Request to Rewind ~ A Tribute to Toronto DJs
The other day I was driving home from work, listening to G98.7fm and heard a mix from Jason Chambers. He was going hard! Reggae, old school, R&B, everything all mixed into one, and I thought to myself (and Tweeted , of course) that no one in the world has mastered cross-genre mixing like Toronto DJs. Starting From Scratch. Chief. Jester. And then I thought about Spex, DJ Jay, Soca Sweetness, Riyad, King Turbo, Lindo P, and all of the other DJs I essentially "grew up" on from house parties in Ajax, out to the University of Windsor, and now back to Toronto. These are the DJs that have supplied the soundtrack to our lives. It's wicked to be able to turn on the radio now, at any given time of day, and have access to these individuals and countless others (shout out to Chris Dubbs !) to see the longevity of careers, the resurrection of careers, and the emergence of new sounds and specialists. I love that Toronto has it's own sound when it comes to DJs and music...a