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Fredericton / NB DJ up for a DJ Award with Drake and other Grammy Winners.

DJ Nasty Naz — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 04:34:36 +0000

For Immediate release -

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.

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Hitting the right note for New Brunswick

DJ Nasty Naz — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:34:09 +0000

Music: More than 20 artists to represent province in performances during Winter Games

Mike Landry
Telegraph-Journal

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.

Julie Doiron and Measha Bruegger

New Brunswick musicians who will perform at the Olympics in Vancouver. Clockwise from upper left: Julie Doiron; Measha Brueggergosman; Olympic Symphonium (members, from left, Nick Cobham, Bob Deveau, Kyle Cunjak, Graeme Walker and Dennis Goodwin); Jessica Rhaye; and Matt Andersen.

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.”

The Musical Team for Vancouver 2010 Olympics

DJ Nasty Naz — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:27:22 +0000

Here are the artists selected to represent New Brunswick music in Vancouver during the Olympic Winter Games next month: About 20 or so artists will be hitting the road to showcase some of New Brunswicks Culture.

David Myles

DJ Bones

DJ Nasty Naz

Edith Butler

George Belliveau

Grand Theft Bus

Hubert Francis

Jean FranÃ§ois 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

Being a DJ is more than playing music

DJ Nasty Naz — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:03:36 +0000

Published Saturday January 9th, 2010

By The Daily Gleaner

A DJ, short for disc jockey, is a person who mixes music and plays it for an audience.

Fredericton is home to a DJ who learned the craft because of his love for music. DJ Nasty Naz got his start by working at a radio station in his home of Trinidad before moving to Fredericton on a scholarship from the University of New Brunswick.

He decided to keep his DJ career going even though he says the music scene in the city of Fredericton was a far cry from the Carribean beats he spun in Trinidad.

Naz says he has been influenced from a variety of DJs, but his unique style was crafted on his own.

“My way of doing things is totally different. My mic work, how I interact with the crowd, is different. I’ve looked at many people like Jam-Master Jay, the original DJ for Run DMC . . . all these old school DJs from back in the day, who created hip hop,” he says. “So I’ve looked at their styles and dumped it in with my Carribean, energetic style.”

Naz plays both public and private events but also hits the road on tour with some hip-hop artists like Sean Kingston. At those shows, his job is to perform on the turntables on the stage and to get the crowd hyped by working the microphone.

“I’m not a DJ, I’m a performer,” Naz explains.

“I’m an entertainer. Most DJs just play the track and that’s it. With me, I’m interacting with the crowd.”

Naz counts his success as a DJ not by the size of the venue, but through the looks on the faces of fans.

“It’s the same for a big event as it is for a small event,” Naz explains. “I did a wedding three weeks ago and the bride – with a wedding dress on – was dancing on the table.”

Girlicious hits New Brunswick

DJ Nasty Naz — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:25:26 +0000

Girlicious delivers nostalgia, apple bottom jeans

21 Oct 2008

Sarah Farquhar

The Brunswickan

Those unwilling to shell out $34 for Girlicious this past Wednesday night were few and far between – if they were over the age of twelve.

When 9:00 p.m. rolled around and the girls were supposed to take the stage, the Student Union Building was full of middle-school aged girls (and their parents) who couldn’t wait to see the fab four perform.

Unfortunately, the warm up act, DJ Nasty Naz, was forced to kill time for 47 minutes as the girls and their special guest Danny Fernandes failed to be seen. This did not affect the attitude of the crowd however, as a group managed to hoist a comrade onto their shoulders in a short-lived crowd surfing effort. Unfortunately, the aforementioned comrade tumbled to the floor as he punched the air much like a Powerpuff Girl.

Danny Fernandes, a Torontonian, performed after this incident, and was a refreshingly good act; he and two male back-up dancers impressed the ladies to a feverous extent. At one point, the dancers mopped their sweaty brows with towels and tossed them to the crowd. In a wedding bouquet fever, the preteen demographic of Fredericton dove for these towels as their irritated boyfriends stood by. Surely, they must have regretted buying Tiffany or Jessica those tickets she begged for for their three and a half week anniversary.

Fernandes took time after performing to invite the Brunswickan to the green room for an interview.

Fernandes told the Bruns that he was discovered on the internet by a German DJ. He chuckled, explaining that it was weird since Curious was out in 2003, being played in Germany.

Fernandes said that his crowd pleaser is Curious, as well as Private Dancer.
When asked, Fernandes stated that his hit, Private Dancer has nothing to do with Tina Turner. Those who grew up in the 1980s may get this reference.

Now rehearsing seven hours a day, Danny has come a long way since touring with Aaron Carter and being a back up dancer for his brother Shawn Desman. He stated that although he liked Girlicious, he doesn’t exactly listen to them in his spare time.

Speaking of them, Girlicious did not grace the SUB with their presence until 10:15, long after the median age in the room should have been asleep on a school night, dazzling the crowd with Let’s Do Some Stupid Shh! and Like Me. Though the Gwen Stefani-esque finger-to-lips “SHH!” (Girlicious used this lyric to replace a word some of my friends might use to categorize their music) certainly pleased the parents present Wednesday night, some grim looks on mothers’ faces told the story of a different reaction to the booty shorts that danced before them.

You could almost hear the eyes of anyone who had seen way too much Pimp My Ride roll simultaneously when one of the Girlicious girls announced “That song was so tight it was like a car on hydraulics!”

All sarcasm aside, the concert was an entertaining experience. Drink Smart was at the event, and even their staff joined the younger crowd for a few songs.

While DJ Nasty Naz stalled with crowd pleaser go-to’s such as AC/DC, Justin Timberlake and more Rihanna than a girl can stand, smiles were on everyone’s faces. The catchy though repetitive (Oh yeah! I’m vicious! I’m delicious! Hey! Oh yeah!) music from the main act aimed to please even the cynics of the crowd. Between songs, as the girls had the audience excited as a junior high pep rally (“When I say girl, you say licious! Girl! Licious!”) no one hesitated to scream shamelessly like the UNB generation once did at Nsync. A mic failure during Baby Doll even proved the girls were not lip-synching.

As the concert came to an end, and the fluorescent lights flickered back on, it became very obvious how out of place the girls were that had previously been grinding and taking promiscuous pictures for Facebook in front of the stage.

Whatever happened to our values at our age? The boys who wore jeans that fit, and didn’t have to worry about what colour their boxers were that day, because they were tucked securely behind a layer of denim? The girls, the ones who thought wearing a miniskirt made you a skank, and waited until high school before they even thought about cleavage? Are those times never to be seen again?

Girlicious reminds us of the state of popular culture, and makes us think of the good old days, when the Spice Girls promoted girl power and “Just Do It”, the Nike slogan, contained no sexual innuendos at all.