Saturday | August 16, 2008
DJ BLISS (BIO)
(Extended Bio underneath) Dj depuis l'age de 14 ans et reconnu comme un des djs les plus versatiles en ville, Bliss vogues dans le nightlife Montrealais sans arret depuis plus d'une decennie. Ses residences les plus notables ont ete les soirees electro, CHEMISTRY et VOYEUR et la premiere soiree break a Montreal, THE GRILL. Au cours des 10 dernieres annees il a joue a cote d'un nombre importants d'artistes internationaux telles que Dj Krush, Afrika Bambaataa, MSTRKRFT, Tommie Sunshine, Gun N Bombs, Girl Talk, Freddy Fresh, Kool Herc, Atomic Hooligan, Aquasky, Thievery Corporation, Kid Koala, Krafty Kuts, Bebel Gilberto, Bonobo et The Streets, en plus de djs sets a des prestigieux evenements locaux telles que Le Festival de Jazz de Montreal, Le Picnik Electronik, Pop Montreal, Mutek, La Nuit Electronik et le Festival MEG.
http://www.hour.ca/music/lallaland.aspx?iIDArticle=9960
Bliss mentionned as one of Montreal's top Djs in a recent article in the Hour
Dj since the age of 14 and recognized as one of Montreal's most musically versatile djs, Bliss has been djing the Montreal club circuit non stop for well over a decade. His most notable residencies have been the electro clubnights CHEMISTRY and VOYEUR and Montreal's first breaks weekly THE GRILL. Over the last 10 years he has played hundreds of venues across the city, from small club nights to afterhours events, alongside an important number of international artists such as Dj Krush, Afrika Bambaataa, MSTRKRFT, Tommie Sunshine, Girl Talk, Gun N Bombs, Freddy Fresh, Kool Herc, Atomic Hooligan, Aquasky, Thievery Corporation, Kid Koala, Krafty Kuts, Bebel Gilberto, Bonobo and The Streets, as well as dj sets at prestigious local events such as the Montreal Jazz Festival, Picnik Electronik, Pop Montreal, Mutek, La Nuit Electronik and the MEG Festival.
Extended Bio:
Dj Bliss has been playing the city's club scene every week for nearly a decade. He regularly explores a number of musical styles ranging from all styles of Breaks and Electro and House. Recognized as one of the city's most musically diverse djs, Bliss is a purist's nightmare. He has been involved in a number of very successful club nights notably The Grill (Breakbeats) and Voyeur (Electro). Over the past few years he has played hundreds of venues across the city, from small clubs to afterhours events alongside such luminaries as Dj Krush, Afrika Bambaataa, MSTRKRFT, Girl Talk, Freddy Fresh, Kool Herc, Atomic Hooligan, Aquasky, Thievery Corporation, Kid Koala, Krafty Kuts, Bebel Gilberto, Bonobo and The Streets to name a few. During his 16 years as a Dj, Bliss has traveled and played all over the world, notably the U.S., Africa, Israel, France and the UK.
His first club residency in Montreal was at one of the city's oldest nightspots Le Passeport (in 1997) where he was the main resident for 3 years playing a mix of Electro, Breaks, Industrial and Alternative sounds to a packed house every Friday and Saturday.
In 1999, Bliss co-founded The Grill (with Dj T'cha). It eventually became the most reputable and longest running weekly of its kind (4 years). Often referred to as a "breaks" institution its reputation stretched well outside Montreal, not only for its global approach to breaks but also for its unique party atmosphere and notable out of town breakbeat superstars such as Krafty Kuts and Atomic Hooligan. It was voted second Best Club Night by the Montreal Mirror poll in 2001. The Voir voted Bliss among Montreal's top 3 funkiest Djs in its 2002 poll.
In 2003, Bliss also become resident at Chemistry, Montreal's longest running electro orientated club night (originally founded by Jordan Dare). Packed and sweaty every weekend it quickly became Montreal's "point de reference" for all things electro. In 2004 the night was into revamped Voyeur with Bliss and Jordan Dare as residents to become one of the best club nights in Montreals recent history. In 2005 the immensely popular Voyeur weekly was moved to the much bigger Societe Des Arts Technologique venue where it continues to occur on a monthly basis where it continued to run until 2007.
Bliss has also been resident at a number of other specialized club nights such as Flexout (IDM/Breaks) and is the founder of the monthly Mind The Gap event, Montreal's only night dedicated to British Pop & Indie music. He also hosted a short lived internet radio show in 2000 (Beats N`Breaks on Sweet-ting.com) and worked for many years as manager and Breaks/Electro buyer for the renowned Noize record store. Bliss also produces music with longtime friend Freqboy under the name Answer. He has also been featured in a number of short documentaries and movies (in particular a documentary on St. Laurent) and has guested on many of the cities major radio stations.
Tuesday | August 12, 2008
Dj Bliss @ Le Piknic Electronik, August 24 2008
Dj Bliss will be peforming at Le Piknic Electronik alongside the legendary Sase One and Djs Lexis and Ghostbeard on August 24th, 2008.
Last year was a blast and this one promises to be one of the most eclectic Piknics of 2008.
Contact info and online mixes
For bookings please send an email request to djbliss@videotron.ca or contact Bliss at
(514) 603-3766
Aside from his weekly residencies Bliss regularly guests at a variety of clubnights and concerts around the city.
Please routinely check the Bliss's myspace calender for more info on upcoming events at:
http://www.myspace.com/djblissmtl
To send promotional material please email Bliss at http://www.myspace.com/djblissmtl for address.
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On a weekly/monthly basis you can catch Dj Bliss:
Voyeur
Musical Stylings: Electro/Acid House
Listen to a older Voyeur mix at: http://www.archive.org/details/DjBlissElectroMutantDisco
ELECTRO/HOUSE: I play the latest in Nu Electro and Acid House at my Voyeur residency (www.myspace.com/voyeurelectro) and regularily guest at Electro clubnights around the city. Artists I'm into lately: Fake Blood, D.I.M., Surkin, Touche, Proxy, Data, Congo Rock, Petits Pilous, Bloody Beetroots, Crookers, Vandalism, Riots In Belgium, Digitalism, Para One, Bangkok Impact, Steve Bug, CLASSS, Basement Jaxx, Modselektor, Chromeo, Sweetlight, MSTRKRFT, Boyz Noize, Agoria, Switch, Hot Chip, Christopher Just, Justice, Abe Duque, Headman, Daft Punk, Dsico, Booka Shade, Etienne De Crecy, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Armand Van Helden, Simian Mobile Disco, Riton, Answer, Ascii Disco, Spektrum, Console, Who Made Who, DK7, Klaxons, LCD Soundsystem, Prototypes, Mr Oizo, labels such as Turbo, Kitsune, Ed Banger, Metal Postcard, Skint, Rephex, Mute, Traxx, some Nu Rave, Italo Disco & British Indie Dance. Influences: New Order, Cabaret Voltaire, Lil Louis, 808 State, Jedi Knights, Daft Punk, Plastikman, Front 242, Armando, Model 500, Kraftwerk, Green Velvet, Nitzer Ebb, Throbbing Gristle, Phuture, Nexus 21, Ministry, Les Rythmes Digitales, LFO, Depeche Mode, Yellow Magic Orchestra, NJOI, Laurent Garnier ...New Wave, Belgian New Beat, Acid House, Industrial, Detroit Electro, Bleeps, Warp Records, Manchester music scene
Review from the latest issue of the prestigious American music magazine Urb
Review from Toronto's Tribe Magazine
Buzzant Blizzarts
Annie Martineau
collaboration speciale, La Presse
La popularite de la soiree Voyeur du samedi entraine les amoureux de musique electro a venir dans ce refuge situe au-dela de la partie etourdissante du boulevard Saint-Laurent, au nord de l'avenue des Pins.
Clientele : Jeunes ages de 20 a 30 ans, arborant une coupe de cheveux inspiree et des vetements griffes ou du comptoir familial; Plateau, ghetto McGill et Concordia. Ratio gars-filles: 1/1. Ratio de belles personnes: 99,9 %.
Musique : Tellement bonne... Samedi dernier, les DJ Jordan Dare et Bliss nous ont balance un electro-trash-sombre-mais-entrainant qui nous a fait bouger et sourire toute la soiree et qui nous fait sourire encore en ecrivant ces lignes.
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BREAKBEATS: In 1999 Bliss cofounded Montreal's first breaks weekly The Grill (Blizzarts Thursdays), a night that ran for close to 5 years making it the longest running breaks weekly in the citys history. The Grill was the first local night to introduce the then emerging Nu Skool breaks sound, bringing in some of the biggest names in breaks to the East Coast for the first time. Artists such as Krafty Kuts, Atomic Hooligan and Scissorkicks as well as some of the biggest Canadian breaks djs at the time such as D-Monic and Czech and paved the way for other upcoming local djs such as the Broken Crew. Bliss continues to be one of the most in demand breaks djs in Montreal playing everything from funk and downtempo breaks to the lastest in nu skool and electro breakbeats on a weekly basis across the city. Artists such as: James Brown, Afrika Bambaataa, Boabinga, Genaside II, Krafty Kuts, Bassbin Twins, Bassnectar, Mantronik, Freq Nasty, JDS, Rakka n'roll, Stabilizer, La Funk Mob, Koma & Bones, Czech, Tayo, Coldcut, Altern 8, Stanton Warriors, Digable Planets, Chemical Brothers, J-Dilla, Ghislain Poirier, Kool Herc, The JBs, Hardkiss, Plump Djs, Fatboy Slim, Quantic, ESG, Whodini, UMCs, The Prodigy, Acen, 2 Bad Mice, Diplo, Public Enemy, Prince, Run DMC, Dj Zinc, Soul Of Man, Freestylers, Dr Dre, Rza, Kicks Like A Mule, Amon Tobin, Hollertronix, Beastie Boys, Cymande, Curtis Mayfield, Rennie Pilgrem, Deekline, 2 Live Crew, Dj Shadow, De La Soul, Phantom Beats, Jimmy Castor Band, Howie B, 4 hero, Baby Mammoth, Groove Armada, Dream Warriors, Ursula 1000, Antibalas, Liquid Liquid, Depth Charge, Fort Knox 5, NOW, Luke Vibert, Land Of The Loops and many others...Labels: Finger Lickin, Mob, Ninja Tune, TCR, Against The Grain, Moving Shadow, Mo Wax, Hollertronix, Pussy Foot, Pork, XL Recordings, Air, Rat Records, Funktional Breaks, Tommy Boy, Ubiquity
BREAKBEATS:
Download Bliss's Apeshit breaks/electrofunk mix and read an interview at:
http://www.breakbeat.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=42
Download Bliss's "A Mix For The Headz" at :
http://www.musicismysanctuary.com/djbliss-amixfortheheadz/
Download Bliss's "A Mix For The Breakers" at:
http://www.musicismysanctuary.com/djbliss/
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Chez Roger: Every Thursday:
Musical Stylings: Downtempo/Breaks/Jazz/Dub/House
http://www.barroger.com/
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Yeah, yeah – he’s the “hardest working DJ in Montreal”: I know, I see him walking up the Main, heading back home after his sets almost every other night I go out. While I would tend to concur, that’s unquestionably not the sole reason to appreciate Bliss.
A thru melomaniac, Bliss is not content to just sit back and limit his selection to the latest hits. Rather, he disperses just the right amount of surprising new grooves and classics cuts throughout the whole of his mix, providing opportunities for both green and seasoned clubbers to appreciate his selection and/or wonder what the hell is going on.
Of course, all this is done with the finesse and confidence of a vinyl veteran whose resumé is highlighted by a trio of Montreal breaks & electro institutions: The Grill, Chemistry & Voyeur.
A down to earth guy, Bliss always elevates a party’s mood to heavenly heights, which is kind of funny considering he shares his residency at Voyeur with the Prince of Darkness: Jordan Dare.
Steve Lalla, that guy who writes for The Hour, recently picked him as his number one DJ in Montréal, and we consider ourselves lucky to count him as one of our top 10 friends on MySpace.
From the MirrorBalls & Mirrorshade feature on Dj Bliss (December 2006)
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http://www.hour.ca/music/lallaland.aspx?iIDArticle=9960
Bliss is mentionned as Montreal's top Dj in a recent article in the Hour!
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http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html?id=c57779f4-6ebb-4719-8e61-751cec034130
Article in the Montreal Gazette on the Canadian Center For Architecture Ball which Bliss Djed in June
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Another article published in the National Post