J.Holiday Tour's His First Indie Release & Has All A&R Eyes on him This Thursday as His Tour Conclueds in Canada's Music Capital Toronto!!!

 

 

Original Concepts + Media kings + Tux & Bringing the Voices Ent. Presents:
Upscale Sexy

J.Holiday

(Fresh on the Canadian Guilty Conscience Tour W/ Hot New Single "After We FU#K")

Dine, Drink, Dance....
R&b ∞ soul ∞ motown ∞ soulful house ∞ hip-hop ∞ reggae ∞ mashup

Guest Host & Performance By
J.Holiday

Also Performances By
Omar "OH!" Lunan & Special Guests

Live band: Otis Williams/jonathan Kerr (drums) • Jason Larmond (keys) • Juwayon Clarke (bass)

DJs: Spoonz & Romeo

 

No oversized or athletic apparel
No fitted hats

lounge opens @ 8pm (second floor)
$20 Advanced Tickets
$25 before 10pm With A Dinner Reservation

Table reservations highly recommend to ensure seating between 8pm-10pm | minimum $25 purchase per person (food or drink) to reserve table | we reserve the right to ask you to vacate your table by 11:30pm without the purchase of bottle service**

Dinner & drink specials | absolute vodka $100
For more information, table reservation, birthday celebrations & corporate functions: justboutit@gmail.com or  info@originalconcepts.ca

  

Dinner VIP Booths Available:416-919-1084 or info@originalcncepts.ca

For Advanced Tickets - 

416-838-5282 or 647-381-2692  

 

J.Holiday

 There are no mirrors or tricks here, no sleight of hand. When J. Holiday talks earnestly of “following my dreams” and “being in love with music,” it’s not a deliberately sympathetic portrayal by a partial writer. In fact, J.’s talent is matched -in rarity and intensity—only by his enthusiasm. His candor and vulnerability are refreshing, given the static, formulaic state of R&B. The question most are asking, though, is where did J. Holiday come from? The answer is short, but runs deep: D.C. And while D.C.’s trademark sounds breed musicianship- “so many talented cats playing go-go or in church”—the city remains untapped. But it’s home, and home, for J. Holiday, is where the art is. He was born into a musical family; mother Frances, one of 11 siblings, sang gospel with her 5 sisters, while his older sister supplied backing vocals for Crystal Waters. “Music was always around me and I just wanted to do it,” he recalls. But his first performances were as much coercion as inspiration: “When I was nine, ten years old, my older male cousins would always tell me to sing to girls passing by on the street. It was later that I realized they were exploiting me.” So by age ten, J. Holiday was finding his voice. Within a year, however, he was struggling to find his way. “My Pops died when I was eleven,” he states flatly. “He was sick and didn’t tell anybody. Not even my Mom. She never knew what was going on until he died.” “A lot of people think he’s still alive because of the way I talk about him,” Holiday segues. “A lot of the struggling that I’ve been through was because of that situation. Nobody was prepared for it. My mom, that’s my best friend. But looking back, everything happens for a reason. That’s what got me here.”

Picking up the pieces, the remaining family bounced around the D.C. area; J. attended three different high schools in four years. “On top of not having my father, it was harder for me because my mom was a preacher,” J. admits. “So I knew I couldn’t go to her about certain things. It was like trial and error; I had to learn a lot on my own, and that’s how I ended up messing with the streets. And the streets actually kept me from going down the wrong path. People always assume that the hood is going to steer you wrong. I always had people in the hood, to this day, who wanted to keep me out of trouble. They couldn’t be my dad, but they told me what it was: advising me to think, to be smart.”

J. identifies two catharses along his creative odyssey: a 9th grade talent show, wherein he flexed his wares, and his discovery of Marvin Gaye: “I was just listening to songs that I loved. Then I found out that all the songs were by the same guy. That was a main trigger for me, getting hip to Marvin. He led me to Donny Hathaway and Al Green.” Channeling these staples with newer ensembles -Jodeci, Boyz II Men, even OutKast— J. eventually formed a trio called 295, named for the famed thoroughfare between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland.