Win 2 tickets to the Back 2 Basics boat cruise this Saturday ft. Manzone & Strong, Deko-Ze + More!

With Fall starting to take a grip in Canada, the Back 2 Basics boat cruise will provide one last opportunity to listen to good tunes on the water before we all huddle up! It might be cold right now but this weekend is looking beautiful with a high of 23 degrees! The Back 2 Basics boat cruise features Toronto's best with Manzone & Strong, Deko-Ze, Chris Ink, and Joee Cons who will no doubt bring the house beats this Saturday. 

To win two free tickets, get on Twitter and do the following: 

1. Follow @edmtoronto. 
2. Copy and paste + tweet: 

Win 2 tickets to the Back2Basics boat cruise this Sat ft. @ManzoneStrong, @Dekoze1, @JoeeCons + More -Follow @edmtoronto + RETWEET to enter!

There are 3 pairs of tickets to be won, so make sure to enter asap! Contest ends on Friday, September 26th at 3 pm EST! Good luck. 

Important note: A potential winner will be contacted via direct message on Twitter at 3 pm EST on Friday, September 26th. To win you must give me your full name and email to claim the prize. A potential winner will only be given a short time to claim before EDM Toronto is forced to re-draw the prize and another winner will be selected. Good luck!

Win 2 tickets to the Safe In Sound Festival this Friday at Koolhaus!

One of the biggest events this fall for bass music lovers will happen this Friday at Koolhaus with the upcoming Safe In Sound festival. Safe In Sound Toronto sports a massive lineup consisting of the super-group Destroid (Excision, Downlink, and KJ Sawka on drums), Flux Pavilion, trap master UZ, and dubstep stalwarts Terravita. 

To win 2 tickets to the Safe In Sound festival, get on Twitter do the following: 

1. Follow @edmtoronto. 
2. Copy and paste + tweet the official contest tweet: 

Win 2 tickets to @SafeInSoundFest this Fri at Koolhaus w/ @destroidmusic + @Fluxpavilion + UZ + More -Follow @edmtoronto + RETWEET to enter!

Please enter ASAP because this contest is over at 3 pm EST this Wednesday! 

Important note: A potential winner will be contacted via direct message on Twitter at 3 pm EST on Wednesday, September 24th. To win you must give me your full name and email to claim the prize. A potential winner will only be given a short time to claim before EDM Toronto is forced to re-draw the prize and another winner will be selected. Good luck!

Hottest tracks of the week

Here are the hottest tracks of the week picked by the biggest radio shows and sites in the electronic dance music world, enjoy:

#1 on Beatport: 

#3 on Hypem: 

Above & Beyond's Group Therapy 97's "Record of the Week": 

Hardwell On Air "Demo of the Week": 

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

Armin Van Buuren's A State of Trance "Tune of the Week": 

Ferry Corsten's Countdown #1: 

EDM Canada's pick: 

Win 2 tickets to see Maor Levi and Oliver Smith this Friday at Mod Club!

The Anjunabeats tour featuring Maor Levi and Oliver Smith is set to take over the Virgin Mobile Mod Club in Toronto this Friday. With a massive single on the Anjunabeats volume 11 compilation, Maor Levi has been busy this year due to a hectic release schedule that includes many free downloads. Check out his remix of Underworld's "Dark & Long", made in association with Jerome Isma-Ae: 

Oliver Smith, known more for his deeper vibe and association with the Anjunadeep side of the label, will no doubt set the mood in a proper way this Friday. Here's "Evermore", his latest release also featured on Anjunabeats volume 11: 

To win 2 free tickets, get on Twitter and do the following: 

1. Follow @edmtoronto.
2. Copy and paste the following and tweet it: 

Win 2 tickets to Anjunabeats night w/ @REALMAORLEVI and @djoliversmith for this Friday at Mod Club - Follow @edmtoronto + RETWEET to enter! 

The contest is open now and will end on Thursday, September 25th at 3 pm EST - enter now!

Important note: A potential winner will be contacted via direct message on Twitter at 3 pm EST on Thursday, September 25th. To win you must give me your full name and email to claim the prize. A potential winner will only be given a short time to claim before EDM Toronto is forced to re-draw the prize and another winner will be selected. Good luck!

Listen and download the latest mix by Zeds Dead

Zeds Dead never ever disappoints when it comes to making mixes as they always manage to make it dynamic with diverse genre representation and more than a few surprises. This mix made for the Mad Decent Block Party is no exception as this Toronto duo brings together an impressive tracklist in this hour long mix: 

To download this mix, click here.

If you want to see Zeds Dead live, they'll be playing in Toronto on Sunday, December 20th at the Koolhaus, click here for more information.