EVENT | Just Dance 2014 Launch Party

Last week, I got the chance to attend one of the coolest events I've been to in a while! I went to the Just Dance 2014 launch event at Airship 37 in the Distillery District with Faze Magazine, where we got to get our hair done courtesy of Garnier Fructis, see the Capital Cities perform live, and try out the brand new Just Dance game for Wii. I had a blast. The event was hosted by Phoebe Dykstra, who is one awesome and energetic gal!

Phoebe Dykstra

The space was also super cool. There were dance game stations set up around the sides of the room, with a stage at one end and the bar at the other. Drinks and yummy appetizers were included as well.

The Faze team had fun at the photo booth!

Reunion with Will.i.am!

Photo from newmusiclive.ca

Hey everyone!

On Tuesday July 24th, I made an appearance on MuchMusic's New.Music.Live to be a part of an interview with Will.i.am! He was there promoting his new album #willpower. I was super excited that I would get to meet him for the second time -- the first time was two years ago back in Vancouver for his clothing line launch at L2 (check out my blog post HERE).

So for NML, they were looking for someone to share a story from a past experience with Will.i.am, as well as ask him a question....Click the link to watch the video!

Will.i.am Interview Clip 1

Here's one of my favourite songs from his new album: T.H.E (The Hardest Ever)

Photos from my spot on the NML couch!

After seeing so many people in the music industry branch out into fashion, it really showed me how you don't have to stick to one path and can really do anything if you have the passion and drive. So I told the story of my clothing line side project, all.dun.up (also Facebook page: facebook.com/alldunup), and Will.i.am gave great advice for someone hoping to have longevity in an industry, emphasizing a program called Kickstarter. It's a great way to gain support from the public and get your stuff out there, whether that may be in movies, music, or fashion; it's really for anyone to put their ideas and projects into motion!

I'm so happy that all.dun.up was able to get some exposure on national television! I honestly have been so busy with other things this summer that I haven't had a lot of time to work on all.dun.up, but after this experience, I really want to get back into it! Keep an eye out for more later on this summer hopefully! :)

Anyway, thanks for your support as always!

- Christina

Follow my adventures on Twitter: @christinaaa28

New.Music.Live April 9 ft. Dancers & DEV

April 9 was a jam-packed day in the New.Music.Live studio and I was there among the crowd. Not only was it the first day of their NML's Best Dance Crew competition, but the lovely DEV was also there for an interview. If you weren't already aware, Dev is one of my favourite performers of all time....

And the awesome NML VJs Phoebe, Jesse, and T-RexXx hosted the events. They have the greatest jobs. Anyways, the show kicked off with the dance competition: a head to head battle between two local dance crews. Every day this week, there are two new crews battling it out for the title of NML's Best Dance Crew, leading up to the exciting debut of the newest season of America's Best Dance Crew, which airs Sunday.

The all-female power group Urbanesque was up first and killed it - in heels no less!

They competed against The Union, an all-male group based out of Cambridge.

So much swag, I loved it.

The two groups were judged by choreographers Lenny Len and Janet Castillo, along with Danny Fernandez and Victoria Duffield. In the end, the winning crew was...Urbanesque! Congrats girls :)

And after that excitement, Dev came out for her interview with Jesse. They chatted about her new album and what it's like to be a mom. Ah, I wish she brought her little baby girl out!

This wasn't her first time making an appearance at New.Music.Live. I was actually able to not only meet her last year, but also dance on stage with her during her performance on the NML stage!

(That's me in the scarf haha)

Anyways, it was so nice to see her again! She's just so cool. I will leave you with one of my all-time favourite songs:

- Christina

Follow my adventures on Twitter: @christinaaa28

MuchFACT - Part 1

On Dec.15, MuchFACT (A Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent) held a special year-end screening at the Century Room on King West to celebrate an award-winning year. Many MuchFACT funded artists had a very successful year, from Much Music Video Awards to Juno Awards, and even a Polaris Music Prize.

Here are the MuchFACT award winners:

2011 MuchMusic Video Awards

Jdiggz featuring Neverending White Lights - This Time (Directed by RT!, The NE Inc.) - Indie Video Of The Year

Shawn Desman - Electric/Night Like This (Directed by RT!, The NE Inc.) - Video of the Year

Down With Webster - Who Is Me (Directed by Aaron A, The Field) - Pop Video of the Year

Abandon All Ships - Geeving (Directed by Davin Black, 235 Films) - Rock Video Of The Year

Classified - That Ain't Classy (Directed by Harv, 235 Films) - Hip-Hop Video Of The Year

You Say Party - Lonely's Lunch (Directed by Sean Wainsteim, The NE Inc.) - Director Of The Year Danny Fernandes featuring Belly - Automatic (Directed by Mike Portoghese, The NE Inc.) - Post-Production

Blake McGrath - Relax (Directed by Kyle Davison, The Field) - Cinematography

2011 Juno Awards:

Arcade Fire – Album, Group, Songwriter and Alternative Album of the Year

Young Artists for Haiti - Single of the Year

Said the Whale - New Group of the Year

Matthew Good - Rock album of the Year

Karkwa - Francophone album of the Year

Shad - Rap Recording of the Year

Quanteisha - RnB/Solo Album of the year

Jim Byrnes - Blues Album of the Year

2011 Polaris Music Prize:

Arcade Fire, The Suburbs

[Courtesy of Karine of Karyzma Agency]

So I had a chance to attend the event as media and you can check out my photos below:

How many of your favourite stars do you recognize? :)

Much Music VJs Phoebe and Jesse, plus Faze Magazine's managing editor Dana Krook

And there was food - bonus!

More photos to come in Part 2!

- Christina

Follow on Twitter: @christinaaa28

Shark Night 3D Cast at NML!

Hey everyone!

Yesterday at New.Music.Live, the cast of Shark Night 3D stopped by to promote their movie coming out on September 2! Sara Paxton (Darcy's Wild Life, Aquamarine, Sydney White) and Dustin Milligan (90210) had great energy and were super nice! They brought signed beach balls to give to enthusiastic fans and Much Music even surprised the 2 with a special guest: Shark! Lauren Toyota interviewed them about the making of the movie.

Since there weren't that many people in the audience for this show, we got to talk to the stars more and get photos with them and everything. For me, Sydney White is one of my favourite movies, so I talked to Sara about it! Both Sara and Dustin were really funny and friendly.

Anyways, here are my photos!

As always, Phoebe is super fun haha

- Christinaaa