DJRONNELSON.COM https://djronnelson.com/ Come along take a ride on the Fantastic Voyage Tue, 04 Jun 2024 04:44:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 When Dance Did Nice July 28th https://djronnelson.com/when-dance-did-nice-july-28th/ Tue, 28 May 2024 15:09:30 +0000 https://djronnelson.com/?p=12966 WHEN DANCE DID NICE Sundance Edition Apto & Funsquad event invites you to   WHEN DANCE DID NICE Sun Dance Edition   July 28th 4pm to  9pm   Music by    Starring live from NYC Noah Powa & Polish @noahpowa @djpolish     #DjTyrone the Juggling King  @djtyroneking    #DjFlatline the Most Versatile @flatline4ever    […]

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WHEN DANCE DID NICE Sundance Edition

When Dance Did Nice July 28th 2024

Apto & Funsquad event invites you to

 

WHEN DANCE DID NICE

Sun Dance Edition

 

July 28th

4pm to  9pm

 

Music by 

 

Starring live from NYC

Noah Powa & Polish

@noahpowa @djpolish

 

 

#DjTyrone the Juggling King

 @djtyroneking

 

 #DjFlatline the Most Versatile @flatline4ever 

 

 #BlackReaction the Black Perfection 

@blackreactionsound 

 

Hosted by @KidKut the Voice of the Vibes 

 

Early Bird Tickets $40 ( May 21 – June 30)

Reg Tickets $50  (June 31 -July 28)

or while supplies last 

 

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https://www.ticketgateway.com/when-dance-did-nice-summer

 

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Reservation  Info 6474086779

 

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#aintNoPartyLikeAFunSquadParty 

#80s  #90s #2000s  #Fun 

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Video Out 12 Noon May 15th – And When We Party feat. Righteous, Pro-Logic, DJ Ron Nelson, & Mr. Q https://djronnelson.com/video-out-12-noon-may-15th-and-when-we-party-feat-righteous-pro-logic-dj-ron-nelson-mr-q/ https://djronnelson.com/video-out-12-noon-may-15th-and-when-we-party-feat-righteous-pro-logic-dj-ron-nelson-mr-q/#respond Wed, 08 May 2024 01:44:23 +0000 https://djronnelson.com/?p=12511 And When We Party official Music Video dropping May 15th The official music video drops May 15th @ noon. Righteous, Pro-Logic, DJ Ron Nelson & Mr. Q came equipped to celebrate 50 years of Hip Hop with a club banger! The track is appropriately titled “And When We Party…” This infectious Funk Boogie Vibe will have […]

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And When We Party official Music Video dropping May 15th

The official music video drops May 15th @ noon. Righteous, Pro-Logic, DJ Ron Nelson & Mr. Q came equipped to celebrate 50 years of Hip Hop with a club banger! The track is appropriately titled “And When We Party…” This infectious Funk Boogie Vibe will have the most hardened wall flower tapping their feet. 

DJ Ron Nelson sets the mood of the track by letting the world know that he came ready to party! Righteous comes in effortlessly with such a smooth flow as he recalls the good times. He ends off the verse by quoting the 4 principles of Hip Hop. “Peace, Unity, Love and Having Fun” 

It’s at this point you get hit with the hook. “And When We Party, We Party with a Beat! The Funky Music Gets In your Feet” The sweet melodic vocals of Mr. Q aka Jay W. McGee is guaranteed to be on repeat in one’s head after listening to this musical art.

The Smooth-Spoken Pro-Logic continues right where Righteous left off by spreading positive vibes throughout his verse. “Make you want more, the baseline is tight. Crank up the volume, pass Pro the mic.” 

When you think about it, what event starts without the master of ceremony? As the listener prepares for the finale, one can’t help but be fanatic about the “Uptown, Downtown” part of the hook! 

DJ Ron Nelson closes out the track by prestigiously sliding through “Summer time, lose your mind. Move your behind, it’s party time” He captures what it’s like to enjoy a party. 

Overall this is a great track! Everything Gels. What better way to celebrate the 50th year of Hip Hop by paying homage to two Canadian trail blazers in the rap game.

Review written by Anon Twist

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Get It Together - Toronto's Jane-Finch Massive unreleased 90's Single found!

Today I was vibing listening to music from my recently  found DAT Tape from the late 90s APACHE STUDIOS days. I’ve decided to share this one with you, a song I produced featuring a popular crew called Jane-Finch Massive, who I’ve talked about in some of my past posts. 

The comments said – let’s hear what they sounded like, so I’m gonna play you their best demo song, music that was never released. The group was appealing to me because they had a really good rapper who sounded like Rakim (RIP Rappin’ Chilly) and Mouse and Froggy, both good reggae dee-jays and sing-jays to spice things up. So let’s go back in time … but Wait for it – the song changes. Enjoy and feel free to criticize in the comments. 

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Street Dance Festival Electric Shock Old School Dance Party June 8th https://djronnelson.com/street-dance-festival-electric-shock-old-school-dance-party-june-8th/ Tue, 07 May 2024 16:52:44 +0000 https://djronnelson.com/?p=12410 When Dance Did Nice featuring DJ Polish Saturday May 15th

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Radio 790 Streetdance Festival & Electric Shock Old School Dance Party

Saturday, June 8th at Lions Banquet Hall (45 Avondale Blvd., Brampton)

Radio 790 Street Festival Electric Shock Old School Dance Party – in Support of 2024 Canadian Olympic Team

Start Time 2 PM
Dance Party starts 7:30  PM – 11 PM
All Ages | Licensed

Enjoy all day Multi Cultural Dance Performances, Art, Fashion, Food

Celebrities & Award Recipients include: Bobby (Spinner) Martin | Audley Coley | Casper Christopher (Chocolate Shake) | Lee Clements (5Wizards of Funk Break City Crew) |  The Magnetic Rockers | Terry Headly Top Gun | Paul Pitter | Joe Fred Astaire Scott | Rich Slate Rickershae | Errol J.C Ray-Sunshine Sound Crew

Featuring Al-Beeno, Jay Harmony, Me A Real King

Music by DJ Ron Nelson

Sponsored by Breakdance Community Builders

Info: Email 5wizardbcc@gmail.com

 

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When Dance Did Nice featuring DJ Polish May 18th https://djronnelson.com/when-dance-did-nice-featuring-dj-polish-may-18th/ Tue, 07 May 2024 12:32:29 +0000 https://djronnelson.com/?p=12287 When Dance Did Nice featuring DJ Polish Saturday May 15th

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When Dance Did Nice - Saturday May 18th with @DJPolish

We invite you to share in our joy and join us on this nostalgic musical Journey when Apto & Funsquad event Presents…

WHEN DANCE DID NICE
@whendancedidnice_party 

Saturday May 18 2024 | 10pm 3 am

Music by  #WhenDanceDidNice family 
The juggling king @djtyroneking
The most  versatile @flatline4ever 
The black perfection  @blackreactionsound 

Special guest New York’s baddest, the world famous @djpolish #DJPolish – King Midas Sound!

Hosted by the voice of the vibes  @Kidkut

Early bird tickets $40 Reg $50
Link in bio to purchase tickets https://www.ticketgateway.com/wddnmay2024

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Reservation info – 6474086779

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REMEMBERING CALIFORNIA DREAM https://djronnelson.com/remembering-california-dream/ Sat, 03 Feb 2024 15:11:21 +0000 https://djronnelson.com/?p=9395 REMEMBERING CALIFORNIA DREAM Let’s flash back to the California Dream – initially at 137 Peter St.,then on Yonge between Sheppard and Finch. In this pic is the family behind it all, Sean, his wife Erica, and Erica’s mom. Those who know Erica will attest to the fact that she was smart, beautiful, captivating, the essence […]

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REMEMBERING CALIFORNIA DREAM

California Dream - Erica, Shawn and Mom

Let’s flash back to the California Dream – initially at 137 Peter St.,then on Yonge between Sheppard and Finch.

In this pic is the family behind it all, Sean, his wife Erica, and Erica’s mom.

Those who know Erica will attest to the fact that she was smart, beautiful, captivating, the essence of California Dream, yet renowned for running a strict operation – no liquor after hours, lights on at 2:45, no foul music, no smoking, and always good security including police if they were needed.

While so many nightclubs were closing around her, strong Erica played by the rules and enabled the Dream to survive for probably over a decade, filling the gap for those wanting pure R&B and Soul with a little bit of this and that mixed in, all inside a mature ‘dress-coded’ environment.

California Dream was advertised hard on WBLK, I did all their commercials. This was a time when our promoters did not trust leaving ads to be made by the WBLK staff, event though they would be produced at a very small additional cost.

Instead, Erica, and other Toronto promoters and nightclubs advertising there, would make their commercials inside my Apache Studios and then Fed-X them to Buffalo when the session concluded for next day delivery on 1/4” reels.

It was an independent and creative stage, only ending when Flow came along and knocked out WBLKs signal and unlike Buffalo, they understood how to make commercials appeal to the Canadian market.

And yeah, the best dee-jays that ever held it down at California Dream; DJ Dale Evans, Ebony Sound Crew, and DJ Starting From Scratch, but there were many greats who played there.

Big yourself up Erica, one of the best female entrepreneurs I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with, we actually had a friendship, spent a lot of time on the phone.

FYI – Erica closed the California Dream after the lease expired on the Yonge Street location and the government wanted the building back.

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JAM MASTER JAY 1984 https://djronnelson.com/jam-master-jay-1984/ https://djronnelson.com/jam-master-jay-1984/#respond Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:47:46 +0000 https://djronnelson.com/?p=9297 Jam Master Jay 1984 Jam Master Jay, aka Jason Mizell, was so full of talent and enthusiasm. He was recruited as the Dee jay for Run DMC because he had the equipment, essentially becoming the band for Run-DMC, using turntables and flawless cutting and scratching techniques to take both the groups hardcore music and the […]

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Jam Master Jay 1984

Jam Master Jay

Jam Master Jay, aka Jason Mizell, was so full of talent and enthusiasm. He was recruited as the Dee jay for Run DMC because he had the equipment, essentially becoming the band for Run-DMC, using turntables and flawless cutting and scratching techniques to take both the groups hardcore music and the most powerful live stage performance in the history of rap to higher levels. When we heard of his passing, it seemed unbelievable that he was gone, and so tragic the way he left. 

Jam Master Jay appeared to be the nicest of New Yorkers. Yes, the band’s image was tough, but when you met Jay, he was the nicest of people, made you feel comfortable in his presence and he would often use reverse psychology and make it seem like you were the star, not him. Jay would smile more often than the others in his craft and was very curious and opinionated about everything he saw and everybody he met while in Canada. 

And when it came to live performance, Jam Master Jay was ahead of his time.  When Run-DMC gave him the spotlight, he was flawless using two turntables, breakbeats, a mixer and a mic to make every hip hop fan lose their minds with his scratching, looping, tricks and cuts. I certainly lost mine, he amplified the role of the dee-jay as essential to the fabric of hip hop. This was the Jam Master Jay that I knew and loved. 

Today’s news said that he was involved in cocaine smuggling since ‘96, but my memories of the Jam Master Jay snapshots to the 80’s, latest early 90’s. Jay’s not there to defend himself, but I’m wondering like many why the Run-DMC money was not enough to get him out of that criminal lifestyle. Some will say greed but that wouldn’t match the JMJ persona. 

I’m not sure for how many years it continued, but in case you didn’t know, Jay didn’t get his cut in his first years with Run-DMC.  He was paid like a session-musician for high-grossing shows before being promoted to official group member years later. Still, if he was selling coke, then others around him kept silent until this tragic shooting occurred followed by an investigation that is only now unlocking and uprooting answers that the hip hop culture has been awaiting for years. 

Two men accused of murder in the death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay are set to go on trial today, more than 20 years after the trailblazing DJ was shot in his New York City recording studio. Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington are charged with the 2002 killing of then 37-year old Jam Master Jay and both have pleaded not guilty.


I loved Run-DMC and I loved their dee-jay Jam Master Jay (RIP). These three people were the meaning of hip-hop to me and it was my pleasure and thrill to interview them previous to their 1984 Toronto live performance. Below you can listen to a short excerpt from this exclusive recording, where you can hear Jam Master Jay, Run and DMC talk about their favourite records. 

Photo courtesy of AP Photo 📸 Krista Niles

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WHO’S THE IG BITCH NOW? https://djronnelson.com/whos-the-ig-bitch-now/ Fri, 29 Dec 2023 01:03:13 +0000 https://djronnelson.com/?p=9026 WHO’S THE IG BITCH NOW? I have been criticized for being an ‘Instagram’ bitch!!  My dearest friends and closest allies have all expressed how much my posts have meant to them, especially during two years of pandemic time, but then they criticize me for ‘giving’ it all to IG for ‘free’, knowing IG will never […]

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WHO'S THE IG BITCH NOW?

I have been criticized for being an ‘Instagram’ bitch!!  My dearest friends and closest allies have all expressed how much my posts have meant to them, especially during two years of pandemic time, but then they criticize me for ‘giving’ it all to IG for ‘free’, knowing IG will never pay me for my contributions, as that is the price you pay for having real estate on their free and powerful online platform. These same people, friends and IG fans who actually read my posts, often try to convince me that writing a book would be a good and more suitable substitute.

But guess what, it is chiefly because of my @djronnelson IG experience why I saw value in my writings and posts. And it is because of the response from the posts that I read in the comments, why I have gotten to recognize that people appreciate my brand and the works that I have contributed to the Canadian hip-hop and dancehall-reggae industry. I wouldn’t have known my own value if it wasn’t for my IG, and the wonderful, honest and inspiring comments and feedback that I get from my wonderful IG followers, critics and fans.

The truth is – while I have worked passionately, pioneering and put in my time as a promotional mover and shaker, I was doing it humbly without knowing that I was creating history while doing so. Many of us never kept our artifacts from the 80’s and 90’s era where I was a dominant force. Not yet in the smart-phone comfort zone, we never took videos and photographs that would achieve our events, momentous moments and special achievements. Some of use are lucky if we can even find flyers, posters and newspaper-magazine articles from these times.

As people get older, archives, flyers, posters, photographs, videos, stories; all these elements offer interesting thoughts and perspectives, stimulate tingling nostalgic senses, and are important triggers and symbols of a time that they may have lived, experienced and appreciated. 

In the coming days, I will be installing a ‘testimonial’ page so people can leave comments about their experience, memories and stories they may have about the Canada’s old school days, especially those were impacted by the works of Ron Nelson Productions. 

Maybe you’ve been to a Ron Nelson Production concert or sound clash, maybe you witnessed Ron Nelson dee-jaying or performing live, maybe you were a fan of CKLN 88.1 FM, perhaps you were an artist recording in Apache Studios, or you were featured in ReggaeMania Magazine. Be aware, when I do write that book, I may want to use extracts from testimonials left here. Thank you in advance for sharing your stories and comments.

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DJ RON NELSON is a Canadian journalist, recording artist and urban shape-shifter credited for setting the country’s Hip-hop and Dancehall-Reggae music blueprint and landscape. DJ RON NELSON is also a famed Toronto radio broadcasting legend having pioneering shows like Fantastic Voyage and ReggaeMania on Toronto's CKLN-FM, and the Advance Remix on Buffalo's WBLK 93.7 FM.

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STUMBLING BLOCKS FOR FLOW 98.7? https://djronnelson.com/stumbling-blocks-for-flow-98-7/ Sat, 23 Dec 2023 03:26:04 +0000 https://djronnelson.com/?p=9057 Stumbling Blocks for Flow 98.7? Flow 98.7 is in a reset, and we’re all waiting to see what new is unveiled in the newly revamped Flow. Program Directing will be a challenge here but the good news is that the same people who were in charge of successfully popularizing and programming Vibe 105, now has […]

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Stumbling Blocks for Flow 98.7?

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Flow 98.7 is in a reset, and we’re all waiting to see what new is unveiled in the newly revamped Flow. Program Directing will be a challenge here but the good news is that the same people who were in charge of successfully popularizing and programming Vibe 105, now has the task of doing the same with Flow. 

Vibe 105 has a small signal but they had earned loyal listeners because of their successful urban programming. Flow signal is not the best and in Scarborough if you drive any distance east of McCowen it cuts out with interference from CBC Radio.

But let’s forget the signal issue for a second and go back to broadcast programming. The challenge – how does Flow get more white people to listen with allegiance to the new home of Black music? What I mean by that, the Black populous in the GTA is not large enough to sustain a healthy listenership. They will need a whole bunch of non-Blacks to start listening.

We already know white people love our Black music, but the challenge is to program it so well on the radio that a new audience who didn’t tune into Flow to hear it will do so now. A lot of stations dabble in Black music when you scan your Toronto FM radio today, but maybe the new Flow programming has ideas on how to find and recruit this new audience. 

Finally, the most difficult duty, getting people stays tuned when the style of Black music changes. I love hip hop and reggae for example but if I hear soca I’ll change the station knowing I’ll check back in a minute when the hip hop comes back. My friend loves reggae and Afro but changes the station when hip hop comes on. 

Just think of dances you’ve attended in the past, what kind of music makes the dance floor clear? What elements of Black music makes you stand up and dance or sit down take a break? 

The spectrum of Black music is so broad, you would think you can’t please all of the people all of the time. If the new programmers can re-shape the Flow radio culture and fix this, then they fixed Flow!

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DJ RON NELSON is a Canadian journalist, recording artist and urban shape-shifter credited for setting the country’s Hip-hop and Dancehall-Reggae music blueprint and landscape. DJ RON NELSON is also a famed Toronto radio broadcasting legend having pioneering shows like Fantastic Voyage and ReggaeMania on Toronto's CKLN-FM, and the Advance Remix on Buffalo's WBLK 93.7 FM.

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FLOW 98.7 IN RESET MODE

mastermind and dj Ron Nelson

Flow 98.7 is in reset + rebranding mode, if you haven’t listened in the past few days then you didn’t know.  We’re hearing music without voices. Congratulations to Paul Parhar aka DJ Mastermind who is now in charge of program directing one satellite radio station and two commercial FM stations, Vibe 105.5 and the new Flow 98.7.

What’s to come is a big mystery, who will stay and who will go we don’t know. The silence is not speaking words so we don’t yet know what we’ll get when the shuffling concludes and the new station and format launches promoting them as ‘where Black Music lives’. 

I wish the new Flow 98.7 the best of luck on this relaunch. I think this time they will be in good hands and have more Black people providing the spoken word and playing the black music that lives at their station. In the business of radio, ratings are everything, that’s the bottom line, and that’s the system waiting where the Flow performance will be judged. Hopefully, new changes in store will lead to a better Toronto radio station with more loyal listeners in order to avoid going through this merry-go-round again. 

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