The biggest urban music event to hit the southern hemisphere took place in Sydney, Australia on Sunday 15th April 2012.
SUPAFEST 2012
What an event it was!
SUPAFEST 3 really was just that a SUPA festival and celebration of URBAN music and culture, and a collaboration of some of the worlds most successful recording artists across 4 of my favourite genre's of music R & B, SOUL, RAP & HIP HOP.
Every artist I caught put their heart, soul & energy into their performances and that's what I am really looking for when I go to a concert. That is a passionate delivery of a song and great entertainment.
Kelly Rowland brought with her some of the finest male dancers with the sexiest moves and abdominal muscles to go with their good looks! DAYYUUMMM!! Thanks Kelly.
Kelly is looking HOT! Her hair is looking fabulous! Her voice is damn good and the diva had all the right moves to match her stellar vocal.
Big Sean SUPAFEST 2012
Big Sean also made an appearance in her set for "Lay it On Me" that brother has flow! A great show from Miss Rowland!
LUDA gave the BEST performance. He is a BO$$. Don't worry about RICK ROSS! Luda's got it under control.
Performing HIT after HIT! Luda kept the crowd screaming throughout his entire show! Ludacris is one of those playas that has built in SWAG! You can't teach real SWAG - LUDA is the real deal. I was also very excited because he was wearing LEOPARD PRINT! WOOHOO! Thanks Luda for reppin the leopard!
LUDACRIS SUPAFEST 2012
LUDA recognised his DJ INFAMOUSwhich I thought was very sweet of him! :)
It takes a good DJ to make the show work - Ludacris' show rocked the SUPAFEST stage!
Boy can this Boy SING! Trey Songz is by far one of the greatest Male R & B vocalists of his time! His voice is nothing short of amazing!Trey blew the crowd away with his show. He had the girls screaming with his trademark - singlet ripping off thing. :) Ladies "SAY AHHH".
Sound not too good
Trey Songz does not need anyone on stage with him. He delivers with conviction and gives the crowd an entertaining show.
TREY SONGZ SUPAFEST 2012
He was definitely one of my favourites of the day.
Lupe Fiasco made an appearance for his track "Out of My Head". This track went OFF, LUPE rocked the house - Perth and Melbourne - Wait for it.
Firstly, I have to say BIG PROPS to T-PAIN for finding his niche and running with it! He has managed to build great success from using AUTO-TUNE in is HIT songs and has he producedHITS.
T-PAIN always puts on a great show! It's authentic, it's real, from the heart and he pulls out the old skool moves - which I just love.
I love his dancers and the funny guy! OMG he is funny!
You can expect all of that and more. When I say more T-PAIN spoke his mind at SUPAFEST ending his performance with the SPOKEN WORD and boy did he open up! It seems he is frustrated with the industry and he let us know.
Breezy's show opened with a BIG BANG! He came out doing the mechanical dummy moves with some craazzyyyy dancers dressed impressively along side him. But then it kind went a little down hill from there and then up and down and up and down.
I am a HUGE fan of Chris Brown, when speaking on him as an all round entertainer, he is seriously one gifted human being. But at SUPAFEST he seemed either really exhausted or really hung over. He was not the normal energetic SUPERSTAR we are used to seeing.
We could not hear him sing. it sounded as if his voice was a little strained and twice he turned the show over to his DJ BABEY DREW who was feeling the unrehearsed pressure. Maybe Breezy was sick, who knows.
Some songs where good, some where a struggle and I was hoping he would wear some crazy outfits! The dancers though, were ON POINT! He did however, engage the audeince, he smiled a whole lot and really had a party on stage.
All that didn't matter to the fans, especially the girls, who screamed very LOUD all throughout and when he removed his singlet and in particular one young female fan,would not have been too worried that we could not hear his voice, because she went home with Chris Brown's sweat all over her WHITE outfit! :)
Get some rest Breezy, as you can see, the world needs you for a LONG time to come!
CHRIS BROWN SUPAFEST 2012
CHRIS BROWN AND FAN SUPAFEST 2012
Unfortunately, I did not get to see ICE CUBE, LUPE FIASCO,BIG SEAN or NAUGHTY BY NATURE as I was running on coloured time. LOL.
The local artist that won SEARCH for A SUPA STAR was cute, but very nervous and also it would have been better if she sang her own music. It would have really made my day if they putthis cat on the bill. Ok I'm BIAS! :)
DJ SCRATCH SUPAFEST 2012
Last but definitely NOT least -DJ SCRATCH AKA the TURNTABLE WHISPERER - played a DOPE set, which was way too short. He really whispered something special to the turntables because the crowd screamed as he performed some mad tricks. OLD SKOOL! Thank goodness for DJ SCRATCH, because if I heard Sydney's DJ NINO clear the floor BROWNsay "Sydney make some noise" one more time, I probably would have walked out.
Congrats to the organisers Paper Chase Touring and Entertainment and their marketing team Urban Agentfor producing an all round successful festival and a such great urban music event.
I really hope it comes back next year. Keep supporting it people.
The only thing I want to ask them is why didn't they add 2PAC to the bill? :) Seriously, Coachella on a whole other level! ► SUPAFESTTICKETS Melbourne
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It's National Youth Week (NYW) 2012 from Friday 13 April to Sunday 22 April 2012, with events running all over the country. The 2012 theme is Imagine. Create. Inspire. NYW is the largest celebration of young people in Australia. Thousands of young people aged 12–25 from across Australia get involved in NYW each year. NYW is an opportunity for young people to:
share ideas
attend live events
have their voices heard on issues of concern to them
On Tuesday 17th April 2012 at Redfern Town Hall our Champion Boxer, Anthony Mundinewill take time out to take part in the Annual Betty Makin Youth Awardsceremony and acknowledge young people who are making a difference in their local communities.
There are also lots of events taking place in the next week, for young people to participate in, you can head to the website to check it out!
Genre:Everything that sounds good.. (Commercial Pop Music not inclusive!!!)
Number of years on the Decks: Waaaay too many to remember.
Any Mixtapes: I did a few many years ago under the name Chocolate Boy Wonder Vol.1, 2 and 3. DJ Moto and myself then started a series called Blacklabel. We did a few tapes under that name also. Nothing in recent years however, as I am focusing more on production than anything else.
First gig: First gig was back in school for a friends 16th Birthday in her Garage…Neighbours got us shut down.
How did you learn the art: As soon as I bought my turntables, I locked myself in my room and practised day and night. I used to look up to local cats like DJ Nasser T, Juan G,Klever Cand Carl Alley.
Do you practice at home: Not anymore, I haven't had turntables for about 6 years funnily enough. I practice everyweek at the club.
Your favourite type of music: Too many to mention. I DJ R&B and Hip Hop…but I also have a great appreciation for Progressive House and Uplifting Trance. Above & Beyond are some of the most incredible producers/Dj's I have heard.
Your favourite track of all time: Haha, this question is impossible. With so much amazing music out there, there is no way it can be pinpointed down to one single track.
Your favourite artist of all time: This too is extremenly hard to answer…So many amazing artists, past and present across so many genres. Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Donnie Hathaway, Etta James, Minnie Riperton, Brian McKnight, Phil Collins, all the way up to Above & Beyond & Dinka. I think Sarah Mclachlan is an amazing talent also. Her Opera House gig was one of the best concerts I have ever been to. I focus a lot more on Production though, so when it comes to favourites, I would have to say Pete Rock, 9th Wonder, Alchemist, J Dilla, Dj Premier and our home grown talent, M-Phazes.
Favourite gig: Would have to have been Privilege Bar on George Street, run by Shiv (Hypnotize Ent) and the gang…Currently I would have to say Red Room, run by Corrine (Phrisk Management) on Saturday Nights….Playing the best in Old Skool R&B and Hip Hop in Sydney.
Career Highlight: I would have to say the birth or my daughter and my wedding day….but DJ'ing wise, I would say being the tour DJ for the Brian McKnight Australia tour back in 2000. One of the most amazing live acts I have seen.
What do you think about the music today compared to when you first started Djing: The music is completely different to what it was when I started. I could go on for days about the progression of R&B over the years, but at the end of the day, music evolves. R&B has taken a big turn, more towards pop & house. Hip Hop is a lot more mainstream and commercialised now also. There is a lot more quantity now, rather than quality. Where as when I started, the quanity was not very much at all, but it was all quality. It is a lot more widely accesable now too, with it being all over TV, Radio, Advertisements, Media and the Internet. A lot more people now follow it as a fad, and not really for the love of it.
I remember when I started, it would take close to a month to order any Hip Hop/R&B Vinyl/CD via an import store. Now, you can download it online within a few seconds. I feel that is what is missing with DJ'ing also. Before Serato came out, it was all about going record shopping, digging in the crates, getting dust all over your hands and trying to find that something special that no other DJ had. You could spend hours doing that just to find one track. Now, with the Internet and google, DJ's have it way too easy. But it's not a bad thing; as long as more and more people are spreading the music and the love, better the world we live in then.
What can the people expect to hear from you set: I play absolutely everything and anything other than your usual mundane commercial pop hits and club bangers.
Get out of trouble track (Dance floor clearing, you drop it the crowd jumps up): Hahaha, I love clearing the floor. That means you are playing something that no one has heard or no one knows…and that I feel is an integral part of being a DJ. New music needs to be introduced to the masses, instead of just being the same old Juke Box that is located in all the clubs these days.
What's hot for you right now: I would have to say production by 40, T Minus and Boi 1Da are bringing a fresh new sound to the commercial Hip Hop genre and keeping things interesting. Australian cat M-Phazes is also keeping things amazing. A lot of respect to local Sydney producers Iron Manny (DJ Manny) and also The 26th Letter (Soul Benefits) for pushing the local scene and showing what amazing talent can come out of Sydney.
Radio Show: Not on the agenda at the moment, but a shout out to Christian & Bradley (MC Twinz) for pushing the music on their Blacklabel Radio Show for all those years. Places the people can catch you: Red Room @ Hotel Chambers - Saturday Nights Marble Bar @ Hiton Hotel - Saturday Nights In the Studio every other night of the week…….
Alot of ticket holders were very pi$ed and took to their facebook & twitter pages to vent their frustration.
I can understand if they only purchased the tickets to see these 2 artists why they would be angry and disappointed.
However, I have to say the rest of the line-up is just awesome with Rick Rossset to make his first ever Australian performance, I would not be too angry if I was a ticket holder.
People think putting together shows like this are all just fun, fun, fun. But I am here to tell you it is very stressful! ALOT of hard work, blood sweat, tears and money goes into a production like this and sometimes !sh happens and sales don't!
I guess there is some real !sh happening right here and right now! Diddy is screaming right now on twitter.
Attention Australia!!!! My 1st ever Australian tour is going to be cancelled because the promoters did not fufill the contract! CRAZY!!!
Missy bloody marvelous Elliot, is claiming she was never confirmed in the first place, this would be disappointing if it were true. What's going on? I am unsure of the facts.
This I am sure of though the Promoters Dwayne Cross & John Denison of Supafest and the hardworking marketing teams at Urban Agent & all the other states teams have done very well in the past 3 years to:
Tour some amazing urban music artists throughout Australia, who we have never had the opportunity to see in the past, altogether on one stage
Managed to sell thousands and thousands of tickets
Created loads of jobs for the locals
It's definitely still a SUPAFEST and more importantly it'sa festival of HIP HOP, R & B, RAP & URBAN music & it's still happening and we need to support it, so it happens again next year! Go out and support your local promoters peeps and grab a ticket. Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Perth
