As you may know I just got back from my most recent European Tour on which I rocked shows in Oporto Portugal, Brussels Belgium, Napoli Italy and ended it all off in Paris France! How was it? DOPE SAUCE!!!!! Despite the fact that I did it solo (sans Short Sirkit on) it was a really great tour!
Just before I left however, I recorded a NEW MIX for the homie DJ SNAKE's podcast in Paris. He's one of the brightest rising stars on the scene, tearing up Europe & his production is starting to make noise worldwide. He's a part of our Int'l DJ Team "THE FEDS" so u know I gotta big him up! But for real, dude is on fire right now! DJ SNAKE and his new production partner CLINTON SPARKS, together known as LOGAN DeGAULLE, have produced tracks & remixes for TYRESE, PITBULL, CHESTER FRENCH & have lotssss more to come!
It's Kap'n Kirk reporting LIVE & direct from Brussels, Belgium! For those who don't know, I've been out here in Europe for a week on a solo tour doing shows in Portugal, Belgium, Italy and I have one more show coming up this Saturday in Paris, France!
My partner in crime Short Sirkit is back in Toronto holding it down for 4KORNERS, hosting shows all over. Friday you can catch him at Rockwood & Saturday @ Tryst!
HOWEVERRRRR....
This coming Sunday is the ELITE LABOUR DAY BOAT CRUISE!!!! This will be the last boat cruise of the ...ehem..."summer" for 4KORNERS so be sure not to miss out. For tickets holler at Short Sirkit 416 456 5866 or msg via Facebook & we'll get them to you. VERRRRY few tickets left so don't sleep. It's gonna be another great one!
Short Sirkit @ ELITE BOAT CRUISE (Toronto, Canada)
So I took my 1st trip to Portugal yesterday, and played at the Azurara Beach Party , which they tell me is the biggest beach party in Europe. All I can say is....WOW!!!!! AMAZINGGGAAAA!!!! Such a huge event, excellent production & soooo many people! Approx 35,000 peeps to be exact! Not bad for my 1st ever gig in Portugal lol.
BIG shouts to DJ Overule, MC Virgul, DJ Walgee, DJ Branco P, all the organizers & of course the fans who came out & partied from afternoon straight thru to this morning! I admit, I tapped out at about 5am lol. Still jetlagged. Portugal, I'll definitely be back!!!!
I flew back to my Euro base, Brussels, today & I'm chillin out with the homie DJ PSAR. Tomorrow I'll be doing another mix for the radio show BRAND NEW w/ the homies Vinz, Emilliot & Oneted. Tuesday I'm spinning at CRYSTAL LOUNGE w/ PSAR & guess what? The homie JAYCEEOH will be hanging out too! This sounds like trouble lol. Musical minds meeting...watch out!
Wed I fly to Italy to do a beach party in NAPOLI w/ my dude DJ K BLAST! Looking fwd to it, last summer it was AWESOMENESS!!!! That's the flyer above.
That's it for now, I'll keep u up on all the haps of the tour. Tired, wired & need a nap.
A true pioneer, inspiration & all around great guy. I never had the pleasure of meeting him personally but I've seen him play a few times & we have tons of mutual friends. A huge loss to our profession & to his friends & family, stay up. It's hard to see it now I'm sure, but we all know everything happens for a reason & he's in a better place now. Rest in peace Adam Goldstein aka DJ AM!
Just a quick note to let you know that I'm back on tour in Europe! YES I love it over here ;) I'm on a solo tour this time while my partner in crime Short Sirkit holds things down in Toronto.
Here's where you'll find me:
Fri Aug 28 - Brussels, Belgium - NRJ Mashup Radio show w/ DJ Psar, DJ Septik, DJ ODY-C & Juxx
Sat Aug 29 - Oporto, Portugal - Azuzara Beach Festival
Just checking in to say wudduppp! We rocked the dopest show last night in Grande Prairie, Alberta last night....i know you're like WTF is that? lol. Its a small city outside of Edmonton, and it was bumpin! Big shouts to Franklin aka Lester & FLIP ENT!! We'll be back GP!
2nite it's the BIG PARTY Part 2 at Flames Central, one of Canada's premiere performance venues! Supper pumped for this show. Tomorrow we head home then next weekend, back to Europe! I'll keep u posted.
And as a bonus....this is pretty much the absolute best music video ever made! I Tweeted about it a weeks ago but thought I'd share it here too. It's by Major Lazer (an electro/reggae collabo project by Diplo & Switch)
It has been a while since we put out a mixtape, but you know every summer we drop a Caribana mix hosted by a major artist just in time for Little x's Annual Caribana events!
In 06 we gave you GET DERRTY starring Nelly
In 07 we gave you MONSTERS starring Swizz Beatz
In 08 we gave you THE BOSS starring Rick Ross
and this year we give you....
BIGNESS starring BIG BOI of OUTKAST alongside Grand Hustle's own YOUNG DRO!
You can download the Official BIGNESS Mixtape at the following link:
How absolutely ridiculous is it that I haven't blogged in over a month? Ooops :) Moving right along....
TONIGHT inside BODY ENGLISH....4KORNERS & special guest DJ CLASS!!!! Yup, the dude that brought you "I'm The ISH" as well many other bangers that you may or may not know (dude's been putting in work for yearssss) will be performing LIVE!!!!
Come check it outtttt!!!!
Tomorrow Short Sirkit, the homie DJ Undercover and I will be flying to our beloved Calgary Alberta to perform LIVE on 4 turntables inside one of Calgary's premiere performance venues FLAMES CENTRAL!
4K + Undercover + over 1500 Calgarian party people = ONE BIG PARTY!!!!
THat's all for now...or more up to date happenings peep me at:
Let me preface this by saying TWITTER has officially taken my attention away from blogging. It's very similar, but i can do it quickly & easily from my Blackberry. Plus, everyone seems to be addicted to it these days, myself included, so it's been a good tool to get my thoughts out. HOWEVER.....the blog lives on and I will continue to stop in & spil my guts more thoroughly than can be done in a mere 140 characters.
If u want to know how I'm doing on a daily...umm...hourly basis lol peep me at: www.twitter.com/4korners
Now then, on to the task at hand. Showing u what's HAWT months b4 it happens!
This one i must admit I'm hitting u up a lil late on, but that's b/c I haven't been blogging. Nevertheless, I'm sure most of you haven't heard of this band yet anyway SO! Allow me to introduce my latest musical obsession.... CHESTER FRENCH!
Long story short, D.A. Wallach & Max Drummey, collectively known as Chester French, are 2 Harvard graduates who make unique rock / pop music. So unique that Jermaine Dupri & Kanye West both tried to get at them...but they eventually signed with Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo's label STAR TRAK. They're album LOVE THE FUTURE actually dropped yesterday, but they've had tracks bubbling all over the internet for months. They even put out a mixtape w/ the homie Clinton Sparks 2 weeks ago to promote the album with guest appearances by Pharrell, Diddy, Kardinal Offishall, Lady Gaga, Wale, Clipse, Bun B and the list goes on.
Just finished listening to the album front to back, and here's my synopsis (as per my Twitter tweets lol).
Chester French - Love The Future...quite possibly the most unique album I've heard since The Love Below. So musical, so strange, SO DOPE! N.E.R.D. influence is clear, but still a style all their own. If The Beatles were a new band in 2009, they might sound something like this!
But enough rambling / gushing. Pharrell says it's GENIUS...I say it's HAWT SAUCE...but as always, I encourage you to Judge for yourself.
Last week I told u we were heading to Calgary to smash down OPUS on 8th with the homies DJ BABY YU & DJ ANTHEM. Mission accomplished! RIDICULOUSSSNESSSS!!!!
We also did the homie CHRIS BOSH's birthday party the following night in Toronto...MADNESSSS!!!!
This past week has been a fairly regular one for your boy. 4 Clubs, 3 Raptors games, very little rest. Was even fighting off a lil cold/flu type deal which I've almost completely conquered thank u very much!
What lies ahead? I'm heading out on one of my Rambo mission/solo tours across Canada this week while Short Sirkit holds it down here at home. Here's what's up:
Thurs - Short Sirkit @ Body English (Mississauga, ON)
Thurs - Kap'n Kirk @ The Standard w/ Physik & Stimulant J (New Westminster, BC)
Fri - 4KORNERS @ Reign (Toronto, On)
Sat - Short Sirkit @ CIRCA w/ David Guetta & more.... (Toronto, ON)
Sat - Kap'n Kirk @ BLUSH w/ Fin-S & The Coach (Winnipeg, MB)
Sun - 4KORNERS @ Raptors vs. Knicks @ ACC
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Also BIG THANKS to everyone who voted to have us nominated in this years STYLUS DJ AWARDS. We'll see what happens....
Aaaand, I'll leave u with this dope dope dope new Kanye video WELCOME TO HEARTBREAK f/ Kid Cudi. Don't be alarmed..your computed is not F'd up....those are the videos special effects. CRAZZZY!!!!
It's seems we've become the Anniversary Celebration DJ's this weekend. Last night we did it up in Toronto at REIGN Nightclub for the club's 1 year shindig, and tonight we're in Calgary doing the same at OPUS! Super stoked about 2nite b/c not only are we spinning with one of our favorite DJs, OPUS resident DJ ANTHEM, butttt we're also doing it up with the homie BABY YU from T.O by way of ATL. We used to spin together every Saturday at The Docks in Toronto yearsssssss ago, but I can't remember the last time we've worked together...prob not since then. Gonna be dope!
What is NOT dope is the fact that there is an impending 15-20cm snowstorm on it's way to Calgary...grrrreatttttt! :P Regardless, we're gonna do it up BIG 2nite! Talib Kweli is in town too, so we're gonna go check him then hit the club. Cal-Cun Shyt Show part....i don't even know...lost count lol.
On another note, here's another vid for your viewing pleasure. This is us doing our thing on the radios show called BRAND NEW in Brussels, Belgium on KIF Radio w/ the homies VINZ, DJ Emiliot and Oneted!
I know i suck at my blog frequency, but this has been RIDICULOUSSSAAAAA!!!! Almost a month? Damn. Ummm...my bad :)
Sooo....
Hiiiiiiii people :D
Back in effect, been so busy but what else is new? Where have we been? Allllll overrrrr!!!! After our most recent European tour, we flew back to Toronto and literally hit the ground running. Straight from the airport to the ACC to spin the Raptors vs. Heat game, then to Reign Nightclub and we haven't stopped since. Been doing tons of shows across the GTA and are about to hit the road for some Canadian tour dates in Calgary, Whistler, Vancouver & Winnipeg over the next couple weeks. And of course we've been spinning the Raptors games..keeping hope alive lol. DAMMIT!!! The team is doing so terrible this year....grrrrr
Aaaanyway, here are some pics from the tour and a video from one of the parties we did in Brussels, Belgium with the homies DJ PSAR, DJ SEPTIK, DJ MAN, MC DAVE JAM & the entire MP FAM, shot & edited by our homie FATAL as we celebrated our homegirl MARIE-FRANCE's Birthday!
Once again we're back in our home away from home, Brussels Belgium! Last night we went to our homies' DJ PSAR & DJ SEPTIK's alll reggae/soca party called SLOWBOUNCE! It was jam packulous ramulous couldn't move sardine can hotter than a monkey's ass in that bitch! But we had lots of fun :)
2nite our tour REALLY starts with DA REAL DEAL party alongside the whole MP FAMILY (Psar, Septik, DJ Man, Dave Jame and the rest) and it's our homegirl Marie-France's birthday party. Gonna be nutzoooo!
Tomorrow we're at LE SOFFA in Nancy France, Sunday we're at NETWORK in Lille France, Tuesday we're at JAMROCK in Amsterdam w/ the homie WAXFIEND, Wednesday we hit up BLOW back here in Brussels, and Thursday BOUNCEFX in Prague!
In between we're doing interviews and guest sets on a few radio shows. Will get the recordings if I can and post them on the podcast page 4KRADiO.com
Will try to update as much as possible, whenever I can get to an internet connection. Also follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/4korners
Soooooo yeahhh...we're headed back to Europe today on yet another EXCELLENT EUROPEAN ADVENTURE! This time we'll be stopping off in Belgium (of course...our home away from home aka the centre of Europe, and the home of our dude DJ PSAR) as well as 2 cities in France (Nancy & Lille), Amsterdam in Holland and Prague in the Czech Republic (super stoked about Prague...been there, never played there).
I'm gonna try to blog more and be easy on the Blackberry...in December my phone bill was hell ridiculiiiii! BUt regardless, you'll see tons of pics when I get back! We're gone til Mar 6 so don't miss us too much! Although I'll def miss all of you...some more than others....u know who u are ;)
We all know that I suck at frequently blogging, so let's not even bother bringing it up. It is what it is. Consider this a "Catch Up" post :)
Soooo it's been yet another busy week. Played some tunes, drank some liquids, yadda yadda yadda lol. TRYST was dope last week as I spun along side the homie JED*I for the 1st time in ages. The week before we did a show at CHEVAL with our dude DJ UNDERCOVER which is always fun. We hit up OPUS in Calgary this past Sunday and I lost my shirt again lol, POP CHAMPAGNE! Ohhh the life. Strange but true!
This weekend is ram jam with events. Last night we played the Raptors/Cavs game (Shawn Marion Raptors debut!) then we spun a fashion show & afterparty at Reign. Coming up is as follows:
Thurs - Body English
Fri - Reign
Sat - Circa
Sun - Raptors vs. Knicks
Sun - Lobby
Mon - Rockwood (w/ DJ PSAR)
Tues - Raptors vs. Timberwolves
AND on Wednesday we head on our next European Adventure1 5 SHOWS, 4 COUNTRIES!
I'm not in a talkative mood, so here are some pics from our recent exploits....
Sooooo most blogs are probably talking about the Grammys today, and rightfully so. Some big ISH went down! Howevz, I'm pretty much always on a different page than most, so today I'm gonna share a recent experience of mine with you.
I've always been one to take care of myself. I try to eat healthy, don't smoke...much (except when in Vancouver or Amsterdam lol), stay well groomed and I'm about to join yet another gym (and I'm gonna stick with it this time...for realzzzz!). I take good care of my hands, aka my money makers, with fairly regular manicures, but I've never had a pedicure...until now.
A special spank you goes out to my awesome friend Annie who not only convinced me, but also took me to the spot. People, I gave it a try and I gotta say it...I'M HOOKED!!!! Once a month from now on! Was so dope and soooo NOT girly! The experience was super relaxing (they even had massage chairs) and my feet have never felt so good! It's like stepping into a fresh new pair of Jordans...but with a lil asian lady rubbing between your toes!
Fellas, don't be scurred. Pedicures receive the Official Kap'n Kirk Stamp of Approval! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
*WARNING: It becomes girly when u accept the offer of nail polish! Even if it's clear...DECLINE like I did and you're all good!
I got my wireless internet stick working (thx to Sharif @ Rogers tech support....good looking out Sharif!) and now I'm officially connected anywhere in Canada! SCORE!
Secondly, on our last European tour we did an interview for a clubbing magazine in France called GOING OUT MAGAZINE Welllll the issue is out now & they put a pic of us on the cover :) Ok, so it's a little pic, but dude seriously...it's one thing to reach for the stars, but it's a totally awesome feeling when you actually get to taste the fruits of your labor. Feeling pretty proud of us right now...wow. They've featured interviews with cats like David Guetta, Moby, Justice, Satoshii Tomie, Laidback Luke, Carl Cox, Armin Van Buuren...and the list goes on. WELL RESPECTED names on the international club circuit. And now 4KORNERS. YAY US!
It's actually a story on how electronic music has been fused into alot of R&B / Hip Hop over the last few years, citing artists like Wil.i.am, Kanye West, Pharrell etc. as catalysts and they asked our opinion on the subject. DOPE!
Aaaaaanyway, the mag is distributed all over France & Belgium, so clearly most of you won't see it around. BUT, thx to the wonderful world of tech, it's online now! Like to read it? Here it go!
Just stopping in to say wuddup and let u know that I'm alive and well. As recently bought the Rogers Mobile Internet Stick, but am having trouble getting it to work with my Mac laptops (PC is so 2005 lol)...then again, I'm having issues so maybe I'm wrong :p Regardless, I'll get it poppin soon enough. Til then you'll hear from me whenever I get a chance to write b/w my clearly ridiculous schedule & my turmultuous personal life...and when i can pick up a wireless connection :) I'll be back on track soon.
However, the show must go on! Tonight is the debut of our brand spankin new Sunday night residency at LOBBY! I spin there on Wednesdays from time to time, dope lil upscale spot in the Yorkville area of Toronto. All of the bottle service booths sold out fassst which is usually a good indication that it's gonna be a great party. Plus, Lobby is basically ALL BOOTHS so ya, it'll be jammed.
The rest of the 4KORNERS week looks like this:
Sun - Lobby Mon - Rockwood Wed - Raptors vs. Lakers Thurs - Body English Fri - Cheval Sat - Circa
Then we start it allll over again. Will also be hitting Calgary in a couple weeks, then back to Europe (Belgium, France, Holland & Czech Republic) in late Feb / early March. Doing 6-8 performances a week can take it's toll, but I'm not complaining one bit. Just working hard to get where we want to go, sky's the limit. Don't worry, I have been taking the time to smell the roses... they're pretty sweet at times.
Tonight's the night like Betty Wright!!!! We're back inside Toronto's hawtest, sexiest, most musical & most fun Monday night party....MASHUP MONDAYS inside ROCKWOOD!!!!
KAP'N KIRK + KLEEN MEDIA + AMER + THE BAMBI DOLLS + BROHAWK + YOU = HAWT SAUCE!!!!
And Tonight we're also celebrating the homie JOHNNY MANDEV's B-DAY (Pulse Media), and the launch of MAZI MEDIA Video Production! (YUP....we're filming lol) IT'S SHOWTIME!!!!
The club has been closed for a few weeks for "renovationssss" and b4 that I was on tour in Europe, so I haven't played Rockwood, one of my favorite parties ever, since before Christmas. Needless to say, I'm super stoked for 2nite, and so is everyone apparently. I've been getting non-stop txt messages, Facebook messages, emails, phone calls... carrier pigeons... lol it's crazy!
Tonight is gonna be NUTZO!!!! If you're not in Toronto.... poor you. If you are.... DO NOT MISS THIS PARTY!!!!
Til next time... PEACE & LUV!
P.S. Peace & Luv is NOT a copyrighted sign off.... so I'll use it whenever i want... WHAT!?!? ;) lol
I' shouldn't left you without a dope blog to....hmmm...does really work lol
Heyyyyy people. My apologies for my absence. Not to make excuses, but I'm kinda in the middle of changing my place of residence, the new spot doesn't have internet yet & therefore my access is limited. But I'm here now and that's all that matters!
A couple tidbits of news for u:
1) MASHUP MONDAYS @ ROCKWOOD IS BACK!!!!
Starting this coming Monday Jan 26 your boy will be back on the decks at one of Toronto's HAWTEST parties! Can't wait!
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2) INDUSTRY SUNDAYS (aka Guilty Conscience Sundays) @ LOBBY GRAND OPENING!
Our new Sunday residency starts next week, Sunday Feb 1! It's gonna be SICKKKK!!!! Sun & Mon are the new weekend ;)
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3) 4KORNERS EURO TOUR....AGAIN!
Yup, just finishing up the details of our next European tour which will be taking place at the end of next month. Details soon!
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4) 4KORNERS & T-PAIN!!!!
Lat week we did the LIL WAYNE / T-PAIN concert afterparty. T-PAIN didn't sing, but he & I DJ'd together and it was a pretty dope night! Big shouts to everyone who came thru, including KEYSHIA COLE & WYCLEF JEAN! BIG PAGE also performed his smash I'M STILL FLY which is bound to blow up internationally!
Photos courtesy of our official photographer YOUSUFPHOTO.com
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5) NOTORIOUS the Movie
Shorts & I took it in last weekend. It's DOPE!!!!! Go see it!
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5) LMFAO SIGNED TO INTERSCOPE!!!!
Remember a while back when I told u about one of my favorite new groups LMFAO? (They sing "I'm In Miami Bitch" and a few other hawt tracks). CONGRATS to those mo fo's as they've signed a major record deal & you'll here more from them VERRRRYYY SOOOONNNN!!!! 4K KNOWS new hawtness!
Here's their NEW video!
I'm off now to get ready for the club. @ nite we're at TRYST and tomorrow at CIRCA (Both in Toronto). We'll be in Barrie, Halifax, Calgary, Ottawa & Winnipeg in the very near future, so look out for details on that shyt!
We did the Official LIL WAYE / T-PAIN concert afterparty and it was B-A-N-A-N-A-S! T-PAIN jumped on the wheels & did almost a 2 hours set with us. I'm still semi-blinded from the camera flashes lol. And the worst part....our good people at OAKLEY (our brand spankin new sunglasses sponsor...sweet!) sent us a couple pairs of T-PAIN OAKLEY SIGNATURE SHADES, and I kinda lost mine early in the night! DAMMIT!!!! Would have come in so handy with all that light in my eyes! HOWEVER, oddly enough, one of the bouncers found them, in perfect condition, and gave them back to me at the end of teh night. WEIRD! But all's well that ends well, and i got my shades! Was a lil too hectic for us to take pics, but we had our photographer YOUSUF from YOUSUFPHOTO.com in the spot doing what he does best. I'll post the pics as soon as I get them. Good timessss!
2NITE!!!!! We return to our biweekly Friday home, REIGN NIGHTCUB!!!! Really looking forward to it, we always have a blast & the crowd / energy in that spot are amazing! And they make the dopest flyers for us...yeah baby! COME PARTY WITH US!!!!
2MORROW we're back at our new Saturday night home, CIRCA!!!! StOkEd for that as well. Shit yeahhhh!
That's it for now. T-Pain party pics coming soon, so stay tuned!
Since leaving our Saturday night residency at The Guvernment at the end of last summer, we made it very clear to ourselves & all promoters that we're are not at all interested in taking another Saturday night residency. It felt ending a long-term relationship...not exactly in a rush to jump back into any kind of commitments. HOWEVER....as I learned in life time & time again, things don't always go according to plan, and never say never!
Every now & then, Life throws you a curveball which can alter your plans drastically. Using the same analogy as b4, it now feels as though we've come across a new individual who is just cool enough, sexy enough & wayyy too hawt sauce to resist. Enough to make us think twice about not wanting a commitment. That individual is CIRCA NIGHTCLUB!
LADIES & GENTLEMEN, 4KORNERS ARE NOW SATURDAY NIGHT RESIDENTS @ CIRCA!!!!
Check us out every Saturday (starting tonight) inside the BALLROOM doing what we do best!
As you know, we were in France once again just a few weeks ago. While there we did an interview and mix on CONTACT RADIO 91.4FM in Lille on one of their hottest shows called THE CLUB. They recorded the episode so......guess what?
Once again, my apologies for not blogging during our recent Euro tour. Meh...shit happens lol.
2009 is starting off with a BANG!!!! Got some BIG news coming up very soon plus tons of shows at tons of spots in tons of cities and countries! Gawdayum! If u thought we were working hard last year, you ain't seen nothing yet!
GIGANTIC shouts to our homies DJ PSAR, FATAL, BENJAMIN, DJ MAN, DAVE JAM and the entire MP Fam! Shouts to WAXFIEND, SEROM, MASTER LEE, RAYER, FUN RADIO in Belgium, CONTACT RADIO in France and everyone who came out to show 4K some Euro Love! We'll Be back real soon and.......the video of this tour is gonna be SICK!!!!
On a personal note, I've seen better days, but hey...what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. And sometimes the easy road isn't always the best road. If u see me not smiling for a second here & there, know that I'm gonna be alright. 2009 is a year of new beginnings!
