Category: Artists

Cascadia Sound victoria Cascadia Sound is a collaborative project featuring Chris Rozek and DJ Dub Gnostic, founders of Victoria’s Wonderment Music Festival. They originally met while active in the early 1990s Toronto electronic music scene, where they were influenced by artists who regularly visited from Detroit, Germany and the UK. They each made their own… Continue reading Cascadia Sound

Soft error efemme & hrdvsion ambient, victoria Having played ambient as Efemme and Hrdvsion in 2021, this husband-wife duo have returned to slay dancefloors in 2023 and as Hot Sleepers in 2024.For 2025, they will perform as Hot Sleepers at The Downbeat on August 3, and then perform an ambient set under their new moniker,… Continue reading Soft Error

PJS Cowichan / victoria PJS serve up drones that evoke sunlight and shadows bouncing off a clearing of pine trees. Patrick Dique and Jordan Christoff have settled into an unabashedly psychedelic lane, releasing albums on labels like Global Pattern, Ume Records, and Kudatah. Their latest, Spirals, arrives via Cosmic Winnetou, and captures PJS at their… Continue reading PJS

RHYTHMICON Victoria BC Victoria’s resident sound system selector Rhythmicon started his record collection in the late 90’s; spending near two decades forming his unique style as a DJ and producer. Since then he has been at the core of the bass music scene on Vancouver Island; hosting club nights (notably as a major contributor to… Continue reading Rhythmicon

ELISA THORN VANCOUVER BC Elisa Thorn graduated from the UBC School of Music in 2011, and since that time has become a much sought after addition to the Canadian creative music scene, known for her skilled use of extended techniques, electronic effects, and unconventional uses of harp.   Her music, which combines influences of post-rock,… Continue reading Elisa Thorn

Freedom engine live ambient performance by mathew jonson, Berlin Originally from Victoria, Mathew Jonson has developed one of the most distinctive voices in electronic music. When you hear one of Jonson’s songs, you almost immediately know it’s his. And yet there’s no mistaking any given song for another. His music offers a rare fusion of… Continue reading Freedom Engine (Mathew Jonson)

Eva Pekárová Eva Pekárová is a Film Composer, Musician, and Multidisciplinary Artist based in Vancouver, Canada. Originally from the small town of Piešťany, Slovakia, she began her piano studies there at the age of 4.   Eva’s diverse background drives her to be interested in and tackle a wide range of genres and instrumentation in… Continue reading Eva Pekárová

Faun.a Faun.a is a musician combining organic and electronic instruments with our environments, to create songs to daydream to..  Started as a looping project in 2017, faun.a continually shifts and shapes into new forms, using atomospheric sound as the template.  Currently exploring the sounds that surround us and attaching them through geopoetics, relationship to land, adding… Continue reading Faun.a

Mr. Moe Mr. Moe has been deep in the DJ game spanning multiple generations and is a master of his craft. Spanning dub reggae to deep house and detroit techno, no one works the dance floor quite like Moe. Saturday Evening | Songhees Park Plaza When. Saturday, August 2 (4:00pm) Where. Songhees Park Plaza (Johnson… Continue reading Mr. Moe

MIKE Shannon CYNOSURE / HAUNT RECORDINGS, BERLIN Mike Shannon navigates from the vibrant techno scenes of Ontario to the influential circles of Berlin. From his teenage years, Shannon’s rapid mixing skills and deep crates have garnered acclaim, reflecting his deep roots in the Detroit and Chicago techno soundscapes.   Mike’s career trajectory took a significant… Continue reading Mike Shannon