The Escapade Music Festival in Ottawa is almost sold out!

The Escapade Music Festival, which is set for June 21st to 23rd at the beautifully located Lansdowne Park, is almost sold out! With 93% of all of the tickets sold, there are only a few left and will for sure sell out by the time summer rolls around.

Escapade will be one of the most popular festivals on the EDM circuit and one can see why all of the hype is generated as the lineup represents a little for everyone. Whether you like bass, trance, house, or the biggest headlining acts, Escapade has it for you.

This year’s crop of artists include the legend Armin Van Buuren, Illenium, and includes a special Gouryella performance by Ferry Corsten, and the ever popular B2B with Tchami and Malaa. This is an EDM lovers festival as you are guaranteed to be electrified for all 3 days.

Don’t wait, get the last remaining tickets here.

The lineup for Veld 2023 is revealed

The 10th Veld music festival has just unveiled their 2023 and it’s huge! Rezzmau5 (Rezz + Deadmau5) will be headlining which is sure to be a future classic. That massive combo will be joined by fellow headliners Above & Beyond, Illenium (live set), Tiesto, Zedd, and Loud Luxury. Set over 3 days in early August, Veld is bringing back the festival vibes in a big way.

The grind of up and coming NoWayOut

By Dominic Wren

Maxim David is a Gatineau born up and coming DJ/Producer that played his first festival ever this past weekend at Riverside Music Festival. His musical peers and fans know him as NoWayOut. I sat down with him right after his set and he was still shaking from the adrenalin that was surging though his body. He had some very positive notes to say about the festival: “The festival itself is really nice. The line-up is sick. It’s stacked for both days. The organizers managed to get all the genres that the whole crowd likes like Bass and house music for example.”

He is more of a club DJ so the young DJ expressed that this was a major step up in energy. He mentioned that he was really nervous before going up on stage but once the spotlight was on him, but he managed to do what he loves the most. NoWayOut briefly explained that his set didn’t start off as smoothly as he was expecting. Before getting on the big stage looking towards the Canadian parliament, he realized that he forgot his headphones but luckily one of the NoWayOut team members helped him out by driving to his place only to come and give Max the headphones mid way through his set. “It made the first half of my set just that much harder than it had to be” said the young artist.

As an artist that is trying to make it in this unforgiving industry, you got to practice a lot. I mean A LOT. Maxim practices 6 to 8 hours a day trying new tricks and transitions methods. “That is only the DJing, claims the new talent, then there’s all the marketing, branding, producing, etc.” Today he focuses more of his energy into producing and learning the software. “That’s the next step for me” announced NoWayOut

His mom plays a massive role in his team and is his #1 fan even saying “she’s not a big dubstep fan but she’s always there supporting me.” What a trooper. I further asked him what keeps him motivated to keep up this grind. He responded by warning me that this would be a cheesy answer, but when you see a kid on the hockey rink and claiming that he’ll be the next Sydney Crosby or the next Stanley cup winner, he was and still is today that kid. He’s the kid on the hockey rink that’s really pursuing his dream. He also added: “To be on stage with a crowd is the best feeling in the world.”

Expect to see more of his name in the upcoming years. This DJ is setting his path for a successful career.

The 2018 Canadian EDM Summer Festival Guide

The 2018 edition of the Canadian EDM summer festival guide - a comprehensive source for all upcoming summer festivals that are relevant to the electronic dance music fan. This year's guide features 25 festivals from coast to coast, big and small, and offers a variety of lineups to fit almost any taste. Whether you've already made plans, or are making plans, checking out this guide is well worth your time. 

Vancouver is THE place to be next week thanks to these incredible Contact afterparties

Early next week Vancouver becomes one of the centres of the electronic dance music world thanks to the Contact Festival which for many will be the highlight of their holiday season. Contact is stacked as it features established producers like the trance godfather Armin Van Buuren along with Marshmello, and other DJs that are changing the game like Tchami, REZZ, Alan Walker, Malaa, and more. Thanks to the recently unveiled Contact afterparties (Pictured above), the event hype has gone to a whole new level. 

Not only do fans get a chance to do a double take on their favourite acts, but also allows them to see what else these top DJs have to offer in an afterparty setting. Usually DJs like to change it up for the afterparty: to dig deeper in their discography and showcase tracks not big enough to make their mainstage set, or get to preview a top secret ID that they want to test infront of a smaller crowd. Afterparties are a way to keep the party going but for many music lovers, it's a way to experience their favourite acts in an intimate setting at a cheaper cost. 

This year's Contact afterparties are on point as it features one headliner (Marshmello), and a few established acts that have been selling out venues across the world like Tchami and Malaa from the successful Redemption Tour. Pay special attention to Ekali as he will no doubt deliver a memorable hometown afterparty set. 

Tickets are on sale now, click on each individual poster above to get your tickets today! 

For those that haven't bought your Contact Festival tickets yet, check out the link below.