Here are four free tracks that you should get right now

I love free tracks and I know you do too, so I have compiled a list of four tracks that have recently been posted by the artists themselves that you can get for absolutely nothing, check it out: 

After listening to this remix by Canadian artists Grandtheft and Smalltown DJs, I am amazed at how much they love their fans by giving away such a top quality tune for free. This track is sublime: 

To download this track for free, click here. 


Topher Jones made a big banger version of of Project 46's "No One", and it's really good, check it out: 

To download this track for free, click here. 


Australian artists Will Sparks and Jebu have teamed up to create "Check This Out": 

To download this track for free, click here. 

(VIA YourEDM)


Last but not least we have Marcus Schossow who remixed a Size track from AN21 and Max Vangeli called "Vafan": 

To download this track for free, click here

Interview: Topher Jones

Topher Jones, the Chicago based DJ/Producer who had a breakout year in 2012 with the smash hits "Brohammer" and "Hello Chicago", is one busy guy. Not only did he just finish a huge tour supporting his dear friends Tritonal, but now he's on board his first bus tour supporting Morgan Page for a string of shows in Western Canada. With a 3D Experience Tour show in Calgary tonight, Edmonton tomorrow, and a sold out show in Vancouver this Saturday, I thought it would be a good time to catch up with Topher Jones and find out what he's been up to, enjoy:

EDM Canada: How did you get started as a DJ/Producer?

Topher Jones: About 14 years ago. I was just really into music and wanted to learn how to DJ so I got some turntables (laughs). That's really kind of it – nothing magical. 6 years later I started writing music. So that's how it got started.

What kind of software did you use to start writing music?

I think I had Ableton at first, and then Logic pretty quickly after that because I didn't like Ableton very much.

Describe your style

I don't know how to describe it. (laughs) It's because there's a wide variety of stuff. I just make some good dance music that I hope people enjoy that evokes emotion from people. It might be uplifting sing-a-long stuff or the more clubby and ragey. I make emotional music I guess.

You've had such a break out year with Brohammer and Hello Chicago in 2012, did you feel any pressure to top yourself this year?

No I don't worry about that stuff. I just continue to write music that I love and try to grow as an artist. I don't think about things year by year but rather what I want to do in five years and how to get there. I don't look back and think of what to do next year, but rather I take steps to accomplish what I want to do in five years and go from there.

What is your vision for the next 5 years?

I have an idea but it's always changing. I want to be doing some big big things.

You were on a tour supporting Tritonal earlier this year, how did that experience compare with the current one with the Morgan Page 3D Experience Tour?

It's only been 24 hours that I've been on the Morgan Page tour but the first 24 hours has been great. I do prefer being on a bus instead of flying everyday as it saves you a lot of time. The Tritonal tour was amazing, Chad and Dave are two of my really close friends so we had so much fun. It was really special to go on tour with them and this tour with Morgan is very special too and a really cool opportunity as well.

Is this the first time you're sharing the decks with Morgan Page and Beltek?

It is.

What can fans expect to see from Topher Jones when you'll play for them in Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary?

They'll get to hear 3 or 4 brand new tracks that aren't released yet as well as the big tracks that have done well for me including some other of my favourite tracks at the moment.

Do you have any news or new releases set for 2013, 2014 that you'd like to share?

“Talk About It” came out last month and it has done very well and it went to #2 on hype machine which is really cool. The remixes of the track will come out on December 3rd and those will be really really special. I have a club mix of “Talk About It” that is really meant more for the clubs and there's an amazing trap remix done by K Theory. There's also an awesome deep house remix by a guy named Happy Face Soul, so it's a really diverse package and I think it'll do really well.


My thanks to Topher Jones for the interview!

If you haven't had the chance to listen to Topher's latest track called "Talk About It", then get on it because it's really addictive as Katie Sky's vocal is mesmerizing and the beat is quite catchy:

The official remixes for "Talk About It" will be coming out on December 3rd and will feature a big room remix from Topher, a trap remix from K-Theory, and a deep house remix from Happy Face Soul.

Topher Jones will be supporting Morgan Page on his 3D Experience Tour in Calgary tonight, Edmonton tomorrow, and will be playing to a sold out show in Vancouver this Saturday.

Interview: Beltek

Beltek (AKA Martin Bijelic), the eclectic DJ/Producer from Slovenia, has just joined the Morgan Page 3D experience tour bus last week and is ready to start the 2nd Canadian leg of the tour starting tomorrow in Calgary. Beltek's first big break happened in 2007 when he won the Producer of the Year competition organized by Pete Tong. Since then Martin has created an extensive and diverse discography that spans across many genres and styles. But recently his style has converged more towards a mixture between electron and progressive house. Makes sense since Beltek's live sets are definitely high energy. In this following interview Beltek tells EDM Canada about his beginnings, his evolution as an artist, first impressions of the new tour with Morgan Page, and his view on the perfect track. Check it out: 

 

EDM Canada: How did you get started as a DJ/Producer? Did you become a DJ or Producer First?

Beltek: It all started maybe 10 years ago when my brother brought home mixtapes from various DJs. At first I didn't understand electronic music because it all sounded the same to me. Back in the day it wasn't so much vocal or melodic, it was pretty harsh in Europe as it was more techno and hard house. After a while I started picking it up, especially hard house and progressive from the UK. So I started listening to that and checking out all sorts of DJs. I also wanted to produce but at the beginning it was really a hard struggle especially because at that time I was still in school and later on I had gotten a job so I wasn't a full time producer. I would say that I've been a professional producer for the last 4-5 years. At first I had become a producer and secondly I became a DJ when I started with vinyl at that time.

When did you start DJ'ing?

I started around 7 years ago but I'd consider myself more as a producer than a DJ.

Describe the Beltek style.

My main goal is to always evolve. My current style is a mixture between electro and progressive house. So something in between and everything out of the box as well. I like all sorts of music and not just EDM. Sometimes I'd mix in some drum and bass track at the end of my set so I'm not bound to just one genre. A good track is a good track, right?

You have a lot of diversity in your discography from trance, techno, electro house, and progressive house – have you purposely tried to create different styled tracks or have you created them based on inspiration at the time?

Just based on inspiration. When I start to produce a track in my studio it's never like “oh wow this style is popular or this guy is popular, let's do a copy of that track!”, it's not like that at all as I create tracks based on what I feel. I like to play some melodic tracks, hard tracks, breaks, so it all depends on my current inspiration. Techno was a big part of my life, especially in the beginning. I am Slovenian and we have a very successful techno DJ named UMEK. He was one of the biggest influences when I started.

I noticed that you two created a track together. Has UMEK played a role in your career?

Yeah definitely, he's certainly one of my role models. Before I started to take music more seriously I was into more non melodic stuff, but now I am around 99% all about melodies. For me a perfect track, needs to have at least one live instrument (guitar, piano), a vocal, and a cool bass drum rhythm section. It doesn't depend on the genre of course.

Have you created that perfect track yet?

Fortunately not. (Laughs) If I'm honest I don't know if I ever will because I'm never satisfied with my work as I always try to evolve and discover new things and better myself. It's a struggle but that's what keeps me going.

You just entered the Morgan Page tour bus – Is this your first tour bus experience?

This is actually my first bus tour so I'm excited as *beep*. (Laughs) I just had my first gig yesterday at Park City, Utah and it was sold out. I must say that I was totally impressed because it's a city of only 7,000 and the crowd was so energetic and they knew almost all of my tracks. I didn't even know that I had fans in Park City and it was such an amazing feeling. To kick start the tour with that kind of performance was a dream.

What can fans expect from Beltek at your upcoming gigs in Vancouver, Vernon, Calgary, and Edmonton?

The basic point of my performance is to get the maximum energy out of me and try to transform it to the crowd on the dancefloor. Every time that people try to see me they will experience a real energetic performance with a lot of positive energy and powerful tracks. I'm not a really easy going radio type of DJ (Laughs) as I try to create a lot of energy in the crowd. I can't wait. Especially Canadians because I love the crowd in Canada as the crowd was nuts in Vancouver the last time I was there in August. Can't wait to go back.


My thanks to Beltek for the interview! 

Beltek, along with Morgan Page and Topher Jones will be playing 3 Canadian dates this week starting with Calgary tomorrow night, Edmonton on Thursday, and finally on Saturday for a sold out show in Vancouver

Want to know what Beltek mean't about going hard in his sets? Well check out these two original tracks that he made and you'll know exactly what he's talking about: 

Beltek - "Inhale" (Flashover Recordings) with support from Ferry Corsten, Armin, Steve Aoki and many more) 

Beltek - "Party Voice" (Dim Mak)

Win 2 free tickets to see Morgan Page/Topher Jones/Beltek in Edmonton, Calgary, Vernon, and Vancouver!

After an exhaustive touring schedule, the Morgan Page 3D concert experience tour enters its third and final phase as it sweeps across Western Canada for the final part of the tour. Morgan Page has supported a great amount of up and coming talent on his tour so far and for phase 3 he has decided to bring along Chicago based Topher Jones, and Slovenian DJ/Producer Beltek along for the bus ride. Topher Jones is best known for his 2012 big room smash hit "Brohammer" as well as "Hello Chicago". Beltek entered the fray when he won Pete Tong's producer contest in 2007, and has since released a ton of heavy tracks on such labels like Toolroom Records, Dim Mak, Ministry of Sound, Armada, and Black Hole Recordings.  

EDM Canada is giving a lucky winner in Edmonton, Calgary, Vernon, and Vancouver the chance to win 2 free tickets to see Morgan Page, Topher Jones, and Beltek when they descend upon Western Canada later this month. Here are the tour dates: 

To enter for your chance to win 2 free tickets to any of these shows, check down below for specific instructions:  


Edmonton

To win two free tickets to see Morgan Page, Topher Jones, and Beltek on Sunday, November 17th at Encore: 

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

Giving away 2 tix to see , , on Nov 17 at - Follow and RT this to enter!  


Contest closes at 1 pm on Friday, November 15th.  


Calgary

To win two free tickets to see Morgan Page, Topher Jones, and Beltek on Wednesday, November 20th at Flames Central:

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

Giving away 2 tix to see ,  on Nov 20 at  - Follow  + RT this to enter!  

Contest closes at 1 pm on Friday, November 15th.  

 


 

Vernon, BC

To win two free tickets to see Morgan Page, Topher Jones, and Beltek on Thursday, November 21st at 2929:

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

Giving away 2 tix to see  on Nov 21 at 2929 in Vernon - Follow  + RT this to enter!  #MPP3D

Contest closes at 1 pm on Friday, November 15th.  

 


Vancouver

To win two free tickets to see Morgan Page, Topher Jones, and Beltek on Saturday, November 23rd for the SOLD OUT show at Commodore Ballroom:

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

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Contest closes at 1 pm on Friday, November 15th.  


Remember that all contests end at 1 pm local time on Friday, November 15th. So don't wait and enter now!  

Important note: In order to win, please make sure that you respond to the Direct Message. If you do not respond to the DM in a timely fashion, unfortunately it will leave me no choice but to go ahead and choose a new potential winner. All winning names will be chosen at random - good luck to everyone!