Author: Jesse Ship

Fodor’s Travel Feature – Get Drunk, Save The Princess – International Barcade Guide – 2017

Fodor’s Travel Feature – Get Drunk, Save The Princess – International Barcade Guide – 2017

Click here to read the full story on Fodors.com. Want to know the lay of the land from high tech e-sport meltdowns to beer-soaked nerd caves? Well look no further. Ready Player One!  Today’s arcades, or “barcades,” are experiencing a 21st-century renaissance, with venues popping Read more

Haider Ackermann – Rebel With A Cause – Holt Renfrew Fall-Winter 2017 Catalogue

Haider Ackermann – Rebel With A Cause – Holt Renfrew Fall-Winter 2017 Catalogue

I was lucky enough to get back to my roots this summer on a fashion contract at Holts where I was assisting on the luxe retailer’s social media, online catalogue as well as their glossy Fall/Winter 2017 book.  Check out my profile on the velour, LSD Read more

MEET A-WA, THE ISRAELI SISTER TRIO MERGING YEMENITE FOLK SONGS AND ELECTRONIC BEATS – Thump

MEET A-WA, THE ISRAELI SISTER TRIO MERGING YEMENITE FOLK SONGS AND ELECTRONIC BEATS – Thump

  March 28, 2016 11:15 AM By Jesse Ship Three women dressed in bright pink djallabahs and headscarves ride across the desert in a white jeep. A thttps://shipwrckd.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/woman-traveling-in-france-2023-11-27-05-16-47-utc_Easy-Resize.com_.jpg of b-boys in matching blue tracksuits and red fezzes pull their best moves while an older woman watches in a rocking chair. Read more

Canadian Headliners Spread the Spirit of EDC  – Insomniac.com

Canadian Headliners Spread the Spirit of EDC – Insomniac.com

With several editions across the US and a growing expansion into international lands, EDC has become a truly global phenomenon in its 20-year existence. The festival attracts ravers from all over the world, so it should come as no surprise that there’s always a strong contingent of Read more

12 ways Toronto changed in 2015

12 ways Toronto changed in 2015

With $2.4 billion invested in the Pan Am Games and a seemingly never-ending condo boom, 2015 changed the face of Toronto. There were some sad goodbyes, but also welcome changes to the city’s infrastructure. Click for full story on TheStar.com.

Got Time for a Good Time?

Got Time for a Good Time?

Embrace Production’s Time Festival has proven again and again that it’s a cost-effective summer escape for Torontonians looking to get away but maybe don’t have the time to travel too far away? For a mere $45 in advance ticket prices, kids looking to catch up Read more

House Music Sleeping Giant – DJ MK – Metro Toronto

House Music Sleeping Giant – DJ MK – Metro Toronto

I was offered an interview assignment with house music legend DJ MK for The Metro Canada. How could I say no??? Big wins for the House movement. Nary an EDM edit or mention. Metro editor team, I love you! And a weekend edition spot again! Read more

An animated history of cartoon bands

An animated history of cartoon bands

  Diplo’s Major Lazer project joins the likes of Gorillaz, Jem and Prozzak, finding commercial success with virtual musicians  Diplo’s cartoon alias Major Lazer is now a TV series, available on iTunes. By: Jesse Ship Toronto Star, Published on Mon May 04 2015 American DJ Diplo created Major Lazer in Read more

Mutek 2015 – Metro News Canada

Mutek 2015 – Metro News Canada

  I was thrilled to share my music passionate music and techno geekery with Canada, in this review of Mutek 2015 that was printed in the Metro Canada, and ran nationally.