Danny Tenaglia took a bus filled with fans from NYC to Montreal for tonight's show at Stereo

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You remember when Danny Tenaglia told the world that he was retiring back in April? Well he sort of refined that statement by clarifying that he will retire from international gigs while only performing in Canada/US. In keeping with that spirit Danny Tenaglia had decided to ride a special bus from his home in New York City to Montreal with a bunch of his fans for a very special event tonight at the famous Stereo Nightclub for an extended set. The last time Tenaglia performed at the 'temple' he played for around 13 hours, how long do you think he will go on tonight?

Montreal is in for a real treat as Danny Tenaglia will probably deliver another epic set that will be the talk of the town. ​

(Source: Pulse, ​Elektro Daily)

Paul Oakenfold Remix Contest on Beatlab

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Calling all producers out there​: Paul Oakenfold is working with Beatlab to conduct a remix contest on his latest track called "Come Together". The original key is C minor so get your remix together and submit because Paul Oakenfold will be giving feedback on the highest rated remixes tomorrow. I listened to a few of the highest rated ones and they are totally beatable at this point.

For more info check out this video on the remix contest and how to use the beatlab tools:

This is an introduction to beatlab with instructions on submitting a track to the Come Together remix contest with Paul Oakenfold.

(​​Source: Beatlab via Hacker News)

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Ummet Ozcan video trip report from Toronto/Montreal

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One of the hottest trance producers out there right now, Ummet Ozcan, create a candid and fun trip report on Youtube of his recent gigs in Toronto and Montreal:

Ummet Ozcan presents crOZroads to give you an inside view of his adventures as a dj touring around the world. In this episode Ummet is visiting Montreal and Toronto on a crazy beachfestival and a boat party. Enjoy the show!

​The guy talking smack around the 8 minute mark is one of my highlights. That and hearing Ummet drop the Box on that boat.
Ummet Ozcan will be in Calgary tomorrow afternoon at the West Rooftop Patio.

Welcome

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Welcome to EDM Canada, a site where you visit to find out about the latest electronic dance music (EDM) event information in your city. The section of the site that you are reading right now is my blog area where I will curate relevant EDM news and views that I think will be interesting to people like yourself, the reader aka the hardcore EDM fan who loves to stay informed. Sometimes I will be writing event reviews of recent shows that I've personally attended as well as post pictures I managed to take while I wasn't busy dancing. I am truly passionate about the music so I hope it will come out in my writing.

The other areas of the site is an up to date event calendar for EDM events in 8 major Canadian cities. My goal is simple: to create the number one destination on the Internet for the most accurate and up to date EDM events in Canada. When you think of EDM and you live in Canada or thinking of visiting Canada then it's my mission to get you to visit this site.

Full disclosure: I am located in Ottawa and EDM Canada is only run by one person, myself. But with the magic of the Internet I am perfectly capable and able to find and post all of the latest EDM events in your area. In the past 12 months I have traveled a significant amount to Montreal for EDM events and have recently been to Toronto so I am not completely bound by the city limits. I wish I could be in all places at once but alas I cannot and since I am now running a website with a national reach I figured it would be important to tell you about this right from the get go.

That being said, have a look around, and I hope that you enjoy this website as much as I've had in making it. ​

Note: Directly below is a sample of event reviews that I've written on major EDM events in my area and a record of blog entries that I've posted since the inception of my original site www.edmottawa.com.

Paul Oakenfold At Bluesfest - A Night To Remember *Updated

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Update: Paul Oakenfold just tweeted this amazing video of his tour stop in Ottawa:

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More info at http://PaulOakenfold.com

What a memorable show, absolutely in my top 3 of 2012.

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For those that were there last Thursday knew how special that night was as the young, old, and everyone in between were in the crowd to see the legendary Paul Oakenfold perform. 

A note to the openers: Mister Parker brought a lot of energy into his set with banger after banger while Cole surprised me with a solid electro set that got everyone moving.

Prior to Oakenfold's set at Bluesfest I had the opportunity to listen to two previous sets; one at Surrender Las Vegas via their podcast; the other at the Ministry of Sound Gallery via be-at.tv. At Surrender he played a more commercial set that was enjoyable but wasn't trance based at all; at the Ministry of Sound Paul delivered a powerful set that was heavy on the trance to the full appreciation of the crowd. What we got on Thursday was a mix of both as he almost evenly split his show between a progressive house/electro set and trance.

I thought that it was the trance side of the set that really turned a decent set into an epic one as everyone around me were just dancing and having a great time while the BPMs were raised. Paul Oakenfold shines in the trance genre and I really hope that he stays true to it as so many DJs try to chase fame by changing their sound. Oakenfold started off the trance side of things with one of my all time favourite trance tracks 'Big Sky' by John O'Callaghan which had the crowd singing along. From then on Paul unleashed some relentless and energetic trance while commanding a big stage presence as he frequently made a lot of eye contact and fan acknowledgement with the first few rows. Once 'RessuRection' was dropped it gave us all time to slow down and appreciate the special moment that was created at the Electro Stage which far far away from whatever LMFAO was doing elsewhere.

What really inspired me was the great attitude from the crowd including all of these older ravers present that added to the PLUR atmosphere. Thanks to Paul Oakenfold and everyone that showed up that made that night something special to remember.