Tag: 2022

Phaeleh Bristol Matthew “Matt” Preston (Phaeleh, pronounced Fella) is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and DJ, residing in Bristol, England.  The name came from an aesthetic decision, to stand out visually rather than having a specific meaning. He produces music that could be loosely described as cinematic electronica, but his roots are in dubstep, garage and house. … Continue reading Phaeleh

Orca Silent Victoria Vancouver Island based Orca Silent crafts a natural sound that reflects the iconic beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Embodying a land-based approach to electronic music this coastal vision is presented through live dub mixes of roaring reeses, echoing percussion and lush, natural pads. In the last year, all original production sets have… Continue reading Orca Silent

Nitin Canada Nitin has worn many hats in dance music. Promoter, Label Owner, Record store owner, producer but first and foremost, a DJ. Beginning his career in London, Ontario, Canada, he was one of the founding fathers of the electronic music scene in the city. If you lived in the London Ontario area between the… Continue reading Nitin

Monkey Dragon Nelson / Vancouver Monkey Dragon is a collaboration project of Adham Shaikh and Buckman Coe.  It’s a live-electronic horn-fuelled space odyssey thru spaghetti western landscapes blending Funk, Cumbia, Dub and Psychedelia.  After working together on “Malama Ka’ Aina” and “Gathering Storm” Buckman and Adham began expanding their ideas of what collaborations could sound… Continue reading Monkey Dragon

Midnight Operator Berlin / Victoria “My take on music is more of a meditative exercise, used to enhance reality, while Nathan makes music as a way of destroying sound.” – Mathew Jonson Between these Victoria-born brothers, Midnight Operator have released on some of the most respected and influential labels out there including Richie Hawtin’s M-nus,… Continue reading Midnight Operator

Lido Pimienta Toronto Afro/Indigenous/Colombian/Canadian/punk/folklorist/traditionalist/transgressive/diva/angel. There are so many layers to Canadian-Colombian singer Lido Pimienta’s identity that you might get lost in them. But if you did, you’d be missing the point.  Her multi-textural, mind-bending voice and music project what Canada’s The Globe and Mail called her “bold, brash, polarizing” persona, which constantly confronts the powers… Continue reading Lido Pimienta

Korea Town Acid Toronto Korea Town Acid is a classically trained pianist and recording artist/live performer/DJ from South Korea, currently based in Toronto. She experiments in her unique sound design by using hardware, analogue/digital polysynths, drum machines and samplers to express her unpredictable soundscapes with moody textures. She is an alumni of the 2018 Redbull Music… Continue reading Korea Town Acid

Kinnie Starr Canada Kinnie Starr first entered the public eye in the mid nineties when she signed a record deal with Mercury/island/DefJam (1997).  Starr has been producing and engineering since the start of her professional career in 1996, and founded one of the first female-run record labels in Canada.  In 2004, she was nominated in… Continue reading Kinnie Starr

Kenny Glasgow Canada Kenny Glasgow is a North American electronic music pioneer, a role he’s held for over two decades.   As a solo DJ and producer, and as one-half of the acclaimed duo Art Department, Kenny has released influential full lengths, headlined major festivals and graced the cover of taste making magazines, building on… Continue reading Kenny Glasgow

Jay Tripwire Vancouver Always sitting slightly off-centre, Jay Tripwire is an artist that walks the line as industry staple and ever changing innovator.  Tripwire has over 25 years under his belt professionally as a DJ and has toured extensively for 20 years with gigs taking him to over 200 cities worldwide.  A sometimes resident at… Continue reading Jay Tripwire