//extend the B object with Backbone.Events methods var B = _.extend({}, Backbone.Events); B.on('logFoo',function () { console.log('foo'); }); B.on('logBar',function () { console.log('bar'); }); B.trigger('logFoo logBar'); //logs foo then bar B.off(); //remove all events on B B.trigger('logFoo logBar'); //logs nothing, all events on B have been removed