Is it possible that the person bankrolling the whole Las Vegas Hakkasan project is a Middle Eastern billionaire who is willing to pay any price to make it the best club in the world because he once felt "disrespected" at another Vegas club when he didn't get the table he wanted? Yup.
(Source: Vegasdeluxe)
Why not drop a little Techno before 2013 comes about?
Here's a track that I've listened to more than any other in the past month:
Alan Fitzpatrick - Skeksis
I have a strong feeling that Nicole Moudaber will be dropping this little gem at Stereo nightclub in Montreal tonight.
Hans Bouffmyhre - Droning (Slam Paragraph Mix)
To be enjoyed with headphones on or in a filthy club somewhere in Canada at 4 am. Whichever you prefer.
Tiga - Mind Dimension
This 2008 track was featured in Pan-Pot's recent DJ chart on Beatport. Great track.
Whatever you are doing tonight have a Happy New Year!
Alesso - Years (Original Mix):
This is a video that captures the dreams, hard work, perseverance, and a little luck that it takes to make it as a superstar DJ. The first person point of view of the video allows the viewer to be briefly whisked away into the world of Alesso as you experience the highs and some lows in his road to become the DJ/producer that he is today. The official video for 'Years' sends a positive message that dreams can come true. Well done.
Honourable mention: Above & Beyond feat. Zoe Johnston - Alchemy (Official Music Video). - Devastatingly powerful.
It's that time of the year and just in case you haven't made any decisions on where to spend your new year's celebrations, here's a guide to major parties organized around the country.
Canada's largest city will be absolutely stacked with talent on new year's eve with plenty of events to choose from:
The controversial house OG DJ Sneak will be at the Footwork Nightclub along with Nitin, Mike Gleeson, Loopity Goofs, Jeff Button, and Jonathan Rosa. Click here for more info.
Moskito will also be featuring a lot of amazing techno/house talent such as The Junkies, Nathan Barato, Addy, Ricky Syfer, Joee Cons, Christina Cruise and much more. Click here for more info.
If your tastes veer more towards the trance and progressive House type of style then you can't go wrong with spending your new year's eve at Koolhaus featuring Gareth Emery and Hard Rock Sofa. Click here for more info.
You can't mention Toronto without talking about what's happening at the Guvernment. This year will feature Guv DJ residents Mark Oliver + Manzone & Strong in the main room. While Surface and Chroma will also be open, the Gallery area will be techno/house centered with Greg Gow, Joee Cons, and Ovi M. Click here for more info.
*Update: Dzeko & Torres, Love Thy Brother and Matt Zanardo will be at The Hoxton. Click here for more info.
*New: Rene Lavice, Marcus Visionary and many more will be at The El Mocambo for NYE. For more info click here.
For complete Toronto event listing check out the Toronto calendar.
Circus Afterhours is putting on one hell of a party with 'Odyssey 2013' that should please both the hardcore trance fan as well as the tech house aficionados. Leading the trance room is Orjan Nilsen who has had such a huge 2012. Also featured in the trance room is Leon Bolier, Basil O'Glue and Montreal's own Raneem and Omar El Gamal. The 'House' room will feature Jay Lumen who has had a few big tracks on the Beatport 100 this year. The rest of the lineup includes the talented Koen Groeneveld, Etienne Ozborne, Uppercut, Mr. Jean Louis, and Paskal Daze. Click here for more info.
The iconic Stereo Nightclub makes it simple for the techno crowd this year with Nicole Moudaber. She will most likely spin an extended set that will be sure to be talked about extensively on the Tranceaddict forums. Click here for more info.
Nosaj Thing along with Lorn, Poirier, Ghostbread, Construct, Hesk vs. Thomas White will be partying at La Fonderie Darling. Click here for more info.
*Update: New City Gas also has a good lineup with Nic Fanciulli, Third Party, and Max Graham. Click here for more info.
*New: Jojoflores, Frank Turgeon, Stephane Belfort, Mike Larry + Mary & Steven Taylor will be at Peopl. Click here for more info.
*New: The legendary Green Velvet will be joined by Dinamo Azari, Shanie Miotto and Maus at Telus Theatre for NYE. Click here for more info.
*New: Arena Montreal will have a 3 room mega NYE party featuring the talents of Royce & Tan, Mister Parker, DJ Payce, and many more. Click here for more info.
The Republik nightclub will be host to the beats of Stylust Beats and Mark Instinct for new year's eve. The rest of the lineup includes DSTEEZ, LOZE & Ackrite, La Rose, Dubception, Gnarcotics, Dylan Kennedy, Vested, Sars1, Code B, Marcus Dylan, ZIGZA, Mo Respect, Marxx, Persian Drugz. Click here for more info.
In the mood for a little house, electro, and trance? Well then Flames Central might be your spot with their Champagne NYE 2013 event with Bshan, Space Jumpers, Brad Fernandez, Sunseekerz, and Wildchild. Click here for more info.
For complete Calgary listings check out the Calgary calendar.
Open Studios will be hosting Nordic Trax featuring Pezzner, Jay Tripwire, and Luke McKeehan. Click here for more info.
The Mad Decent NYE event in Vancouver will be at the Electric Owl this year with Benzona along with Blondtron, Mama Miche. In the basement there will be the *Hello Kitty Rave Cave* w/ Grizzandole, Phil David and more. Click here for more info.
If you like Hed Kandi then you have to be at The TIcket Bar for new year's eve. Andy Warburton, Jamie Van Goulden, and DJ Etherea will be there. Click here for more info.
Blueprint events has organized an intimate NYE party with local talents Kevin Shiu, Timeline, Ali Sani + Expendable Youth, Sam Demoe, Marx in the back room at the Shine Nightclub. Click here for more info.
Intimate Productions have organized their own NYE event this year headed up by Wax Romeo along with Vinnie the Squid, First Date, Norrie Taylor, Abasi vs Glyn, Kraai, and U-Tee at Chapel Arts. Click here for more info.
Eden Tates will be playing some house, disco, dutch, and top 40 at the Urban Well on New Year's Eve. He will be accompanied by Meeb Reezy who will be warming up with some electro and dubstep. Tickets are $15 which includes champagne for a midnight toast. Click here for more info.
The Starlite Room will be host to Mat the Alien, Knight Riderz, and Tantric Decks for NYE. Click here for more info.
Whatever party you choose make sure to have a great time and stay safe! I wish you all a happy new year.
Don't have your event listed? Contact me at email@edmcanada.com.
2012 has been a busy year for electronic dance music in Canada in general as the boom continues unabated. Here are EDM Canada's top 5 DJ performances of 2012, enjoy!
Any fan of Nero should see them live at least once in their life. To hear their hits in a live setting with a whole crowd also as into it as you were was a special experience. I can't wait to see them again in 2013 after their next album release.
Click here for my full review.
Tiga was put on the secondary stage at the Sound Academy which turned out to be a room with a curtain separating itself from the main stage. The room was almost completely pitch dark except for the food bar at the side and the rotating pizza tray being 10 feet away from where Tiga was spinning. The room was so dark that you could barely see Tiga himself even if you were in the front row. To some my description above might be disconcerting but to me it brought back memories of a time when only the music mattered and what was truly important was your direct experience on the dance floor with the people around you. Tiga delivered a blistering set of unrelenting techno that had me moving for his entire set. He capped it off with just a bit of trap and Major Lazer's 'Get Free' which felt like the cherry on top of the cake.
Click here for my full review.
I don't really have to describe my experience because someone in Ottawa was good enough to tape the entire thing in HD for your enjoyment:
The production value of the Skrillex mothership cannot be underestimated - it is incredible which added another layer to the whole Skrillex experience.
Click here for my full review.
Markus Schulz performed one of his famous rabbit hole sets in Montreal this year at one of my favourite clubs, Stereo. Stereo usually doesn't invite Trance DJs to spin at their club as they usually cap Trance events to only 3-4 a year. With that in mind this event was sold out at least a month in advance so the anticipation for it was huge. Fortunately there was good reason to be excited as Markus Schulz played for 7 hours straight which delighted the Montreal crowd. It was a real mutual love fest at the Temple that night as the crowd chanted his name numerous times a throughout the set while Markus acknowledged it every time. After finishing off his epic set with 'Airwave' by Rank 1 he was good enough to give autographs and pose for pictures as if he didn't just spend 7 hours standing without taking a break. This was an unforgettable night.
Click here for my full review.
It's usually the events that you don't know what to expect that really blow you away. Birdy Nam Nam certainly did that and more that night in Ottawa. BNN was the first act from the OWSLA Tour to play which was not easy because the dance floor was virtually empty at the beginning of their set. There have been a few occasions this year where an empty dance floor would spell disaster for a DJ as it would assure a mediocre set for the rest of the night. But Birdy Nam Nam rose beyond all of that by transforming a hesitant crowd at first to one that had the entire dance floor dancing thanks primarily to the encouragement from DJ Pone. Seeing Birdy Nam Nam play in such an intimate setting really added to my enjoyment of the evening. I can't wait to see more from them in 2013.
Click here for my full review.
