North America

Elif Makes Montreal Debut at Salon Daomé
Elif Tanverdi is a name that could be unfamiliar to those without their fingers on the pulse of deep house overseas. A relatively new face in the thriving dance culture of her home city of Istanbul, Elif has quickly become a regular selector at top venues both locally and internationally. Fresh from dates at Babylon,... Read more »

Playlist: Pat Lok shares fresh selection of heaters ahead of Snowbombing Canada
Snowbombing Canada 2018 returns to Sun Peaks Resort in British Columbia from April 5th – 9th. The outdoor bonanza promises a ridiculous line-up of supreme electronic talent from Odesza Live, Cardi B, Borgore, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Fisher, GG Magree, Goldlink, Gorgon City, Justin Martin, Kyle, Matoma, Nora En Pure, Party Favor, Troyboi, Will Sparks and... Read more »

All Day I Dream returns to Miami for MMW 2018
Off the heels of a successful stint around the world, Lee Burridge returns to South Beach’s 1 Hotel for another day into night soiré. Lee’s Summer of Love tour took All Day I Dream across the globe from Brooklyn to Brazil. Chicago to Montreal. and Dubai to Detroit with a quick pitstop in Miami for... Read more »

Montreal has its first taste of Hauy this Thursday
For the first time this coming Thursday, Montreal will play host to the hugely talented Brazilian producer and DJ, Hauy at the coveted Salon Daomé. His career in music has taken leaps and bounds over the last year with two top tier EP’s released through ‘For The People’ and Lee Burridge’s imprint ‘Get Weird’ as... Read more »

Lightning in a Bottle Releases Electrifying Phase 1 Lineup
It’s that time again – California festival producers the Do Lab have dropped the first phase of their heavy-hitting festival Lightning in a Bottle – and it’s one of the strongest initial lineups in years. Held at the end of May each year, Lightning in a Bottle or ‘L-I-B’ for short is a massive transformational... Read more »

Premiere: Justin Jay drops ‘Oii Oii Oiiii’ banger just in time for Dirtybird Campout East Coast
Claude Vonstroke and the Dirtybird crew ramp up excitement levels for their East Coast excursion this February with the release of a brand new compilation on January 19th. The Dirtybird Campout East Coast Compilation features music from Nick Monaco, BOT, Justin Jay and Maximono, as well as collaborative works from Claude VonStroke & Bruno Furlan,... Read more »

Igloofest kicks off this week with Kaytranada, Bonobo and more
The 2018 edition of Montreal’s legendary out-door festival Igloofest has its grand opening this Thursday night. A selection of electronic music’s best and brightest awaits in a one of a kind festive environment. The event takes place in the city’s old port, featuring two well-decked out stages among the snow and often below freezing weather. This... Read more »

CRSSD Fest Announces Spring Lineup | March 3 + 4, 2018
San Diego’s bi-annual festival by the water isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. Hot on the heels of their recent success with the 6th edition of the festival this past fall, they’ve dropped the lineup for next party already! The 7th CRSSD Festival will return to the San Diego, California waterfront in early... Read more »

Doc Martin and Rybo Interview Each Other ahead of Ocaso Festival
Not many artists have had a breadth experience like Doc Martin, who’s a had huge hand in shaping dance music to what we all know it as today. Last March, we featured Rybo in our WWD Mix Series and since then he has played massive shows with the DH crew and has dropped some huge... Read more »

Newspeak to host Rekids founder Radio Slave on December 14
Montreal’s Newspeak welcomes renowned producer Radio Slave to a snowy Montreal this Thursday (December 14th). The heavy-hitting techno maestro is the founder of the Rekids imprint and the creator of engrossing cuts released on esteemed labels such as R&S, Om, Running Back and Ostgut Ton. Joining Radio Slave for the occasion two of Montreal’s local heroes... Read more »