Loud Luxury's sold out show at Uniun Nightclub (Concert review)

By Sinejan Ozaydemir

Uniun Nightclub welcomed Ontario Djs Loud Luxury for their “Factory Fridays” this Friday Jan 19 2018. The DJs threw an energetic party for their Toronto fans who were very familiar with the duo.

Loud Luxury helped club-goers start their weekend off right with great deep bass mixes of top 40 and popular dance music tracks such as "Rockstar", "Congratulations" by Post Malone, "Unforgettable" by French Montana, "Different Way" by DJ Snake, "Boom" by Sevenn & Tiesto, "Going Under" by Borgeous (Loud luxury & Leon Lour Remix) and more.

The crowd was very well versed with their top tracks like "Show Me", "Fill Me In "and their recent hit "Body". They knew all the lyrics and their singing along overpowered the speakers at times. The bright screens surrounding the dancefloor and DJ booth lit up with Loud Luxury’s simple yet active visuals that featured their logo, as well as clips from their music videos.

The music video for "Body" was featured and enhanced the whole experience as club goers danced along to the song watching the big bright video on screen. The TV screens placed throughout the club had video of Loud Luxury’s visuals as well as live video of the DJ duo spinning. This meant that people downstairs in line for coat check or on their way to the bar or in the private booths at the back of the club experienced what the people on the dance floor did at all times of the set.

For anyone who had never been to a Loud Luxury show, I think this was a great introduction to the duo’s sound and performance style. They provided a great mix of songs throughout the night, which kept people dancing. They partied hard with the crowd, jumping up and down non-stop behind the decks and interacting with the audience. They were pointing and acknowledging them directly and, of course, clapping with them. They also jumped out of the DJ booth to dance with their fans, sing along at the top of their lungs and give some high-fives, which really got the room pumped up! As we left the nightclub, I could hear people still singing “Body” amongst their friends outside of the club.

Loud Luxury is on the rise. Their track Body currently has over 10 Million listens on Spotify. Judging by their sold out show in Toronto, they have a lot of fans hungry for what is to come in the rest of 2018!

Follow Loud Luxury on Spotify to hear their latest tracks by clicking here. 

Loud Luxury will be performing with DVBBS in Montreal on Friday, March 9th at New City Gas in Montreal. They will also be in Ottawa at Barrymore's for a headlining show on Friday, February 2nd. 

Hottest tracks of the week (Jan 15th - 21st)

This list is for the fan on the go who wants to listen to the hottest tracks from the past 7 days, all in one place. All of these tracks were selected by top DJs, radio shows. and EDM Canada.

Win 2 tickets to see Peking Duk (Live) on Saturday, January 27th in Vancouver!

Peking Duk is bringing their live show to Vancouver next Saturday at Venue and EDM Canada wants to give you a chance to win 2 tickets! The Australian duo finished off last year with a bang thanks to their hit "Let You Down", which proved that they still have that magic touch of creating electronic music with a pop vibe. Check it out: 

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That's it! The contest is open from now until Thursday, January 25th at at 11 am Vancouver time. Must be 19+ to enter, good luck!

The Dreamy experience we had at the Petit Biscuit show in Toronto

By Sinejan Ozaydemir

Last night, Toronto welcomed Petit Biscuit (PB) for his second time performing in the city and he seemed very excited to be in front of his Canadian fans. The concertgoers were all in a chill vibe but also filled with eagerness: they were there for the full Petit Biscuit experience.

The floor was full by the time PB took the stage. The ticket holders in the balcony section were all on their feet as the show started, some sneaking to the edge of the balcony to snap some pics and videos to share with their friends online.

The stage set up was simple with his drum and other pad controllers, as well as his guitar arranged around him on stage. I think it was interesting that he set up one of his controllers facing the audience. It allowed the audience to be in the moment with him and experience the origin of the sound in each moment. Although it must have been more challenging to play the controller upside down. 

The visuals which featured calm colours and landscapes were projected at the back of the stage, adding to the ambiance, while the light set up looked like it was beaming PB up to another dimension.

He started the show off with the first song on his new album, “Creation comes alive”, which was a great introduction to the set. He then threw in a remix of Zedd & Alessia Cara’s “Stay” into the songs to help the Toronto crowd feel right at home and solidified the spirit of EDM in the room. Most of the songs he performed were from his new album Presence but he featured some of his earlier work in the mix as well.

All of the songs were well received but among the most well-known/popular from the new album were “Wake up”, “Waterfall”, “Beam”, and “Oceans”. A great surprise was PB playing two edits of his famous track “Sunset Lover” during the set. It was great to see the live guitar incorporated in the set especially for this track. Just when we thought the highlight track was done, we got to enjoy it again a few songs later.

Overall, the Toronto crowd was quite pleased with the performance as they watched, clapped and danced along in an almost dreamy state. While waiting for coat check, viewers with smiles on their faces discussed how great the vibes were in the room and how they have all become true Petit Biscuit fans by the end of the night.

Montreal fans you are next on the Presence tour this Friday January 19th at IGLOOFEST. If you are a fan of Petit Biscuit and/or dreamy soundscapes in general, don’t miss it!

What to do this weekend (January 19th - 21st)

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!