A DJ set by Nick Cannon

Cited by People Magazine as one of the 'Top Ten most successful young people in Hollywood,' Nick Cannon, 28 years old is a successful, multi-faceted entertainer: film star, comedian, musician, DJ, writer and executive producer of his very own hit TV shows.

A San Diego native, Cannon began performing at the age of eight after his grandfather left him several instruments as a gift. Through what Cannon recalls as ‘a lot of trial and failure’ he recorded his first song at home on his boom box. Shortly after, Cannon took the stage to perform his music along with stand up comedy.

He headed for Hollywood at the age of 15 and landed gigs at world-renowned comedy venues including The Improv, The Laugh Factory and the Comedy Store. He shared the stage with the likes of Chris Tucker, Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock before landing his first television gig as a stand-up audience warm-up for Nickelodeons hit show ‘All That.’ He became a regular on the show as well as a writer, making him the youngest staff writer in TV history at the age of 17. This path culminated in the creation of ‘The Nick Cannon Show’, which he starred, directed and executive produced.

In 2005, MTV debuted ‘Nick Cannon Presents Wild N Out,’ an improve comedy show with musical performances that Cannon created, produced and hosted which eventually became one of MTV’s highest rated shows in the network’s history, airing new episodes for four consecutive seasons.

Cannon’s career catapulted onto the big screen when made an appearance alongside Will Smith in ‘Men in Black II’ before landing a leading role in the classic feature film ‘Drumline.’ He was also featured in Emilio Estevez’s 2006 film ‘Bobby’. Cannon later lent his voice to the character of ‘Louis’ in ‘Garfield: The Movie,’ and starred in feature films such ‘Underclassman’ which he also executive produced, ‘Shall We Dance’ and ‘Roll Bounce.’ Cannon’s other film credits include Sundance Film Festival featured films ‘Weapons,’ ‘American Son,’ and ‘The Killing Room.’ Nick Cannon is the first African American Actor in history to be honored at the world renowned Cannes Film Festival with the ‘Breakthrough Actor of the Year’ award.

He’s released his own self-titled debut album, and has collaborated with a host of other musicians, such as Kanye West, The Neptunes, Diddy, Mary J. Blige, Will Smith, R. Kelly and E-40 on soundtracks and other projects. Cannon recently married accomplished singer Mariah Carey.

In 2008, Nick hosted the Teen Choice Awards and recently was the host and DJ for ABC's highly successful Presidential Inaugural Neighborhood Ball. NBC also recently announced that Nick would serve as the host for the new season of their hit show, ‘America’s Got Talent’ in 2009.

Nick Cannon will be making his debut DJ appearance in San Francisco on Friday, April 10th at ROE Nightclub and Lounge. Opening and supporting acts feature San Francisco favorites such as talented guitarist and singer Chris Clouse, performing a DJ set under his moniker ‘Fort Wayne’ as well as talented tag-team DJ duo ‘The Designer Deejays.’ Tickets are available on eventvibe.com and limited VIP seating is available, please call 415.227.0288 for table reservations.