A few years before that I had the luck to meet up with Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley at a local Toronto nightclub.  I had always been a huge KISS fan and got the chance to buy him a beer and talk for about ten minutes.  He even passed along one of those guitar business cards and I will always remember how amazingly friendly and cool he was, I really wish I could find that card but I think it might be buried away with my bell-botton jeans somewhere in the garage.

It is funny but after meeting him I always hoped I would get into a business that would allow me to have printed one of those types of business cards with a cool shape referencing my profession but now that I sell toilets and urinals I decided it would not be that appealing….

Toronto is a great place to bump into celebs if you know the right places to hang-out.  So next time TIFF is in town why not go down to the entertainment district and see if you can catch your favorite celebrity.

If you don’t know someone that is up to snuff, then ask your friends or look through classifieds online or in  your local entertainment newspaper (in Toronto that would be NOW magazine).  Ask for references and actually call to see what past clients say.  Have fun and let me know about the best DJ’s you have ever seen in the comments section!

When you leave a conversation and the other party has your business card, your identity is that piece of paper. Because of this representation, your business card should not only state who you work for, your contact information, and what you do, but it should also state something about you. Not in a written sense, but more so on the overall image it creates about you.

In the music industry I have seen some of the coolest business cards ever. Having attractive music business cards is a great way to open up the door for new opportunities.

Here are a few of my favorites!

For example if I were to hand you my business card you would probably get the feeling that I am a warm and friendly person due to the following reasons:

* The card is thick, yet feels soft.
* Corners of the card are rounded
* The card color is green
* The typography is a bit rounded

The main reason I had the card created with these qualities is because when I hand it to people, I wanted it to communicate a warm and caring feeling. This is important to me because I actually do care about others and I want to make sure people remember this and stay in touch.

If you don’t have a business card and are looking to create one, here are some things to keep in mind:

* Color – we usually take colors for granted, but there are meanings behind them.
* Paper – the quality of your card says something about you. The last thing you want to use is cheap paper or a material like metal which doesn’t allow others to write on your card.
* Uniqueness – if your business card doesn’t stand out in a pile filled with other cards then the chances are people won’t remember you by looking at your business card. You need to make your card unique somehow.
* Typography – fonts have a voice, so choose one that best represents who you are and make sure to choose one that is easy to read.
* Feel – touch is an important sense that we all have and your business card should appeal to that sense. If you want to represent that you are a soft and gentle person, make sure your card is soft and has rounded corners. If you want to represent that you are a corporate person who is very structured and ridged, you probably should have a hard business card with sharp corners.

Before you hand your business card to someone else, you need to make sure your card has the information it should but also truly says something about you. This will help them remember you and at the very least stay in touch once in awhile.

“2011 is all about trying new things and going for it! I’m starting mine with something fun and crazy!” the reality TV star tweeted.

The two images posted on the site show Kardashian in high-style shots, sporting cornrows in one and red highlights and over-sized designer sunglasses in the other. The tweets did not include any further details about or audio samples of the 30-year-old burgeoning pop star’s music.

“Raise Your Glass” marks P!nk’s 20th Hot 100 chart entry dating to her arrival in 2000. With the song’s rise to No. 11, an advance of one more spot would mark her 10th top 10, tying her with Ashanti for third-most top 10s among women since 2000. In that span, only Rihanna (16 top 10s) and Beyonce (14) have more. Rock on Pink!

This is great news, especially for Apple stock holders, watch this puppy soar to $225 a share this year!

Canadian Music Week is an annual industry festival and celebration of Canadian music held in March in Toronto.

Simmons’s relaunched Simmons Records is partnering with Universal Music Canada to produce Canadian talent. Simmons launched it last fall with a promise of commercial success for bands under his wing.

At Canadian Music Week, he will speak about his business endeavours, including his experiences as co-founder of Kiss, a band that has survived for 35 years.

Kiss is a juggernaut of licensing and merchandising, with over 3,000 product — from Kiss Visa cards to Kiss condoms.

Simmons’s other endeavours include:

• Reality TV series Gene Simmons Family Jewels, which he produces.
• Cartoon show My Dad the Rock Star for Nelvana.
• Ladies of the Night released through his own Simmons Books.
• Marketing and branding for Indy Car Series through Simmons Comic Group and Simmons Abramson Marketing.
• A clothing line.

Canadian Music Week runs March 11-14 and includes four awards shows and a music festival. Simmons is to speak March 12.

Featuring removable batteries, speakers and circuitry, the shirt enables the wearer to emit eight different notes.

Janet’s concerts in Boston (Oct. 1) and Philadelphia (Oct. 2) will be rescheduled, the star’s rep tells ET. The tour will resume in Greensboro, NC, this Saturday, Oct. 4.

On Monday, the 42-year-old singer suddenly fell ill before a scheduled concert in Montreal and was rushed to a hospital earlier in the day during a soundcheck. Info on the rescheduled concert dates will be released as soon as possible. I want to see her next time around in Toronto.

“The defendants made it clear that it was going to be bare knuckles to the end,” McKiernan said. “I’m representing people who have families and jobs, and the constant stress of this lengthy process was too much.”

The court papers requesting the dismissal were filed Aug. 19. The trial had been scheduled to start next month.

The family said Ruiz, 73, had a heart attack the same day Jackson suffered flu-like symptoms during his trial. The lawsuit claimed Marian Medical Center kept Ruiz from critical care, moved her from a double room so Jackson could occupy it himself and subjected her to an “outrageous, circus-like atmosphere” in her final hours.

The lawsuit accused the hospital of inflicting emotional and mental distress. A judge dropped Jackson as a defendant in the case in April.

The singer was acquitted in the child-molestation case. Now this guys is super weird but I really hope he is not a child molester.