Manny Berenguel, aka Paranoid Jack, first started Djing in 1994. At the time, he was heavily influenced by the New York / Jersey Garage sound and began to play small underground parties in Toronto's warehouse scene with veterans DJ Cube and Alvaro G. His roots were firmly placed in soul, disco and funk which became an important part in shaping his production philosophy later on.

1996-97, the heyday of Basement Jaxx, Daft Punk and the Mongoloids, brought about another evolution in Jack's sound as elements of techno fused with funky filtered house which became the fundamental basis for everything he's done since. After getting his Audio Engineering degree from Trebas Institute in 1998 he began work on his own production material with an extremely small set-up that consisted of an old beat-up Mac, a K2000 rackmount sampler and a pair of home-made studio monitors.

Amazingly, it was out of this humble system that his first record emerged, "Herbz the Word". He gave the demo on to longtime friend MC Flipside (who at the age of 23, was already a respected veteran of Toronto's rave scene), who promptly passed it on to Stickman Records. They signed it and released it in January of 1999, and the rest is history. It went on to become somewhat of a cult-classic, immediately gaining support from heavyweights like DJ Dan, Terry Mullan and Halo, and remains a highly sought after tune to this day.

Jack went on to produce several singles and remixes for the Stickman camp over the next few years, with each one going in a slightly different direction yet maintaining the banging and funky element that became the signature Paranoid Jack sound. This culminated in the release of his first artist album in 2001, "The Last of the Funky Cyborgs". The album spawned three singles (“U”, “Slavedriver” and “Smart Hockey”) which shot up the charts and put Paranoid Jack on the map. The massively respected Yoshitoshi crew picked all three as their #5 tune on their prestigious Top 101 Tunes of 2001 claiming "these were all so good, we couldn't pick just one!"

"Slavedriver" crossed over into the progressive scene with support from Deep Dish, Danny Howells, Quivver, Sasha, John Digweed, Seb Fontaine, Max Graham and just about everybody else. It reached #1 on both the UK's Massive Records Chart and the US Balance Promotion Charts, and was licensed to several highly esteemed CD compilations, including Transport and Ministry. The success of this single led to remixes by local favourite Addy, and the UK's highly respected tech-house guru Jamie Anderson, which attained similar praise. His 2002 release "Dirty Fingernailz" on Four01 Recordings became a worldwide favourite as well, appearing on Steve Lawler's "Lights Out" compilation for Global Underground.

2003 brought another underground smash titled “The Big O” which solidified Paranoid Jack as an established name in the tech-house scene. This led to a slew of remixes on primetime labels like Lee Coombs' Thrust Recordings, Kingsize Records, Meat Katie's Lot 49 imprint, Chris Fortier's Fade Records, and Release Grooves.

Which brings us to 2004, where Paranoid Jack has really come into his own. “Bring Back the Jack” (Thrust Recordings), “No Rest for the Wicked” (Release Grooves), “Acid Fixx” (Slush Recordings) and breaks collaboration “Environmental Product” (Promo Records) with Robb G, “The World Must Change” (Fifth Sun) have all had massive success with a wide range of todays best DJs. Jack felt it was time to take things to the next level by opening up his own label, Fifth Sun Recordings, with local veteran and good friend Tim Patrick. So far the label has been received very well, with all three releases so far hitting Number 1 on the exclusive Balance Pool Chart successively.

All of this attention has led to 5 years of solid DJ appearances all over Canada, the United States, Japan and Europe, where Jack is proving that he can rock the decks as well. His silky smooth mixing style and genre-bending approach to programming have made him a favourite everywhere he goes. Elements of deep house, tech house, progressive, techno and some breaks are woven together with a distinct percussive and funky feel throughout. As a member of the prestigious Balance Record Pool (membership includes 40 of the top DJs and record shops in North America), Jack has access to a wide array of the most upfront tunes as well as a constant flow of unreleased tracks from his friends around the world.

In a few short years, Paranoid Jack has become an established name in the underground scene. He's been licensed to CD's by people as varied as Nigel Richards, Roger Sanchez, George Morel, Eddie Amador, and Steve Lawler. His records are consistently found in the boxes of the world's top DJ's, and (most gratifying to him) his career is being followed by some of the people he respects most. Nowhere was this more evident than when Circulation (one his favourite production groups) lost their records recently, and an e-mail request came in for a copy of everything Jack's ever done. Paranoid Jack is definitely one to look out for in the future, and we have only seen the beginning of what promises to be a long and bright career.

She's a licensed pilot with a degree in communication studies specializing in cinema, a passion for interior design and an unfulfilled childhood dream of becoming an actress. If she's not riding her Ducati Monster 620 Dark motorcycle, snowboarding, indulging her passion and love for cooking and great food, she can be found DJing Techno at a packed nightclub in a cosmopolitan city somewhere around the globe.

She's known internationally in the music industry as Misstress Barbara, an alias she concocted for herself by combining the words 'miss' with 'stress'.

Born in 1975, this Sicilian-turned-Montrealer always knew she had a knack for producing evocative and innovative music. Growing up with a cultured musical palate that included salsa, bossa nova, foho, latino, pop and rock, Misstress Barbara fused her sharp melodic instincts with influences from these diverse genres and channeled the product into the electronic medium. Although notorious for her consistently "hard" beats, her music has evolved stylistically from a self-described "funky pumpin' techno" vibe to one which she feels is more "groovy, techy and minimal". The flavor of Misstress Barbara's craft, however, is in perpetual motion as she continually pushes her own artistic boundaries in search of the next unique sound.

Kicking off her music career at age 12 as a drummer in local bands, Misstress Barbara immediately became absorbed by classic rock, punk and hard music. In 1994, her discovery of the electronic music scene prompted her to toss her drumsticks, buy 2 turntables and a mixer and learn the art of DJing. In 1996, she scored her first booking and hasn't looked back since. Over the years, Misstress Barbara has worked with several internationally acclaimed musicians, DJ's, and record labels, has created her own label "ITURNEM", and has licensed her music to the videogame and film industries. In 2001 Barbara received the SODEC prize at the annual MIMI's (International Initiative Montreal's Music); as well as 'Best Breakthrough Underground DJ' at 2003's UK Underground Music Awards

Consistent with the metamorphosis of her music, Misstress Barbara continues to challenge herself professionally by seeking out new vehicles for her music. At the beginning of 2007, the tragic passing of a close family member sparked yet another transformation; Misstress Barbara began to write and compile lyrics. Throughout all of 2007 she has worked diligently in her studio in Montreal to mold and shape the new direction she is heading. In 2008, the release of her first artist album will see Barbara step out from behind the turntables and in front of a microphone as she sings a majority of all the vocals, with collaborations from the likes of The Brazilian Girls, and many others. The addition of singer to her artistic resume is just another highlight to her already long list of achievements.

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2006 has been a year of change for two of Toronto's veteran electronic music DJs. It has been a year that has brought forth a new duo, Mute&Laki. Often featuring mixing styles that can only be accomplished with four hands on four decks, Mute&Laki have been setting new standards for live shows. It is no surprise that their paths first crossed at the legendary System Soundbar where they both held main room residencies. Having already established themselves previously as top rated individual DJs in both local and global dance music communities, they have come together to create a unique sound and clubbing experience. With almost 20 years of DJing experience between them, they have performed at some of world's most recognized party destinations all over Europe, North and South Americas alongside world's most renowned artists such as Marco V, Danny Rampling, Donald Glaude, Robbie Rivera, Mr. C, Kenneth Thomas, Trent Cantrelle, among many others.

2006 also saw Mute&Laki sign on with one of the most respectable internet radio stations for electronic dance music, FRISKY Radio, to host Magnetic North, a monthly 2 hour long show that strives to expose to the world Canada's hidden talent. Already the show has been a home to some of the finest in Canadian dance community such as John Acquaviva, Paranoid Jack, Greg Benz & MD, MV (Martin Villeneuve), mParadis, James Sadoway, Greg Gow.

In 2007 Mute&Laki's schedule was completely booked up, performing an average of 3 gigs per week, Mute&Laki also earned a reputation for being some of the hardest working DJs in the scene. With a successful European tour checked off during the summer months of 2007 it was time to get back to the studio. Mute&Laki released their first combined single aptly named "Mind Games". The release signified a new era for joint artistic capabilities through their dedicated hard work in the studio. The first single was only a glimpse of the energy they would bring, and shortly after they followed up with a bouncy tech-house remix of Freaky T & Dj Legatto's "Give Me What I Want".

2008 picked up where 2007 left off! In the early months Mute&Laki completed the work on a new pounding single "La Voie Lactée" featuring the vocals of Thomas Bene. The pre-released version of the track has already hit radio waves, and has received excellent reviews from DJs across the globe! Mute&Laki signed on as resident DJs with "The New Basement" after hours where they spin along side Toronto's best acts in a real underground experience that many thought was lost from the scene. After leaving audiences captivated through the constant evolution of their music and live shows, one thing is for sure, these two have nowhere to go but up!

-Hatiras is one of the planet's top electronic music DJs & producers.
-He produces loads of mindbending and ass shaking music (over 100 releases).
-He's won 2 Juno Awards, a Socan Award for most radio play in Canada and multiple nominations.
-He owns and operates 2 record labels (Hatrax and Blow Media).
-He's sold over half million records worldwide and loves to DJ.
-He started as a rave promoter in the '90s. He created and operated one of North America's largest event organizations called Liquid Adrenaline. Events averaged 5.000 and peaked at 10,000 in attendance.
-As a DJ, Hatiras has performed around the world in venues across Canada, USA, Japan, Colombia, Australia, Poland, Germany, Belgium, UK, Serbia and more.
-As a remixer he's reworked music for Kylie Minogue, Loleatta Holloway, Junior Jack, Carole Pope and many more.
-His remixes and productions have been released on labels like Blow Media, Hatrax, Defected, Ministry of Sound, Universal, Sony, etc.
-Everyone from The Chemical Brothers to Pete Tong to Roger Sanchez, Bad Boy Bill, DJ Dan, Danny Tenaglia and in between, plays Hatiras music.
-He also hosts a weekly radio show called 'Hatiras Presents' that broadcasts on over a dozen stations worldwide and surpasses 100,000 listeners per show. Check the dopeness here!
-Download all kinds of crazy Hatiras music from iTunes, Beatport and most other download shops.
-Direct booking, production & remix inquiries to melanie@blowmedia.com

Electronic Music has been John's life since the mid 80's. Artists such as Howard Jones, Skinny Puppy, Peter Gabriel, and Depeche Mode were what inspired him to buy his first synthesizer in 1985, and start his journey exploring and pioneering electronic sounds. After a brief foray into hair metal, his love for synth pop quickly paved the way to industrial, and by 1990 John was programming and writing music for early beat driven industrial tracks with his band, Children of Atom. Vancouver's deep underground community of electronic music artists was thriving, and Children of Atom was in the middle of it, playing at times several live shows a month.

Arrive the early rave scene, 1992. Couple this with an East Van basement filled with an assortment of odd electronic music equipment picked up at pawn shops across town. LFO, Ritchie Hawtin, Spicelab, Spiral Tribe, and Orbital. A 303 for $50 at a flee market and a 909 passed on to him from an aging metalhead - 'the drum sounds are dated, dude' - and an assortment of synths, samplers, and early computer sequencers were kludged together to create a hypnotic acid house sound. Soul Control was born. A live PA experiment that delivered minimal acid house to eager ears at fledgling parties, and at times chaotically burped up crippled beats if a DIN synch cable became mis-plugged during a show. Those were the days when an all night dance party really did mean finding a dirty warehouse somewhere in Chinatown - ah yes - the Lux Theater.

Return to industrial. Children of Atom eventually gave way to Unit:187, John's new band, and with Tod Law released several albums on San Francisco's 21'st Circuitry Records. Punk fused electro industrial backed up by a killer live show was Unit's specialty, and show's at the Trocedero in SF and the Starfish Room in Vancouver were not to be missed. Somewhere along the way, metal returned to John's ear. Some people laughed as he'd be the only guy at a rave with a Ministry T-shirt on, but when they'd see him step behind some crazy silver box and tweak knobs that made the sound system go bonkers, the laughing turned to all smiles.

The year was 1996 - now over 10 years after that first Korg synth made it home to John's bedroom in Duncan, B.C., and the love of the hypnotic groove and electronic sound was as strong as ever. A chance to tour the world playing keyboards with the band Strapping Young Lad led to a brief stint behind the keys with LA's Fear Factory in 1997. That was quite a year, and within months John played shows in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, England, Holland, Australia, and every city in the US, sharing the stage with bands such as Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, Sepultura, and Marylin Manson.

As fun as it all was, and as much as one loves to eat at anyone of about 50 interstate truck-stops on a daily basis, 1998 saw John accept an offer to become a music composer and sound designer for Electronic Arts, the biggest videogame company in the world. The focus was now back on electronic music, primarily for videogames, but also for a returned love to house music and particularly the deep sounds of progressive house, inspired by artists such as John Digweed, Sasha, Jimmy Van M, Chris Fortier, Danny Howells, and the underground record labels that fueled John's passion for making quality house music and dj'ing.

John's latest music on DJ vinyl can be found under the name Powerplant, a project with his good friend Kiki Stewardson that has seen releases on Teknology Recordings, Sunkissed Records, Toronto's Release records, CP Recordings, Holland's Deep Records, a licence to Bedrock records, and a recent licence to the Uk's Renassiance CD series. Powerplant has worked with and been remixed by artists such as Medway, Bill Hamel, Blackwatch, Simon Noble, Luke Chable, Halogen, Matthew Dekay, Madoka, Petter, and fellow Vancouverite Jay Tripwire. Look out for thier new label this fall - Powerplant Music. As well, Unit:187 is still going strong, and recently released their 3rd album, Capital Punishment, worldwide in the spring of 2003. John is also currently busy working on some amazing videogames for Electronic Arts, recently completing the 2 Mil + selling SSX3.

Based in Vancouver, Canada's Kevin Shiuhas been at the forefront of club culture for the last 17 years. His magic touch, keen foresight and suave mannerisms have propelled him into headliner status at clubs around the world. His signature style ranges from deep tech house through driving progressive house and remains true to the underground sound that first inspired him: a deep, moody sound with pounding percussion and a mighty hypnotic groove.

Kevin's career has recently started to spark on a global scale - both John Digweed and Tiesto have recently been quoted mentioning Kevin as one of their favorite DJ's, and in the last few years Kevin has played alongside almost every major DJ in the world. As a member of the Balance Record Pool, Kevin has been singled out as a trend and style leader in the worldwide dance music community.

Kevin’s residency at Focusin Vancouver has propelled the night to become one of the top club nights in Canada and has been called one of the top club nights in the world by a number of top DJs including Luke Fair, Desyn Masiello and Chris Fortier. Kevin’s involvement guarantees that Focus remains on the cutting edge of what is underground and at the forefront of what is to come. His 5 hr Journey sets are legendary and eagerly anticipated by his fans. Kevin’s talent for playing the right tracks at the right time is paying off as John Digweed and Tiesto both requested for Kevin to open for them this summer. Plus the man himself, Sasha asked Kevin to tour Asia with him last fall (7 dates).

OCTOBER 28.2006 @ the Womb Club, Tokyo, Japan Sasha + Kevin Shiu Womb, Supermodified, Progressive Entertainment OCTOBER 27.2006 @ the Luxy Club, Taipei, Taiwan Sasha + Kevin Shiu the Loop Production, GodsKitchen, Supermodified, Progressive Entertainment OCTOBER 26.2006 @ the Astra Club, Bangkok, Thailand Sasha + Kevin Shiu Astro, Supermodified, Progressive Entertainment OCTOBER 23.2006 @ the Zouk Club, Singapore Sasha + Kevin Shiu Zouk, Supermodified, Progressive Entertainment OCTOBER 21.2006 @ the Kayagum Hall, Seoul, Korea Sasha + Kevin Shiu GodsKitchen, Supermodified, Progressive Entertainment OCTOBER 20.2006 @ the Fusion Club, Beijing, China Sasha + Kevin Shiu Remy Martin, Excession, Supermodified, Progressive Entertainment OCTOBER 19.2006 @ the SOS Club, Hangzhou, China Sasha + Kevin Shiu Chivas, SOS Entertainment, Supermodified, Progressive Entertainment OCTOBER 13.2006 @ the Lotus Sound Lounge John Morgan + Kevin Shiu Focus Fridays, Progressive Entertainment

Kevin’s studio works with partner John Morgan (Powerplant) are coming fast and hard. Their track “Acid Brownies” is getting amazing reviews and rapidly climbed all the charts including reaching number seven on the Balance Record Pool and was in the top ten for top sales on Juno Records. Their latest track “Check One” is already making waves, it was on Hernan Cattaneo’s April 2006 Top 10 Chart and is being played by many of the top djs in the world.

Kevin's talent is never ending. His enthusiasm and fervor thrives for good quality electronic dance music. He instills a high standard of quality and professionalism. It is his positive influence on others and his reputation as a genuine and diligent visionary that has helped put himself and Vancouver on the map.

Kristian is a dj/producer based in Vancouver, Canada. Kristian started djing in 1998. Over the years, he has played many seminal nights in the Vancouver club scene, including Focus, Volume, Balance, Cheeky, and Overproof. For several years, he was a fixture at the infamous Passion parties at the Rowing Club. A relentless sourcer of fresh music and unearthed gems, Kristian's sound incorporates the best elements of house, tech-house and progressive, spanning subtle, groovy basslines, cruisy hypnotic grooves, and peak-time progressive shakers, but always with an eye on keeping the dancefloor moving. He has shared the booth with the likes of Phil K, Luke Fair, Paranoid Jack, Chloe Harris, Habersham, Akio, Dale Anderson, Kevin Shiu, and John Morgan. Kristian's dj influences include Danny Tenaglia, Danny Howells, Sasha, Desyn Masiello and Terry Francis. He counts Echomen, Chab, Oliver Lieb, Asad Rizvi, and Seamus Haji as some of his favourite producers. Six months living in Perth, Australia in 2000 further cemented his love for the world of house music. Kristian is presently a resident at Progressive Entertainment's "Focus", Vancouver's premier progressive house night, which is held at the treasured Lotus Sound Lounge in Vancouver, Canada. Every Friday, Focus plays host to a dedicated legion of progressive house fans and has featured such luminaries as Kasey Taylor, Paolo Mojo, Chris Fortier, Jimmy Van M, Luke Fair and Desyn Masiello. Kristian is also involved with the broadcast of the ever-popular monthly Focus show on Frisky Radio. Kristian has put together many well received mixes over the years, including the "Morning, Noon, and Night" trilogy, with John Morgan and Kiki Stewardson (both of Powerplant), and "Stickiest", voted one of the best-ever mixes aired on Frisky Radio. Kristian's production skills continue to evolve, as he works diligently in the studio, continuing in his natural artistic progression. His production "Acid Rephlux" was released on Powerplant Music in October 2007, with a strong remix by Australian producer Kriece. The release spent four weeks on the Balance Record Pool chart, peaking at #16 for the week of October 2, 2007.

Found lurking in the creative laboratory known as the ‘deadmau5 disco den of despair and inequity’ this creative ingenue runs the gamut of beats unlike any other. Since his inception deadmau5 has stormed our planet with chart topping action and playlists from the best of the best.

deadmau5's magnificent stylings have a captured an audience that has moves with him and his sounds. Ranging from thumping to the electro, the weird and the strong - one thing has become synonymous with deadmau5 and that is world class quality.

This Canadian native transplanted from the borders of Niagara Falls to Toronto and that's just the beginning of his tale. In Niagara he was the co-producer of a radio program "the party revolution" and that may very well have been the launch of the deadmau5. From the many collaborations which have transpired alongside friend and companion sound genius Steve Duda, the moniker of BSOD was born.

Meanwhile in Canada deadmau5 has helped position label Play Digital as a top selling label online landing number 1 singles and remixes on digital market via Beatport.com. These singles have seen play by the likes of Pete Tong, John Acquaviva, Chris Lake, Sebastien Leger, Nic Fanciulli, Jody from WOW, Donald Glaude and many many more...

Currently working with the group 24twentyfour the future is powered by the sounds of deadmau5. Now with his own label 'Xfer records' and 'mau5trap'. Mightier than a sonic boom the house of mau5 is a powerful force on the dancefloors of the globe.

For the last ten years, Davin Greenwell, formerly known as DJ ariz0na and currently as producer AFK, has been pushing the progressive sound. Davin has been heavily involved in the West Coast electronic music scene through many years of community and FM radio, club and events promotion, and now most prominently with Pacific Front Recordings (PFR), a new music label he trail blazes in cahoots with Justin Humber, aka Formulate.

Recording as AFK has seen Davin release several gigantic progressive tracks on his home label, Pacific Front Recordings, and has also ventured to remix for other labels as well. His latest pair of remixes have been of the venerable Benz & MD - two remixes of the atmospheric progressive house masterpiece you may know as "Signals." His collaboration with Anand Greenwell, Tiebreaker, has been very well received, as well as his collaborations with Dustin H. Davin has been remixed by names such as Stefan Anion, Powerplant, Shiloh, Steve May, Dumb Dan, Jacob Todd, Dustin H, Jarius Miller, Fractal, Seed, Phokus, Desert Dwellers, Blake Jarrell, Matt Rowan, Jeff Devas, Influenza, Micah, Formulate, Jaytech, c79, and His Boy Elroy. In addition to the Pacific Front releases, he has music released on Proton Music, done remix work for the Los Angeles label Ritual Sounds, and a release out on Inaspace Recordings UK under the guise of Royal Assassin with Thor Kell, also known as Fractal. Davin's music has extended globally and can be heard in forward-thinking clubs all over the world with support from DJ's like Sasha and John Digweed, Armin Van Buuren, Dale Anderson, Anthony Pappa, Hybrid, Luke Chable and many more.

All the latest mixes and a complete discography are available at:

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