Finally the 2010 INTIMATE & UNDERGROUND season has arrived. We have big plans for our events at Toika this year and it all begins on Friday March 19th when we take full advantage of Winter Music Conference travel by booking one of our top supported talents, Luke Fair.

We couldn’t let a trip to this side of the pond pass us by, so we’ve brought in Luke for our third consecutive booking right before he heads to the WMC. With how he ended last season’s INTIMATE & UNDERGROUND and the magic of New Year’s Eve, Luke has a lot to live up to at the eighth version of our growing series. We know he’s absolutely up to the challenge and we look forward to letting lose with everyone who can’t make it to Miami and of course, getting it started with those who are.

This opening event also marks the introduction of a true HouseAddict to the bringthebeats crew. irGo is one of the most respected figures in the Toronto club scene and we are thrilled to have him warm the Toika dance floor with his deep tech and tribal house sounds. Luke is incredibly excited to have irGO spinning alongside as he returns to his hometown for another night of super funky fun.

As always there is NO GUEST LIST for this event. Advance Tickets are available at www.gettickets.ca for the extremely reasonable price of $12.00. They are limited so please be sure to get yours now, cover at the door will be $20.00.

For pre-party beats leading up to the big event, please become a Luke Fair fan on Facebook and subscribe to irGO’s Podcast on either iTunes or PodOmatic.

We’ve finally moved into the current generation of the web world with the new and improved ‘Social Networking’ version of bringthebeats.com. As you can see above, we’ve added three new sections, SoundCloud Streams, Facebook Treats and Twitter Tweats.

The SoundCloud STREAMS page features our most recent bringthebeats exclusives as on demand streams and downloads. Our users have been requesting streaming capabilities for a long time; well finally it’s here and looking quite hot if you ask us.

The Facebook TREATS page brings our often updated Facebook Fan Page stream directly into our web space (we’re still trying to crack the FB code to make this look a little sexier). Here you’ll find quick hit downloads and articles from the global EDM community. If you’re on Facebook and haven’t become a bringthebeats fan, you can do so directly from this page… please do.

The Twitter TWEETS page is where you can follow along in my daily life. I warn you, this is a collection of my random thoughts and is not completely music oriented; though you will definitely find a lot of EDM goodies in the stream.

And finally you’ll see that we’ve added quite a few more tabs in our blog categories section. This will help you filter out what is what within the posts you find on the site. There’s been a shift in where the content will be coming from moving forward; you can read all about it in the updated version of The CREW.

Thanks for the ongoing support everybody!

Gregor D (barney)
editor, bringthebeats

Great parties are far too few these days, but at Conference, there’s at least one AMAZING event every day. Man… we cannot wait.

After a year away, we’re heading back to the Winter Music Conference and we are super excited about it. There are so many people we’re looking for forward to seeing and of course, there’s some long sought after DJs we’re dying to hear.

Each week The List will grow longer and decisions will be tougher to make. Outside of a select few “can’t miss” parties; we’ll probably just head to South Beach and play it all by ear, literally. But we’ll definitely have a good idea where we should be… at all times.

Here’s the btb filtered version of The List; check back for updates. See you on South Beach!

Date: Tuesday March 23, 2010
Event: SOS – Miami Winter Music Conference 2010
DJs: Desyn Masiello | Demi | Omid 16b
Venue: BED (929 Washington Ave.) | 10pm – 5am
City: Miami, FLA
Tickets: www.wanttickets.com

Date: Tuesday March 23, 2010
Event: Saved Records feat Nic Fanciulli & Joris Voorn
DJs: Main Room: Nic Fanciulli | Joris Voorn – Upstairs Room: Moon Harbour presents Matthias Tanzmann | Luna City Express
Venue: Set (320 Lincoln Rd.) | 10pm – 5am
City: Miami, FLA
Details: www.theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010

Date: Wednesday March 24, 2010
Event: DJmag Recession Sessions 2
DJs: Will Saul | Joris Voorn | Nic Fanciulli | SOS (Omid, Demi & Desyn) | Dennis Ferrer | Sharam | Way out West (live) | Steve Lawler | James Zabiela | (NG DJ competition Winner)
Venue: The Pool @ The Shelborne Beach Resort (1801 Collins Ave.) | 12:30pm – 10pm
City: Miami, FLA
Tickets: advance tickets are sold out

Date: Wednesday March 24, 2010
Event: Dig Deeper w/
DJs: Danny Howells
Venue: BED (929 Washington Ave.) | 10pm – 5am
City: Miami, FLA
Tickets: www.wanttickets.com

Date: Thursday March 25, 2010
Event: Twilight on the Tiki
DJs: SOS – Desyn Masiello | Demi | Omid 16b | Naveen G
Venue: aboard the Tiki Beach (301 Biscayne Blvd) | 4pm – 9pm
City: Miami, FLA
Tickets: www.residentadvisor.net/listed

Date: Thursday March 25, 2010
Event: Sasha & Digweed at Mansion
DJs: Sasha | John Digweed |  Guy J
Venue: Mansion (1235 Washington Ave.) | 10pm – 5am
City: Miami, FLA
Tickets: www.theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010

Date: Friday March 26, 2010
Event: Balance 016 Release Party
DJs: Agoria | Will Saul | Luke Fair | Joris Voorn | Desyn Masiello | Emerson Todd | Chris Fortier | Dory | Hac Le
Venue: Victor Hotel Rooftop & Pool (1144 Ocean Drive) | noon – 11pm
City: Miami, FLA
Tickets: www.residentadvisor.net/listed

Date: Friday March 26, 2010
Event: Balance and Magnetic Grooves Present…
DJs: Sander Kleinenberg | Desyn Masiello
Venue: aboard the Biscayne Lady (401 Biscayne Blvd) | 3pm – 9pm
City: Miami, FLA
Tickets: www.wanttickets.com

Date: Friday March 26, 2010
Event: Resident Advisor
DJs: Lee Burridge vs Danny Howells (back to back exclusive) | Cassy | Fred P
Venue: Aero Bar (247 23rd St.) | 10pm – 5am
City: Miami, FLA
Email: info@residentadvisor.net

Date: Friday March 26, 2010
Event: Hope and Therapy feat.
DJs: Nick Warren | Dave Seaman | Jon Cowan | The Lounge – Jody Wisternoff | Hybrid | D Ramirez
Venue: Shine @ The Shelborne Beach Resort (1801 Collins Ave.) | 10pm – 5am
City: Miami, FLA
Tickets: www.wanttickets.com

Date: Saturday March 27, 2010
Event: Sunrise at The Bay
DJs: SOS | Paolo Mojo | Jody Wisternoff | Add2Basket | Liluca | Kike Roldan | Luis Ponce | C.H.I.S.P.I | Geroge Carrasco & Mika Materazzi
Venue: Aqua Luxury Yacht (301 North Biscayne Blvd.) | 5am – 11am
City: Miami, FLA
Tickets: www.wanttickets.com

Date: Saturday March 27, 2010
Event: Discoteca WMC Yacht Party
DJs: Luke Fair | Tom Morgan | Gabriel Sordo & balErik back-to-back
Venue: Aqua Luxury Yacht (301 North Biscayne Blvd.) | 4pm – 9pm
City: Miami, FLA
Tickets: www.wanttickets.com

Date: Saturday March 27, 2010
Event: Rooftop Ruckus 2010
DJs: Holosound | Alterimage | Samsara | Rami Deejay | Ed Zang | Sleepy & Boo | + more special guests TBA
Venue: Bentley Hotel Rooftop (510 Ocean Dr.) | 12pm – 11pm
City: Miami, FLA
Guest List: email ruckus2010@basicnyc.com

Date: Saturday March 27, 2010
Event: Basic NYC All-Stars
DJs: Tom Middleton | DJ T | Jody Wisternoff | Sleepy & Boo | Thomas Schumacher + more special guests TBA
Venue: Beach Plaza Hotel (1401 Collins Ave.) | 12pm – 11pm
City: Miami, FLA
Guest List: email basicwmc@basicnyc.com

Date: Saturday March 27, 2010
DJs: Sasha | Charlie May | The Lounge – Timo Maas | Santos | Michel Cleis | Riva Starr | Adam Port | Santé | Alex Dolby
Venue: Shine @ The Shelborne Beach Resort (1801 Collins Ave.) | 10pm – 7am
City: Miami, FLA
Tickets: www.wanttickets.com

Date: Saturday March 27, 2010
Event: Porterhouse Miami
DJs: Steve Porter & Guests
Venue: BED (929 Washington Ave.) | 10pm – 5am
City: Miami, FLA
Tickets: www.wanttickets.com

Date: Sunday March 28, 2010
Event: Witty Tunes & Add2Basket Rooftop Party At The Bentley
DJs: Luke Fair | Roberto Rodriguez | Jody Wisternoff | Add2Basket | Mike Haddad & Royce Haven | Coyu | Ariel G & Jesse Perez
Venue: The Bentley Hotel (510 Ocean Dr.) | 12pm – 8pm
City: Miami, FLA
Guest List: email royce@wittytunes.com or add2basket@yahoo.com

Date: Sunday March 28, 2010
Event: This is… Little Mountain Rocks w/
DJs: Sander Kleinenberg | Jon Cowan | The Lounge – TBA
Venue: Shine @ The Shelborne Beach Resort (1801 Collins Ave.) | 10pm – 5am
City: Miami, FLA
Tickets: www.wanttickets.com

I don’t think we’ve ever been prouder of our crew for putting on a party. The entire team went all hands on deck to get this one off the ground, and boy did we ever deliver. We’ve had a lot of memorable events over the years, but it’s tough to think of one that was as special as this was.

It’s always been a dream of ours to throw a New Year’s Eve bash, but it’s most definitely not an easy event to pull off. Not only are you in competition with every entertainment establishment in existence, but you’re also going up against the house party night of year. Add the fact many regular clubbers don’t want to deal with all the rookies infesting the streets, dance floors, restaurants, clubs, bars, cabs, coat checks, bathrooms, etc., etc… and you’re up against the world with the last / first promotion of the year.

Specific to small shops like ourselves, we’ve never had access to an artist that could draw a crowd on this night of nights. You really have to go with your ‘can’t miss’ talent if you’re going to be successful on New Year’s Eve. Every year we throw out feelers to our favs, and every year it’s the same old story; “Sorry bro, but I’m making big money on that night. But let’s set something up in the New Year.” Yeah right, when we’re knee deep in snow within -20 temperatures… sure we’ll talk.

New Year’s Eve really is the last ‘for sure’ night to throw a party in the Toronto winter. Like I said, it’s always only been just a dream for us; but this year, our dream finally became a reality. And I’ll also say this again, I couldn’t be prouder of how we all came together and created a night we’ll all always remember despite the many, many factors we were going up against to make it happen.

This review is all about thanks. Thanks to everyone who helped promote the party. Thanks to all who helped the night of the party. Thanks to Carey Britt and the Sound Academy for providing us the incredible Liberation Lounge and the fantastic staff that made the entire night soooo perfect. Thanks to Jason Warth for traveling from Chicago and taking such wicked pics. Thanks to the promoter in Hungary that canceled Luke’s gig and a huge thanks to Mr. Luke Fair for taking a chance on us after they did. And most of all, thanks to every single person that stepped on the dance floor and shared their incredible vibes and infectious energy from the first track to the last.

It was a night we’ll never forget. A night where we left it all on the dance floor, as Luke gave us everything he had in the booth. A night we’ll leave for the amazing people in attendance and not for the internet masses to wish they were there. Sometimes the perfect chemistry of a DJ and the fans just can’t be recreated; this was one of those nights.

It’s a night I will always hold dear in my heart; a night where we once again proved that it’s not just “all about the music”, but sharing it with the right people counts as well.   No bells, no whistles, just the tunes of our time and the people who love them as much as we do.

Please, check out our pics, as well as a more artistic view from Jason’s incredible eye.

It’s always been a dream of ours to host a New Year’s Eve party in Toronto. However travel costs are always at their peak, and all of our favourite DJs can make mass money in large venues; we can never compete for bookings with our preferred, more intimate soirées.

However one crew’s loss is finally our gain. An unfortunate cancellation for Luke Fair in Hungary has made him available to help us ring in the new decade here in his home town for the very first time. Of course we’ve jumped all over this extremely rare opportunity.

A huge thank you to Carey Britt and all the crew at Sound Academy for making The Liberation Lounge available for bringthebeats’ first ever New Year’s Eve event. For those who’ve never been in the room before, The Liberation Lounge has the same cozy feel as Toika, but with a more wide open concept. We know we’ll be able to achieve the same tight vibe we do with the INTIMATE & UNDERGROUND’s in this space.

Only 100 tickets are available in advance for $30 at www.gettickets.ca. This is pretty much the most inexpensive ticket in town, with by far the most established DJ in the city this NYE. No bells or whistles here folks, just the best House music on the planet from Toronto’s all time #1 talent… LUKE FAIR ALL NIGHT LONG!!

Visit Austral Mixing to download Luke’s most recent promo, a serious house groove from start to finish. Definitely check out the pics and music from INTIMATE & UNDERGROUND v7, an absolutely magical night all around.  And finally…

GET TICKETS FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE! Be a part of an event that has legendary written all over it.

We’ve always left the production world to the big publications and have done our best to cater to the dance floor warriors of the scene. But there are exceptions to every rule, especially when you have an entire digital album dedicated to your cause.

We are overwhelmingly proud to present the bringthebeats album from Ricky Ryan on Luca Ricci’s Aenaria Chill. Ten tracks inspired by our deep progressive roots, Ricky has dug deep into his soul for this truly global release.

Each selection was contrived during Ricky’s spring / summer production tour in Europe and Asia, alongside some of the most revered artists in electronic music today. A passion project in the purest sense, Ricky has brought all of his vast talent to light with this album.

Thank you, Ricky, for this incredible honour. We’ll let you, the expert aka magician, tell everyone about it.

Ricky Ryan – bringthebeats album [Aenaria Chill]
Out now on Beatport!

“My desire was to produce an album with a progressive atmosphere that would remind me of my favourite old days, combined with fresh gentle beats. Simple, melodic, hypnotic, driving; a friend would call it “Musica Fantasia,” like a toy story.

When I listen to music I see colours. I will share with you those colours I see for every song and mention the influences, inspirations (such as Brazilian blondas) and all the wonder collabs!”

Ricky Ryan – Little India – Original Mix
* Produced @ Roman Rai studio in Prague, Czech Republic.
Inspired by John Digweed: A deep and dark ride with an Asian spooky vibe. [Blue and Silver]

* Produced @ Shlomi Aber studio in Ashkelon, Israel.
Inspired by Indaba and Weekend World: Another dark one, rough and agressive. [Black and Blue]

* Produced @ Shlomi Aber studio in Ashkelon, Israel.
Inspired by Sasha & Digweed: A warm up ride. [Red and Green]

* Produced @ Roman Rai studio in Prague, Czech Republic.
Inspired by Sasha: Peak time atmosphere. [Silver and Blue]

* Produced @ Patch Park studio in Vlissingen, Netherlands.
Inspired by Circulation, Underworld, Chemical Brothers and Joris Voorn: Bright and gentle. [Green and Yellow]

* Produced @ Shlomi Aber studio in Ashkelon, Israel.
Inspired by Johnny D, Tom Middleton: A Flower Bomb. [Black and Orange]

* Produced @ Patch Park studio in Vlissingen, Netherlands.
Inspired by Guy J and Sasha playing @ STATE, Buenos Aires in April 2009: Progggggg! [Black and Red]

* Produced @ Shlomi Aber studio in Ashkelon, Israel.
Inspirded by Gamma Rox: For Ibiza, dancing naked…LOL! [Blue and Yellow]

* Produced @ Patch Park studio in Vlissingen, Netherlands.
Inspired by John Digweed: Trancy and floppy sounds. [Black and Green]

* Produced @ Kosmas Epsilon in Kavala, Greece.
Inspired by John Dahlback, Dusty Kid and Sasha: Epic, magic. [Red and Blue]

After 7 years promoting parties it really has to be something special for us to want put our support behind an event. That sounds pretentious, but with so much going on in our lives, the run of the mill party just can’t be fit into our busy schedules, which unfortunately includes a lot of responsibilities outside the club scene.

When Omid 16B came to Footwork for our birthday, that was something special. It was a legend’s debut solo performance in Toronto; it was hosted by a great group of promoters and in the end, the party was as spectacular as we expected.

We’ve come across another such event on November 7th, again at Footwork. The HouseAddict crew has asked us to lend a hand with their upcoming gig featuring Toronto DJs irGo and Mike Gleeson spinning alongside another House legend making his TO debut, the genius known as Jimpster.

Jamie Odell aka Jimpster is the co-label boss of Freerange Records. His remix resume includes a who’s who of the entire musical universe, including Bob Marley, Joris Voorn, Seal and Funkagenda. And he’ll be adding Footwork to an already impressive list of clubs that he’s blessed with his Deep House styles, such as Fabric in London, Panorama Bar in Berlin and New York City’s Cielo.

Join us on November 7th as we hook up with another great group of promoters looking to take House music one step closer to rekindled prominence in the Toronto underground. As you’ll hear from the promo below, deep and funky grooves will be in abundance.

Download (left-click and unzip):
Jimpster – Electronation (KinkFM) – August 8, 2009

CLICK HERE if you’d like guest list for the event.

The ultimate compliment is to be invited to one’s home. We meet thousands of people over a lifetime, but only a fraction of them do we host in our own personal space. It takes a very special connection to open the door and make someone feel comfortable, for us music has often been the bridge to this bond.

We’ve invited many a DJ and clubber into Club 1000 and in return we’ve been fortunate enough to be hosted by some pretty amazing people as well. However, this invitation goes well beyond dinner or drinks, one of our favourite South American mates is offering up his home to our movement, bringing the bringthebeats spirit to Brazil, and boy are we ever overwhelmed by the hospitality.

On October 23rd, while we’ll be indulging in our next instalment of INTIMATE & UNDERGROUND, the first ever bringthebeats Brazil will be going down, supplying a select few of our Brazilian brothers and sisters with a little taste of how we bringthebeats north of the equator. And there’s no better person to replicate the btb vibe than I&U alum, Felipe Callado.

This past February, for I&U v3, Felipe wowed the btb crowd and made them take notice of an underground talent who’s destined for success in whatever path he chooses. An established businessman as well as DJ, Felipe is not one to over think when it comes to his sound.

Maybe it’s his cool laid back personality, or just the fact that he has so much going on in his life that he has no other choice but to DJ for the love, but Felipe’s music is always direct and to the point… get up and dance my friends! This promo he’s dedicated to bringthebeats’ intro to the Brazilian club scene is no exception to the full on dance styles we know and absolutely adore Felipe for.

Download (left-click and unzip):
Felipe Callado – bringthebeats Brazil – October 2009

bringthebeats Brazil will be taking place in a very Toika-like space called Chá Bar in the small city of Farroupilha. Alongside Felipe, will be another top Brazilian talent Alec Araujo, as well Francisco Bortolossi, a DJ Felipe tags as Brazil’s number one newcomer and the dude behind Farroupilha’s vibrant and growing club scene.

Though I’ve never corresponded with Fran, I know he’d be my kind of guy. I love hearing this kind of quality from a DJ that I don’t know. This is how you make an incredible first impression.

Download (left-click and unzip):
Fran Bortolossi – bringthebeats Brazil – September 2009

Felipe and Fran, thanks so much for spreading the bringthebeats love. We are truly honoured that you’d associate your good times with the btb vibe. Have an amazing party, we can’t wait to see and hear all about it.

It’s crazy to think we’ve been in this promotions mess for seven years now, and ironically enough we’ve also reached I&U v7. Both are accomplishments we’re extremely proud of but can not take full credit for. So many have contributed to our success, which is nothing more than some good times on the dance floor.

Most of all we need to give thanks to all of the phenomenal DJs we’ve hosted over the years, and none more than Luke Fair. Luke’s been there from the very beginning; if wasn’t for his support, we would have never made it this far. So as thanks to Luke, we’ve brought him back from his new home in Macedonia to help celebrate our Lucky Number 7 at Toika.

Luke’s fired off a ton of new music as of late. He’s definitely been on point since he moved to Macedonia. His aqua life inspired productions have already started to surface on track lists throughout the House scene and of course more of his legendary mixes are available for us non-DJ types, including Luke’s personal fav of the year broadcast on last month’s Discoteca on friskyRadio.

Download (left-click and unzip):
Luke Fair – Discoteca on friskyRadio – September 24, 2009

You can find a couple more from this summer here. And another special studio mix in the downloads section of lukefair.com.

We’ve sorted a very special opening act for this I&U. Diana Livits has been a dear friend and a Deep House connoisseur for all of our time in the underground.  It’s going to be great to have such an amazing person, with super cool musical taste to open the night for us. Expect some fresh tunes from our Lady Diana coming soon… they’ll deserve an entire piece on their own.

Thanks to everyone who has ever contributed to, or even just experienced the bringthebeats vibe one time. If it wasn’t for all of you the past seven years wouldn’t have been the best we’ve ever had. Times are sometimes tough doing this promoting thing, but two things that have never let us down are the music and the bringthebeats crew. That is what we’ll be celebrating on October 23rd.

There is no guest list for this party, but advance tickets are available at www.gettickets.ca for an extremely reasonable price of $12 each. Door cover will be $20 and we max out at 120 partiers, so please, buy advanced.

Just when the summer party season is coming to an end in most countries, in the UAE ours is just beginning. After an extremely hot summer, where temperatures approached 50C (yes hot enough where you could actually scramble eggs on the sidewalk), temperatures are slowly cooling down to more comfortable levels. This means the dance floor will be heating up again as all the al fresco bars reopen.

Its like when you are in high school and everyone takes off for the summer, then school is back in session and you reunite with all your friends. I’m really looking forward to seeing everyone back on the dance floor, especially after a long month of Ramadan.

This fall season is going to be very special as the line up for Friday’s at 360 hosts an incredible roster of world class talent. The fabulous Audio Tonic residents JC, Mr Mr, Vas Floyd, and Raxon will taking back to the decks on September 25th for the official reopening party. They’ve had 3 months off to gather lots of new tracks, I can’t wait to hear what they have in store for us.

The international line up starts on Oct 2nd, with our favorite Argentinean Ricky Ryan! I’m so excited to have Ricky here for a stop on his MOB tour. You will be able to listen to his new CD full of his own productions, as we will be giving away free copies of the CD at both Cubes and 360, so make sure you get copy!

Every Thursday of the month Sugar Nights at Cubes will be hosted by Hassan in partnership with Big Al of Ready Mix Records. They will be bringing us the Ready Mix Sessions at Cubes and also at Waves. This means that we get to hear our some of our DJ’s play not once but twice!

I’ve been helping the guys book some amazing talent for these nights. I was happy to have one of my favourite Discoteca boys, Tom Morgan, back in the UAE to celebrate the end of Ramadan on the first day of Eid which was last Sunday.

It was really tricky planning this party as weren’t sure when the holiday would be. The Sheikh has to see a full moon before he officially announces the end of Ramadan, this happens the day before the Eid holiday begins. In the end it all came together well and Tom played an extremely smooth set of funky to progressive house, very suitable for the bar/lounge atmosphere of Cubes.

To keep you extra excited for future Ready Mix Sessions and Audio Tonic nights at 360 here is the official line up for the rest of the year! Hope to see you on the dance floor soon!

Oct 1st/2nd – Ricky Ryan & BiG AL @ Cubes/ 360

Oct 8th/9th – Luke Fair @ Waves/360

Oct 16th-Ralph Lawson @ 360

Oct 23rd – Hideo Kobayashi

October 29th/30th – Eelke Kleijn & BiG AL @ Cubes/360

Nov 5th- Raxon & Vas Floyd @ Cubes

Nov 6th- Funk D’Void @ 360

Nov 13th – Add2Basket @ 360

Nov 20th- Jimpster @ 360

Nov 26th- Gabriel Sordo @ Waves

Nov 27th- Scope @ 360

Dec 3rd/ 4th – Sebastian Davidson & BiG AL @ Cubes/ 360

Dec 11th- Gabriel Sordo @ 360

Dec 18th – K Bana @ 360

Dec 25th- Residents Christmas Party

Website: www.readymixrecords.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/readymixrecords
Guest List: www.platinumlist.ae

Let’s not beat around the bush, because I talk more than enough shit that anyone who knows me and is reading this could call me out in a second if I wrote anything but the truth. Footwork is not the ideal space for the bringthebeats movement. But I’m also being honest when I say it has absolutely nothing to do with the space.

Footwork is by far the best underground room in the city. It’s truly Toronto’s only proper music box. The sound is quality, the size is perfect, the booth is fantastic and it’s in a nice, off the beaten path location. When the music is just right and the people are cool, it’s an amazing place to party.

Unfortunately club politics and realities have made the venue a place that I would rather not frequent on a regular basis. The club’s undeniable connection to the Guvernment community has created a dance floor vibe that is definitely not this old dude’s thing. You wouldn’t ever catch me in The Gallery or The Drink, why would I go to a club with a similar vibe?

Saying this, there have been exceptions to this rule. For instance the Platform nights; these guys have managed to string together a really wicked underground series that is, from what I know, very popular at the club. I really can’t say for sure as I’m not a big techno fan, but the one time I did hit up a Platform gig, for Joris Voorn this summer, it was pretty awesome. The club wasn’t filled with Guvy-like sketch and the music all night was super fresh; it was extremely fun.

This is exactly what I’m hoping for when Omid 16B steps into the Footy booth on October 3rd. We have a fantastic group of promoters that are outside the club’s norm, actually many of the same people that put together an incredible crew for Sean Miller’s boat cruise this past Labour Day. And of course we have one of Progressive House’s all time greatest up front and centre.

Add the facts of  it being Adri’s and my birthday weekend, and from what I hear the Demi night in August was kind of light on numbers and there is no way we can allow another one of our favorite artists to go through that again, and this seems the perfect excuse to test the Footwork waters once again.

Amongst the stellar stream of amazing exclusives the Electronic Groove crew consistently provides, was a mind-blowing SexOnWax Session from Omid that is full on from beginning to end. If this is what’s going to go down on the dance floor on the night I officially move into my mid thirties, I’ll be groovin’ like I was 19 again.

Download (left-click and unzip):
Omid 16B – Electronic Groove 087

I hope to see you all out to wish the future Mrs. and I a happy one, but more than anything, come out to support a solid Progressive House artist, not nearly enough of them come through our city anymore.

Hit us up for guest list here.

Boat cruises have become a staple within the club scene in Toronto. Every weekend there are multiple boats blazing beats across the harbor… actually too many if you ask me.

Just like the clubs, the DJ line-ups for most cruises are over-booked in an attempt to draw multiple crowds. By any means necessary promoters are trying to reach capacity and cover the inflated costs of a cruise.

And in most cases it’s the musical program that suffers most. Fitting in three to four acts on a four to five hour sail doesn’t often create memorable musical experiences. Add the fact that you’re trapped in a confined space with groups of people you may or may not gel with, and the mystic of a groove cruise certainly wears thin.

However, when you get the right people and the proper tunes rocking the boat, some of the best times of the summer are sure to be had. That’s what we’re expecting out of the CLASH Boat Party.

We’ve joined together with our favorite promoters in the city, Carey, Nuno and Ayse to support one of Toronto’s most respected artists worldwide, Sean Miller. Sean is a DJ who’s never sold out to “get the gigs.” He’s stayed true to the music he loves and the people who love him and over the years that attitude has paid off for him BIG TIME.

From Creamfields in Argentina and Peru to Pacha in New York to Red Light in Paris, Sean’s toured all over the globe. He was hand picked as the opener for Steve Lawler’s ‘Light Out’ tour and has already signed tracks to labels headed up by Satoshi Tomiie, Audiofly and Nic Fanculli in his short production career.

As you can hear from the mix available for download below, Sean’s spinning a deep, funky tech-house sound with old school house samples and traces of the culture he’s experience throughout his travels. This super bumpy promo is the perfect groove for a mid Sunday’s cruise.

Download (left-click and unzip):
Sean Miller – CLASH – August 24, 2009

Like mentioned above, Sean could have loaded his boat with the usual suspects of the Toronto circuit, instead he’s shown some serious class and decided to support an up and coming local talent, Daniel Dubb.

Daniel is hardy “up and coming” within the production world with the likes of James Zabliela and Joris Voorn sporting his tunes. And with this mix included on a radio show hosted by Audiofly on Proton Radio, we can all be thankful we’ll be confined on this boat for a warm up sounding like this.

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Daniel Dubb – Supernature – July 11, 2009

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All aboard! Hope to see you Labour Day Sunday!