Phase 1 lineup for the 2014 BPM Festival in Playa Del Carmen has been revealed

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The lineup announced today for the upcoming 9-day long BPM festival (Jan 3rd-12th, 2014) in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico is absolutely massive. Check it out:  

The 2014 edition of the BPM Festival is upon us as fans of underground from all over the world will converge at Playa Del Carmen this January to party in paradise. The phase 1 lineup is so vast and filled with so many big names that it's not worth going through it because it would simply take too long. But if I had to sum it up, this lineup is basically the who's who of the global underground electronic dance music scene. So if you want to start thinking about your winter vacation, then the BPM Festival should definitely be a destination to consider. Start planning now because tickets are already being gobbled up at a fast pace as both the super early bird and early bird tickets are already sold out.  

Here are the current ticket options:

10-DAY FESTIVAL PASS (Valid Jan 3-12, 2014) - $750. Click here to purchase now.

7-DAY FESTIVAL PASS (Valid Jan 6-12, 2014) - $500. Click here to purchase now.

3-DAY OPENING WEEKEND (Valid Jan 3-5, 2014) - $250. Click here to purchase now.  

3-DAY CLOSING WEEKEND (Valid Jan 10-12, 2014 - $250 . Click here to purchase now.  

 

Tiesto rescheduled to play Vancouver on Sat, Nov 2nd for a special 3 hour set!

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Excellent news has just been announced as Tiesto himself told his Twitter followers that he will be playing this Saturday in Vancouver to make up for his unfortunate postponement yesterday evening. Solid Events, the organizers of Dooms Night have announced that Tiesto will be playing a special exclusive 3 hour set to make it up to Vancouver fans. Joining him at the event will be Dzeko & Torres and Benji, who were 2 acts originally scheduled for day 2 of Dooms Night. The event will start at 7:00 pm and last until 1:00 am. All in all this has been a great quick turnaround which should delight the fans.

Update: There will be tickets available to purchase starting at 10 am on October 29th, click here for more information.  


Deadmau5 tech (video)

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Deadmau5 has just released a new video demonstrating some cool new display technology that could possibly end up in a live concert experience someday, check it out:  

Joel is always one to try out new live technology as witnessed at the Veld Music Festival in Toronto in 2012:  

Deadmau5 will be in Edmonton for the Kocheda Music Festival in late December, click here for more information.  

Listen to Above & Beyond's set from Group Therapy 050 in London (Stream)

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Over the past weekend Above & Beyond organized a special night in London, UK in celebration of their 50th episode of the newly rebooted radio show Group Therapy. They invited fellow label DJ/Producers Andrew Bayer, Boom Jinx to perform at the event along with Guy J, Arty and of course, Above & Beyond. Here is Above & Beyond's 2 hour live set from Alexandra Palace, enjoy:

(VIA inthemix) 

Toronto to host the Red Bull Thre3style World DJ Championship Nov 4th-9th

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Red Bull has a special week planned next week surrounding the 2013 World DJ Championships to be held in Toronto. 21 DJs from around the world, including the current Canadian Champion Adam Doubleyou, will each be given 15 minutes to impress the judges where ultimately 5 finalists will be invited to the Nov 9th finale at the Kool Haus to decide this year's champion. The judges for this year's competition include Canada’s own Skratch Bastid, Grandtheft and Kid Koala as well as international musical tastemakers Jazzy Jeff and Jess Jubilee.

Here's the full schedule surrounding this year's World DJ Championships in Toronto:

Monday, November 4 - Welcome Day
5:00 pm

Competitor draft

Thompson Hotel Lobby Bar - 550 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2V4

NBA-style draft, all 21 DJs draw and time slot of performance. Interview opportunities with all 21 international DJs. All international bios can be found at

www.redbullthre3style.com/djs

Nightly Performances:
9:00 pm

 Surprise opening night guests

The Drake Underground - 1150 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1J3

Tuesday,  November 5 - Day 1

Daily Events:
4:00 pm 

Panel and Q&A session with Toronto Music mainstay and veteran DJ Denise Benson

The History of Music in Toronto

The Thompson Hotel, 1812 Lounge - 550 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2V4


Nightly Performances:
9:00 pm

 Kid Koala, Shortkut and Turnstylez, six international DJ competitors

Adelaide Hall, located at 250 Adelaide St. West, Toronto, ON (Update)

Tickets are $10. Click here to purchase tickets.  

Wednesday,  November 6 - Day 2
 

Daily Events:
4:00 pm 

Panel and Q&A session with DJ Jazzy Jeff

The History of DJ Gear, hosted by My Man Henri 

The Thompson Hotel, 1812 Lounge - 550 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2V4


Nightly Performances:
9:00 pm 

Jazzy Jeff, Skratch Bastid, Starting from Scratch, Four Color Zack, Hedspin + special guests, five international DJ competitors

Virgin Mobile Mod Club - 722 College St Toronto, ON M6G 1C5

Tickets are $10. Click here to purchase now.  

Thursday,  November 7 - Day 3

Daily Events:
4:00 pm 

Panel and Q&A session with A-Trak

Mixer to Mogul, hosted by My Man Henri

The Thompson Hotel, 1812 Lounge - 550 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2V4


Nightly Performances:
9:00 pm 

A-Trak, Smalltown DJs, Torro Torro + special guests

The Hoxton - 69 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M5V 1M5

Tickets are $15. Click here to purchase now.  

Friday,  November 8 - Day 4

Nightly Performances:
8:00 pm

 Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest) VS Maseo (De La Soul), Cosmo Baker, Numeric + special guests, five international DJ competitors 

Danforth Music Hall - 147 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ontario M4K 1N2

Tickets are $28.50. Click here to purchase now.  

Thugli, A Tribe Called Red, Keys N Krates, Grandtheft, AutoErotique, + special guests, five international DJ competitors  

Kool Haus - 132 Queens Quay E, Toronto, ON M5A 1B6

Tickets are  $16.50. Click here to purchase now.