New City Gas introduces DSTRKT: A new underground night for Montreal fans

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Over the past two years New City Gas has quickly established itself as one of the pre-eminent clubs in Montreal, if not nationwide. With their main room catering to big acts within the EDM world, New City Gas introduces DSTRKT, a new night taking place in the back terrace that will feature great underground artists on a weekly basis. With big names already booked that include Mark Knight this Friday on July 18th - DSTRKT is looking to make a big splash within the Montreal scene. 

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To celebrate the DSTRKT series, EDM Canada is giving away a pairs of tickets to see Mark Knight this Friday at New City Gas. To enter you must be on Twitter and do the following: 

1. Follow @edmmontreal on Twitter. 
2. Copy and paste the following message and tweet it: 

RT to win 2 tickets to see @djmarkknight this Friday at DSTRKT (@newcitygas) - Follow @edmmontreal and RETWEET to enter! 

The contest is open now and will end this Thursday at 9:30 pm. Enter now and good luck!

For more ticket information on the event, click below: 

Important note: A potential winner will be contacted via direct message on Twitter at 9 pm EST on Thursday, July 17th. To win you must give me your full name and email to claim the prize. A winning name MUST be selected on Thursday, therefore a potential winner will only be given a short time to claim before EDM Montreal is forced to re-draw the prize and another winner will be selected. Good luck!

Hottest tracks of the week

Here's this week's selection of the hottest tracks hand-picked by the biggest radio shows and charts in the land. I know that it's hard to keep up with so many EDM shows on a weekly basis so let this list help you out and keep you up to date on the hottest tracks in the land, enjoy: 

#1 on the Beatport top 100: Ummet Ozcan - "Smash" 

Above & Beyond's Group Therapy Radio 087's "Record Of The Week": Above & Beyond feat. Alex Vargas - "Blue Sky Action"

BIG ROOM

Hardwell On Air 175 "Demo of the Week": BL3R - "Boom"

W&W's Mainstage Podcast 214 "Smash of the week": Nick Double & Sam O Neal - "Live Life"

TRANCE

A State of Trance 671 "Tune Of The Week": Alexander Popov - "Eternal Flame" 

M.I.K.E. Push's Club Elite Sessions 365 "Track Of The Week": Solid Stone - "Furious" 

Watch the Ultra live feed right now with Nicky Romero, Above & Beyond, Pretty Lights, and Hardwell!

Ultra is currently in Croatia and you don't need to miss a second of the action as the organizers have provided another amazing live feed, enjoy: 

Schedule for the rest of the night: 

12:30AM (Local time) - Nicky Romero
2:00AM - Above&Beyond
3:30AM - Pretty Lights
04:15AM -  Hardwell

Spotify coming to Canada

With the announcement of Google's music streaming announcement a few months ago, close observers knew that it was only a matter of time until Spotify would make their big entry into Canada. Spotify is a Swedish company founded originally in 2006 by Daniel Ek, and currently sports 10+ million paying subscribers, and has over 20 million songs available for streaming. 

You can register for potential early access on Spotify.ca right now by clicking here. There is no set date on when Spotify will officially be available in Canada, but stay tuned as it won't be long until Canadian EDM fans can start playing around with the popular streaming service. 

(VIA Globe and Mail)

Blueprint expands to Alberta and introduces two huge parties in late August

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Blueprint, one of the biggest promoters in British Columbia, has decided to enter the active Alberta scene with a bang. With their sights set on Calgary and Edmonton, Blueprint has teamed up with Aqua Audio and Connected Entertainment, two established Alberta promoters to join this new venture. According to Mikey Da Roza, the head of Aqua Audio, this new partnership "had to happen": 

"Over the years, we've seen Blueprint grow leaps and bounds and have great respect for the organization. I've always been an admirer of their drive, determination and brand presence, so it was with great excitement and elation when Alvaro reached out to me to talk about future business. When we really got down to the nuts and bolts of the relationship, I knew that this was something that had to happen. I'm very ecstatic to become part of the Blueprint family and join a team with vast knowledge and resources,"

To start off this new expansion on the right foot for fans, Blueprint had announced a brand new event series. It's properly titled "Arrival", a 2 day massive that will take over the Shaw Conference Centre and BMO Centre in late August. The lineup is filled with big names including Knife Party, Martin Garrix, Afrojack, Nervo, and more.

This new move by Blueprint, Aqua, and Connected can only mean good things for Alberta fans. It's only speculation for now, but this new venture virtually guarantees fans to expect big announcements in the future as Blueprint intends to make its presence felt in the province. 

Tickets are on sale now, and for more information please click below: