Despite facing challenges at home with an alleged cheating girlfriend and the huge scandal that followed , Mr Vegas recently took his personal best to the biggest stages in North America as he went from the bright lights of the New York City paparazzi, to his exclusive Birthday Bash in Toronto and headlining a weekend of carnival vibes in Miami alongside fellow world renowned Caribbean performers.
While personal relationship issues were very much on his mind, Vegas went confidently from strength to strength Thursday night through early Tuesday morning and proved music is critical to lifting the spirit and turning difficult challenges into positive opportunities.
It all started in the Big Apple Thursday October 4th. After warming up on Miss Lily‘s radio Mr Vegas headed to the popular music venue and place to see and be seen, Joe’s Pub, where Max Glazer of Federation Sound deejayed and Mr Vegas headlined the annual Rockhouse Foundation benefit to support youth in Jamaica. Backed by Tony Bone on acoustic guitar, Mr Vegas performed a number of songs including an inspired cover of “Rise”, the chart topping hit from UK soul singer Gabrielle.
After the benefit, Vegas linked with pop singer Chris Brown and fellow taste makers as the stars turned out to support the album release of neo-soul singer Miguel at trendy NYC night spot Kiss & Fly. With “Bruk It Down” making major moves in New York, Vegas also made scheduled stops at New York’s #1 urban radio stations including Power 105 hosted by DJ Self and HOT 97 to chat about the success of “Bruk It Down” where the conversation delved into the personal as Vegas opened up about the turmoil in personal life with HOT 97’s Cipha Sounds, Peter Rosenberg & Kay Foxx.
Flying high, Mr Vegas took to the skies early Saturday morning to reach the South Florida beaches for a series of appearances at Miami Carnival. In true carnival fashion, things got started with the sold out Vaughn’s Red Eye held at King of Diamonds where Vegas hosted a wild Bruk It Down contest. Armed with the most sensual moves and sexy outfits, contestants left nothing to chance and little to the imagination as they outdid each other to impress the host who stayed on for photo ops with everyone who took part. The party moved to Vale Vibes dual reggae soca event at the exclusive Briza Nightclub in downtown Miami where Vegas flattened the crowd serving up his reggae/soca fusion hits like “Bruk It Down”, “Tek Way Yuhself” and more to fans eating up every moment before setting his sights on Rave.
Rave could barely contain the 12,000 strong crowd waiting for Mr Vegas who took the stage at 4am. DJ Gun Starr was first brought on by Major Lazer x Black Chiney’s Walshy Fire before Fatta Diamond asked Mr Vegas to join them drawing a massive response from the crowd who proceeded to sing along to a medley of Vegas’s dancehall classics from the past three decades including “Heads High”, “Hot Gyal Today” and “Pull Up”. As the only dancehall act on this soca event performing alongside soca heavyweights Machel Montano and Kes and the Band, Vegas made the show his own as the girls whined non-stop to a special mix of dancehall and soca vibes.
Despite facing challenges at home, Mr Vegas took his personal best to the biggest stages in North America this past weekend as he went from the bright lights of the New York City paparazzi, to his exclusive Birthday Bash in Toronto and headlining a weekend of carnival vibes in Miami alongside fellow world renowned Caribbean performers. While personal relationship issues were very much on his mind, Vegas went confidently from strength to strength Thursday night through early Tuesday morning and proved music is critical to lifting the spirit and turning difficult challenges into positive opportunities.
