Win 2 tickets to see Lapalux this Saturday in Vancouver!

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Lapalux is an eclectic artist from the U.K and has been one of the bright stars within the IDM scene under Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder label. Last year he released his debut album "Nostalchic", that included an unusual video for one of the tracks from the album called "Without You" (Feat. Kerry Leatham), check it out: 

EDM Canada is offering 2 winners a pair of tickets each to see Lapalux this Saturday at Fortune Sound Club! All you have to do is be on Twitter and do the following: 

  1. Follow @edmvancouver on Twitter. 
  2. Tweet the following: 

WIN 2 tickets to see @Lapalux this Saturday at @FortuneSound - Follow @edmvancouver and RETWEET this to enter! http://ow.ly/wyMGc 

The contest is now open and the winners will be chosen at 1 pm this Friday - enter now! 

Important: A potential winner will be contacted via direct message on Twitter and must submit their full name and email to win. Potential winners will be given a short amount of time to claim and if they fail to respond, a re-draw will occur asap. Good luck!

Interview: Jon George from Rufus Du Sol

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Jon George (Source: RDS FB)

Rufus Du Sol is a live electronic music act from Australia that has received a lot of buzz following the success of their first album "ATLAS" (To be released sometime this year in North America) in Australia and New Zealand. Their music has a timeless quality to it as they manage to blend live instrumentation with electronic beats seamlessly together in studio and in a live setting. To get a sense of their live setup, check out Rufus Du Sol play live at the Triple J studio:

The group is composed of Tyrone Lindqvist (Vocals/Guitar), Jon George (Keys/Synths/Percussion) and James Hunt (Drums). EDM Canada had the chance to talk to Jon George while he was in Austin for the SXSW festival ahead of his 3 tour stops in Canada, enjoy: 

Define the Rufus Du Sol style.

Jon George: We play with uplifting melodic tones that has a dark undercurrent. Our songs are pushing and pulling between the electronic world and the live acoustic aspect.


What's your role within Rufus Du Sol when you create new tracks within the studio?

Jon George: Like I said, I have a background in sound engineering and early on I was known more as the producer. But now we all produce together. On stage where we all have different parts to play, but in the studio we all switch that up and nobody has ownership of any instrument. We all sort of lay out different paths and see where we're vibing.


So you've only been around for three years, how did you get yourself to this level over such a short amount of time?

Jon George: We're working hard I guess. We love doing what we do as we just try to keep on making music that we want to hear. We've been playing in Australia a lot over these past three years and we've been growing pretty organically there. The past year has been pretty insane because of the success of the album “Atlas”. We were shocked by the success and we're really grateful.

(Source:  RDS FB)

 

Do you associate yourselves with the whole DJ'ing world side of things? Or do you see what you're doing completely different and separate from that world?

Jon George: I suppose we haven't been a part of that thing and we don't usually see that type of thing in Australia other than from these big festivals. We have a large show with a full drum kit that sets us apart from other electronic acts. We got guitars and Tyrone singing every lyric in the show as well. I thin that's what sets us apart from other those big EDM artists. We keep the fusion with electronic music with our sequencer/mixer throughout the live set. We take influence from acts like the Chemical Brothers, who put on an amazing show live. We're influenced but then make it into our own.

 

With the popularity of Disclosure worldwide, do you see the general dance music public more open to what Rufus Du Sol is doing?

Jon George: Yeah, I mean, I hope so. (Laughs) It's funny that you said that because I had heard that a few times now so maybe people are chomping at the bit to hear a sound like this. So hopefully that's the case and we'll just keep on doing our thing.

 

First time in Canada?

Jon George: It's our first time as a band but I've been over when I was younger with my family actually. Had a great white Christmas over at Banff.

 

What can fans expect to hear from Rufus Du Sol when you come to Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary next week?

Jon George: Expect something that they have never seen before – that's definite. We're just trying to show the rest of the world what we've been doing and I think people will be really surprised by what we do live, in terms of our live setup. Really looking forward to warming it up up there.

 

What's in store for Rufus Du Sol in 2014?

Jon George: We have a pretty full on touring schedule as we are set to tour for the next 4 months. We're trying to find anytime we can to test out new ideas on the road. For the meantime we'll be doing a lot of writing. In the last few months of this year we're planning on moving to Berlin to start writing a second album to have new material ready for next year. 

My thanks to Jon George for the interview. 

Rufus Du Sol will be in Canada this week starting in Edmonton tonight at Central Social Hall, tomorrow night in Calgary at the Commonwealth Bar & Stage, and finally they'll be in Vancouver on Thursday, March 20th at the Fortune Sound Club: 

Win 2 tickets to see Rufus Du Sol this Thursday in Vancouver!

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The Australian live electronic group Rufus Du Sol is coming to Canada for the first time this week in support of their recently released Desert Night EP: 

EDM Canada/Vancouver is giving away 4 tickets to see Rufus Du Sol this Thursday at Fortune Sound Club! There will be 2 winners selected at random that will each receive 2 tickets to the show! All you have to do is be on Twitter and do the following: 

1. Follow @edmvancouver on Twitter.
2. Tweet the following: 

Win 2 tickets to see @rufussounds this Thursday at @FortuneSound - Follow @edmvancouver and RETWEET this to enter! http://ow.ly/uIG0H 

The contest is open now and will end at 3 pm PST on Wednesday, March 19th. 

Note: The winner will be chosen at random - please make sure to be on Twitter at 3 pm PST in order to confirm your win via direct message. Potential winners must respond on Twitter with their full name and email address in order to win. 

Good luck!

Win 2 tickets to see John Talabot this Sunday at the Fortune Sound Club in Vancouver!

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John Talabot is currently making his way across North America on his DJ Kicks Tour and will be making a stop this Sunday in Vancouver. EDM Canada would like to give you a chance to win 2 tickets to see John Talabot for free!

I'll be giving away 2 pairs of tickets so there will be 2 randomly selected winners for this contest. Here's how to win: 

1. Follow @edmvancouver on Twitter. 
2. Tweet the following: 

Giving away 2 tickets to see @JohnTalabot this Sun at @FortuneSound - follow @edmvancouver and RETWEET this to win! http://ow.ly/tkjAS 

Do that and you're in the running. The 2 winners will be selected at random and the contest closes at noon this Friday. Make sure to be online at noon on Frida in order to confirm the winner via direct message. Failure to respond might result in forfeit of the prize and a new potential winner will be selected. Best of luck!

What to do this week (Feb 25-28)

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