Trizzak's
first encounter with turntables and records
all started at a young age of seven when he
would move old school records back and fourth
to the make the record go fast or slow on
the Aki belt drive turntables. At around grade
five he would end up bringing his cds to b-day
parties and play music. Instead of partying
he would be the one mixing the cds. Eventually
in grade 11 a friend introduced direct-drive
turntables where he showed him how to scratch
and mix the records and from there as they
say the rest is history!
The start of his DJing career began in grade
12 where he DJed for his school dance mixing
cds with his disc man and using a five disc
changer and mixer fading the songs, but something
was missing. He needed a DJ name. His sister
came up with "DJ Trizzak" which
actually stands for "Track.” It
was meant as a joke but he was serious with
the name so “Trizzak” stuck. Then
a short while later he decided to get his
first pair of turntables, Stanton Str8-80's
which he still has today! He practiced everyday
to fine tune his skills. Then graduation came
and he got to showcase his new found talent
at his grad party. At age 18 he moved onto
gigs DJ'n at house parties, halls and also
school dances. He even got to DJ on MTV Canada's
show "Select" and then at the Sport
Compact Nights Car Show 2003 and 2004. Eventually
moving on to clubs at Blox, Sonar spinning
alongside DJ Rexx, the Media Club and finally
his first big break at the #1 club and hip
hop night at Atlantis in 2003 with over 1,000
people in attendance! Now at the age of 21
DJ Trizzak is a rising DJ star in the urban
scene having spun for Jin The Emcee, Kardinal
Offishall, Cory Lee, Rick Threat, Kayle, Marytez,
Starting From Scratch, Hapa (LA, Rehab crew),
Quickie, Coke-E, Fresh Groove, OTI, DJ Ob-1
(Las Vegas), Beat DJs J-Swing & Flipout,
DJ Rexx, DJ Kidd and more upcoming talent!
You can catch DJ Trizzak rocking Epik Entertainment
and Track 1 parties at all the hottest venues
in town from Cali to Edmonton to Vancity!
Hyfa
HYFA
originally named hyfadelity is a continued
new generation of dancers that started back
in the late 1970's by a woman named Eva calanza...
who had 5 main break dancers/pop n lockers
and 4 jazz girls. these talented dancers did
television networks, local events, and competitions.
over 20 years later Eva's daughter Reeva decided
to re-birth the crew now known as Hyfa. you
may have seen Hyfa back up dance for local
crews marytez of new skool, aileen dela cruz,
opening show for chamillionaire, opening shows
for kci and jojo, candyland, velvet rope bash
and many more. Hyfa has now 10 dynamic personalities
and they plan to pursue in raising money for
their own community dance studio one day.
Marytez
Marytez
is a singer/songwriter/actress/dancer Marytez
is already an accomplished veteran of television,
film and stage.
But despite that and her exotic good looks
(she’s of Filipino/Chinese/German descent),
the source of some of her biggest successes
of late is the medium of radio – thanks
to a couple of hit singles including the current
Alibi by 143, featuring Marytez on vocals.
When
not writing songs, reading for parts or
just hanging out with friends in Vancouver,
Marytez studies vocal training under Judith
Rabinovitch (Sarah Mclachlan, Avril Lavigne,
GOB, 2gether).
Flow Ethics
FlowEthics
has been around since January 2005. This group
started out as a crew of friends brought together
by two local dancers, Marc Generoso and Celine
Trinidad. The dancers in FE come from varying
backgrounds such as ballet, tap, salsa, and
jazz. HIPHOP is what unites them. Today, FE
is more than just a dance group.. FE is a
family of hiphop heads sewn together by their
passion for dance and respect for one another.
OTI
Over
the Influence is well known as the "Best
street dance crew in Western Canada",
representing Vancouver with their unique
West coast flavor and extraordinarily diverse
dance backgrounds. A crew of five –
Jojo Zolina ('Kinetic Philosopher'), Stewart
('Stewee-Teller') Iguidez, Tal ('Biz-R')
Iozef, Gian ('G-ology') VillegasTy and Eric
('Outtarych') Malapad, each member brings
to the group his own unique style and experience,
ranging from Lindy Hop to B-boying to African
Dance and everything in beween!
OTI has performed with artists such as Black-Eyed
Peas, K-os, The Roots, Grandmaster Flash
and Talib Kwali to name a few. When they
are not dancing with music artists, the
members of OTI are busy choreographing for
Music Videos, television, live shows, and
movies and all the members also love to
teach various dance classes as well, athome
and abroad, from Europe to Asia!
