A multi-instrumentalist, Fu Ancko dabbles in techno, tech-house, electro and breaks, anything with fat percussive loops and acidy basslines. Since 2004, he’s been a proud member of the Akarien collective. He is also a DJ and promoter with the Eresys collective.  In 2010 he played alongside Green Velvet at Piknic Électronik in Montreal. On top of his residency at Salon Daomé, Fu Ancko also plays frequently at Parking, Circus Afterhours, SAT, Saphir, Club Pearl, Club U.N. and numerous other venues. 

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Ecuador’s Greg Pidcock began DJing when he was just 15 years old. Now in Montreal, he goes from playing small underground loft parties with local heroes to playing with big-name producers like James Holden, Seth Troxler, Layo & Bushwacka!, Marc Romboy, M.A.N.D.Y., Green Velvet, Tone Depth and more. With monthly residencies at Cherry & Salon Daome, this 23 year old dj has began an ambitious career in the world of music.

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A fan favorite across Europe, playing to huge crowds at festivals in addition to live radio appearances and club gigs, since 1991 Chicago producer Curtis Alan Jones has issued literally hundreds of releases as the techno-motivated Green Velvet, the more house-leaning Cajmere, and numerous other aliases. Adopting the persona Green Velvet (not to mention a Day-Glo shock wig), he became the champion of new wave Chicago beats through the ’90s. Many of his releases have come out on his own labels, which include Cajual, Relief, and Velvet.

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In the heat of the Love Loft Studio, Joël Aimé has recorded three very different albums since December 2009, all under his own name.  Two of these are available for free on his blog, Joel-Aimé est un autiiiiiiiste.

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Experimental bass artist Synthamesk is Alain Savoie, born in Quebec City and raised in Fredericton, New Brunswick. His tracks have been featured on the Breezeblock hosted by Mary Anne Hobbs, Electronic Explorations hosted by Rob Booth, the Wrong Music Show hosted by Ebola, Autobee and Shitmat. Synthamesk releases have appeared on on Net-lab.co.uk, Lovelove records, Dyslexic Selecta, Here’s my Card Records and what used to be Sublight Records. He has played live from the UK to Detroit and back.

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For five years, Chainsawtooth has created sonic material with which to compose an energetic music fully of originality and bursting with rhythms. Inspired by breakcore and industrial, he delivers unchained live sets filled with real performance founded on the complex rhythms of his pieces, all of which distances him from the DJ concept and gives a "live" energy that can be seen as well as heard.

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