What to do this weekend (May 9th - 11th)

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Here are all of the upcoming events posted for this weekend across Canada: (Click on the event link for full ticket information)

Ottawa

Friday, May 9th - Ben Gold w/ Emma Hewitt @ Barrymore's

Saturday, May 10th - Stafford Brothers @ ERA

Hardstyle: Listen to the latest episode of the Polar Express featuring James Bayliss

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Calgary's own James Bayliss has just released a brand new episode of "The Polar Express" on Q Dance radio. If you want to listen to hardstyle with a few other genres mixed in, then this radio show is definitely for you, check it out: 

To download this episode, click here. 

Tracklist:

01. Borgeous - Invincible (Doster Remix)
02. Kutski & BT - Run For Cover
03. Armin Van Buuren Vs. Jorn Van Deynhoven - In And Out Of New Horizons (Triarchy Edit)
04. S1ngular - Engage
05. Botnek & 3lau - Vikings (Aero Chord Remix)
06. Max Enforcer - Gold (24K Refix)
07. DBSTF ft. Chris Madin - Worlds Collide (Rebirth Anthem 2014)
08. The Prophet & Audiotricz - Conquer The World
09. Waverider - The Way
10. Psyko Punkz ft. MC Lyte - This Is Your Life
11. The prophet & Noisecontrollers ft. Leonie Meijer - Make Me Stay
12. The Prophet ft Lily Julian - Echoes
13. TNT & Audiofreq - Yerba Diabolika 2k14 Edit
14. TNT Musick

Win a meet & greet + 2 tickets to see EDX on May 15th in Toronto!

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For ticket information - click here

EDX is ready to make his return to Toronto on May 15th at Maison Mercer as part of his upcoming 9 day North American tour. Maurizio Colella (EDX) has been within the scene for a long time and continues to make waves thanks to his recent Beatport chart successes with the singles "Reckless Ardor" and "Cool You Off":  

He has a new single out on Monday, May 26th called "Air For Life" check it out: 

EDM Canada is giving away a special chance to meet EDX and win 2 tickets to see him perform live on Thursday, May 15th at Maison Mercer. There are multiple ways to enter, please check out the Punchtab contest above for more information.

The contest is now open and will end on Wednesday, May 14th at 2 pm - enter now! 

Toronto Star: "Council to hear motion to reverse ban on electronic music events at Exhibition Place"

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The Toronto Council will be hearing a motion on May 7th brought forward by Councillor Mike Layton that will ask to "require the board of governors to reverse the policy made in April" to ban EDM events at Exhibition Place. If this motion passes, according to the Toronto Star, it would require the Exhibition Place to "review safety protocols and make any changes necessary". 

Ryan Kruger, the Managing Direction of Election Nation Canada (The organizers behind Digital Dreams and Brrrrr!), had a chance to talk to EDM Canada about this very topic and much more. Here's what he had to say on the issue: 

EDM Canada: In light of the banning of EDM events at Exhibition Place by the Toronto City Council, are you at all worried that one day the Provincial Government might do the same with The Flats @ M.C.A (Ontario Place)?

Ryan Kruger: In short no, I'm not worried about that. But there's a couple of things that I'd like to comment on your statement. One is that it wasn't the Toronto Council that voted on that, it was the Executive Committee of the Exhibition. It's a much smaller entity than Toronto Council. I'm quite confident that Toronto in its quest to become a music city and cultural hub on par musically with some places like Austin will not allow something like this to continue very long. I think when it actually does comes to a full Council debate and vote, which will probably happen sooner than later – I think we'll see this decision is quickly reversed. I think overall it was a decision that was made in haste and was made for the wrong reasons. I think when people take a step back and realize exactly what message their sending and what the message means in the bigger picture, it will be quickly reversed.

The full conversation with Ryan Kruger will be posted tomorrow. If you want to learn more about Digital Dreams, you'll definitely want to give it a read.