Bass Cat
Meet DJ Bass Cat, the purr-fect blend of mountain vibes and electronic beats…
Meet DJ Bass Cat, the purr-fect blend of mountain vibes and electronic beats from the heart of the Kootenays! This feline-inspired DJ has been spinning tracks that get the crowd moving and grooving, with a unique sound that’s equal parts bass-heavy and mountain-fresh.
Hailing from the scenic Kootenay region of British Columbia, DJ Bass Cat draws inspiration from the area’s stunning natural beauty and outdoor lifestyle. Her music is a fusion of jungle, drum and bass, house and Latin styles with a hint of mountain magic.
With a reputation for high-energy performances and a knack for reading the crowd, DJ Bass Cat has built a loyal following in the Kootenay electronic music scene. Whether she’s spinning at a club or a scenic outdoor festival, this talented DJ always brings the party to the people.
So, get ready to dance the night away with DJ Bass Cat’s infectious beats and Kootenay vibes!
https://soundcloud.com/deejaybasscat
https://www.mixcloud.com/DjBassCat/
Blee
Brandy Lee (she/they), also known as Blee, was born and raised surrounded…
Brandy Lee (she/they), also known as Blee, was born and raised surrounded by music. As a child, they played amongst towering bass bins while their father, a reggae DJ, practiced his craft in the basement. While reggae laid the foundation, Blee’s musical horizons broadened over time, embracing a diverse range of genres, including classic house, techno, Afro, and footwork, all while preserving the essence of their “big bass” heritage. With over two decades of immersion in electronica, Blee possesses a profound understanding of dance music’s evolution, poised to lead listeners on an enthralling journey through decades of sonic exploration.
https://soundcloud.com/planblee
Christopher Wayne
Chris, a proud Queer artist, hails from the West Kootenay’s BC. They bring…
Chris, a proud Queer artist, hails from the West Kootenay’s in BC. They bring a deep driving groove layered with breathtaking melodies and showcasing voices and instruments from around the world. Chris’ mixes are seamless and each curated set tells a story from start to finish. From the uplifting organic sounds that will make you close your eyes and feel the music permeate your soul to the exploding crescendos that will have you ecstatic and cheering, you’re sure to fall in love with their infectious energy and haunting melodic beats.
https://www.mixcloud.com/chris-kling/
https://soundcloud.com/chris-kling
DJ SOO
DJ SOO has been a veteran of the Canadian West Coast scene for over two…
DJ SOO has been a veteran of the Canadian West Coast scene for over two decades. DJ, producer, remixer, and party-rocker, SOO has mastered multiple disciplines in the DJ and production game. With a versatile style that is impossible to nail down, DJ SOO keeps the surprises coming flowing between diverse genres and influences.
https://soundcloud.com/dj-soo
https://www.mixcloud.com/dj_s00/
https://www.youtube.com/djsoo
https://djsoo.bandcamp.com/
GRID
Enjoy an immersive sound experience at the beach with the Grid duo, DJs…
Enjoy an immersive sound experience at the beach with the Grid duo, DJs FGK@ & MP. Let yourself be carried away on a captivating journey through the many facets of dub, from its origins to dub house/techno, and discover soundscapes where bass reigns.
FGK@ gravitated to the Montreal minimal/techno/tech house scene and was part of the Eresys Collective from 2006 to 2016. During that period, he joined them in Montreal’s electronic venues and events, such as: SAT, Piknic Electronique, and Igloofest, and was resident DJ at their monthly nights at the Salon Daomé. Recently, he’s been inspired by the Selkirk mountains for creating holistic “electronic music” soundscapes.
DJ MP started her journey in the ‘90s, inspired by her aunt who gave her tapes of dance hits that she then shared with her friends. Fast-forward to the 2000s, the Junglist founded a radio show she ran for a decade in Montreal and then Vancouver. The Shadow Jugglers radio show was first dedicated to dub reggae and jungle music and with time, diversified. MP likes the bass, a main characteristic of her style.
https://soundcloud.com/grid-listening-club
IN2IT
IN2IT lives and plays in the West Kootenays, Canada, the ancestral…
IN2IT lives and plays in the West Kootenays, Canada, the ancestral territories of the Sinixt, Ktunaxa, and Secwepemc peoples and plays a wide range of dance music, with a sharp focus on DnB/Jungle. With over 20 years of DJ performance experience, and a classical music background, IN2IT finds therapeutic value in the sharing of his favorite artists and tracks through the storytelling art of mixing music.
https://soundcloud.com/in2it-music
https://www.instagram.com/in2it.music
https://www.mixcloud.com/IN2IT-music
Jay Auto
An original Vancity Junglist, Jay Auto is from the Automatic Crew behind…
An original Vancity Junglist, Jay Auto is from the Automatic Crew behind the seminal Tuesday night weekly Automatic at the Lotus. Expect all styles of drum and bass music to fit the vibe of the moment from chopped up amen jungle, to soulful liquid rollers, to gnarly bass driven bangers, always with a nod to the past and always looking towards the future.
https://www.mixcloud.com/clashmatic/
Koku
Kiyoshi “Koku” Iio was born and raised in Japan. Primarily self-taught, he grew…
Kiyoshi “Koku” Iio was born and raised in Japan. Primarily self-taught, he grew up playing sports and later became a drummer in rock bands. After a few years of playing drums, he began exploring other instruments such as guitar, bass, djembe and didgeridoo.
While traveling the world, Koku bought a hang drum (Handpan) in Spain in 2017. From there, he traveled to over 20 countries busking with his handpan to make a living. For one year, he led a nomadic life playing music in various countries.
In 2018, he came to Vancouver, Canada and was so impressed by the natural beauty that he decided to stay for a long period.
The next step in his musical journey is to explore electronic and ambient music using synthesizers and sampled sounds from nature.
Koku has produced over 100 videos of him playing music in various environments both in nature and in urban settings which can be seen on YouTube and Instagram. You can also hear his music on Bandcamp and Spotify.
Koku is passionate about working with musicians around the world and also providing his services to various people in different fields such as gaming, films, fashion, dance, theatre, etc.
https://koku-music.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@koku_music
La famille
Under the evocative name La famille, mother-son duo DJ MP and DJ Édou…
Under the evocative name La famille, mother-son duo DJ MP and DJ Édou embody the spirit of Revel. Indeed, the family-friendly amplified music festival celebrates music, dance and the splendour of British Columbia through “slow raving”.
DJ Édou grew up in the ancestral territories of the Sinixt, Ktunaxa and Secwepemc peoples, with parents fascinated by the music and flavours of the world. From the age of five, he spontaneously immersed himself in the world of breakdancing, leading him on a never-ending quest for new songs. For this particular reason, La famille is preparing a tribute to the world’s hip hop culture.
DJ MP began her career in the 2000s. The music lover, who has offered a number of DJ training courses to youth this year, is thrilled to be involved in an intergenerational collaboration, where she explores her passion for music and mixing, with her son.
La famille invites you for a multicultural musical experience, where the only rule is to let yourself be carried away by the magic of music.
soundcloud.com/la-famille-camthiaume
Lady V
Born and raised in Scotland, Lady V cut her teeth on the underground dance…
Born and raised in Scotland, Lady V cut her teeth on the underground dance floors of the UK during the 90’s. Building club nights with some of the best house and techno dj’s on the scene at that time, she fully immersed herself in the counterculture lifestyle of her halcyon art school days.
After moving to the Kootenays in the early 2000’s she continued her love of raving by throwing parties and helping out with the blossoming festival scene in the area. She finally took to the decks herself around 2008 and began a beautiful journey that has culminated in her becoming a regular dj on the Living Room stage at Shambhala Music Festival amongst other festivals and events throughout BC.
Her passion is sharing a sound with its roots in early house while finding the freshest cuts from Europe to South America. By pairing world, jazz, latin and tech house with slowed down rhythms and chunked up acid basslines, Lady V creates a soundscape and dance floor experience that is as gritty as it is sublime.
https://soundcloud.com/lady-v-1/tracks
Löblová
Often weaving traditional and natural elements, Löblová’s sets range…
Often weaving traditional and natural elements, Löblová’s sets range from downtempo, tech/afro/deep/organic/melodic house techno and trance, deep/dub techno, with a current healthy obsession for breaks and breakbeat. Enjoying many genres, she is excited to curate each sound journey tailored to the specific theme and energy for the event.
https://soundcloud.com/loblova
Looting
Andrew has been producing, djing, and hosting events in BC for over a decade…
Andrew has been producing, djing, and hosting events in BC for over a decade. Consistently pushing underground and emerging artists and styles while creating music and DJ sets that blend jungle, modernist and classic hardcore, ukfunky, techno, experimental and banging club trax, dembow, reggaeton, hard drum, deconstructed club, footwork and everything in between. Focusing on mind bending blends using a consistently evolving palette of emergent sounds and hardcore energy. A style perhaps best decribed as “post-genre”.
Andrew has held a residency at Bloom nightclub and performed at Shambhala in 2019, Bass Coast 2023, New Forms Festival 2023, B-Side Radio, Acceleration Radio, Johnny Dubs Manchester Radio program Hold Your Corner, shared lineups with DJrum, Murder He Wrote, Thelem, Sinistarr, D Double E, Little Snake, Dj Cure, Sorrow, Lunice, Michael Red, The Librarian, and many more.
Looting’s 2 year residency on Rhythmicon’s Wheel.fm under the name Surveillance Tapes featured guest mixes from Ænniæ, Weezie, Personalbrand, Rattlesnakke, James Bangura, Hrdvsion, Apex Twink among many other up and comers and local legends.
Looting’s 9 albums and dozens of singles and remixes chart a musical journey utilizing and sustaining a practice of learning and reinvention. The latest of these productions have been supported notebly on DJ Oblig, Bok Bok, LCY, Joanna OJ, Mood Change, Matt The Alien, Captivate, IHA and others on NTS, Rinse FM and Rinse France, The Loft radio and more.
As a founding member of Resonance Collective in Victoria and through their residency at Quadratic Sound “Depot” Andrew and the collective is actively working to bring the next generation of artists to the forefront of the scene.
https://looting.bandcamp.com/music
https://soundcloud.com/looting_music
Old Ben
At the turn of the century the Kootenay rave scene was starting to pop off,..
At the turn of the century the Kootenay rave scene was starting to pop off, and this geezer was there for it. He quickly fell in love with the music and culture. The art of partying, and the art of throwing a good party. And most of all the joy of finding new music, and sharing it. Over the years new sounds emerged, genres rising and falling, and through it all he developed a keen ear for music that stands the test of time and speaks to the heart. Old Ben sets are soulful and discerning, serving up beats with the smooth sophistication of a fine wine.
https://www.mixcloud.com/benmcgeorge3/
Prendivilla
Originally, a Blues Guitarist, now immersed in the world of Hang Drum…
Originally, a Blues Guitarist, now immersed in the world of Hang Drum. Writing and composing fusion style music with an emphasis on an east meets west style sound. Live looping multi instrumental, meditative, and peaceful songs to spread a love of cultural music.
https://www.instagram.com/prendivilla/
Puppets On The Move
Puppets On the Move presents a magically embodied puppet animation show…
Puppets On the Move presents a magically embodied puppet animation show. Nikki2 & Sasquetti will entertain you with a spoken word piece that not only holds the heart and stimulates the mind, it will touch the body
https://movewithnikki.org/puppets-on-the-move/
RAH
The founder of Revel, RAH aka Noradawn, has a nomadic spirit and has lived…
The founder of Revel, RAH aka Noradawn, has a nomadic spirit and has lived many places in her life. She was born in Alberta and spent part of her childhood in Florida and Colombia, South America. She currently lives in a forest on the edge of the South Okanagan Valley and spends time between her home there and Vancouver, BC.
She has been a DJ for over 25 years…first touching the decks in 1999 and then first playing out in 2000. With a focus on DnB and Jungle she loves to weave the various musical influences that have shaped her throughout her sets. Her sound ranges from heavy and deep to smooth and light, from minimal stripped breaks to harmonic cascading rhythms that she occasionally layers with various melodies and vocals. With an upbringing playing classical piano and having immersed herself in various musical genres throughout her life, her musical knowledge is deep and with it she weaves these various threads of sound into a new story.
https://www.mixcloud.com/rahrhythms/
Riddim Fernandez
Hey thanks for dropping by. I was born in Barbados in the mid 70s and was…
Hey thanks for dropping by. I was born in Barbados in the mid 70s and was raised in Toronto, and moved back and forth between the reggae, hiphop, and jungle scenes. I moved to the west coast in the late 90s and spend most of my time rock climbing, snowboarding, downhill biking or making reggae influenced bass music. I also teach highschool math and physics, rock climbing, and dh biking.
I started making beats and performing using a combination of an old roland 303 and live hand drumming and soon progressed into vinyl DJing and electronic music production – starting with Propellerhead’s Rebirth and Reason until settling on Ableton Live. Now I use a lot of analog drum machines, synths, an MPC, and guitar effects to make analog dub goodness.
I have been fortunate enough to put out original tunes on East Van Digital, Squinty Bass Records, Woodwork Recordings, Cimmerian Records, Shepard Records, and Black Fox Records. I have also started a small label called Roots Deep. You can find my tunes online at spotify, junodownload, beatport, bandcamp, applemusic, traxsource, etc.
I have also performed at a number of festivals: Diversity (10years), Basscoast (3years), Shambhala (4years), Squamish Live, Pachena Bay (2years), SERF music fest (3 years), Fairies n’ Fools, Entheos, OM Festival, and the Believe Festival.
Regular club nights include: milk + honey: Lotus Hotel (Vancouver Thursday nights), tokyo sound lounge (Montreal Friday nights), regular apres sessions at the GLC (Whistler) and hosting the Low End Grime nights and member of the Whistler Junglists at Tommy Africas (Whistler).
Basic facts on Riddim:
into all things funky and melodic.
mostly stuck in mid 90s hiphop.
lovin the mellower dubstep.
always influenced by reggae.
junglist at heart.
www.facebook.com/riddimfernandez
www.soundcloud.com/riddimfernandez
https://riddimfernandez.bandcamp.com
https://www.beatport.com/artist/riddim-fernandez/400807
Sistersun
Some call her Technomama. Others, the Exotic Wife. But most know her as…
Some call her Technomama. Others, the Exotic Wife. But most know her as Sistersun. Whether from her Esfand scented home, behind the altars of Kootenay mountain raves, or venues across her town, this Iranian-Canadian DJ and producer is a music maker by blood. Across genres, Sistersun selects bouncy, sultry, and soulful sounds. She draws her influence from language, culture and the dark side of the sun.
https://soundcloud.com/sistersunmusic
Socool
Socool is a music producer from Vancouver, Canada with releases on…
Socool is a music producer from Vancouver, Canada with releases on Bathurst Music and Dragon Trax Recordings. She makes chillout music that is influenced by genres like atmospheric jungle, trip hop, ambient, IDM and jazz. She was one of the hosts of the Shadow Jugglers radio show on CiTR 101.9 fm and has played at such legendary BC summer music festivals as Soundwave in Ucluelet and Diversity on Texada Island.
https://socool.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/socool
Holistic Juliet
Juliet is a yoga nidra guide and yoga instructor. She guides people through…
Juliet is a yoga nidra guide and yoga instructor. She guides people through the depths of consciousness by using the healing power of yoga nidra and embodiment practices.
For 7 years, Juliet has facilitated live events and retreats, crafting sacred spaces for profound growth and healing. Whether it’s through somatic energy healing sessions, rejuvenating retreats, somatic dances, or community events, Juliet holds space for transformation. She works as a holistic psychotherapist with an MSW and brings her education, experience and psychic gifts together to weave uplifting embodiment and yoga nidra events.
For those new to the term, yoga nidra is an ancient style of transformative meditation. Often termed as “yogic sleep,” it brings you to a state of deep introspection, allowing people to connect with their highest selves on a profound level. Somewhere between sleep and a dream state… you get to lie down, relax and let your consciousness expand. It promotes deep relaxation while maintaining a state of inner awareness. Yoga nidra gracefully helps you move through different energy layers, uplifting you to higher vibrations and frequencies while aiding in the healing of mental and physical issues.
https://www.root2rise.ca/
Thursday Night Jam Artists:
Lexa Voltz
In an industry still grappling with gender inequality and overlooking women’s…
In an industry still grappling with gender inequality and overlooking women’s significant contributions to electronic music, Lexa Voltz takes a stand. She amplifies their voices by exclusively sourcing tracks from women-identifying producers and artists, crafting 100% woman-powered mixes.
She also hosts an all-francophone radio show on Kootenay Co-op Radio, featuring exclusively women artists. For Lexa Voltz, it is not just about sharing music – it is about making a statement, sparking change, one beat at a time.
Hailing from vibrant Montreal, this anti-colonialist, environmentalist and feminist queer activist has always loved going out to dance on house and techno music. It is only in 2021, after relocating to Nelson in British Columbia, nestled in the traditional and unceded territory of the Sinixt Peoples, that Alexandra Pronovost felt inspired to start creating. After embracing the scene as a burlesque and DJ artist, Lexa Voltz, her alter-ego, was born.
Join her on the dance floor and experience how music can empower and challenge the status quo.
https://soundcloud.com/lexavoltz
PeteToTheBeat
PeteToTheBeat is a DJ whose journey through curating playlists spans back…
PeteToTheBeat is a DJ whose journey through curating playlists spans back to the mixtape era, infusing a rich tapestry of musical influences into his sets. Currently diving deep into the realms of house and melodic techno, Pete brings a fresh perspective, despite being fairly new to the art of DJing. With an insatiable appetite for bass, he crafts soundscapes that not only get you moving but also invite you to connect with the universe in new, profound ways. Each set is a meticulously prepared journey, showcasing Pete’s dedication to delivering a perfect sonic experience.
https://soundcloud.com/petetothebeat-nelson
Sherman Toaks
Originally from Australia but now residing in Los Angeles, Sherman…
Originally from Australia but now residing in Los Angeles, Sherman Toaks has been hooked on electronic music since the age of 8. His musical journey led him to discover drum and bass in the mid-’90s and he has been fully immersed ever since. While real soft spot for dubstep and space-bass, anything with a deep, grimy, downright filthy bassline is sure to grab his attention.
https://soundcloud.com/shermantoaks