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“Big Boss Energy”: The Funk Hunters Team Up With LŪN for Fiery Collab, “La Puta Ama”
Last year, a mysterious new artist named LŪN emerged into the scene. This anonymous artist certainly came to play, dropping fiery midtempo bangers right from the get-go. A few months later, in an exclusive interview with EDM.com, LŪN revealed herself to be the renowned electropop artist Lights. “I’ve let Lights spread her wings out pretty wide in terms of genre-dabbling and multiple creative outlets and projects and I’m proud of that,” she said at the time, adding that LŪN “became the vessel for me to free a facet of my creativity that has been percolating all these years.” In essence, LŪN is the polarity to Lights. And the alias allows her to expand her production prowess and explore her dark side without compromising the light. Now, teaming up with electro-funk du...
“Big Boss Energy”: The Funk Hunters Team Up With LŪN for Fiery Collab, “La Puta Ama”
Last year, a mysterious new artist named LŪN emerged into the scene. This anonymous artist certainly came to play, dropping fiery midtempo bangers right from the get-go. A few months later, in an exclusive interview with EDM.com, LŪN revealed herself to be the renowned electropop artist Lights. “I’ve let Lights spread her wings out pretty wide in terms of genre-dabbling and multiple creative outlets and projects and I’m proud of that,” she said at the time, adding that LŪN “became the vessel for me to free a facet of my creativity that has been percolating all these years.” In essence, LŪN is the polarity to Lights. And the alias allows her to expand her production prowess and explore her dark side without compromising the light. Now, teaming up with electro-funk du...
Moontricks’ Debut Album “Currents” Speaks to Surrendering to the Divine
Like many, Nathan Gurley and Sean Rodman of Moontricks draw their creative inspiration from the world around them. However, very few artists have the luxury of tapping into the rustic Kootenay mountains of Western Canada. This distinction has most certainly made a mark on the ever-evolving duo, who curate an electro folk sound like none other. Delivering an intricate aural experience that intersects somewhere between grassroots blues, wistful soul and what they’ve coined “boot-stomping bass,” Moontricks have their own signature style. While the barnstorming duo have been producing music as a tandem for over a decade, the two have only released singles and a handful of EPs, including 2012’s The Ignition, Home—arguably their most popular with fans—as we...
Here Are the Stage-By-Stage Lineups for Shambhala Music Festival 2022
Ahem: there are only 81 days until Shambhala. After a two-year hiatus, Shambhala Music Festival—Canada’s longest-running independent dance music gathering—will return for its 23rd edition from July 22-25, 2022. In anticipation of the return to the farm, organizers have now unveiled Shambhala’s stage-by-stage lineups, highlighting one per day. Having trouble deciphering each stage? To make life easier, we’ve rounded up each lineup below. SHAMBHALA 2022: THE VILLAGE STAGE The Village Stage is a unique experience as attendees have the option of roaming the crowd at ground-level or climbing the stairs to the treehouse, where walkways above weave and intertwine around the entirety of The Village’s parameters. At the end of Shambhala 2019, organizers announced they w...
Listen: Slynk Transformed a Sample Pack Tutorial Into a Glitch Hop Goliath, “Bust It”
Known for his funky electronic sound and Albeton tutorials, Australian DJ and producer Slynk generated his new single “Bust It” by showcasing the versatility of a sample pack. Back in January, Slynk uploaded a video to YouTube called the “Biggest Sample Pack Ever,” where he put Black Octopus Sound’s Leviathan IV bundle to the ultimate test. He decided that the best way to showcase the pack’s 6,500-plus sounds would be to create four songs in four different genres, and then put it all together as one. For this endeavor, Slynk chose to experiment with drum & bass, dubstep, glitch hop and synthwave. Watch him break down his process below. Upon completion, the Vancouver-based tastemaker came to realize that one of the songs he had produced for the ...
“By Artists for Artists”: How The Funk Hunters’ Nick Middleton Evolved From DJ to Music Exec
As a member of celebrated electronic music duo The Funk Hunters, the CEO of Westwood Recordings, and the co-founder of Midnight Agency, it’s not hard to tell that Nick Middleton has a passion for the music industry. Covering everything from music production to marketing and more, Middleton is involved in every step of the process. But that wasn’t his initial aspiration. In an interview with EDM.com, Middleton tells us that he “never really had music as a dream career” and he believed his passion was in film. Throughout high school and progressing into college, Middleton worked in film. He made documentaries, taught post-production, and even ran a film school on Galiano Island called The Gulf Island Film & Television School (GIFTS). It was his work at GIFTS...
Monstercat Teams Up With Westwood Recordings for Celebratory 8-Track Compilation
Westwood Recordings have teamed up with fellow Canadian record label and electronic music powerhouse Monstercat to curate a special compilation album. Comprising local talent and named after Monstercat’s annual Vancouver-based event, Compound 2021 marks the first-ever collaboration between the two imprints. The diverse compilation features eight tracks, infused with the talents of 14 artists including The Funk Hunters, Kotek, Defunk, and Akylla, among others. Nearly all of the artists featured in the album will also be performing at Monstercat Compound in Vancouver this Saturday, September 18th. “”We are thrilled for Monstercat and Westwood’s debut collaboration,” said Westwood Recordings founder and CEO Nick Middleton. “It’s a joint ...
COFRESI, Matisyahu and Kyng Dyce Connect on Massive Single “Daylight”: Watch the Music Video
Ahead of what promises to be a must-listen debut album, Chicago-based electronic music producer COFRESI has unveiled one of it’s surefire standouts. “Daylight,” which arrives by way of Westwood Recordings, is a multicultural track featuring fabled reggae artist Matisyahu and Jamaican rapper Kyng Dyce. COFRESI’s frenetic, percussion-driven production is bolstered by the signature cadence of Matisyahu’s iconic voice, while Dyce adds another level of flair. All hell breaks loose in the song’s trap-inspired drop, which is nothing short of breathtaking. Watch the official “Daylight” music video below. Recommended Articles COFRESI has been dominant over the course of the past year. Back in November 2020 he dropped a vi...
The Funk Hunters Tap ESKEI83 and RUSUR for Hypnotic Bass Track “Hit Like”
Canadian electro-funk duo The Funk Hunters have been making waves this past year, with no sign of slowing down. Their latest collaboration “Hit Like,” out today via Westwood Recordings, proves yet again that the two are not to be confined to any singular sound. For the new track The Funk Hunters incorporated samples courtesy of world-renowned German turntablist ESKEI83 and textured them with finesse, tipping the cap to the DJ’s hip-hop influences. The Funk Hunters also tapped award-winning singer-songwriter RUSUR, who brings his expert lyricism to “Hit Like.” The blossoming young artist infuses the single with hypnotic vocal flair, adding depth to the aggressive, bass-heavy beat while creating a festival-ready tune. You can find “Hit ...
Akylla Delivers Groovy Summertime Tune “Holding On”
Akylla, a triple threat singer-songwriter, producer, and classically trained multi-instrumentalist, has dropped her latest track “Holding On.” Out now via Westwood Recordings, “Holding On” marks Akylla’s very first release on the Canadian imprint. While Akylla has teamed up with members of the Westwood team in the past—recently releasing “Warn Ya” with The Funk Hunters and Defunk—this fresh venture into house music marks an emphatic debut on the label. “Holding On” arrives ahead of Akylla’s forthcoming Soul EP expected to arrive later in the year. In the meantime, she has been exploring a new direction—three actually—as her latest endeavor involves a trifecta of aliases under which she will expl...
The Funk Hunters’ Nick Middleton Partners With Grant Paley to Launch Midnight Agency
Grant Paley—an award-winning artist and longtime agent—has partnered with Nick Middleton of the The Funk Hunters to launch their very own artist agency. The two industry giants announced their Canadian boutique agency earlier this month, having established a diverse roster of 30 artists including Chali 2na, Gone Gone Beyond, The Librarian, and Stickybuds, among others. “Our roster at Midnight Agency represents some of the most forward thinking, diverse and technologically savvy individuals I’ve ever met,” Paley said in a statement. The full roster from the launch of Midnight Agency on April 6th, 2021. Midnight Agency (via Instagram) What makes this new boutique agency so appealing is that it has been created by artists, for artists. Paley, the agency’s president...
The Funk Hunters Join Forces With Defunk and Akylla for Fiery Single, “Warn Ya”
Canadian electronic producers Defunk and The Funk Hunters are back with a bold new collaboration alongside Akylla. “Warn Ya” is a fiery midtempo tune that blends Defunk’s signature funky basslines with the masterful soundscapes of The Funk Hunters. The track’s spellbinding vocals—provided by a hypnotic Akylla, a classically trained instrumentalist and singer-songwriter—are a perfect fit for this earworm. Longtime fans of Defunk and The Funk Hunters might experience some deja-vu when taking in this new release, which arrived today via Westwood Recordings.. The once mysterious bass tune has been featured in some of the duo’s most popular live sets over the past few years. Check it out below. In addition to running their own la...
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