Win 2 tickets to Freaknight 2014 in Seattle!

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This Halloween WaMu Theater in Seattle will play host to Freaknight 2014, a HUGE 2-day event with an A-list lineup that hard to match elsewhere in North America. With Kaskade and Tiesto as headliners, they are joined by the likes of Dillon Francis, Noisia, Paul Van Dyk, John Digweed, Zeds Dead, and much much more. From mainstream to underground and back again, Freaknight 2014 is one of the premiere Halloween events in North America this season. If you live in Vancouver, this year's Freaknight must be a very tempting road trip!

EDM Canada/Vancouver is proud to offer 2 free tickets to this amazing event, all you have to do is get on Twitter and do the following: 

  1. Follow @edmvancouver. 
  2. Tweet the following: 

Win 2 tickets to #FreakNight2014 in Seattle ft. @tiesto, @kaskade, @Carl_Cox, @PAULVANDYK + More - Follow @edmvancouver + RETWEET to enter! 

Enter as many times as you want, the contest is open now and will end on this Friday (Oct 24th) at 3 pm PDT. Enter now and good luck!

To buy tickets to Freaknight 2014 - click here

Important note: A potential winner will be contacted via direct message on Twitter at 3 pm PDT on Friday, October 24th. To win you must give me your full name and email to claim the prize. A potential winner will only be 24 hours to claim before EDM Vancouver is forced to re-draw the prize and another winner will be selected. Please note that this prize is 2 free tickets to Freaknight, all winners must find their own way to Seattle and get proper accommodations. Good luck!

 

Listen back to all #ABGT100 live sets by Ilan Bluestone, Andrew Bayer, Mat Zo, and more

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Above & Beyond have graciously posted all live sets from their mega #ABGT100 event at Madison Square Garden on Soundcloud. These include sets by Anjunabeats favourites Ilan Bluestone, Andrew Bayer, Mat Zo, and even a "Deep Warm Up Set" by Above & Beyond and their main set, enjoy: 

Read this opinion piece about the DJ Mag top 100 poll

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An excerpt from a post by Do Androids Dance: 

"It’s hard to believe that DJs who are actually dope DJs constantly get the short end of the stick in this poll. And while I recognize that this poll is bullshit, it’s a) one of the most talked-about DJ rankings in the world and b) going to be used in umpteen promotional emails for these DJs as badges of honor."  - Khal 

Khal is the Editor-In-Chief of Do Androids Dance, a fantastic resource for new electronic dance music tracks and artists. He wrote a long post today about the DJ Mag Top 100 results and how they're not representative of who is actually the "best" DJ or even what's going on with the wider variety of genres that attracts huge crowds worldwide. It's a great read, so click here to read it now.

"EDM RIP?"

DJ Mag wrote an analysis of this year's results and asked the question of whether EDM is RIP. First of all, EDM is not a genre, it's a broad umbrella term that covers all sorts of genres including what's happening in the underground scene like techno, house, and more. It's unfortunate to see a publication like DJ Mag make the mistake of calling it a genre, which it is not. 

Bonus article: "DJ mag's List of Top 100 DJs is About to Drop - and it's Bullshit" by Thump. 

What to do this weekend (Oct 24th - 26th)

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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, October 24th - Pegboard Nerds w/ Stephen Walking @ Ritual

Saturday, October 25th - Marcus Visionary, Datty, Darken @ 85 O'Connor St. 

Sunday, October 26th - SNAKEHIPS + STWO @ Ritual