Aspektz is a

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hip-hop recording artist and producer born at North York General hospital in Toronto, in 1989. He is the founder of the True Thorobredz record label, a Canadian entrepreneur and an MBA graduate from the

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Career

In 2009, Aspektz was awarded a

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video award to support the production of his first music video ''In the TDot'', produced by Nadeem ''Sharpshooter'' Soumah. The video aired nationally across

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and MuchVibe. The single was released through True Thorobredz and on his first commercial release ''Academic Probation: Detention.'' ''In the TDot'' was also featured in the popular TV Show

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, the touch-screen videogame

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, followed by placements in the mobile version

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as a built-in feature record, which was downloaded over 500,000 times in 2013 and finally in the PSP version

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in 2014. In 2010, Aspektz independently financed ''Fresh'' that also featured in dance simulation game spin-off

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, the first and only single from his second record release ''Academic Probation: Commencement.'' In October 2010, Aspektz collaborated with HBO and Miller High Life to release a conceptual album entitled ''7th Inning Stretch'' with vocal samples from Kenny Powers of

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fame. The record used the musical samples from the first season to chronicle the storyline from Kenny Powers perspective. Aspektz graduated from the

in 2011, ranked as the top business school in Canada and #5 globally. He appeared on the

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in May 2011 as a current student on ''The Pitch'' to discuss his latest project and the 360-degree, immersive, interactive video technology he was shooting his videos with. He also appeared in XXL for an interview to discuss his contribution to the music industry via 360-degree video technology. The first single to utilize this technology was entitled Swivel and reached #4 on two US college charts. During the summer of 2011, he toured with ''Keys N Krates'' on the ((Red Bull)) ''Spectrum Electronic Festival''. His 2012 single Gametime was featured on the CTV Olympic Media Consortium's nationally televised broadcast during the London 2012 Games as a featured track.

Future Music Forum (2017)

On September 14, 2017, Aspektz was invited to be a keynote speaker at th
Future Music Forum
conference, held in

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. His keynote focused on consumer journeys, disruptive technology and how pairing the two helped to anticipate disruption in any industry, category and service.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

*"In the TDot" *"Fresh" *"Going Down" *"Swivel" *"Gametime (Feels Like I'm Going to Make It)" *"I Love Your Style (prod. Rich Kidd)" *"Avion"

Awards and nominations

*Awarded 2009

for ''In the'' Awarded 2011

for References

External links

*''Official website'

at Aspektz {{DEFAULTSORT:Aspektz 1989 births Living people Canadian male rappers Rappers from Toronto Schulich School of Business alumni 21st-century Canadian rappers 21st-century Canadian male musicians