The Media Event For Project T-Dot At Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
On Wednesday, January 24, 2024, I woke up at approximately 6:00 AM EST to prepare for the media event on behalf of my new solo Project T-Dot art exhibit at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, which showcases my 18-year-old documentary project on Toronto’s hip-hop culture, community, and history.
Introducing Project T-Dot At Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
I am honoured and grateful to announce that Nieuport Aviation presents my second solo Project T-Dot art exhibit at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Proudly sponsored by Sony Music Entertainment Canada and part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival’s 2024 programming, it is located past the airport’s underground tunnel, specifically in its terminal.
The Canon FUTURES Program Graduation 2023
One of the most fulfilling aspects of my career, especially in recent years, has been contributing to the Canon FUTURES program as a mentor.
Art Bash! 2023
On Thursday, September 28, 2023, I attended the Art Gallery of Ontario's (AGO) annual fundraiser, Art Bash!, for the first time.
ComplexCon 2023
Last week, beginning on Saturday, November 18, 2023, I attended ComplexCon for the first time in Long Beach, California, specifically at the Long Beach Convention Centre.
The Community Created Through The TV Series Robyn Hood
The second last episode of season 1 of Robyn Hood airs tonight, Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at 10:00 PM EST through Global TV and Stack TV, and the season finale airs next Wednesday, November 15, 2023.
World Mental Health Day Festival 2023
Last week, on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, I attended the second annual World Mental Health Day Festival in New York City, specifically at Hudson Yards in Manhattan, through an American mental health non-profit organization I have collaborated with for the last three years, Project Healthy Minds.
Robyn Hood’s TV Debut
Through Corus Entertainment and Boat Rocker Media, the new scripted television series Robyn Hood, a modern adaptation of the classic Robyn Hood myth, debuted this Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at 10:00 PM EST via Global TV and Stack TV.
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Mindfulness in the Buddhist tradition, known as sati in Pali, is fundamental to the tradition and all forms of meditation.
Robyn Hood At Fan Expo Canada 2023
On Saturday, August 26, 2023, I attended an exclusive screening of the new scripted television series Robyn Hood at Fan Expo Canada before the show’s debut on September 27th via Global TV and Stack TV, and it was simultaneously my first time experiencing a TV’s show’s screening and the popular expo.
Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2023
On Saturday, August 5, 2023, I attended and documented the largest street festival in North America, the Toronto Caribbean Carnival’s Grande Parade, which many Torontonians and others worldwide often call the Caribana parade.
Hip-Hop Culture’s 50th Anniversary On CBC Radio's Metro Morning
Last Friday, August 11, 2023, was the 50th anniversary of hip-hop culture. I had the good fortune of being interviewed on CBC Radio’s Metro Morning about the momentous occasion, the impact of hip-hop culture on a global scale, Toronto’s hip-hop culture, Project T-Dot, which is my documentary project on Toronto’s hip-hop culture, community, and history, and other related topics.
Socality And Canon Creator Lab’s Sail Into Summer: A Toronto Creative Experience 2023
During the evening of Friday, June 30, 2023, I attended Socality and Canon Creator Lab’s second Sail Into Summer event.
Ashanti At TD Toronto Jazz Festival 2023
On Sunday, June 25, 2023, after missing her performance at Nelly’s first Hot In Herre festival in Toronto despite covering it, I had the good fortune of documenting Ashanti’s performance at the TD Toronto Jazz Festival, otherwise known as Toronto's International Jazz Festival, thanks to the Toronto Downtown Jazz Society, a Canadian registered charity, and TD.
The First Hot In Herre Festival
On Saturday, June 24, 2023, in collaboration with the good people at Festivals of Vaughn, I documented the first Hot In Herre festival, which took place at Toronto’s spacious Downsview Park.
Canon Canada’s 50th Anniversary
This year is Canon Canada’s 50th anniversary, and I am thrilled to be a Canon Canada ambassador after renewing my contract for the second time this spring.
Canadian Music Week 2023
During the winter of 2008, after documenting an event at the El Mocambo in Toronto for Project T-Dot, my documentary project on Toronto’s hip-hop culture, community, and history, my longtime friend and colleague Neil Donaldson, also known as Logikal Ethix, recommended that I apply to cover Canadian Music Week to meet potential colleagues and clients in some of the industries that I wanted to be established in, and to document American and Canadian hip-hop culture (and other musical cultures).
Feeling To Healing: A Creator’s Journey To Better Mental Health
On Thursday, May 4, 2023, I was part of a fantastic panel entitled Feeling To Healing: A Creator’s Journey To Better Mental Health, produced by the Henry’s Foundation in partnership with CAMH: The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, which took place at Henry’s new location at 185 Church Street in Toronto.
Applications For The Canon FUTURES Program’s Third Year Are Now Open
Applications for the third year of Canon’s FUTURES program are now available here via the Canon Creator Lab until Friday, June 30, 2023.
The First Indigenous Hip-Hop Symposium
On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, I had the honour of speaking as part of a panel for the first Indigenous Hip-Hop Symposium, an event at and via the Art Gallery of Ontario, thanks to my thoughtful and innovative AGO colleagues Audrey Hudson, Richard & Elizabeth Currie, Chief, Education & Programming, and Charlotte Big Canoe, Program Curator, Indigenous Projects.