Halifax DJ earned his 15 minutes of sonic infamousy at Red Bull 3Style National Final

In association with Canadian Music Week, DJ Cosmo is crowned Canada's
    most versatile DJTORONTO, March 14 /CNW/ - Among the ten DJs who rocked the house at CiRCA
on Friday, March 13, DJ Cosmo not only impressed judges with his stage
presence, creativity and track selection but played music master to a crowd of
thousands, walking away with a $2,500 prize purse and title of the nations
most versatile DJ.
    Second place and third place finishers, DJ Mensa from Toronto and DJ
P-LUV from Vancouver dropped their best sets and made the ultimate party-goers
dance to the beats all night long but it was DJ Cosmo who couldn't be touched
on this night. Cosmo has been working at making a name in the Halifax scene as
a proven party rocker DJ through his unique blend of old school and new
technology. A true lover of vinyl, DJ Cosmo is a crowd pleaser mashing up his
Hip Hop style with classics and electro beats.
    Some of the industry's top talent, A-Trak, Neil Armstrong, Team Canada,
Mat The Alien and Jokers of the Scene judged the DJs and evaluated each
performer based on creativity, track selection, skills, stage presence, and
audience response. Ten stops, twenty-eight days and over 7,500 people layed
down some fancy footwork with the 80 DJs performing in the ultimate live party
competition, Red Bull 3Style National Final gathered the top DJ from each stop
with hopes of becoming the most versatile DJ in Canada. The challenge: deliver
15 minutes of sonic infamy that incorporates a minimum of three genres of
music. The constant: the crowd.
    While the art of the DJ continues to evolve it remains true to one
objective: rock the party. From Jimmy Seville first dropping the needle at the
Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds in 1943, to Kool Herc breaking the hard funk
in '70s Bronx, to A-Trak moving bodies and Kanye around the world, Red Bull
3Style follows the continuum of beats to feet.

    ABOUT RED BULL 3STYLE

    Red Bull 3Style got its ones and twos last year with its debut series in
2008, hosting local battles in Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon and
Victoria, before the final in Vancouver. The rules were simple, each DJ had 15
minutes to bring the heat and within their set touch a minimum of 3 genres of
music. The judging was based on Originality, Transitions, Tech Skills, Crowd
Response and Stage Presence.LISTEN UP

    For the DJs' sets at Red Bull 3Style National Final, visit
    www.redbull3style.exclaim.ca.
    Visit www.redbull.ca/3style for more information.

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    About Canadian Music Week
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    Canadian Music Week is Canada's leading annual entertainment event
dedicated to the expression and growth of the country's music, media and
entertainment industries. Combining four information-intensive conferences; a
trade exposition; a film festival; four awards shows and the nation's largest
New Music Festival - Canadian Music Fest - CMW spans a four-day period from
March 11 to March 14, 2009 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and various
downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe. For
more information, visit www.cmw.net.

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Image with caption: Crowds cheered for their favourite party rocker DJs at the Red Bull 3 Style National Final in Toronto. (CNW Group/Red Bull Canada)

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