DJ Boitano

27/07/2024

Schedule and set times for tonight:

4pm-7pm:
Get some food in ya! 😋 BBQ served. Tunes on the main stage (and a few other areas of Vic Biz Hub) courtesy DJ PK and crew! 🎶

7pm-8pm:
DJ Geekout takes over the main stage and puts on a motherfreakin' show! ❤️

8pm-10pm:
Some idiot named "DJ Boitano" spins a set. 🤓

10pm-late:
Main stage will still be bumpin' with tunes after I wrap up! 💃🕺
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Tickets will be available at the door, but this is your last chance to buy them in advance for a tad cheaper!

Get 'em here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bumpin-bbq-summer-cookout-tickets-945136547857

20/07/2024

One week! Got your tickets yet?
🎶+🍹+🍔

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bumpin-bbq-summer-cookout-tickets-945136547857

10/07/2024

My next show with DJ Geekout is going to be a fun (and delicious) one. 🍔🌭🎶😎☀️

When: Saturday, July 27 (4pm - late)
Where: Vic Biz Hub (3267 Tennyson Ave)
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bumpin-bbq-summer-cookout-tickets-945136547857

(Special Early Bird Ticket Price of $20 available 'til July 17 if you contact Paul through the Vic Biz Hub page)

More info:
https://www.boitanothedj.com/post/the-bumpin-bbq-summer-cookout

04/07/2024

Huge thanks to Paul Haysom from CHEK for the feature. ❤ I'm not going to post the full story. I would love it if you showed CHEK some love and caught it on their website!

Link to the full interview here:
https://www.boitanothedj.com/post/thanks-to-chek-news-for-the-love

20/06/2024

Adding another cassette to the stack. It'll be a busy couple of weeks! 🎶🌞😎 If I see you out and about this summer, make sure you come say hi and get a sticker! 🙌

06/06/2024

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Thankful is the best way I can describe my nearly two decades of interactions with Dylan Willows.

14/04/2024

This mix features the likes of Ruby Waters, Phantogram, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Noga Erez, Boogey The Beat, ONCE A TREE, The Beatles and more.

Enjoy! ❤🎶🙏

Volume three of a mix of songs/artists (new and old from a variety of genres) that I've been enjoying during times of relaxation (i.e. on the bus home from work).Hope you've been enjoying the Spring season so far! I'm gearing up for what already looks to be a super busy summer of live gigs! In the m...

19/03/2024

The Laketown Shakedown lineup has just been released! To celebrate, I made a mix. See you up at the ranch!! 🎶😎❤

Celebrating the 2024 Lineup Announcement for the Laketown Shakedown with a mix!The lineup for this year's edition of the Laketown Shakedown has been announced! Joining the likes of Gwen Stefani on the weekend of June 28-30, 2024 are none other than Busta Rhymes, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, BBNO$, grandson...

19/03/2024

Happy to be part of this incredible lineup this year!!! Laketown Shakedown

The 2024 Laketown Shakedown lineup! 🙌

Two nights of world class talent on the Main stage with Gwen Stefani, THE Busta Rhymes, bbno$ , grandson, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and many more this Canada Day Long Weekend at Laketown Ranch! Jurassic 5’s very own, DJ Nu-Mark, and Jesse Roper are starting the weekend right in Friday’s special Kick-Off Party on the Lakenight stage! 🤩

🎟 Tickets are on sale NOW starting at $69 + fees! Layaway plans apply to all ticket types!

Get your tickets before Tier 3 pricing starts on March 28th!

👇Tag and let us know who you will be bringing below to enter to win 2 GA passes! Giveaway ends March 26th, the winner will be announced on our socials! (Please note: We will never ask for your payment information during giveaways).

Oh Happy Spring!!!

laketownshakedown.frontgatetickets.com

27/02/2024

I'll be there and would LOVE to see you there as well. ❤

Info: https://www.rmts.bc.ca/production-detail-pages/2024-royal-theatre/a-celebration-of-dylan-willows/

24/02/2024

Enjoy a mix of recent (and classic) hip hop tunes that have been reverberating my ear drums over the past several weeks!

A few notes...

MIXCLOUD:
I often get asked how people can stream my mixes on their phones. Mixcloud makes it possible to download mixes through their app and listen to them offline. Just get the app, search for DJ Boitano and follow me (which will also give you the option to get notifications the moment I post a new mix).

SPOTIFY:
You know when you hear a song in a mix and want to find the title/artist to add it to your own personal playlist? To make that process easier, I put together Spotify Playlists to accompany all these mixes. You can find/follow me on Spotify or find the playlists embedded on these mix posts via my website. ❤🎶

Some recent (and classic) faves from my Hip Hop collection! Since leaving the world of alternative radio, I've recently been reunited with my love for Hip Hop music. Bus rides to my new job have been accompanied by an earful of head-bobbing beats and floor-levelling lyrics. Here is a mix containing....

03/02/2024

It's been a minute since my last mix and I thank you for sticking with me during my ventures along a new road! 🙏🎶❤

It's been a minute and I thank you for your patience! As you've probably already heard, I left The Zone (after 16 great years) in pursuit of balance and a new challenge. That being said, while I'm no longer in radio, I feel like my connection with music has strengthened thanks to the change. I'm hop...

01/01/2024

Starting 2024 off with a bit of news...

2024 is going to bring about a significant change to both my life and to the radio station I've become so fond of programming. This change will be taking effect fairly quickly as I announce, with a heavy heart, that I have reached the end of my time in The Zone @ 91-3. My final day at the station wi...

29/12/2023

In case you're looking for some album recommendations, here are my faves from the year! 🎶❤

This took me a lot longer to put together than I thought because there were a LOT of albums I seemed to really enjoy this year! Not a bad problem to have... Just like last year, this list is in no particular order! Chronicles of a Diamond by The Black Pumas Since exploding onto the music scene with....

23/12/2023

🎄❤️🫶

Just a fun little mix for the holiday season... 2024 is going to be an interesting year, full of changes...I'll get into those a little later. But in the meantime, I'm hoping you're enjoying the holiday season! Perhaps this will help you enjoy it even more! Tracklist: Mel Torme - The Christmas Song....

30/11/2023

Looking forward to being back on this stage TONIGHT!! Join Asta Disasta, DJ Geekout and myself for a dance party and all-out celebration of our collective love for music! 🎶 Show starts at 9pm!

Tickets for DJ Boitano LIVE at Wicket Hall can be purchased here:
https://www.strathliquor.com/shop/dj-boitano-november-30th

Presented by Coultish Management

27/10/2023

Just in time for your Halloweekend Party!
🎃👻💀🎶

Btw, who's coming to DJ Boitano LIVE at Wicket Hall?!
Get your tickets now! 🙏

Figured I'd drop a spooky mix in time for your Halloweekend Party! Hope this adds to the vibe of your spooktacular shindig! While I have you! Please consider joining me for my upcoming live show in Victoria, BC! This is happening at Wicket Hall (919 Douglas Street) on November 30, 2023. Thank you so...

29/09/2023

New mix AND a live show announcement to kick off your weekend! 🙌

Another mix and a LIVE show announcement! Here's another random mash of tunes I've been jamming to kick start your weekend! ALSO! It's finally time to give you a proper update on my upcoming live show! I would absolutely love it if you could save Nov 30, 2023 on your calendar and join me for a night...

21/09/2023

Like the ol' Throwback Thursday mixes of yore! Enjoy! ❤🎶

What we're gonna do right here is go back... One of the more popular days of the week during the run of my radio show, The Mixtape, was definitely Thursday (otherwise known as, "Throwback Thursday"), which was reserved for sets consisting of old favourites from the era of classic rock. So with that....

15/09/2023

In case you're going through some serious lyrical withdrawal after that Run The Jewels show at RIFFLANDIA FESTIVAL's Electric Avenue Weekend...

The deluxe edition of Michael includes four new tracks! This brand new song and music video ("Yes") just dropped to celebrate the deluxe edition of Killer Mike's sixth studio album, Michael. When the album originally dropped in June of this year, it marked his first solo studio record in 11 years (w...

13/09/2023

Another week, another mix.
(and a tease of an upcoming live show announcement! 🙃)

It's been a crazy busy week, but I present to you another mix for your earholes! First of all, I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone I've come across in person and online over the past few weeks with the love and support they've shown for me and the Mixtape. Last weekend at both the Grea...

06/09/2023

I sincerely hope that these are at least tiding you over in the first few weeks of no 5pm mixes on your radio. This mix is a bit of a different sound from what you're used to hearing from me on The Zone... 🎶🎵

Another mix of tunes for your post-Mixtape earholes! I sincerely hope that these are at least tiding you over in the first few weeks of no 5pm mixes on your radio. This mix is a bit of a different sound from what you're used to hearing from me on the radio, but yes...I too dig a bit of Top 40 from t...

30/08/2023

I couldn't stay away for too long! 🎶🎵

The following is a mix of tunes I've recently been bumping in my spare time. Hope you enjoy it!

Greetings from vacation and happy...umm...weird first week without the Mixtape on your radio. For me, this week has been...quiet. Which is good, but also brings about this need to fill the noise void. And so I present to you my first of a regular series of exclusive mixes: "Eclectic Relaxation" (nam...

26/08/2023

ICYMI...🙏❤🎶

Yes, it's true. After 12 years, we've reached the end of the cassette... (In case you missed my original announcement about the end of The Zone's Mixtape, you can read about it here.) It has certainly been an emotional week for this l'il ol' DJ and while, yes, a lot of the emotion is sadness that th...

24/08/2023

What a fun night and an incredible honour it was opening for Bran Van 3000 at the Mary Winspear Centre last Monday! HUGE thanks to Rocktographers for this review and the amazing photos! ❤🙏

We capture your music memories

24/08/2023

Alright, let's take a moment to shift the focus over to people who REALLY work hard for us music lovers. I did this write-up for last year's RIFFLANDIA FESTIVAL magazine, paying tribute to the Island's talented and hardworking stage crews.

We've had a busy summer of live music on the Island and the list of upcoming events is far from the end. But never a bad time to stop and recognize the work of the people that make the shows look and sound great! 🙏👏

This write-up of mine was originally published in last year's edition of the official Rifflandia Music Festival magazine. I have a few artist write-ups in THIS year's edition if you wanted to pick one up, but I also figured, ICYMI, we are about 3/4 the way through a busy live music-filled summer and...

22/08/2023

There's really no easy way to announce this...

After a 12-year run on our airwaves, I'm sad to report that this Friday (August 25, 2023) will be the last airing of The 5 O'Clock Mixtape in The Zone at 91-3. This show has existed since 2011. It started out exclusively online, eventually saw a home on-air on Friday afternoons and then (due to overwhelming listener demand), it became an every weekday thing. In fact, The Zone's Mixtape was the first ever prime-time alternative rock mix show in Canadian terrestrial radio.

That said, I must stress that from day one, The Mixtape hasn't ever been an official part of my job at The Zone. My regular 9-5 at the station is in the role of The Zone's Music Director/Assistant Program Director. Throwing down DJ sets live on the radio at the end of each day has always been an extra curricular task. And despite the extra work it added to my plate, I loved doing it. And with the encouragement and help of people like Bossman Johnny and my incredible team of Zone Air Staff, the extra work was manageable.

But to be fully transparent with you, elements within my role changed throughout the pandemic. I gained a few more responsibilities as we lost some personnel. And for the past few years, juggling my existing workload and the Mixtape went from being somewhat manageable to damn near impossible - with this constant feeling of treading water looming over me for the past several months. So with that, the decision has been made to bring the show to a close.

While it can be easy for me to get stuck in the dark well that is this heartbreaking development, I wanted to instead thank you so very much for the support and love you've shown this passion project of mine over the past decade and a bit. The Mixtape was a product of my love and enthusiasm for the artform of turntablism. It also helped me uniquely express my passion for all forms of music and I feel lucky that I got to produce it for as long as I did. I want to assure you that I don't ever plan to actually stop DJ'ing - you'll still be able to see me out and about spinning in public - and I intend to post more original mixes through my website and Mixcloud.

But obviously, I'm quite aware that the end of this show could very well impact your drive home routine and I am so very saddened and sorry to disappoint loyal listeners such as yourself. As we near the last few days of this show, please know that I am forever grateful for your support and appreciation of my work.

22/06/2023

What an honour it is to get to play this show coming up on August 21st at the Mary Winspear Centre!! 🙌

17/05/2023

How can you tell that I'm just a WEEEEEE bit excited for RIFFLANDIA FESTIVAL?! Congrats to the whole Riff Team for this stellar line-up!!! 🎶

The Rifflandia 2023 line-up was announced this morning and there is a buzz of excitement around the hallways o...

12/05/2023

Still beaming from last night. Huge thanks to A.Skillz for being a constant source of musical inspiration and allowing me the honour of sharing a stage with him. Also, thanks so much to my radio brothers, DJ Geekout (a.k.a. Bud Webmeister) and DJ Three-Bags (a.k.a. Jason Lamb) for taking part in this event.

Also, huge shoutout to the staff Capital Ballroom for making this thing look and sound great. And I could never forget Coultish Management and The Zone at 91-3, who were the backbone of this event.