Skrillex, Zedd, DVBBS, Jai Wolf are all a part of Ilesoniq's stacked lineup

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Ilesoniq is turning into the go to festival in Eastern Canada every summer and today it showed why it deserves this accolade. The key to a successful festival is balancing the right headliners with a well rounded lineup, and this is exactly what Ilesoniq delivered with its 2016 edition.

Zedd and Skrillex lead the way, who are both proven artists that know exactly what to do when the lights are on them on the mainstage. DVBBS had their own stage last year, so it's only right to bring them on the big stage this year. The Chainsmokers have been slaying it recently with continuous releases of impressive tracks that show that this duo is looking to make a mark. 

This year Ilesoniq will have a Heldeep stage (A North American first) that is headed by Oliver Heldens, a bass stage featuring the likes of Mashermello, Snails, NGHTMRE, and more. A brand new addition is that the festival will have a trance stage which will feature a lot of strong talent including Ferry Corsten's Gouryella project, the soothing melodic sounds of Cosmic Gate, Markus Schulz, Ilan Bluestone and more. 

Great lineup, great festival, this year's Ilesoniq is one that you simply cannot miss. For ticket information, click here. 

What To Do This Weekend (April 29th - May 1st)

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If you want to keep track with what's going on electronic dance music wise in your city, then check out this weekend guide. Just click below and start planning!  

Click here to check out the weekend guide

HARD Summer brings a stacked lineup + must-see video trailer

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Leave it up to Destructo/HARD Events to bring us one of the most exciting summer festival lineups this summer in North America. Taking place at the Auto Club Speedway in Southern California in late July, the Hard Summer Music Festival (HSMF) lineup is completely stacked. It's not so much the headlining acts that is impressive as it is all of the up and coming talent that are booked that is truly exciting. Tons of bass artists that are currently emerging on Soundcloud and only now have started to tour have been added. Names like Oshi, San Holo, Ekali, Graves, Louis Futon Unlike Pluto, Dombresky are all names of the future and for hardcore music fans are a must-see.

To see all of these artists congregated in one place is inspiring, and if you're a Canadian fan looking to make a trip down south for a couple of days, you can't go wrong by checking out Hard Summer. For ticket information, click here.

Check out the hilarious video trailer below and see why HSMF stands apart from the crowd: 

Watch this video documentary on the evolution of drum & bass in Toronto

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The following video covers how the drum and bass got started in Toronto from 1992 until present. There are a lot of DnB OGs that were interviewed in this documentary including Mystical Influence, Rick Toxic, MC Flipside, and more. Today's drum and bass community in Toronto is still alive and well thanks in part to these individuals portrayed in this video below: