Deadmau5 flips out over ticket prices to MTL show, but thankfully New City Gas/Mau5 make good

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Today was an interesting day to say the least when Deadmau5 tickets went on sale at noon time for his January 3rd show at the New City Gas in Montreal. The drama started immediately as some fans balked at the $100 price tag for General Admission tickets and $175 for VIP tickets for the unhooked Deadmau5 show. In a surprise move, Deadmau5 himself went on Twitter to break his self-imposed hiatus from social media to clarify his position on the matter:

Luckily a few hours later both New City Gas and Deadmau5 have found a solution that would not only save the situation, but bring two shows to Montreal at reduced prices:

Deadmau5 (Show #1) at New City Gas Montreal

Deadmau5 (Show #2) at New City Gas Montreal

This is one of the best and fastest turnarounds that I've ever seen so hats off to the organizers from New City Gas and Joel for making this happen! $50 is a lot more reasonable for fans wanting to see the return of Deadmau5 to Montreal. This is especially good news for EDM fans after the holiday season where pocketbooks might be hurting, a more affordable ticket price goes a long way.

New City Gas has never missed a step since it's creation a few years ago, and has quickly established themselves as one of the best venues in Canada (Click here to read my review on NCG) . So if you're a fan of Deadmau5 and you live in the Montreal area, then pick up your tickets starting on Saturday, December 21st at noon for both shows. Click here for more information on the January 2nd show, and here for the January 3rd show.

Free download: Charlie Darker 2013 bootleg pack (9 tracks)

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Canadian based DJ/Producer Charlie Darker has just come out with an amazing bootleg pack consisting of 9 tracks! That's a free download bonanza which are filled with special Charlie Darker edits that have plenty of replay value, check it out:

To get this bootleg pack for free, click here.

(VIA @EDMSlob)

Interview preview (1/2): Gunz For Hire reflect on the massive visual live experience of a hardstyle event like Qlimax

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Photo by Rudgr

Gunz For Hire is an alliance between two of the biggest names in hardstyle, Adaro and Ran-D. This Holland duo has been taking over some of the biggest stages that hardstyle has to offer including this year's massive Qlimax event which attracted tens of thousands of fans in an audio/visual experience almost unmatched in the rest of the electronic dance music world. In this year's DJ Mag top 100 poll, Gunz For Hire managed to snag the 63rd spot while Adaro occupies the 75th spot, and Ran-D is at #100. Known for their more raw tracks, listening to a Gunz For Hire set will almost certainly feel like a trip to the harder style of this popular genre.

In this interview preview, read on as both Adaro and Ran-D help explain how these hardstyle massives manage to get such breathtaking stages like the one we saw at this year's Qlimax:

EDM Canada: Whenever I see any hardstyle aftermovies, I notice the incredible amount of pyrotechnics and the beautiful stages. How did hardstyle movement become such a visual experience?

Ran-D: Back in the day it started with parties like Qlimax, where they started pretty small. Then it just starting getting bigger and I think it has to do with the type of music that hardstyle is. It's big music with big melodies and it just sounds really cool on a big stage. I think that's where the big stadium parties came from and then the shows just started to get more crazy and Q-Dance/Qlimax set a standard.

Adaro: The big events all started in Holland I think. It's our culture. Hard dance music is also in our culture.

Ran-D: Now people are used to having big shows --

Adaro: -- And you cannot go back.

Ran-D: (laughs). Yeah, and so the standard is really high. The expectation for the event and the stages are at a high level.

EDM Canada: It just seems so big. Is there any room for hardstyle to get even bigger in Europe or is everyone happy where they're at?

Ran-D: In Europe there can be a lot more growth but in Holland I just think it's a healthy scene that's at its peak. It's been there for a few years now and it's still healthy. We're seeing a lot of new people and kids getting into hardstyle as well so I think the future is going to be bright. But with the rest of Europe, I think there are a lot of countries where hardstyle can grow.

Photo by Rudgr

In the next interview preview, Gunz For Hire will give their thoughts on why hardstyle is so big in Holland/Europe and why it's still in its infancy here in Canada and the U.S.

You can read the full Gunz For Hire interview this Friday.

Gunz For Hire was chosen to provide the anthem for this year's Qlimax, it's called "Immortal", check it out:

R.I.P Paul from the Bingo Players

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R.I.P Paul

Extremely sad news has come this morning for all EDM fans the world over as Maarten from the Bingo Players has just informed everyone that Paul has died last night from his battle with cancer. Here's the full message taken from their Facebook page:

Dear All,
I’m deeply saddened to tell you that Paul passed away last night after his battle with cancer. He fought strongly until the end.

We want to thank you all for your support over the past few months.

Needless to say, all upcoming shows for the rest of this year have been cancelled as we’re going through this loss with family and friends. We’ll post a longer update shortly with more information as well.

Paul, we will miss you.
- Maarten

R.I.P Paul. You will be missed.