Shad (Shadrach Kabango) is a Canadian recording artist of Rwandan descent, raised in London Ontario. He is known for blending humour and weighty themes, inspiring positivity while exploring a range of sounds over the course of his 20-year career. Shad won the Juno Award for Rap Recording Of The Year in 2011 and five of his albums have been shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize for Canadian Album Of The Year, the most shortlist nominations of any artist in the prize’s history. Shad has also served as a broadcaster, hosting CBC Radio's Q and Netflix’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series Hip-Hop Evolution, and has taught hip-hop-related courses at both Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Toronto.

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If you've never been fortunate enough to attend a Bles-sed event — which would be strange since she's been a pre-eminent R&B, hip hop, funk /soul DJ in Vancouver since 2002 — you're in for quite the revelation. 

A clubgoer and self-taught hip-hop dancer/choreographer (SVS) since she could first sneak into bars, Bles-sed made the switch from in front of the decks to behind them because she was enamoured with the art of spinning and loved collecting vinyl. Her unparalleled knowledge of classic tracks made her a natural for parties where one could reminisce about the good ol' times even while forging good new ones. 

An unquestioned authority on all things old school, Bles-sed has opened up incorporating an impressive range of different musical genres into her already divine flow. So in addition to classic R&B, hip hop, funk & soul, expect some disco, electro/freestyle, classic house, dancehall and everything 80's and 90's thrown into the cut as Bles-sed builds the vibe to one of heavenly heights. 

Having shared the stage with notable artists such as Estelle, Ivana Santilli, Raphael Saadiq, Chin Injeti, Maseo (De La Soul), Love & Electrik, Team Canada DJs and currently the resident DJ for The Hastings Set, Bles-sed is very thankful for all the support she's had over the years and now fully locked into pursuing her art form one night at time: picking the right songs, putting them in the right order at the right time of the night, for the right crowd. When all those things come together, it can truly be considered a night of divine intervention. 

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Residing in Vancouver, Canada, this East Coast native is a heavy hitter on the DJ scene. Her credentials read like a laundry list of formal accomplishments. The former manager of Canada’s number-one record store, Beatstreet Records, and former host and creative director of Vancouver-based Grounded TV; the promoter and founder of Jane Blaze Productions; formerly known as DJ She, battling as Canada’s first female DJ to compete in the worldwide Red Bull Thre3Style competition.

She has been chalked up alongside some of the world’s most credible DJs and artists, including Stretch Armstrong, Cut Chemist, DJ Ayers, Kool DJ Red Alert, Queen Latifah, Lauryn Hill, Sharon Jones and Montell Jordan, while her corporate client list is a mile long with brands like Armani, H&M, Artizia, Nike and Red Bull.

Hitting all the crucial erogenous zones from funk to disco and soul to hip-hop, Jane Blaze crosses the genres of West Coast and Chicago House to create her own brand of mid-tempo madness. She spins driving, dense mixes that capture your attention from the first beat.

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