Dance Music Weekend Guide to CMF

The Canadian Music Fest is currently on day 3 of 5 featuring 700 bands playing at 45 different venues around the City of Toronto. For lovers of electronic music, this weekend guide is for you. Some amazing well-known DJ’s from around the world are going to be in Toronto this weekend featuring their energetic DJ sets in some of Toronto’s best nightclubs.

A-Trak March 13

“No longer is it a crime to mash a hip-hop acapella into a techno track. In this arena, A-Trak, aka Alain Macklovitch, leads the pack. The 25 year-old Montreal native rides the line between hip-hop and electronic beats in a refreshing hybrid of everything ass-shaking.” (BPM Magazine, issue 86)

A-Trak is most well known for his stadium rocking abilities from touring with Kanye West, then jumping back into his beat-pumping club sets touring the world. A-Trak founded the label Fool’s Gold in 2007 with a mission to incorporate all aspects of club music.

A-Trak will be playing this Saturday at Sound Academy (map).

Click here to view A-Trak’s myspace page and hear some of his latest tracks.

Wolfgang Gartner March 13

Formerly known as Joey Youngman, Wolfgang Gartner is a well known Californian electro/tech house producer and DJ who has landed three top-10 singles on Beatport and Pete Tong’s “essential new tune of the week” on BBC’s Radio 1. Currently based out of Austin Texas, Wolfgang Gartner switched his DJ name when he switched from producing deep house to electro house, tech house, and techno. He presently owns and operates the label Kindergarten and has been producing electronic music since age 11.

Wolfgang Gartner will be playing this Saturday night at The Social (map). The bar will be serving drinks until 4:00 am.

Click here to view Wolfgang Gartner’s myspace page and hear some of his latest tracks.

Chris Lake March 14

An avid producer since 2001, Chris Lake had his breakthrough in 2005 for “One Too Many” and “Release”, and kept his place after producing “Changes” that went worldwide as DJ’s played his track all over the globe. Since his release of “Changes”, the British DJ has toured to all corners of the globe visiting Asia, South America, North America, Australia, and Africa, as well as playing in some of the world’s biggest clubs and festivals. Chris Lake also has done some notable collaborations with other DJ’s such as Deadmau5, Sebastian Leger, and Micky Slim.

Chris Lake will be playing this Sunday night at Cheval (map).

Click here to view Chris Lake’s myspace page and hear some of his latest tracks.

M.A.N.D.Y. March 13

Patrick Bodmer and Philipp Jung make up the duo of the always in-demand M.A.N.D.Y. DJ sets, hailing originally from Saarbruken, Germany. The two originally met on a tennis court at the age of 15, and soon began going together to parties and raves in Frankfurt, buying records, and DJing at friends’ afterparties. Their two top DJ sessions occurred at Fabric in the UK during their mix CD series, and at the infamous Love Parade in Germany where 500,000 electronic music lovers stood in the rain to dance to their music.

M.A.N.D.Y. will be playing this Saturday at Footwork (map).

Click here to view M.A.N.D.Y.’s myspace page and hear some of their latest tracks.

Classixx March 13

Comprised of two young DJ’s barely in their twenties, Classixx have broke onto the Los Angeles electronic music scene with an indie-style disco club sound, relieving people from the overheard trancey techno that is commonly played. They have also produced remixes for popular bands such as Phoenix, The Ting Tings, Shiny Toy Guns and The Sounds.

Classixx will be playing at Wrongbar (map). The bar will be serving drinks until 4:00 am. $10 earlybird advance tickets available at wantickets.com.

Click here to View Classixx’s myspace page and hear some of their latest tracks.

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For more information on the Canadian Music Festival, click here.

Tip: It will not be necessary to buy tickets in advance to these venues, however try to show up around 11:00 pm to avoid disappointment.

Photo credit: D.aveliee