Ultra Music Festival 2015 goes 18+

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Ultra Music Festival (UMF), set for March 27-29th, 2015 in Miami, has made a significant change in policy for next year's mega-festival. In a news release, UMF will be introducing a "minimum age of attendance" that is 18+ in the first time in its history: 

“While we sincerely value the incredible ongoing support from our younger fans, we ultimately believe that Ultra Music Festival is a premium event geared towards adults. This decision has been made to reinforce and promote the safety of all Ultra Music Festival fans and to ensure the overall enjoyment of all future attendees. We are extremely grateful for all the support we have received from our younger fan base to date, and we encourage them to attend the festival once they reach the appropriate age. Until then, our free YouTube stream, ‘ULTRA LIVE’ is available worldwide for everyone, all ages to enjoy and to share in the Ultra experience.”

The new UMF security director, Ray Martinez, is also the former Miami Beach Police Chief, had this to say: 

“The first step to having fun is feeling safe,” Martinez said, “We have chosen to adopt several new measures during next year’s festival to ensure our event is safe and secure. The first step to preserving the unique atmosphere that Ultra is famous for is to be proactive in attracting the right crowd.” 

TomorrowWorld already has a 21+ requirement but this move by Ultra is major signal that the concept of an all ages EDM festival could come to an end in the near future. 

To read the full statement, click here.

If you're going to see Porter Robinson this Fall then you should watch this video

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Porter Robinson recently released a video that showed his role in creating the imagery that you'll see on his on going Worlds tour. In this short clip, you'll get a good sense of what to expect as fans get a glimpse of the impressive stage and imagery that Porter created to showcase his new musical direction: 

(VIA ITM)

Porter Robinson is coming to Canada this Fall in 5 spots: Vancouver (Sold Out), London, Guelphe, Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa. He's bringing some heavyweight talent from the IDM world with Lemaitre and Giraffage providing support. If you want to check out this new kind of Porter Robinson sound live, then you don't want to miss these dates:

(Click below for ticket information)

(London, ONT) Monday, September 29th at the London Music Hall
(Guelph, ONT) Tuesday, September 30th at the Guelph Concert Theatre
(Montreal, QC) Thursday, October 2nd at Metropolis
(Toronto, ONT) Friday, October 3rd at Koolhaus
(Ottawa, ONT) Saturday, October 4th at the EY Centre

What to do this weekend (September 5th - 7th)

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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

Saturday, September 6th - TCHAMI @ Ritual

Saturday, September 6th - Bass Boat 2.0 w/ Dr. Ozi @ Ottawa Boat Tours

Montreal to host a free EDM festival this weekend featuring MAKJ, DJ BL3ND and more!

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With Osheaga and ILESONIQ now behind us, Montreal now has a free EDM festival to look forward to! Montreal has had it good this year, and let's be frank, they've had it good every year thanks to fantastic clubs like Stereo, New City Gas, and Circus, supplying the city with the world's best DJs for as long as I can remember. The festival is called Villa Paradizo and it's sponsor is Bud Light, a company that has been extremely active in the electronic dance music scene in the past few years. 

Just because this festival is free doesn't mean they didn't book some A-listers, as Villa Paradizo features big room favourite MAKJ, with former mentor Robbie Rivera of Juicy Records, and local artist Bynon, who has been gaining buzz since his collab with Project 46. On Saturday DJ BL3ND, the Californian DJ known for his viral videos and crazy shows, will be headlining on Saturday along with the legendary Dutch artist MARCO V. Villa Paradizo is also providing wide support for local DJs within the Montreal-Ottawa area with bookings of well known acts such as Ariyan, Domeno, Carl Muren, Frathousemusic, Mike Robia, and more. 

Here are the set times: 

Friday, September 5th:

  • 11:00-12:30 - Stone House
  • 12:30-2:00 - Mike Robia
  • 2:00-3:30 - Lex & Wood
  • 3:30:-5:00 - Kofax AKA King Louis
  • 5:00-6:30 - Ariyan
  • 6:30-8:00 - BYNON
  • 8:00-9:30 - Robbie Rivera
  • 9:30-11:00 - MAKJ

Saturday, September 6th:

  • 11:00-12:30 - Tizi
  • 12:30-2:00 - Regoton
  • 2:00-3:30 - Frathouse Music
  • 3:30:-5:00 - Spaz
  • 5:00-6:30 - Carl Muren
  • 6:30-8:00 - Domeno
  • 8:00-9:30 - Marco V
  • 9:30-11:00 - DJ BL3ND

For more information on the event, click below: 

Fri, September 5th - Sat, September 6th - Villa Paradizo EDM Festival (Free!) @ Crescent

Hottest tracks of the week

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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: Martin Garrix & Afrojack - "Turn Up The Speakers"

#1 on Hypem: Oliver $ & Jimi Jules - "Pushing On" (Tchami Remix)

Above & Beyond's Group Therapy Radio 094's "Record Of The Week": Choir Of Young Believers - "Hollow Talk" (Jody Wisternoff, James Grant & Lane 8 Remix)

BIG ROOM

Hardwell On Air 182 "Demo of the Week": Faruk Sabanci - "We Are The Drums"

Nicky Romero's Protocol Radio 107 #1: Sultan & Ned Shepard & The Boxer Rebellion - "Keep Moving" 

W&W Mainstage Podcast's "Smash of the Week": Marnik - "Momentum"

TRANCE

A State of Trance 678 "Tune Of The Week": Armin Van Buuren - "Hystereo"