Pendulum at The Guvernment - Toronto

As DESTINY Events turned 21 years old, what better way to celebrate than having Pendulum join you and take over the Guvernment. The party was a full on Drum and Bass collaboration as along side the Australians saw support from the talented Marcus Visionary and Lush.

To start off I cannot say that I am a front-runner for Drum and bass music but I certainly always willing to give it a chance.  I have undoubtedly heard a lot about but I haven’t had the chance to see them do a DJ set live. When Pendulum is mentioned there is no doubt that Knife Party is go to come up. Knife Party is the side project of Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen who originally formed Pendulum along with Paul Harding.

If you have ever heard a Knife Party set you know the type energy they let off, Pendulum is no different. The sound was strong and the BPM were high! The great thing about the night apart from the music was the people.  The people at this event mixed from old school parachute pant ravers, kandi kids, rocker and frankly normally clothed fans.  I have done a lot of Electronic events but I must say the way dnb fans commit to the music and the dancing is incredible.

I also have to thank my new friend Diego, who runs DiGo SyN Promotions, they provided me with a pair of comp tickets to the show as a result of a contest.  Hell of a good way to spend a Friday night at the legendary and soon be closing Guverment. Cheers and Thank you!

Who is R3HAB?

“Who is R3hab?” was the response I got the other day when was talking to a random group of “EDM fans” I started a conversation with. Although I did find it quite amusing, I took advantage of the opportunity to introduce them to one of the worlds best DJ’s. R3HAB is a DJ that truly loves to perform; he appreciates his fans and is a brilliant producer.  He hails from the Netherlands and joins the class of DJ's such as Hardwell, Afrojack and Chuckie.  

He has graced the city of Toronto a few times in the past few years playing at Digital Dreams and Uniun nightclub. I have had the opportunity to check him out at the listed events as well as at Electric Daisy Carnival and Ultra Music Festival this year.  Each show is full of energy and you can expect him to play a mix of genres from progressive house, electro house, to trap.

So Fadil (aka R3HAB) don’t worry situation averted, hopefully tonight at Guvernment there will be some fresh fans amongst us! 

Toronto show details:

Date: October 11, 2013

Location: Guvernment Entertainment Complex

Tickets: ink-tickets.com

Hot forecast for Toronto this weekend

This weekend is sure to be a big one around the city of Toronto as big talent is sent to hit up 4 great venues: Uniun, the Maison, the Hoxton and the Guvernment.

Union nightclub is gearing up to have its 3^rd major Dutch DJ in the past 4 weeks. Fedde le Grand, ranked in the top 30 in world by DJ Mag, will be sure to blow the roof off with his own produced tracks and other house anthems.  Fedde has brought us huge club hits like ‘Put Your Hands Up For Detroit’, ‘So much love to give’ and ‘Sparks’. Fedde will have the help of Manzone & Strong and Dberrie opening up to help set the tone for the evening. 

There is also a huge party set to rock off at the Hoxton bringing you dubstep, hip hop and trap beats from some of the industries finest. Araabmuzik, Baauer and Samo Sound are set to take over the spot. Do your self a favor and watch a live set from Araabmuzik if you haven’t already seen him do his thing yourself with him; truly mind-blowing.  

The last major event on Friday is being set by the Maison Mercier where Steve Lawyer the British DJ/Producer will be laying down techno, house, tech and tribal house. Steve has played Ultra to Ibiza and recently is on a world tour with VIVA Music. The mason will be sure to hit its 1300 person capacity this night as it will be met with Toronto has a strong Lawyer following. 

Don’t wear yourself out too much on Friday because the Guvernment Entertainment Complex is set to host VIVA on Saturday night. Have a look at the lineup of superstars they have waiting for you: Knife Party and Nicky Romero (Kool Haus), ATB, Tritonal, Super8 & TAB and Rudee (Guvernment) and AC Slater, Harvard Bass and Flinch at (CHROMA). The legendary talent of ATB will bring his trance vibe and balance of current remixes and classics like ‘9pm (till I come)’ or ‘Don’t Stop‘ to energize the crowds.  Knife party has the ability to bring that wide range of music like dubstep, moombahton and house to the table that will cause for a disruptive and wild party.  Nicky Romero is also set to hit it off, the 23 year old Dutchman known for Sparks and Metropolis has taken a meteoric rise to fame and sits at number 17 on DJ Mag’s top 100.