Don (aka DJ Griz) has had a love for DJ'ing ever since high school when he hooked up with some friends and started doing house parties and school dances over 20 years ago.

The experience he gained, later helped him achieve gigs in various nightclubs in and around the Toronto area. It was then a friend introduced him to the Toronto Harbour and the cruise boats. Since then Don has been a resident DJ on the Enterprise 2000 Cruiseline. He became very popular in the Toronto Harbour that other cruise companies were calling to have him fill in on his free nights.

With well over 2,500 cruises under his belt, Don's music collection has grown to please just about anyone and everyone. With the cruises varying from 50's and 60's nights, Disco nights, weddings, frosh parties, corporate, etc. there has never been a disappointed client. This experience has also helped Don build his own repeat corporate clients and had brides asking if he was available over a year in advance.

Over the past couple of years, Don joined the CDJA (Canadian Disc Jockey Association) as a Local Executive Board member to help improve the Disc Jockey business not only for DJ's but for clients looking to hire. Don looks forward to helping your next event be successful and one that will be talked about as the party of the year!

 

Tommy Thompson is a Dj hailing from the city of Toronto Canada. He was born in Canada and cultured in Jamaica. But that did not sully his love for R&B and Hip Hop. When not living on high school campus At Munro High in St. Elizabeth Jamaica he was entertaining people early in the evening in the local neighborhood nightclub during the early hours of the evening. Playing the latest R&B and Pop hits educating patrons to the likes of Michael Jackson, Madonna & Sugarhill Gang to name a few. He is now entertaining people in his local city of TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA for officially 19 years as a Professional Disc Jockey.

When it comes to music, the essence of being a DJ is nothing new to DJ Tommy Thompson. He is no stranger to a House party, Wedding,
Birthday, Nightclub, Celebrity bashes or any event that requires turntables of any music format for that matter. His professional career started in the early '90s and has been skyrocketing all the way to the top ever since. Known as Dj NinEleven back in the day, Dj Tommy Thompson is presently holding down a schedule in Toronto that is evolving constantly from the clubs to the restaurant night life. Putting Toronto aside, Tommy has provided his skill as an amazing wedding/club & party DJ to venues in other cities and countries. Such as Atlanta, New York City, Buffalo, Jacksonville USA and Ocho Rios and Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Acknowledging that to be a good DJ, one should learn to adapt to the ever-changing atmosphere of music, Tommy spins a variety of hiphop, R&B, reggae, classics, salsa meringue, reggaeton & even rock. From the old school to the present, Tommy's turntable techniques have been witnessed in all the major party havens in Toronto and western New York. Tommy Thompson uses Serato DJ to manipulate Mp3 music and Mp4 video files to provide full service music for weddings and corporate events in the GTA. He can also provide a full sound system with specialty lighting effects. DJ setup consists of Pioneer DDJ SZ Controller, table with black tablecloth and a pair of ALTO PRO BLACK 15 powered full range speakers, a pair or ALTO BLACK 15S Subwoofers and a pair of ALTO BLACK 10 Monitor speakers. Lighting consists of an Orion laser with Microh Swirl LED light effects. Video mixing with Serato Video and music videos with personal or company logos are also available for viewing simultaneously.
Here is a list of Venues and events Dj Tommy Thompson has entertained.
CURRENT RESIDENCYS:
RESIDENCY WEDNESDAYS: FUSE DINING & LOUNGE MONTHLY RESIDENT: HOGAN’S INN KING CITY. RESIDENCY THURSDAYS: THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER FIRST CANADIAN PLACE April 2016 To Present.
PAST EVENTS: RESIDENT: SAFARI GRILL & AFTER DARK LOUNGE Ajax Ontario 2015
VARIOUS GUEST APPEARANCES & PRIVATE EVENTS: 2015
INSTORE MUSIC MARKETING: HUDSON’S BAY & BENCH YORKDALE LOCATIONS Toronto Ontario 2015 to present. SEFORA Brantford Mall Brantford Ontario 2014

VARIOUS GUEST APPEARANCES & PRIVATE EVENTS: 2014
RESIDENT: FOOD BAR Ajax Ontario 2013

GUEST: COCKTAIL HOUSE Pickering Ontario 2013

GUEST: DAZZLING LOUNGE Toronto Ontario 2013

GUEST: LOCUS144 Toronto Ontario 2013

SCRATCH EVENTS (US) Sephora Maple Ridge Mall Burlington 2012

WOMENS COLLEGE HOSPITAL Christmas Party 2016 & 2012

LUSH COSMETICS Christmas Party 2012

Mother Teresa Catholic High School Prom 2012

Various Weddings and Private Events and functions

RESIDENT: LI’LY LOUNGE 2011

GUEST: EMPIRE LOUNGE 2011

GUEST: LITTLE OCHIE 2009-2011

GUEST: KARMA LOUNGE OSHAWA 2010

RESIDENT: THE GREEN BOTTLE (OPENED FOR DANNY FERNANDEZ IN CLUB PERFORMANCE ) 2010

RESIDENT: EXCUSES BAR & LOUNGE 2010

RADIO MIXSHOW PRODUCER: http://www.sceedle.com The Late Night Bump
RADIO SHOW PRODUCER http://www.fusionradio.ca CSCR Fusion Radio The Late Night Bump

RESIDENT Caribbean Flavour INSTORE MUSIC MARKETING: HMV Queen St. W. GUEST Ice Lounge

GUEST Latin Fever RESIDENT Seven Nightclub RESIDENT IntaCourZe Bar & Lounge

GUEST Sugar Lounge

GUEST Chocolate Lounge GUEST Manhattan Fuel Inside Lounge Bad Boys II Premiere Screening After Party

GUEST CHIN Radio 1540 AM/101.3 FM – The Ultimate Mix Show 2006 GUEST Flava City TO.2006

RESIDENT XES Lounge 2005- 2006

GUEST/RESIDENT AMNESIA JA W.I./ Statik Night Club 2001-2005

GUEST/RESIDENT Amazura NYC, NY/ Sensationz Night Club Buffalo, NY 2003

RESIDENT Mirage Night Club 1998-2001

 

HERE IS A LINK TO DJ TOMMY THOMPSON’S MIXCLOUD STATION. https://www.mixcloud.com/djtommythompson

AND HERE IS THE LINK TO THE LATEST TOP 40 MIX https://www.mixcloud.com/djtommythompson/the-tommy-thompsonshow-top-40-mix

Keeping it fresh, fun and entertaining, is how Ron sums up a night of DJ'ing. After 20 years of DJ'ing in clubs, corporate events and weddings, Ron knows it is important to remember that the client always comes first. Whenever hosting/DJ'ing an event, Ron ensures that he speaks with the client to become aware of their needs for the night.

In Ron's eyes, the Dj is simply an extension of the vision of the client, and it is his personal goal to ensure at the end of the night the client is smiling and satisfied. "A handshake at the end of the night with a smiling client always sends me home knowing that I accomplished what I was asked", says Ron. Ron's musical taste is very ecliptic and he has you fully covered. In his time of DJ'ing in the clubs (which is still on going under the name Dj Griz), Ron has hosted nights of Top 40, Alternative/New Rock, RB & Hip Hop, and Disco. When your night calls for it all, Ron can put together a Party Mix of all musical tastes that will have your clients/guests on their feet dancing the night away.

The one thing that sets Ron apart from many other Dj's is his music case which is filled with surprises. Not only is the case packed with the hits that you have come to know and love in all styles of music, but it is also loaded with very rare remix gems that will have your crowd screaming for more.

Dj History: McMaster University (The Downstairs John and RatSkeller/DJ (9yrs)-Party Mix) Phoenix Night Club (main room-guest Dj- Party Mix) Courthouse Night Club (live-to-air EZ Rock Studio 97/Producer-Disco) Courthouse Night Club (live-to-air Jack FM/Dj- Retro/Rock) Havana Night Club (Dj-Hip Hop & RB) Left Bank Night Club

Randy "Jack of Spades" Jarrett Being in front of a quiet crowd and you start to play that song that gets everyone from 5 years old to 65 years old on the floor dancing. There is no better sensation for a good DJ to experience. Randy Jarret has been DJing for 22 years. Growing up in a house filled with Reggae, Calypso, Rock, Country, and R&B helped to groom Randy into the DJ he is today. In the mid 90's Randy started DJing high school dances for Pine Ridge Secondary High School in Pickering and Harwood Secondary High School in Ajax.

In the late 90's Randy started DJing for McMaster University sports weekend and for their weekly Wednesday pub night. While in High school Randy also did a co-op placement for one of the biggest lighting and sound companies in Pickering, Ontario, Apex Light and Sound. In the early 2000's Randy started DJing on a radio program for CHRY 105.5 FM. Playing mostly older R&B and Hip Hop, this program opened up doors for him when he landed a job working at De Music Library, one of Scarborough's top record stores.

This is where he learned the business side of selling and renting DJ equipment and records. It also opened him up to love all types of different music such as House, Drum and Bass, and top 40.

In the next couple of years Randy started to get regular bookings in Durham Region in such places as La Scratch nightclub, Rumors nightclub, Legacy nightclub, Bob Cajuns in Pickering as well as Mud Hens in Pickering. Ever since then he has worked with some of the best DJ'S and MC'S in Toronto.

DJing at clubs such as Afterlife, Money, Tonic, Time, Tryst, Cheval, Brant House, Guvernment, Koolhaus entertainment complex and 1812 night club to name a few. DJ's that inspired Randy include- DJ Jazzy Jeff, Spinbad, Major Lazor, DJ Undercover, A-trak, DJ Am and Jam Master Jay.

All of these DJ'S have one thing in common, they can play for any one at any time. That is the type of DJ Randy Jarrett (aka DJ Jack of Spades) strives to be. If you love a good party, whether it's music from the 60's, 70's, 80's till today's Top 40 this is the DJ to call.

As a resident of Toronto, Elroy Bucchan (DJ E-Bucks) has had the opportunity to experience many different cultures through Toronto's diverse crowds, experiencing music from classic rock to hip hop to soca to bhangra, etc. While boasting street credibility, in 1992 DJ E-Bucks began spinning on a radio show at Seneca College's Newnham campus. Around the same time frame, he was the main "mic man" (DJ), in a sound crew that played at different house parties, weddings, and events around Toronto.

For the last few years he has rekindled the fire to perform by becoming a mobile DJ, and spinning at various clubs, bars, private parties, and weddings in the GTA. Residencies include spinning for a spoken word crowd at The Obama Cafe, DJing for a high end crowd at Black Moon Lounge, and currently spinning at Hoops Bar & Grill (Keele location).

His philosophy on playing for a crowd are, at the beginning of the night you start out with a blank canvas, and you make art as you move through the night, therefore all mixing is done live with no prerecorded mixes. And, in order to keep the crowd moving, never take your eye off them, which means know your music well so that you're watching the crowd and not looking down at your work. DJ E-Bucks knows that the crowd is most important at every event, and it is important to keep them satisfied.

It all began in 2002 when Classick picked up a set of turntables. Starting out with house parties he quickly made the jump into the bar scene. While attending university in Quebec in 2004, he got his first residency at a local club playing Hip Hop and Reggae. Since then, he's expanded his genre base and gained experience playing at a large range of venues and events across Ontario, Quebec, New York, and Hong Kong. From small intimate lounges to a sports arena with 16 000 people, he has learned to adapt. With a broad base of musical tastes, Classick incorporates a mix of genres depending on the situation. At first a big fan of Hip Hop and Reggae, he has evolved to also include Top 40, EDM, Motown, Funk, Classic Rock, and other styles - whatever is appropriate. Outside of clubs, Classick has had the opportunity to play at weddings, fundraisers, award shows, concerts, corporate functions, private parties, and fashion shows. In Toronto, he has been found playing at the Air Canada Centre, Brassaii, Burroughes, Cabin 5, Casa Loma, Courthouse, Cube/Ultra, El Mocambo, F-Stop, London Tap House, Love Child, ROM (Friday Night Live), Storys, Supermarket, and more.

Red Adair said " If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur."

Michael Chan is a Senior Marketing Executive in the Consumer Package Industry dealing with many large retailers. However his true passion and enthusiasm comes from connecting people to services through his natural, honest and personable character.

With over 10 years of professional experience as an entertainer and emcee, Michael is an engaging speaker who is able to captivate an audience by relaying information naturally, intelligently and credibly. A well rounded emcee who researches, listens to the clients, prepares and projects a confident, trustworthy image but isn't afraid to have fun.

Michael has emceed many events including weddings (small to large scale), corporate functions and charity events. For the last 2 years, he was the host of the annual Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life Charity Event. Michael led the team to a successful event with an audience of over 500+ people.

Michael also had his own radio show on 102.7FM Whistle Radio called "Channer's Kitchen" from 2013-2014.

With his kind, humble, always happy and witty character, Michael is looking forward to meeting you soon and working together to deliver your next event.

Click here to review some footage and images of Michael Chan while hosting various events and weddings.

Some turn to football, others soccer. Some are swimmers and others golfers. This wasn’t the case for Windsor Ontario native Jeff Galad. Instead of recreational sports, and maybe someday a million dollar sports contract, he turned to a microphone. Do we have your attention? Jeff Galad grew up in a time when it was cool to participate in your grade school oratorical contest, rather than express yourself through Twitter. A national public speaking champion (okay, it happened in Grade 7, but it counts), Jeff fell in love with the media industry at a young age while studying Drama in Education at the University of Windsor. Jeff’s first real public presence began when he accepted the job as Event Coordinator for the award winning newspaper The Windsor Star.

Jeff immediately was asked to host public events such as charity fundraisers, galas, out-door festivals, award ceremonies and even the odd press conference. Jeff’s audiences were as little as ten people to 10,000 for a popular summer festival weekend. In Jeff’s spare time, he enjoys the silence of a good book, electronic music and fine dinging. He’s also still happily employed in the media world as an Account Executive at Postmedia Network in Toronto. Jeff is also the founder and co-chair of Beats n’ Brews for MS a funky, new fundraiser to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis in Windsor-Essex and plans to bring the event for a Toronto edition. Jeff will make a great edition to your wedding, corporate gathering or event. He’ll come with a fresh suit, a big smile and might even shave.