the first time as he gave the crowd his hit songs, breaking to big up the country, the performers, Big Ship, Haiti, the Gully and the Gaza, as he said, “nowhere nice like Jamaica.” Coming onstage to Mi Love, Kingston received a slew of cheers from the packed venue as he kept his hit songs coming like Face Drop, Take You There, Beautiful Girls declaring that he wanted a beautiful Jamaican girl, and ending with Fire Burnin’. In between songs Sean kept the vibe going, calling up Beenie Man, who he declared a friend and someone he admired, who gave the crowd pieces of his songs such as Woman A Call Mi.

Kingston showed his knowledge of current music in a face-off with his Trinidadian/Canadian disc jock as Kingston got forwards and cheers for songs such as Assassin’s Hands Up Inna Di Air, Serani’s Skip to ma Luu and Stephen McGregor’s Cyaa Friend Again. Declaring a moment of silence for Haiti, Kingston expressed his joy that Jamaica thus far had been spared any natural disasters and urged patrons to support their neighbouring island.

It was after 3 a.m. on Sunday morning when a disgruntled Elephant Man, after having his set cut short by police officers, unapologetically announced that fellow deejay and unscheduled performer Beenie Man had “mashed up” the Coca-Cola Presents Sean Kingston in Concert.

Receiving boos from the disgruntled audience for ‘dissing’ the self-styled King of the Dancehall, Elephant Man made his way offstage after just getting the energy started in his shortened set. After being called up by Sean Kingston earlier in the night, Beenie Man made his way back onstage for a short stint begging scheduled performer, DeMarco, “five minutes” to give his fans a taste of ‘the doctor’. DeMarco obliged, cutting in here and there for a few lines of his own songs and to showcase his own dance moves. Beenie Man ended up taking longer than his ‘five minutes’. At the abrupt end of the show as emcee Miss Kitty thanked the packed venue for showing, persons in the crowd lively debated Beenie’s performance for the night, often favouring the deejay for showing up and performing unexpectedly.

 strong vibe

Prior to its the unexpected ending, Sean Kingston in Concert was a well-organised and well-attended event that saw more interesting than forgettable performances for the night. Dominated by young artistes after 9 p.m., acts such as G Whizz and Tessanne Chin alongside surprise act Shaggy performing their duet Hold Me got some responses for their effort. Voicemail soon brought a dancing vibe as the younger crowd members bawled out “bembe” along side the trio, who kept a strong vibe. Laden soon followed, deejaying more of his song than usual with Gal Over Gun, Working Hard and had hands waving for Time to Shine. QQ gave a surprisingly mature performance, showing promise for the future, as he came out in a Michael Jackson-style outfit and had fans screaming at the front of the stage. Singing his R&B song, security had to come to his rescue at one point as fans tried to grab the young singjay while he ‘stookied’ and ‘rum-rammed’.

the boo-bird 

 
Elephant Man during his shortened set at Coke Zero Concert, held at LIME Golf Academy, New Kingston on Saturday night. Elephant Man was later booed after he blamed Beenie Man’s extended performance for his abbreviated stint. – Winston Sill

Elephant Man wasn’t the only person to be bitten by the boo-bird for the night. Emcee Supa Hype received a solid one as well. After re-entering the stage, he asked fans to scream if they liked QQ. The audience complied. He then proceeded to ‘big up’ LA Lewis in the VIP area and asked fans to scream for the graffiti artiste. However, instead of shouting their approval, he was given a sound booing. Miss Kitty soon took over emceeing duties, bringing on Alaine next who danced and did her set followed by Tifa, who received a strong forward from welcoming fans. Fans sang along to Bottom of the Barrel, as the female deejay showed off her quick lyrics before going into Spell It Out. D’Angel looked enticing in a red body suit as she hailed her husband in the building and blazed onstage. Executing a quick wardrobe change, she soon made way for Chino who made time for new songs such as Phone Gallis on the Boops rhythm. He slowed it down for Ruff It Up as he took a seat onstage and played his guitar. Bringing out ‘the captain’, Chino made way for his father Freddie McGregor to get in a line or two as the crowd sang along to Push Come to Shove.

Etana, Shady Squad and Mystic all had the crowd warmed up as shortly after 1 a.m. the man of the night Sean Kingston made his way onstage as those sitting down, stood at attention for the international act. Coming to Mi Love, Kingston had a lot to say throughout his first performance in Kingston. In a disc jock showdown with his DJ NAZ, Kingston showed that he was in touch with new music, playing Assassin’s Hand Up Inna Di Air, Serani’s Skip to ma Luu and Stephen McGregor’s Cyaa Friend Again before bigging up the Big Ship. The deejay was all business with hits such as Take You There, Beautiful Girls and Fire Burnin.

Singer-songwriter David Myles, acclaimed soprano Measha Brueggergosman, indie-rockers Grand Theft Bus, bluesman Matt Andersen, DJ Naz Ali and folk act The Olympic Symphonium are among a list of at least 22 New Brunswick acts that will perform Feb. 13-28.

Those performances will take place at the Atlantic Canada House and Place de la Francophonie – two stages designed to promote the rich culture and history of this region.

Kyle Cunjak, who performs with The Olympic Symphonium and plays bass for David Myles, said it’s going to be exciting to perform amidst the excitement of such a large event.

“It’s going to be a pretty cool experience,” he said. “I’ve always wanted to see the bobsled in person. I think my dream might come true.”

He said the Olympic stage will give local performers a chance to catch the ears of a new audience.

“There’s going to be tons of bands there from around the Maritimes, and some great Fredericton talent,” he said.

“We’re hoping that maybe people will leave with another great experience and that they’ll learn a little bit more about the music happening in this part of the country.

“You never know who’ll be at the Olympics.”

Cunjak said he’s not sure if his band’s name – The Olympic Symphonium – is a positive or negative.

“It could be good or it could be bad,” he said with a laugh. “I’m just hoping nobody approaches us with a cease-and-desist order.”

A slew of talented Maritime artists are scheduled to perform during the festivities, including multiple East Coast Music Award-winning songwriter Joel Plaskett, Nova Scotia-born singer Sarah McLachlan, Newfoundland storyteller Ron Hynes and Cape Breton fiddle sensation Ashley MacIsaac.

MacIsaac said he believes the Atlantic Canada House could become one of the most exciting spots at the games.

“It’s going to be a real fun atmosphere there,” he said.

“I’m looking forward to the chance to be a part of it. There’ll be seafood, good music and lots of regular folks who will be there to take in the games, and probably some athletes. It should be lots of fun.”

Wellness, Culture and Sport Minister Hedard Albert said it’s a chance to show off the province’s rich cultural heritage.

“Our province is bursting with accomplished artists who make us very proud and whose talent deserves to be shared with the entire world,” he said in a statement.

“I am proud that artists from New Brunswick have the opportunity to be part of this unique artistic and athletic celebration and to serve as ambassadors for our province.”

Tim Walker, who performs with Grand Theft Bus, said his group is excited about the opportunity.

“We are absolutely tickled to have been asked,” he said.

“The lineup is fairly diverse every night, so we’ll be performing alongside (country singer) George Canyon, the (Prince Edward Island) Youth Orchestra, and (Newfoundland singer-songwriter) Amelia Curran. Anything can happen when you’re playing on such a big stage.”

The artists will receive financial assistance for travel and accommodations from the provincial government.

While all eyes will be on Canada’s athletes competing for Olympic gold next month, a lot of ears in Vancouver will be treated to the best of New Brunswick music.

More than 20 of New Brunswick musicians have been financed by the province’s Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport to perform at Atlantic Canada House and Place de la Francophonie from Feb. 13 to 28.

The selected English and francophone artists span every genre and region. The roster includes Fredericton’s world-renowned soprano Measha Brueggergosman, but no artist is more fitting than her aptly named hometown compatriots, The Olympic Symphonium.

“On the list of things you want to do, it’s one of the ones you wouldn’t even think of putting on the list,” says Symphonium guitarist and vocalist Nick Cobham. “When it comes about that it’s happening it’s pretty exciting.”

The group probably wishes it had seen this possibility coming. They’ve already received a call from the Olympic administration, and may have to change their name because the word Olympic is trademarked.

“A few years ago, we even talked about that and that somewhere in the future it could come back and bite us. We’re not sure what’s going to happen there. I think it’s pretty appropriate that we’re playing there and hopefully they won’t be too mad about our name.”

Name issues aside, Cobham is excited about the opportunity and hopes to see at least one athletic event. Saint John chanteuse Jessica Rhaye is also staying a few days after her showcase to possibly catch an event and take in the atmosphere.

“I don’t have an athletic bone in me. I like to swim, that’s about it,” says Rhaye. “I will be telling people I’m going to the Olympics and they look at me funny, because I don’t look sporty. So, it is an interesting way to be involved with the Olympics.”

The news that they would be playing in Vancouver on behalf of New Brunswick came as an early Christmas present for the selected artists. But they’ve had to keep mum for the past month.

Marc Chouinard was entrusted by the province with choosing the musicians. As general manager of the Capitol Theatre in Moncton, he says he was used to programming and choosing from the wealth of New Brunswick musicians.

“We’re bringing the best image possible for our province to Vancouver,” says Chouinard. “I think we’ve got something original. We’re not just programming two or three artists, we’re putting on a show of what we do best in New Brunswick.”

The showcase will put the province’s Acadian heritage on the world’s stage. Acclaimed multi-instrumentalist group Ode a l’Acadie, considers it a “huge chance.”

“It’s a responsibility we have, but also a privilege, to share that part of who we are with the rest of the world,” says Monique Poirier, an artistic director and member of Ode. “We’ll certainly be choosing songs that best represent the Acadian spirit and culture.”

Country musician and Sussex native Julian Austin, who is now based in Alberta, shares Ode a l’Acadie’s sense of pride in his home province.

“I’m very honoured,” says Austin, “especially during the Olympics. It’s going to be such a proud time for all Canadians, and I’m going to give it 120 per cent.”

For Fredericton’s DJ Nasty Naz, who was born and raised in Trinidad, his selection goes to show what can happen if you work hard.

“I tell people this all the time, when I moved here it forced me to really do what I’m doing right now. I would not have gotten those opportunities in Trinidad,” says Naz “This can be your New York. This can be your L.A. You just have to have that mental ability to drive and succeed.”

Naz couldn’t believe it when he got the phone call at his Fredericton restaurant inviting him to Vancouver.

“I thought they were joking. I was expecting Ashton Kutcher to be on the other line “¦ I didn’t know whether to jump for joy or think it was a hoax.”

Named Atlantic Canada’s Top DJ, Naz has performed with the Black Eyed Peas, Akon and The Pussycat Dolls. He’s also reggae superstar Sean Kingston’s official DJ and will be heading in a week around the world to play the Grammys, Dubai, New Zealand and the NBA all-star game. But even with that international schedule, Naz is most looking forward to the Olympics.

“It definitely obviously makes me excited. I’ve done many shows with different artists -Akon, Sean Kingston, Black Eyed Peas, etc. But to tell my kids, grandkids and great-grandkids, I was part of that Olympics in 2010? That’s a big thing.”

David Myles

DJ Bones

DJ Nasty Naz

Edith Butler

George Belliveau

Grand Theft Bus

Hubert Francis

Jean François Breau

Jessica Rhaye

Julian Austin

Julie Doiron

Lisa LeBlanc

Matt Anderson

Measha Brueggergosman

Mindy Ward

Ode A l’Acadie

Pascal Lejeune

Radio Radio

Ryan LeBlanc

Samantha Robichaud

The Olympic Symphonium

VJ Pan