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DJ Jaspa's Updates: 07/25 A very big thank you to all of you who
tuned into my debut live internet broadcast on Sunday
evening. Sunday July 24th was a very
exciting day for me and I can't thank Kristian over at
Victoria Trance
enough. With the network all ready to go and the
listeners tuned in, we rocked the internet for about an
hour and a half. It was a total blast and I hope
that those of you who tuned in enjoyed the set just as
much as I enjoyed playing for you. For those of
you who weren't available or want to download the set,
check out
Victoria Trance
for all the info. Stay tuned for details on a very
special event coming up in August exclusively on
Victoria Trance 07/12 With a new name and new look in the coming future, XOX Nightclub is getting busier and busier. Vaziran and myself have been keeping busy holding down our residency at pretty much the only Trance night in the Lower Mainland. Each week the crowds are getting better, the music is getting louder and we are having way too much fun. Make sure you come to HEAVEN, Essence of Trance and check us out every Saturday Night at XOX Nightclub in the heart of Richmond. Check out www.heavenight.com for all the information. 06/23 We have launched the first phase of my new website. On Monday June 20th we launched a new and improved flash version of my site. You can check it out right here. We will also be redesigning a new HTML version of the new site to coincide with the Flash site. Be on the lookout for phase 2 in the coming months. 06/23 After only having my tracks on the website for a couple of days, Get into Da Groove has jumped into the #1 spot. The Artist Server is a website that hosts all types of electronic music from around the globe and I am happy to see my music jump up the charts. Get into Da Groove has taken the pole position in their Progressive Electronica 7 day Charts. Check out the charts for all the info. 06/23 Well, its been awhile since I have had a chance to update you on what has been happening. The weekly residency has been doing extremely well and we are pretty much playing to a full house now. The folks over at the Viva Club have been a great support for us and we can't thank you all enough for your continued hard work. 04/07 Today is a very exciting day. Thanks to Annalee and Jennifer Warner over at Raves.com, today my feature interview went live on their site. This is amazing, to be side by side with the likes of Paul Oakenfold, Gabriel & Dresden, Sander Kleinberg, this is awesome. Raves.com is a very well respected site and organization in the electronic community worldwide and I can't thank them enough for the opportunity. Make sure you check out their site, I am sure that you will like what you see. 04/06 Today I was picked as one of the artists of the day over at Webcds. They are the THE NEW MUSIC NETWORK FOR Independent Artists, Independent Music, Emerging Artists, Major Artists. Thank you for your support. 03/30 It's finally happened, I have nailed down my first weekly residency and I am totally fired up about it. The best part about it is that I will be working and DJing with a great friend of mine Vaziran. He is a very talented DJ and Trance producer and I am really happy to be working with him. The fun get's underway this weekend, Saturday April 2, 2005 and we will be there every Saturday from here on in. You can check us out at 7920 Cambie St. in Richmond, BC, doors open at 9:30 PM. Check out all the details on the events page or you can visit the Official Heavenight website for more information. Thanks to Danny Siu, Sharon and all the rest of the folks for making this happen, lets blow it up. 03/29 I am happy and proud to announce that I am now a fully fledged member of the NCIAA (The National Club Industry Association of America). This basically is pretty much the only governing body for the Night Club industry in the US. They are an extremely well respected organization and I am very happy to be a part of them. I now also have a booking agent with the organization who is non other than the President and CEO himself, Mr. Kris Sweeton. Kris brought me on to the organization thanks largely to the efforts of Eric de Fontenay and the Mi2n Marketing Campaign earlier this year. Thanks once again Eric, you rock. 03/29 Well things are beginning to get a little crazy around here and that is definitely a good thing. I would like to say a special thank you to Joe Barracato, a talented writer at the NY Post and of course, The Industry Resource. I was contacted by Joe a couple of weeks ago about a feature interview in The Industry Resource newsletter, I was more than happy to oblige. The Industry Resource is a website that allows independent artists like myself to solicit and be solicited by music industry folks. Record labels, management companies, directors, film producers artists are looking for people like us. This is great exposure for me and again I would like to thank Joe and of course Damon Cleveland for the opportunity. 03/08 Thanks to Eric de Fontenay at Mi2n for introducing me and my music to the talented folks over at Trackheadz. Trackheadz is an online database of music for registered DJ's to download and spin at shows, radio and so on. The nice thing is that they also give you a review on your music and tell you how many spins they give it. Home Alone has made it into the #9 spot on their Club/Dance Top 20 and the #17 spot on their Global Top 20. Thanks to all the DJ's for their support and comments and keep on spinning. 03/07 I know it's a little late in the year to be talking about 2004 but when you find out that one of your tracks is in the Internet DJ Top 100 for 2004, well that is something to write about. I have been a member of this website for quite some time and when I found out that I was on their charts, I was more than encouraged. Thanks for all the support and feedback on my music guys, keep it coming. 03/07 It's been awhile since I have had a chance to do an update so here is the latest. It looks like Club Viva in Richmond, BC will be hosting me and my music from time to time. Club Viva is one of the only Trance clubs in Vancouver so I am stoked to be playing there. My first night on Friday March 4th was a blast, thanks to Danny Siu, Connie and the rest of the gang for making me feel so welcome. A special thanks to Sharon for hooking me up, you rock. Stay up to date as to where and when I will be playing on the events page. 02/17 Canada and especially Vancouver is somewhat limited when it comes to resources and websites featuring DJ's and especially the local electronic music scene. Well, The Fresh Page is not one of those resources that is lacking. Thanks to Sam and the team over at The Fresh Page, Vancouver DJ's have a place to show their wares. You can pay a nominal fee to setup your latest mix set or album and they will setup a DJ profile page for you. Check out The Fresh Page's review on my CD and you can listen to the whole CD for free. Thanks to all the readers and listeners over at The Fresh Page for helping me reach the Top 5 of the most listened to albums this week. 02/02 Another big thanks to the Mi2n gang and Joy Donnell at Hypaethral for getting my music into the hands of Dan Herman at Radio Crystal Blue. Dan will be debuting one of my tracks from my CD this week on Sunday Feb 6th at 7pm. Now in its fifth year, Crystal Blue has been serving up the latest and newest independent music on his free webcast and via Live365 Networks. So check out the show and see what else is new in the independent music realm for 2005. 01/31 Well, what happens when you do a search for your name on Google, you can find out some pretty interesting information. For example, in the later part of 2004 my CD was in heavy rotation at CFBX 92.5 in Kamloops, BC. I guess it was in heavier rotation than I thought for they have me in the #5 spot in their Top 25 Electronic Albums for 2004. Thanks to Brad Zwicker and all the folks over at The X 92.5 for all your support. 01/29 Didn't I say that their were some pretty high profile reviews coming up this week, LOL. Well here is the first one thanks to Joy Donnell at Hypaethral and the points of view from Splendid's own Steve English. Check out the review and let me know what you think, info@djjaspa.com. Much thanks to Joy and Splendid for the feature review and you can even check out one of my tracks in its entirety in their boombox. I'll be back with more later this week, bye for now. 01/28 Stay tuned for a couple of very exciting and high profile CD reviews and interviews with yours truly coming up this week. I will update you as soon as they become available and will also be sending out a new newsletter next month. Thank you everyone for your continued support and I will keep you posted, bye for now. 01/23 Along with the help of a friend, I am presently in the process of developing a new version of my website. Within the next couple of weeks I will be launching a new flash site. I will still be keeping the same HTML version as well but now you will have a choice, Flash or HTML. I will also be redesigning the HTML version over the next few months. So stay tuned and see what is coming next. 01/22 Thanks to Global Dust and the Mi2n gang I am currently getting internet radio play on Global dust. Not only are they playing my music but A long time coming is also in the #7 spot on their electronica top 20. Thanks to all those who voted for me. 01/16 For those of you in the Minnesota area, have a listen to 88.1 FM KVSC St. Cloud late Friday evenings to hear a selection of tracks from my album on their dance and electronic show. Or you can listen to their show live at KVSC's website. Thanks to Lawrence Gomes for playing my music and a big shout out to the Division Underground for pointing Lawrence in the right direction. 01/08 Well a very Happy New Year to you all and thank you all for your support in 2004. Last year was a very exciting year for me and I am really looking forward to seeing what 2005 has in store. So lets start thing of with a bang shall we? The marketing campaign is finally underway with the folks from Mi2n, thanks to Eric de Fontenay, Mark Kirby, Joy Donnell at Hypaethral PR and all the folks over at Mi2n for their support. Check out what is going on and for the full details of the interview with Mi2n, you can click here. 12/24 So, still looking for something to do do on New Years Eve? Well for those of you in the Vancouver area, come on down to Rain for "An evening at the Mansion". There will be a full line up of festivities and entertainment, including yours truly taking you dancing deep into the night. To find out all the details, click here. 12/12 Thanks to Mi2N and WCH Radio, I was nominated as artist of the week for 12/12 on WCH. A big thanks to Eric and the folks over at Mi2n and WCH Radio. 12/06 I have recently been communicating with Trevor Norris over at Indiepool, Home of Canada's Largest Independent Music Community and over the next couple of weeks my album will be available by order at HMV stores across Canada. They actually have a distribution channel of about 250 retailers, combine that with their own website that's a whole lot of places to sell my CD. I am totally pumped about this, combine it with my marketing plan and away we go. Trevor, thank you very much for your patience and perseverance and support. So if you happen to be in a mall or just want to pick up a copy of my CD, head on into HMV and ask for me by name, DJ Jaspa and A long time coming. 12/05 Thanks to Ken and the RRadio Music network, the track Let's Dance from my CD A long time coming, is now in the Top 10 World music songs on their site. This will give me exposure to approximately 380 on line web radio stations, very exciting stuff. Thanks again to the Music Dish network for pointing me in the right direction. 11/30 Well its been a little while since I have had the time to update the site so here we go. The Marketing plan is well under way with Mi2n which includes some great exposure and some internet radio play on such sites as Mansion on the Hill and Radiogetswild.com. Thanks once again to Eric and the folks over at Mi2n for their support. 10/27 It's nice to see how my music is received on the other side of the world, especially in my homeland of England. Enter i:vibes, the concept behind i:vibes is a music-information site that presents news about electronic music of all kinds. They have a large following and readership and report news that spans across the global electronic music community. They have served up a really positive review on my CD, A long time coming. They have also posted my artist profile along side the likes of Above & Beyond, Blank and Jones, Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Tiesto and PVD, to name a few. I would like to say a big thank you to Watts (Senior Crew) for the feedback and support, great job man and thanks. You can check out the review here and the artist profile here. 10/25 I have recently been in contact with a
great organization out of New York by the name of
Mi2n
(Music Industry News Network). They are a very
well respected music industry resource to many musicians
and industry professionals across the globe. They
will be running a large marketing campaign across the
internet to introduce me and my CD to the music
industry. With the assistance of Eric de
Fontenay (President & CEO, Tag IT, Editor-in-Chief,
Mi2N), the campaign will be rolled out over the next few
weeks. Much thanks to Eric and to Joy
Donnell at
Hypaethral for pulling this all together.
Stay tuned for more information.
10/13 For those of you in the Vancouver, BC area, I will be appearing at a number of venues later on this month. Please check out the events page for the details of when and where. I look forward to seeing you soon. 10/13 Well the ground work has been set and the reviews are beginning to come in for WXP3D's new X-Box game, Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball. The game seems to generating a lot of buzz and excitement and I am feel very fortunate to be a part of it. Check out a review of the game right here and keep your eyes open for an official press release of my involvement in the game. 10/13 I am very excited about my latest connection with a music licensing company out of New York. Pump Audio licenses out independent music to a wide variety of companies and projects across the world and have worked with a number of high profile clients. I am totally stoked about this partnership with them and look forward to where this may lead. 10/12 Thanks to the guys over at Division Underground especially DJ CL8NC, I have been posted as their feature DJ for the month of October, thanks guys. Head on over to their site where they have given themselves a bit of a face lift and are in the process of adding a number of new features to their site. They have added a great looking forum for all you electronic junkies out there. Division Underground is a great supporter of independent electronic artists and DJ's in MN and around the globe. Keep up the good work guys. 10/04 After only being out for three months now, my CD A long time coming has made it into the #160 Spot in the University Campus and College Top 200 Charts. Thanks to all the campus radio stations out there who have been playing my stuff and supporting our independent artists. If you are a campus radio listener, request for me by name and thanks for your continued support. Check out !earshot magazine, the national campus and community report for more information. 09/24 Well, I have added a new page to the site today for those of you who require a copy of my press kit for your media purposes. Welcome to the press page where you can download a multitude of documents, pictures or check out the latest interviews that I have been fortunate enough to be a part of. Please feel free to download whatever documents or information you may require and for any further media assistance, please do not hesitate to contact Joy Donnell directly at Hypaethral PR. 09/21 Its nice to see an appreciation for my music has hit the mainstream markets and I would have to say, I didn't see it coming, haha. The folks over at 104.9 CLEAR FM have been playing a selection of tracks from the CD and have been getting some good responses. Thanks very much to Doreen and Trevor over at CLEAR for their support for not only me but for all independent artists across the country, thanks guys. 09/21 For those of you who have never seen an online interactive magazine that even allows you to flip the pages by the click of a button, well now is as good a time as any. Fmagazine is a really cool and interactive UK based E-Zine (on line magazine) that is only published via the web and this month is featuring yours truly in their Filter / Underground section. This is a very popular music magazine and features a number of articles of various goings on in the music world. I am extremely happy and thankful to be included in their magazine much to the thanks and hard work of Joy Donnell at Hypaethral PR, thanks Joy. A big thank you also to Chrissie and everyone over at Fmagazine for the opportunity. 09/16 For those of you in the Vancouver area who were listening to the CJSF 90.1 FM live radio interview with me on August 29th, thanks for tuning in. If you were unable to catch the show, click here to listen to the interview in its entirety in Lo-fidelity. If you would like a copy of the interview in Hi-fidelity on CD, please email us at info@djjaspa.com. Once again I would like to thank Tom and John (The Radio Guys) and CJSF for all their support and a big shout out to all the College and University radio stations across the country. 09/14 This is one of the most exciting things to
happen so far and I can't wait to see where it leads!
09/11 So you've checked out the song samples on the Music page but your not quite ready to buy the full CD yet. Well now you can download your favorite tracks with a couple of simple clicks of a button. For those of you in North America, just visit any of the listed participating partners on the Music page. For our international clientele, please check out The Orchard for a list of where you can download your selection of songs from my CD, A long time coming. 08/30 Things just seem to get better and better as time passes on. After only being out for 2 months, A long time coming is charting and popping up on all different College and University stations across the country. The latest to the list is CFBX 92.5 out of Kamloops, BC. and CJSF 90.1 in Burnaby, BC. Thanks everyone. 08/30 Well I had my interview yesterday on CJSF 90.1 FM up at SFU and I gotta tell ya, the Radio Guys at Jumbalaya are fantastic (click here for the picture). Tom Glasgow and John Mccullaugh (The Radio Guys) have been such a fantastic support and have really ran with my CD. Their support of Canadian talent and Independent artists keeps us going. As the independent scene grows and the talent thickens, University and College stations like CJSF give us a vehicle to be heard. So support your local indie stations because they support us which in turn benefits us all. I would also like to take this time to thank all The Canadian University and College stations across the country for playing my music and for their continued support. To find out more about how you can tune in, support and request songs on these stations, please visit !earshot magazine, the national campus and community report. Check back here very soon to hear the CJSF Radio Guys interview that took place on Sunday August 29th, 2004. Thanks once again Tom and John, you guys rock. 08/09 Check out when and where you can catch me either in da mix or on air right here. I will be starting to book venues around town and across North America to promote the recent CD release. Please contact your local University or College station and request for me by name, DJ Jaspa and A long time coming. I look forward to seeing you all sometime soon. 08/08 A big shout out and thank you to Tom and John, the Radio Guys from CJSF 90.1. Today they had me on their radio show by phone and gave me the opportunity to talk about my CD and my music. They played a number of tracks from the CD and showed some terrific support for Vancouver's independent artists. This spot was a an intro to a live on air interview on their show, Jumbalaya in the coming weeks. I will keep you updated as to when that will be happening and how you can tune in. Thanks a lot to the Radio Guys and to CJSF for the support. 08/08 Just another quick update on the status of my CD across the University and College radio airwaves across the country. A long time coming was in the the #20 spot in CFUR's top 30 for the week of 07/30 - 08/05. Keep up the good work guys, thanks a mill. 08/03 Take a minute to hop on over to Division Underground and check out their latest review of my CD A long time coming. Thanks very much for the review guys and for all the support. Just to let you know, they will also feature me as their artist of the month in September, very cool stuff. If your a DJ, producer or MC, head on over to Division and they will set you up with an artist profile and help support you in your endeavors. If your an underground music enthusiast and wanna find out more about the underground scene, give these guys a look see. Special shout out to Clay and Ryan, thanks again for the support guys. 08/01 I just received an email today from the Radio Guys at CJSF 90.1 FM up at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby BC today. This afternoon, my CD A long time coming was featured in a music spotlight on their Top Broadcast Show. I think good things are in the making and a possible on air interview with them in the coming months. Thank you very much for the support of one of Burnaby's own, independent artists. Keep up the good work. 07/28 And the beat goes on. Well I guess the folks at the College and University stations across the country like what we are doing here in Vancouver. For the week of 07/19 - 07/25, A long time coming grabbed the #21 spot in the CFRC 101.9 FM top 30 charts in Kingston Ontario. Thanks for the opportunity guys and thanks for supporting Canada's independent artists.
CLICK THE ABOVE PICTURE 07/25 Well, I guess all the hard work is slowly beginning to pay off. Thanks to the folks over at CIUT 89.5 FM in Toronto, my music is being heard by the masses in the Toronto area. After only being on their radio station for just over a week, I have already made it into the RPM's Top Ten charts for July 23rd. A big thanks to Ron Burd, the Music Director over at CIUT for the exposure. Click on the picture below for more information.
CLICK THE ABOVE PICTURE 07/04 Happy Independence Day to all the folks south of the border in the United States. I am happy to announce that today I was featured as an artist of the day on Web CDS, the new music network. I was able to share the spotlight with a number of other artists, congrats guys. Head on over to WebCDs and check out their database of artists, ya might find something ya like. 06/30 Thanks to the folks over at Freedom to Groove today my store page went live. You can now purchase your own copy of "A Long Time Coming" using your credit card. Simply fill in your information, punch in your credit card and the CD will be shipped directly out to you. So check out my online Store and pick up a copy of my new CD today. Please note that a portion of each CD sold will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vancouver. Thanks for your support. 06/29 On June 17th, I signed up to an organization by the name of The Orchard. The Orchard is an international distribution company located in the US. They specialize in digital and physical CD distribution, also known as brick and mortar distribution. So over the next couple of months, my music will be available at a number of retailers, digital download destinations and e-commerce sites around the world. So the next time your inside your favorite music store, or digital download HQ like iTunes, remember to ask for me by name. DJ Jaspa and "A Long Time Coming". 06/20 So the CD Release party has come and gone and man did we have fun. I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came out to the party on Sat June 12th, 2004 at the Vibes Lounge, 555 Davie. We had a great turnout and good times were had by all. The staff at Vibes did a fantastic job and I thank them for their service. Thanks very much to all the performers that night, you did a great job and I have enjoyed working with all of you. We raised some money for the folks over at Big Brother Big Sisters and there will be much more to come. So now it's onward and forward and now the real work begins. Stay tuned for details on how to get a copy of A Long Time Coming and a look at some shows ahead in the future. Until next time. 06/09 Well the day has finally come, today I picked up my CD's all pressed mastered and ready to go. The CD release party on Saturday June 12th is shaping up to be a pretty good show. Those of you in the Vancouver area head on down to the Vibes Lounge, 555 Davie, Vancouver, BC at 9 pm. I will be setting up a store on this site with Freedom to Groove over the next week or so and you will be able to purchase your own copy of the CD right here. The CD will also be available on a number of other websites and hopefully some Canadian music retailers over the next few months, so stop by your local music store and request a copy of A Long Time Coming by DJ Jaspa. 05/31 Wow, things are really beginning to get rolling now. For those of you in the Vancouver area, on Tuesday June 1st, 2004, I will be appearing on Television on the locally acclaimed talk show Urban Rush. They will be featuring a performance from the upcoming CD release "A Long Time Coming" followed by an interview. I will be performing with the Talented Vancouver based singer Tracy Moar, who appears on the upcoming release. Much thanks to Joy Donnell at Hypaethral (publicist) for hooking this up and to the folks over at Urban Rush on Shaw TV for the opportunity. 05/13 For those of you in the Vancouver Area, we will be having my CD Release Party on Saturday June 12th, 2004. This will be a great evening of DJ's and performances, featuring a selection of artists who appear on the CD. We will also be delivering to you the very best in Progressive House and Trance we can muster up. A portion of the evenings proceeds will be donated to The Big Brothers Assoc. of Vancouver. I will also be giving away some free CD's to the early birds. For more information, please check out my Events page. I look forward to seeing you there. 05/01 Keep those votes coming in. Thanks to all of you who have submitted your votes for me at the DJ List. I have moved up again in the ranks into the #34 spot in the Top 100 in Canada. So keep on voting and thanks for your continued support :-). 04/22 On April 13th I set up an account on Garage Band Records, which is a large Independent Artist's portal to a mass resource of music services. One of those services is an opportunity to get your songs reviewed by fellow musicians, professionals and listeners. Well, "Home Alone" has received some great reviews and one of the highest ratings achievable, a Five Star Rating. On April 29th "Home Alone" will be featured as the track of the day, on the front page of the Electronic section. This is a great honor and privilege and a special thanks to the members / listeners for their feedback. Also, a big thank you to the folks over at Garage Band for the recognition and support. 04/17 We have acquired the services of an accomplished Publicist out of the US to join our team. She has worked with the likes of DJ Audiomoe, DJ Janel Roland, Dawn Robinson from En Vogue and Andre Allen (Dre Allen Project). We would like to welcome Joy Donnell and her company Hypaethral to the team. 04/14 I have an account setup on a website called Music Builder where people can listen to or download my music for free. They have a chart rating for the the top artists and music downloads based on page views and downloads. I am happy to announce that on 04/13/04 "Get into Da Groove" was in the #1 spot and "Home Alone" was in the top twenty for plays and downloads. Pretty exciting stuff when Music Builder has over 6000 artists. 04/12 Thanks to everyone who has voted for me so far at the DJ List as their favorite DJ. I am currently ranked #41 in the top 100 in Canada, so keep those votes coming in. 03/29 I am in the process of setting up a new Entertainment company by the name of disBEAT Entertainment to manage the release of my Debut CD. I will also be using this company as a Music Production house to assist others in making their music visions become a reality. I am already working with some talented individuals as we speak, so if you have music on the brain and have a vision, let me know, maybe together we can release the artist inside. 03/24 Things have been really hectic around here lately what with adding the final touches to the CD, working on CD artwork and layouts, figuring out distribution, oh what fun. I have recently signed up with Freedom to Groove, an online Music Management Solution for artists. The folks over there have been great to deal with and I look forward to what they have in store for me. 03/21 No wonder they call it Insomnia. I had the opportunity to head on down to the Plaza of Nations yesterday for Insomina with DJ Zorastra, Ali from DJ Links and the one and only DJ Scot Project. Not only did I get a chance to hang out with Mr. Project before and after the gig, I was fortunate enough to capture his set on video up close and personal, what a treat. I also got to meet the infamous Marco V ranked number 11 in the world on the DJ List, check out the pics here. What a great night, I got home around 8:30 am, hence the Insomina. Much thanks to Mr. Project, you rock, Ali (vibin dude) and my boy DJ Zorastra, you always come thru bro. 03/15 I have recently setup a webpage on the New Music Canada website to show my true colors of being a patriotic Canadian, what can I say Eh! I have uploaded 3 tracks for your listening enjoyment, 2 of which I am sure you have already heard and a third you have not. You can listen to the full versions of these tracks on the site and yes, they will be on the CD. Stop by the site and support us Canadians, for it is a website by Canadians, featuring Canadians to support Canadians. Have a good day, eh!
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