Jade MacRae’s sultry vocals kicked off Phrase’s set, with the rapper wasting no time warming the crowd’s icy appendages with his unique brand of urban beats. Shortly after, the rapper was joined by protégé Illy who proved he was one to watch on the fledging local hip hop scene.
Cut Copy DJs played a mix of beats from the past and present, and despite ice hailing down from the sky, hundreds of punters stuck around to watch them work the decks like demons.
Talking to MTV shortly before the event, CC's Tim and Dan admitted they didn’t know how the extreme conditions would affect their performance.
Tim said: "Being in the snow is a new one for us! Because we’re DJing, it is going to be easier than playing because we don’t have to worry about our fingers freezing up. It’s pretty tough to play guitar and sing in the cold."
The duo, who have recently finished an epic twelve month tour, are looking forward to some time off and creating some new tunes for their loyal fan base.
"We’ve just finished touring, so we’re having some downtime and writing some new tracks. It’s nice to have the chance to be able to look at a new record and get creative.
"It’s probably too early to tell which direction we’ll go in, but at this stage it's about absorbing ideas and figuring out what we’re into before we start writing some music. Every new track feels like it’s in a different direction when you’re starting out on a new project, so hopefully it will take form when we get into it.
"The goal is to build on what we’ve done. We want to be a band that grows through each release; it’s pretty tough these days, bands are chewed up and spat out without releasing one record. We’re constantly inspired by each other and what everyone brings to the band. We will be pushing ourselves and making an interesting record for ourselves first and foremost, and then if you’re happy with it, you’ll always have an audience."
Earlier in the day, French Canadian pro-snowboarder, Charles Reid was crowned the winner of the first ever MTV Rail Jam, taking home $6k cash as well as a Nokia 5800 XpressMusic with $2000 of Vodafone Prepaid Flexi Cap recharges, Moosehead hair product and Jagermeister Alpine Prize Pack.
You can catch Darren, Ruby Rose, Phrase, Cut Copy DJ's, Jade MacRae, Illy, Pro-Boarders and more when 'Snow Jam 2009 - On The 'Piste' With MTV" premieres on MTV, August 15 @ 5pm - so lock it in…
Big ups to Jagermeister, Moosehead, Nissan X-TRAIL, Visa Prepaid and Vodafone for supporting MTV Snow Jam 2009.
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