Crowd shot of D’Aftermas 2024 .
Jamaica’s solely school life-style model, Campus Elite, has teamed up with Purple Bull Jamaica for a revolutionary occasion, Purple Bull Selector.
Its purpose is to showcase the flexibility of disc jocks (DJs) within the area.
The showdown is ready to happen at Campus Elite’s annual UWI Carnival after get together, D’Aftermas, on March 15, 2025, and can present the last word check for the DJs to showcase their abilities.
Purple Bull Selector boasts a novel twist as, not like different occasions, the viewers dictates what’s performed, forcing the DJs to show their creativity. Patrons could have the chance to find out the musical course in actual time with using pink and blue voting instruments, shifting between genres because the night time progresses.
“This occasion is a sport changer as patrons will now maintain the facility in selecting what style they wish to hear all through the length of the occasion. The disc jocks are going to need to be ready for something, as this challenges them, not realizing what choice shall be made by the patrons, and in addition, by means of doing this, every efficiency holds a stage of unpredictability that’s uncommon,” shared CEO of Campus Elite Sandre Malcolm.
Hosted by the energetic “Street Marshall”, this yr’s occasion shall be headlined by Jamaican powerhouse duo Silent Addy and Creep Chromatic, who goes by Silent Matic, in addition to famend soca DJ and producer Travis World, representing the respective islands of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.
“I feel Purple Bull Selector shall be a type of moments: An all-star Caribbean DJ forged hosted by Jamaica’s high touring MC means somewhat little bit of every little thing for the patrons. No island shall be left behind, as a result of there’ll all the time be somebody on stage representing,” defined Brush1.
Each Travis World and Silent Matic are embellished disc jocks who’ve garnered many accolades through the years. Travis was nominated in 2024 because the Worldwide DJ of the 12 months on the Caribbean Music Awards and has produced high soca hits for quite a lot of vastly profitable artistes, amongst them Machel Montano, Patrice Roberts and Destra Garcia.
In the meantime, originator of Jamaica’s legendary sound system Chromatic, Creep Chromatic has graced main phases each regionally and internationally, together with Coachella, SOLE Dubai, and Boiler Room, spreading dancehall music and tradition globally. His work as a DJ and tastemaker has been co-signed by bookings with worldwide artistes corresponding to Drake, Cardi B, and Dua Lipa. Finishing the duo, Silent Addy is a DJ, music and occasion producer, solidifying the cultural connection between Kingston, Jamaica, and Miami, Florida. He’s finest identified for performing large-scale music occasions all over the world, and has served because the disc jock for dancehall artistes J Capri and Chi Ching Ching, and has produced hits for Jamaican celebrity Popcaan, amongst others.
With the continued demand for extra creativity and spontaneity within the Jamaican get together scene, Campus Elite and Purple Bull Selector are excited to see this occasion’s success. This occasion’s crowd-driven idea explores the broader pattern of interactive leisure, participating attendees in a method that conventional performances have by no means performed, particularly in Jamaica.
