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Boat Cruise AFTER PARTY w/ Maher Daniel & Wahi | Toika Lounge
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On July 1st bringthebeats is throwing its first party at the super stylish Toika Lounge, just on the fringes of Toronto’s entertainment district.
This limited capacity space is set to host some of the scene’s coolest underground house acts and no better way to get it all started than with the after party for the soon to be legendary boat cruise with Luke Fair and Nic Fanciulli.
This inaugural event for bringthebeats at Toika will see Maher Daniel from Harem Records in Montreal headlining alongside special guest Wahi from Vision in Chicago.
Expect the whole spectrum of house, from funky and fun to deep and chuggy tech. All three artists claim Luke and Nic as great influences in their musical direction, so be ready for a seamless transition from the boat to the club.
Cover will be a measly $5 all night, so save a little from the night and day before because this will be the perfect way to end your Canada Day. Hear for yourself (but please download one at a time, thanks)…
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Maher Daniel – On Rotation – April 2008
Wahi – Spectrum 004 – May 2008
Promos from Harem Records’ Maher Daniel and Ned Sheppard
One crew we’ve been super impressed with over the last year is the guys from Harem Records in Montreal. The digital label started by Sultan and Ned Shepard in January has become known the world over with consistent Beatport Top 10’s in their first four releases.
Sultan recently compiled an exclusive promo for Mercuryserver’s 6th Anniversary. You can download it from their anniversary page along with sets from Chloe Harris, Taucher and Gustavo di Tomaso. If don’t have an [ms] account, trust us it’s worth it to get one, 90% of the music we download from the web comes from this forum.
I talk to Harem artist Maher Daniel on a daily basis and am lucky enough to get some sneak peaks of his stellar production and mixes. He recently put together a super bad ass tech-house set for the Space Miami DJ contest second round. He’s holding it back for the contest but he’s served up another on the techy tip, quite the contrast from the housier vibe you hear in his In Demand submission from earlier this year.
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Maher Daniel – Something from Something
Ned’s set is a product of the gold mind that is the [ms] Promos & Recommendations section mentioned above. The mix originates from the progresshouse.com progcast and is aptly named as it’s pure progressive house perfection, a rare find in the commercial electro / minimal world we’re living in right now.
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Ned Shepard – Progcast 101
We’re working incredibly hard to have some bringthebeats promoted Harem Sessions here in Toronto. Hopefully we’ll be able to sort something out soon because as you’ll hear from these mixes, this is Canadian talent worth talking about.
In Demand: Maher Daniel
When you think of Montreal what do you think of? Do you think of the European feel that electrifies the streets of old Montreal? How about shopping or the patios in the summer? Or maybe you think of how damn cold it gets in the winter?! I think of all of those things but it’s always been the nightlife that has drawn me to the city.
I used to party in Montreal when I was still very new to this scene. Actually my first party ever was in an old warehouse in Laval. That night opened up my eyes to a scene that I can never turn back on now.
I haven’t been to Montreal in a few years but I still look back on those weekends as times that helped shape my love for this music. It was those weekends where I’d jump in the car with my friends for the six hour drive ‘cause we knew once we got there the party was going to be worth the ride. It’s those parties where the music pumped just a little harder and the clubs were just a little dirtier. That excited everyone I was with. The whole scene just felt a different compared to what was going on in Toronto.
As with every city that hosts a great nightlife, there are changes that take place. New faces appear, new DJ’s grace the decks and nightclubs come and go. But there is one place that has been able to endure all these changes, the world renowned Stereo nightclub. This is where Maher Daniel got his first big shot about two years ago.
After returning back to Montreal from Dubai to go to university, Maher quickly became involved in the scene. Having been taught the basics from his older brother back in Dubai, he used what he had learned to start DJing and producing. He created a mix that fell into the right hands and that’s when he was offered the chance to open up for one of the UK’s greatest DJs, Lee Burridge.
After that night things have only gotten better for Maher. He frequently opens and closes Stereo for top talents such as Desyn Massielo, Paolo Mojo and Harem Records’ Sultan.
Maher is the A & R for Harem Records where he often co-produces tracks with the production duo of Sultan and Ned Shepard. Their first production, Itajia Vibes, was released last year under Sick Watona and it has been a huge success.
As Maher’s tracks start to travel across borders so has his demand. Maher’s upcoming gigs include Nectar in Cancun Mexico and at Montreal’s Tribe Hyperclub where he will open for another UK great, Nic Fancuilli.
Before this mix I didn’t know who Maher was or what his music was like. After giving his In Demand a good few listens, I knew I loved his style! For this set he reaches into his ‘housier’ side to give us a compilation full of soft vocal tracks, edgy beats and looping baselines. It’s a mix that definitely grew on me the more I played it, so keep this one on repeat!
And be sure to check out my conversation with the really, really cool and passionate talent.
