About Naz
The Real Deal…
His fast-paced professional career in the music industry has included both the business and performance components. His energetic personality has been featured on numerous radio and television programs. He has also held responsibilities for radio editing, script writing, the production and composition of new and original beats, as well as the creation and production of promotions, advertisements, and the writing and voicing of PSA’s. Not to mention editing of his show and other shows using Avid…
The Journey…
Nasty’s career was set in motion while living in the Caribbean (Trinidad) working with established artists within the industry.
DJ Nasty Naz was recently added as the DJ to the line up of talented performers for the BAD BOY President and hip hop mogul, P. Diddy, for his prestigious - Coming Home Tour – with artists like Tyga (Young Money Cash Money) and R & B Sensation Lloyd.
Before that Naz was most recently Multi Platinum Sean Kingston’s tour DJ and tour Hypeman, and lived at his Miami mansion. Naz has had the blessing of performing in Saudi Arabia, Paris, New Zealand, Australia (for over 300,000 people), UK, throughout the US and Canada, Virgin Islands and recently, he even performed at a headlining show in Jamaica with Shaggy, Beenie Man, and an entire slew of artists, with the proceeds going toward the Haiti relief fund.
He was invited personally to attend and DJ a B.Day Bash for Russell Simmons in Miami, and serve his famous Coconut bread from his award winning restaurant – Caribbean Flavas.
He has also completed cross-Canada Tours with acts like Mr Konvict himself Akon & Kardinal, Super Performer and Producer Wyclef & Dancehall Legend Sean Paul, as their tour DJ, hypeman & Chef.
He has rubbed shoulders at the prestigious Mansion club, in Miami with acts like Lil Jon, Lil Scrappy, Dj Khaled and Twista. Nasty hosted the Snoop/Ice Cube concert and was also the official DJ and Chef. He was also hand chosen by the Black Eyed Peas to DJ Portion of the concert for the BEP and Pussy Cat Dolls Canadian Tour.
He has also hosted many different charity events for organisations like Cystic Fibrosis, Breast Cancer and raised money for the prevention of abuse towards women.
The hook is catchy, fun and very rhythmic, within seconds you will soon find you are bobbing and singing along to the track, with the chorus proving to have lots of energy. Its a VERY RADIO friendly track, with no swearing or lyrics about violence. It was first released on August 1st, and it has already managed to get 30,000 downloads, with the prestigious CBC as well as Stations in Quebec, London, Africa and Belgium already having the Track on rotation.
Connections with management teams from labels such as MBK (Alicia Keys), Murder Inc and DefJam (NYC), SonyBMG (Toronto), and Nu-Blood Records (Montreal), as well
as affiliations with DJ’s worldwide, have allowed DJ Nasty Naz to further his contacts in the industry while developing his skills as an individual performer.
The Capabilities…
Inspired by performers such as Busta Rhymes and Ludacris, Nasty Naz’s DJ, emcee and HYPE-man abilities are also featured at successful venues through a self-owned and managed company. By combining business sense and technical ability with an honest and positive attitude, wrapped up with an endless amount of energy, DJ Nasty Naz has become a young entrepreneur while maintaining complete professionalism.
The Complete Package…
Having completed his MBA at the University of New Brunswick with a focus on marketing, DJ Nasty Naz treats his career as a business venture. By creating the need for a product and delivering the service, he is able to continually provide satisfactory work on all levels. Confidence and determination allow him to convince clients that the job will be done right the first time, thus, giving him the competitive edge in a rapid-paced and constantly changing industry.
The Biggest Highlights in my Life
Having my Restaurant, which was an underdog school project win “BEST Restaurant in the Province”, and to be able to cook for so many different artists etc. The other biggest highlight of my life was being able to interview the hip hop pioneer, the guru of the music industry – Mr. Russell Simmons.
When interviewed by a CBC reporter she asked “Where do you expect to finish?”
“I don’t expect at all. Finishing means that the race or journey is over. My journey has only just begun.” - DJ Nasty Naz
