Some international steez: Dj J-Rod

Jarrod “J-Rod” Faria… is a 23 year old disc jockey currently pursuing a degree in business and a minor in biology at the University of Prince Edward Island. A music lover at heart he has carried his trade from local sound system Fire Star Disco to develop into the popular Dj J-Rod

He currently plays at Absolute Saturday's, the hottest party on Prince Edward Island at the campus bar, The Wave.

This Dance Party is at full capacity each weekend. J-Rod has also played at specialty events such as the Glow Party, Anything But Clothes and Stoplight Party.

When asked about the Music scene over on the east coast of Canada J-Rod said “it’s very different from that of Trinidad and Tobago. Genres range from more pop, rap, rock, country, trance, house and folk music rather than that of popular soca, dancehall and reggae.” J-Rod has had to acclimatize to blistering colds of -30 wind chills as well as this change in culture.

J-Rod goes on to say that “Entertainment and Nightlife on the island is not heavily sought after like in Trinidad and not much emphasis has been put into promotions.” For this reason J-Rod together with some of his universty friends are due to launch 521E Promotions, An entertainment company geared towards pleasing the consumer. They plan on launching in the summer of 2009 with various themed events such as The Circus and The All White Party. 521E is guaranteed to give a boost to the Charlottetown night life for some time to come.

J-Rod is now branching off into Music Production; He is currently working on his first release called the 2nd Chances Riddim, a slow reggae influenced beat which will feature Various Artist from the Caribbean highlighting the local reggae artist from Trinidad, North America and the UK. He also has some Soca music that he intends to put out in the near future.

The Dog wishes J-Rod all the best in his future endeavours.