Montréal

The latest edition of our Insider Insight series welcomes acclaimed Montreal party thrower and DJ Francois Lebaron. He is driving force behind the budding electronic music festival AIM, which will host a variety of global stars from July 6th-8th at Parc Carillon, including the likes of Claude Vonstroke, Digitalism, Dubfire, Sasha, Lee Burridge and more.... Read more »

House and tech maestro Santé is a man that needs little introduction. The Avotre chief has been storming dance-floors around the world for some time now. This July, he makes a highly anticipated return to Montreal with his heavy duty beats and inimitable raw grooves, throwing down at Produkt’s DSTRKT. Joining the powerhouse producer are... Read more »

Renowned American house and tech twosome The Martinez Brothers are back in Montreal this June ( Saturday 30th) at Produkt’s DSTRKT (950 Rue Ottawa). The iconic pair will be joined Montreal’s own underground maestro Paolo Rocco, head of the RAWMoments imprint. Cuttin Headz bosses The Martinez Brothers will take over the main-room of New City Gas with... Read more »

The renowned Montreal festival AIM, which takes place at the Parc Carillon in Saint-André d’Argenteuil from July 6th to 8th, have announced the biggest line-up of its existence to date. For its fourth edition, the festival will split into fives stages of different genres of electronic music such as Techno, House, Trance, Bass and Organic. The... Read more »

Produkt and FrontRite bring acclaimed duo The Martinez Brothers back Montreal this June (30th) at New City Gas. The Cuttin Headz bosses take over the main-room with inimitable energy and raw edge. The pair have become a powerhouse name in the scene in recent year and have rightly garnered a top notch reputation. The Martinez Brothers will be joined... Read more »

Montreal’s renowned Piknic Électronik is back in full force this summer at park Jean-Drapeau’s Plaine des jeux, for its 16th season. Every Sunday, from May 20th to September 30th, fans of electronic music will have to lace up their sneakers and sandals extra tight for their favourite festive get together, as Piknic welcomes them with... Read more »

This coming Saturday, Abandoned__ will present Montreal with the first fryhide showcase to take place since it’s inception over a year ago. Fryhide founder, HOSH, will play alongside one of Montreal’s finest exports, Tone Depth, and one of Montreal’s most exciting live acts, Groj, for a true exhibition of top class electronic music. They have partnered... Read more »

This past Friday, fryhide‘s Tim Engelhardt wowed the eager Montreal crowd at Newspeak with a power house performance of his live set.  After strong support from locals Jimmy Be and Dexter Crowe, the stage was set for him to show Montreal what he can do and he certainly did not disappoint. The set featured live... Read more »

Montreal’s Newspeak welcomes a highly anticipated combo this Saturday as highly-rated Armenian producer/dj Armen Miran (Sol Selectas) makes his debut in Montreal alongside Kindisch and Anjunadeep rising talent Kora. It follows a previous collaboration between the two on the Miran-curated Buddha Bar compilation last December, which featured Kora’s emotive cut ‘Le Temple de Renca’. Most... Read more »

This coming Friday, Husa Sounds and Frontrite will present Montreal with a producer who released his first record in 2011 when he was just 14.  He has since released a staggering amount of top notch tracks on labels including Innervisions, Dynamic, fryhide, Cityfox, Poker Flat Recordings and Einmusika. Tim Engelhardt is leading the charge of... Read more »