This year’s keynote speaker at Imagine Student Success Conference by Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is Jair Dynast.  The conference will be hosted at Ryerson University on February 17, 2009.

In previous years, the conference was held at York University but a prolonged union strike has forced the change in venue.  The theme of this year’s conference is Character Development and will bring together Grades 7-12 students from across the TDSB.

In celebration of African Heritage Month, Jair Dynast will conduct twelve workshops and give 12-performances to students in Toronto area public schools during the month of February.

February 4 - Location: Winston Churchill C.I.

February 12 - Location: Cedabrae C.I.

February 18 - Location: Birchmount C.I.

February 19 - Location: Monarch Park C.I.

February 19 - Location: David & Mary Thomson C.I.

February 20 - Location: Central Commerce C.I.

February 20 - Location: Vaughan Road Academy

February 24 - Location: Joseph Brant Sr. P.S.

February 25 - Location: Central Tech

February 25 - Location: Harbord C.I.

February 26 - Location: West Hill C.I.

February 27 - Location: Winston Churchill C.I.

These workshops will highlight the significant contributions made by African-American inventors to modern society.  In addition, Jair has written, composed and produced a song, ‘Art of Invention’ to pay special tribute to these inventors.

A music video will also be released of the song that will be made available to students as a free mp3 download at the artist’s rap music social network community.

Jair Dynast Art of Invention photo

As part of African Heritage Month in February, Jair Dynast has written ‘Art of Invention’, a song that pays tribute to the significant contributions African-Americans inventors have made to modern society.

The song’s video and free mp3 download become available from jairdynast.net starting in the month February. ThisInventionIsBlack.com will pay tribute to the inventors, highlight their contributions and offer inner-city kids a place of inspiration all year.

‘Art of Invention’ is also the third song that is part of the on-going Vanguard Series - The Herald - Chapter III. Chapter I, ‘Simple Plan’  and Chapter II, ‘My Style’ have already been released.

Jair Dynast My Style in #34 Top 50

Jair Dynast new hip hop song, ‘My Style’, the street wear anthem reached #34 on Masspool DJ pool on the Top 50 Charts ahead of Ne-Yo, Swizz Beatz, Rihanna ft. Chris Brown, Obie Trice and Three 6 Mafia.  ‘My Style’ has been recently released to urban commercial radio in Canada.

Released on eMultimedia Group, Inc., the single is distributed in conjunction with DEP/Universal through special arrangement.  A music video for the song has also been released to various video outlets so watch for ‘My Style’ on your favorite TV Channel.

Pull Up single Jair Dynast

As a musician, it is always beneficial to get new music heard by as many people as possible.  One of the great ways that hip hop and other artists have accomplished this goal over the years has been to use the power of the DJs: club DJs, mixshow DJs, radio DJs, electronica, dance-house and now Internet Radio DJs.

The Internet has created several new, different avenues to spread rap music and like a wildfire, it can spread pretty rapidly.  However, not everyone is being fair and are rewarding artists for their hard work.  After all, a musician earns his living from his craft.  He makes music for everyone to enjoy and it’s an important part of the human cultural experience.

Music can calm nerves, ease depression, uplift spirits, relax people and offer motivation to some otherwise uninspired souls so it is worth the 99-cents that iTunes charge for a download.  Apart from iTunes, another way to ensure that artists, producers or songwriters or small indie record labels get a reward for the music composed is to get a Creative Commons License.

For all promotional tracks, a Creative Commons License with stipulations will ensure that the reward that is needed for its use and distribution is specified.  This is a fair trade-off for both the distributor: podcaster, Internet radio station, satellite radio, video outlet, music blog or other content websites and the artist, producer, songwriter or indie record label.