The staff of DJ Times has chosen the 100 DJ/NOMINEES, using their career accomplishments & current drawing power, click here to vote for Celebrity DJ Annalyze.

ABDJ is an annual contest and summer tour that encourages you, the dance-music fans, to get out and vote for your favorite US-based DJs in a quest to crown America’s top jock. 100 DJs are nominated, but only one can be “Best.” Voting also gives you the chance to win valuable prizes…SO VOTE! Either in person at one of the 20 Summer Tour Dates or online or at the official website.

HP has teamed with Dr. Dre to create a Limited Edition Envy 15 laptop. Interestingly, this Windows machine has many popular features of the MacBook. They are as a chicklet keyboard, unibody aluminum chassis, multitouch keypad, and thin-and-light physique. All of this has a Dr. Dre got in touch a matt black design and red “Beats” logo on the back. Technically about the HP Envy 15 Limited Edition is also good. There is an Intel Core i7 processor, dual SSD disks, Radeon HD 4830 GPU with 1GB VRAM memory. The HP Envy 15 Limited Edition has brings 15.6-inch LCD display.

Rock The Republic Returns October 21-23, 2010

Held in Bryan, Texas Rock The Republic (RTR) is NOT a festival; it’s a Spectacle of Sight and Sound! Rock The Republic is a three night event featuring the best up and coming musical acts, spoken word performers, and artists from the Lone Star State. Never before has an event so prominently fused the world of rock & roll with the dynamic slam poetry movement. And unlike many music “festivals” that rush bands on and off of stages, Rock The Republic will feature concert length performances allowing participants to fully enjoy their favorite artists.

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Viewing the ‘Inception’ movie trailer builds enough curiosity to pull anyone into the movie theaters when it debuts next week on July 16th. Enjoy!

For the first time in awhile, we’ll all be able to head over to Santos Party House on Wednesday, June 30th and dance to tropical bass jams in actual tropical New York heat. If global warming is good for anything, it’s probably to provide the right atmosphere for this specific party, which features Uproot Andy and Geko Jones along with the Bersa Discos dudes Oro 11 and Disco Shawn.

Known for his fast record flipping and live remixes, Suga Ray is the ultimate party DJ. From hip-hop to reggae to rock to soul, Ray is comfortable with every genre of music and has an encyclopedic knowledge of mainstream hits and underground classics.

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M. Night Shyamalan is at this point better known for underwhelming audiences than for providing solid fare (see: “The Happening”;”Lady in the Water”), but perhaps his smash “The Sixth Sense” is enough to lure in top actors.

The filmmaker, whose “Last Airbender” fantasy will hit theaters July 1 and just may repair his reputation, is said to be shopping around an untitled project that has Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow and Bruce Willis “loosely attached” to the project.

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Kanye Live has a leak for what is reportedly the first single off of Kanye West’s upcoming 5th album, Good Ass Job. The song is called ‘Power’ and it was apparently produced by Symbolic One and Kanye himself. The song, which is a return to the sped-up samples that first launched Kanye into the big time, heavily borrows from King Crimson’s prog-rock classic ’21st Century Schizoid Man.’ Okay, boring details out of the way.

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When conversing with Mariyo about his music it becomes apparent that Mariyo is fearlessly aggressive and passionate about music and success. “Michael and I have this thing where we say good is not enough. Don’t just be good, be great. You gotta be great.” The Michael he is referring to is Michael Redmond, an impassioned future music executive who serves as Mariyo’s manager.  Both seem to possess an insatiable desire for success and at this rate, it seems the two are poised to take his career to the next level.

In his blatant refusal to adhere to musical genres and expectations, he is naturally a rebel. With a diverse and eclectic musical pallette, his musical interests and experience ranges from techno, to rock, to R&B—yes, he can sing as well. “I’ve worked with artists from Canada, from England…done pop, the techno thing…all of those things I am very capable of doing and I am comfortable with. But the music I am doing right now I am great at.” Later on, he admits somewhat shyly that he is “better at rapping, good at singing…I can hold a note. It comes from being around music.” Although he cites stars such as Drake and Kanye West as influences, he also mentions musical figures such as Maroon 5 and the iconic Quincy Jones. “If it were a perfect world…if I could do a track, it would have to be a band — Maroon 5. They have a very soulful sound…not far fetched from what I am living and experiencing.”

With the advent of social media and social networking sites, the sheer volume of music released digitally is overwhelming. Many artists face difficulty trying to stand out in an oversaturated music market . Despite these challenges, Mariyo has garnered a rather large following both locally and on the web. The viral internet campaign “Who is Mariyo Deon” launched by Michael Redmond and his associates was effectively used to raise interest in the artist amongst the blogosphere and internet community. Most recently, Deon released “Who is Mariyo Deon,” a mixtape featuring a wide range of original music, interpretations and styles. Tackling “coming of age” issues dealing with relationships and love on songs such as  “Silly Love Song” to radio friendly anthems like “Chucks,” it is a solid musical offerring. After listening to the project, the one thing that remains clear is that Mariyo is human, fluid, growing and evolving. “I work hard to improve all the time…I’ve not always made the best decisions in life, but I’ve done things that I thought were best for me at the time.” In a business of smoke and mirrors, Mariyo is determined to remain true to himself. When asked whether or not he feels pressure to conform to industry expectations of young, Black male rappers Mariyo responds “I don’t feel pressure…I don’t change anything to fit, or to be marketable. Everything I do is all real life.” “Who is Mariyo Deon” showcases the natural ability and talent of a burgeoning young artist who is coming into his own both as an artist and as a young man. “I want people to know, feel and connect to me.”

Being a recording artist is hard. There are those who enter in and change with the times while trying to “fit in.” Then there are those who come and go because of an inability to find a niche. One can only believe that Deon will last beyond both of these scenarios and find success in this industry of constant change. The fearlessness and audacity of Mariyo suggests not only is he ready and willing to sacrifice all to reach his desired level of success to reach success, but he has the follow through and passion to make it. This idea was evident when Mariyo said confidently and unabashedly, “Everything is something I have lived, its all music to me.”

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Who Is Mariyo Deon–The Mixtape

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