Here are all of the upcoming events posted for this weekend across Canada: (Click on the event link for full ticket information)
Friday, March 27th - Benny Benassi @ Uniun Nightclub
Friday, March 27th - Shiba San + More @ The Hoxton
Friday, March 27th - Christian Smith w/ Misstress Barbara @ CODA
Saturday, March 28th - Dash Berlin @ Sound Academy
Osheaga is known for putting together amazing lineups every year that bring together a wide range of artists from many genres over a 3 day period. There's always something going on at Osheaga and hard decisions have to be made to make sure you get to check out all of your favourite acts.
Yesterday the organizers revealed Osheaga's 2015 lineup and it's impressive. In the electronic dance music realm, they are sticking to the deeper end of the spectrum by inviting artists such as Robin Shulz, Zhu, Kygo, Cashmere Cat, Ten Walls, Oliver Heldens, and many more. To balance it out, they made sure to invite heavier acts like RL Grime, GTA, Hudson Mohawke, What So Not, and A Tribe Called Red.
If you've never been to Osheaga, then I highly suggest it. It's just a cool festival to check out which brings a great crowd every year that's there to enjoy the music. There's plenty of good food options, lots of places to relax away from the sun, and plenty of stages to choose from.
Tickets are now on sale for Osheaga 2015 - click here for more information.
Skrillex made good on his promise to bring back the Full Flex Express tour to Canada. The tour will stop at 8 locations across Canada starting in Ottawa on July 8th as part of Bluesfest, and conclude on July 19th for the Pemberton Music Festival in B.C. Here's the trailer:
The first Full Flex Tour brought Diplo, Pretty Lights, Grimes, Tokimonsta, Koan Sound - who will Skrillex bring this year? The likelihood of Diplo joining the tour is very high as Jack U is heavily rumoured to be on the Ottawa Bluesfest lineup. The official lineup is not out yet but you can expect a full reveal soon.
The last time the Full Flex Express Tour came through Canada it became one of the most memorable experiences for bass fans, and this year could top it.
Photo by Rukes
Twitch made a huge move into the EDM world today being named the video streaming platform of choice for the Ultra Music Festival (UMF). The Ultra Music Festival will take place in Miami and is set to start this weekend (March 27th - 29th). Historically Ultra has gained the loyalty of millions of online viewers to their UMF stream each year and it's fair to expect the same kind numbers this year.
I am a big fan of the Twitch network because of its gamer friendly platform that allowed a whole industry of streamers to make a living out of playing video games. The Twitch community is generally very tight knit with their own culture of emoticons. Newer visitors not used to the experience will find itbewildering at first, but don't worry because it's easy to pick up.
Twitch recently made moves to branch out of the e-sports world into music with their recently installed Beta Music Service category that allows labels like Monstercat to create a music channel that thousands of fans listen to at any given time.
The move to bring UMF to Twitch is a big move for both parties and it's going to be very interesting to see how music EDM fans and gamers will interact in the live chat. So get your kappa's ready as the EDM world is about invade Twitch - I can't wait!
The action starts on March 27th, click below to subscribe to the channel ASAP:
Here's last 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:
Pete Tong's "Essential New Tune":
#1 on Hypem and EDM Canada approved:
Above & Beyond's Group Therapy Radio "Record Of The Week":
Hardwell On Air "Exclusive":
W&W's Mainstage Podcast "Smash Of The Week":
Max Vangeli's Code Radio “Tried and Tested”:
A State of Trance "Tune Of The Week":
Cosmic Gate's Wake Your Mind Radio "Big Bang":
