Some of the top names in Canadian hip-hop came out to the Mod Club to attend the release party for Wes "Maestro" Williams' greatest hits CD, Urban Landmark 1989 - 2005. Maestro has been an icon on the Canadian hip-hop scene since 1989, when he released "Let Your Backbone Slide," still the sales record-holder in the hip-hop category.
The Urban Music Association of Canada, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building the profile of Canadian urban music, worked with Wes Williams Enterprises to stage the launch. UMAC executive director Aisha Wickham and special events director Towa Beer led the effort.
Epitome Pictures projected images depicting Williams' career from the early days to the present on a screen at the back of the stage, where Kardinal Offishall, Rich London, Rochester AKA Juice, and Williams performed. Multicolored rotating lighting supplied by the Mod Club lit up the stage and dance floor.
At the end of the night, venue staffers in T-shirts custom-printed with the name "Maestro" (from Marlon Durrant Custom Shirts) handed journalists and guests a copy of the new CD, a poster of Maestro, and a $50 gift certificate for Pure spa.
—Robyn Small
The Urban Music Association of Canada, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building the profile of Canadian urban music, worked with Wes Williams Enterprises to stage the launch. UMAC executive director Aisha Wickham and special events director Towa Beer led the effort.
Epitome Pictures projected images depicting Williams' career from the early days to the present on a screen at the back of the stage, where Kardinal Offishall, Rich London, Rochester AKA Juice, and Williams performed. Multicolored rotating lighting supplied by the Mod Club lit up the stage and dance floor.
At the end of the night, venue staffers in T-shirts custom-printed with the name "Maestro" (from Marlon Durrant Custom Shirts) handed journalists and guests a copy of the new CD, a poster of Maestro, and a $50 gift certificate for Pure spa.
—Robyn Small