Listen to Jordan Suckley's BBC Essential Mix right now

It's relatively rare to see a trance artist being invited to do the much coveted BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix series so when someone like Jordan Suckley gets to do it, you pay attention. In this following mix, you'll get to hear a lot of cutting edge trance from favourites such as Will Atkinson, John Askew, Astrix, Angry Man, and more. Listen in and enjoy: 

Jordan has made his Essential Mix available as a free download, click here to grab it now.

Watch Toronto's Mayor Rob Ford create a beat

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford recently supported #TeamTO's SXSW fundraiser by being a good sport and going on stage to create a beat courtesy of the Toronto Beat Academy. Watch: 

Here's a better view of the Mayor making a beat on a MIDI pad controller with a little help from Memorecks: 

This is great stuff. 

(VIA DAD)

Deadmau5 is trolling and it's funny

Following his copyright spat with Wildstylez (Click here to read up on it), Deadmau5 promised his horde to create a hardstyle track in an hour. Well Joel discovered that it wasn't that easy as the creation of the hardstyle kick is notoriously hard to do. But Deadmau5 being Deadmau5, he just released this hilarious troll upload on Soundcloud of a highly distorted hardstyle kick of his own: 

Classic Joel. 

By the way, he has made this available as a free download. 

Giuseppe Ottaviani and Dannic added to Bal en Blanc lineup

Two huge new additions to the Bal en Blanc lineup occurred this week. The first and more obvious one was the addition of fellow Revealed Recordings label mate Dannic to the Hardwell stage. This completes the trifecta of Hardwell-Dyro-Dannic who have been accustomed to touring North America together. 

The trance stage got a big boost with Giuseppe Ottaviani, who will be bringing his live act to Montreal on April 20th at the Palais Des Congres. Ottaviani rarely comes to North America so this will be a real treat for ardent trance lovers. His live act is something to behold and he will be one trance act that you will not want to miss. 

Regular tickets are still available for $149+, click here for more ticket information. 

For more event details, click here. 

Huge contest: win a VIP experience for 1 winner (+ 4 guests) + meet & greet with the Stafford Brothers tomorrow night at Uniun!

Get ready Toronto fans, this is quite possibly the biggest contest that EDM Canada has ever held! EDM Canada is giving away the chance to win a special VIP experience tomorrow night at the Uniun Nightclub where the Australian duo the Stafford Brothers are going to show the Toronto crowd what a party is all about. 

The prize pack includes: 

• VIP experience for 1 winner (+ 4 guests)
• Meet & greet opportunity with the Stafford Brothers

(There are multiple ways to enter the contest, please consult the Punchtab widget for full information)

Entering this contest will also give you a bonus entry into a special Vegas prize pack that includes a trip for two to Las Vegas including flights, hotel accommodation, $200 in funny money at the Crazy Horse strip club, and the opportunity to party with the Stafford Brothers. Very cool!

The contest is open now and will end at 1 pm EST tomorrow (Friday, Feb 21st). The winner will be chosen at random and the winning name will be announced on the Stafford Brothers twitter account! 

This is one of the coolest prizes given yet and I wish everyone who enters the best of luck! Enter now!