A Little Bit in Love

Have you ever been a little bit in love? It's definitely an exciting feeling. Kind of like when you get a song stuck in your head that you always want to hear cause it just sounds so good and puts you in the best mood. But deep down you know that this love is ephemeral and 2 months down the road you'll have a new obsession.

Well I have a confession to make. I'm a little bit in love with this upbeat remix of Lykke Li's catchy tune. Local Toronto DJ's AutoErotique (formerly known as VND/LSM & now signed to the Dim Mak label - woah!) have created a masterpiece that I'm a little bit addicted to.

Have a little listen here

The Royalty & Riches Report

Check out the following pictures from a charity event which I was recently involved in organizing.

The regal affair was aptly titled "Royalty & Riches" as it was held in Toronto's historic Casa Loma and was in conjunction with Christie's, the world renowned auction house.



Christie's Jewels


In order to make the party less pretentious and more attractive to young patrons, we decided to play up the bling factor and invite Kanye West.



our bling


Due to a heavy touring schedule, Kanye was unable to attend. Instead he sent us some of his backup dancers dressed up as jesters to fit in with the party's theme. With the help of local Toronto DJ Dougie Boom, emerald ring pops and chocolate covered coins, we managed to make the first snowy night of the year, one worth celebrating.

All the money raised from the event, goes to fund free admission for children of all backgrounds and ethnicities to learn about art together at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. If you're interested in becoming involved, or just enjoy attending art themed parties that support a good cause, please send me a message and I'll add you to our email list.


Special thanks to our fantastic photographer, Zach Slootsky.

Bright City Lights

Do you live in Toronto and want to be a part of something really cool, creative & colourful that will have a big impact - greater than the top of the CN Tower?

Tonight's the night. Join fellow art installation enthusiasts and help string together 1,500 LED lights to balloon supported fishing wire in order to light up the sky.

Aside from decorating the city and making Torontonian's smile, other benefits include the possibility of new friends, glowsticks and free hot chocolate. Sounds like a bright idea to me!

For more info check out the Newmindspace website and to make a donation click here. The fun gets underway at 7pm at the U of T front campus, 15 King's College Circle.

Girl Talk in Toronto!

Ever since I bought my Girl Talk ticket, 5 months ago, I have anxiously been anticipating the 12th of November. Luckily I had quite a few other momentous occasions to keep me occupied (Canada Day, TIFF, Halloween, Guy Faukes Day, the American election... to name a few) and now the day has finally arrived, quicker than expected!

Girl Talk, a.k.a., Gregg Gillis, is a young DJ who knows how to get the dance floor moving! He is well loved and loathed for his signature style of mashing up popular songs from different genres and decades to create a unique tune that makes you smile at the clever incorporation of songs you never thought would work together, but do.

Some critics hate his concept of stealing other artists' music. I think that he incorporates their work in a brilliant way and would be honoured if Girl Talk borrowed one of my songs. (Too bad I don't have any)

His latest album, Feed the Animals, is a splendid cacophonous masterpiece and can be downloaded for any price you like, right here.

United States of Change

Two years ago, while living in Boston, there was lots of buzz surrounding Obama and I knew that he would be president. No, I'm not psychic, I just realized that the States needed a new image and Obama was the man for the job. His platform of change was supported by his skin colour and passionately articulated with his Kennedy like oratorical radiance.

Thus, while watching the numbers on tv at a friend's intimate election party, I was not surprised by the final results but was quite excited by all the records that were broken on November 4th, 2008. These statistics are great proof of the change that Obama represents:

* No democrat has won North Carolina since 1976. Obama won it last night.

* No democrat has won Indiana & Virginia since LBJ was in power (think 1964).

Obama won them both.

* Nevada, Ohio, & Iowa, historically all Republican states, voted for Obama.

* The voter turn out,which typically averages around 50%, was at a whopping 64%

Sweet! Good job America. Should be an interesting next four years.

R.I.P. Halloween

Halloween, my favourite holiday of the year (tied closely with St. Patrick's Day) has officially come to an end. After prolonging the Hallow's Eve into a full out weekend, I have come to the realization, with the aided visual of decaying pumpkins, that we must wait another 362 days for creative costumes to adorn our leafy streets.

Fortunately, a good friend of mine has suggested having a halfway Halloween party on May 1st. This can either serve as practice for the real deal, or as another excuse to dress up and have a good time because we tend to lose our inhibitions when we are dressed as someone else.


I met so many fantastic people this weekend and I have no clue what they really look like but they had the right attitude and Halloween spirit which made me like them right off the bat.


Speaking of spirits and bats, here are a few of my favourite costumes from the weekend.

Surprisingly, I only saw 2 Sarah Palin's all weekend and no Obama's, although I"m sure there were plenty in the States. According to a recent poll, the most popular costume this Halloween for couples was Lindsay Lohan & Samantha Ronson who unfortunately I did not run into this year. Instead I saw the same old recycled Amy Winehouse wig and Borat jumpsuit.

I also saw quite a few business people dressed up during the day on Friday which is always a good idea. When else can you wear a stuffed bunny's head with your suit and tie? I swear I saw a man doing that on King Street Friday afternoon. He reminded me of the guy in the Daft Punk video "Da Funk" who walks around the streets of NY wearing a dog's head and no one seems to notice. It's a fantastic video that raises a lot of questions and I've posted it on the side to help you get over your Halloween malaise.