Mercurial & secretive, if then do has been quietly using a variety of technological processes to explore a meticulous, evolutive and very plastic work since 2001. Dramatic and densely orchestrated, a tension is sought between composition and improv; between a cold, alien machinism and fractured moments of beauty. For Piknic Électronik, if then do will be DJing a special set of techno not commonly heard in the 819/613.

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Born and raised in Canada’s capital, Math has been the man behind some of Ottawa’s most eclectic electronic music and most street-shaking parties in recent memory. Math fuses bass culture with noise and funk, producing beats that are both infectious and evocative. On stage, his signature live performance style of flailing limbs and fancy fingerwork transforms him into a bouncing hip-hop-electro-dynamo. 

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Performing since 2008, Montreal’s Living~Stone has shared the stage with prominent international bass music headliners including Skream, Benga, Bassnectar, Eskmo, Sub Swara, Goth Trad, Taal Mala, Joe Nice, Komodo, Ill Gates, Nosia, Mochipet & the list goes on. He is one of two residents at the bi-monthly Dig. iT. aL Sunday's. A Bass music nights at Blizzarts Lounge on the second & fourth Sunday of every month. The night has been running for three years strong and continues to set the standard in Montréal for Sunday night Bass Music.

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In little over a year, this natural born entertainer has taken hold of the electronic beats scene across Canada, Europe and the US, and set ears and heads ablaze with his mixture of beats, bass, and splintered electronica. Taking cues from Autechre, Bangladesh, Dilla, and the Ed Banger clique, Lunice knows exactly how to craft a recipe that makes dance floors bump and bass bins thump. No wonder he has remixes out on Big Dada, Top Billin, Young Turks and a solo EP coming forth on Lucky Me.

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MadKids are two young dj/producers who have been attracting a certain amount of attention. In less then a year, they already have released two original EP’s instantly supported by industry heavyweights such as Mowgli, Round Table Knights, Cameland Brodinski to name a few. Having played numerous clubs and influential events such as Igloofest, the two have recently been invited to play the Nuits Sonores festival in Europe. Exciting things are looking up for 2010 including many original releases and remixes coming out on non-other thenDiscobelle Records, YoungGunz Entertainment and many more. 

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