Alain M.

Today marks the start of my 4th year on XBeat Radio! This is one of the few top-notch online radio stations that has both the staying power in the underground ambit and the quality of curation that make it such a thrill to be on it. Thanks to owner Marc Denuit for his unrelenting good work and for giving me the space to share music. Aujourd'hui marque le début de ma 4è année sur Radio XBeat! Parmi les rares radios online qui sont parvenues à s'établir dans le milieu underground et dont la qualité de programmation en font un tel plaisir d'en faire partie. Merci au proprio Marc Denuit pour son top travail sans relâcge et pour cet espace qu'il me donne pour partager de la musique.

2023 RECAP

For me 2023 was a year of high activity and lots of learning. Lots of gigs, lots of radio shows and further steps into production with my coach and friend @nikogarcia. In total, a couple of bootlegs (Sam Jasperson’s “Islands”, Adamski's “One of the People” and the best one, Jayn Hanna’s “Lost Without You”), one labelled EP (“Maybe in Another Life” on Bekool Records records), and a couple more original tracks that are still looking for release (“Little Angel in the Wind”, which I played for the Nick Warren show, and “Distant Lands” which I played at Ultraviolet). Top highlights of the year were playing with Nick Warren, Jody Wisternoff, and in Amsterdam as part of an epic trip with my OPV brother @djstevefinney. I was also very happy to be invited on several radio shows, including When We Dip (Montreal), So What Radio Show (Montreal), UNNIT (Brazil), Equilibrio (on Proton), Melodic Beats (UK), Underlife (Argentina) and KXLU (Los Angeles)! As well, all OPV and MPV episodes continue to be featured on Beach Radio (UK) and, since November, on Chill Lover Radio (New York). And I value my ongoing monthly spot on X Beat Radio (it’ll be three years in March) and, since mid-this year, on Meer Radio (Netherlands). I love this music and I love being able to share it in my city and beyond, and for the friendships it creates. Feeling very grateful for an amazing year. Happy 2024 to all!

Very happy to be invited to be part of @KXLU889 Los Angeles for their Night Before the Night Before Christmas madness!!

Join us on Dec. 2nd for a night of solid prog! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ultraviolet-progressive-house-tickets-747558687157?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Ottawa Prog Vibes 215 - VENAO (Xaxim, Brazil) - Now on Soundcloud, Mixcloud, Hearthis.at, YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Podbean To Brazil this week for an amazing set from incredibly talented @venao_dj. This is an incredible session and it includes no less than four unreleased tracks produced by our guest! Music lover since his childhood, VENAO is a DJ and music producer, graduated at the age of 17 from AIMEC school, in Balneário Camboriú. At only 23, he expresses his art of telling and eternalizing stories through his productions and presentations, where he transits within the lines of progressive house with influences from deep house. VENAO stands out for conducting the dance floor with great care, mixing minimalist melodies and an intense groove. He has performed in places like: Lake Club, LUF Festival, Nature in Groove, Taj Bar, UNNIT Sunset and is also one of the names behind the progressive house nucleus UNNIT. In his productions he counts with important supports in the progressive house world scene as: DJ Ruby, Ezequiel Arias, Graziano Raffa, Hernan Cattaneo, Mariano Mellino, Ricky Ryan among others. He has music released by important labels such as: Arcedian (AR), AH Digital (BE), BC2 (SRB), Deep Down Music (NL), Lake Underground Music (BR) and Terasonic Records (BR). This exclusive mix for OPV listeners is now on our platforms, and will play Sunday on @beach_radio_official at 5:00 pm UK / 12:00 noon Ottawa time, and then at 6:00 pm on @blasttheradio! TRACKLIST Matter - Waratah VENAO, Isadora - ID (Original Mix) Antrim - Risk Between Souls - White Tears Artfaq - Telephone Days (Weird Sounding Dude Remix) Kebin Van Reeken - Hypnotize (Original Mix) VENAO - ID (Original Mix) ID - Paradise (VENAO Remix) Juani Bria - Glit Soul VENAO - ID (Original Mix) Fiddler - The Unknown River (Alfonso Muchacho Remix) Enjoy! #venao #globalunderground #progressivehouse #undergrounddancemusic #electrohousemusic #progressivehousemusic #organichouse #ottawalif

Ottawa Prog Vibes 215 - VENAO (Xaxim, Brazil) - Sat. July 22nd To Brazil this week for an amazing set from incredibly talented @venao_dj. Music lover since his childhood, VENAO is a DJ and music producer, graduated at the age of 17 from AIMEC school, in Balneário Camboriú. At only 23, he expresses his art of telling and eternalizing stories through his productions and presentations, where he transits within the lines of progressive house with influences from deep house. VENAO stands out for conducting the dance floor with great care, mixing minimalist melodies and an intense groove. He has performed in places like: Lake Club, LUF Festival, Nature in Groove, Taj Bar, UNNIT Sunset and is also one of the names behind the progressive house nucleus UNNIT. In his productions he counts with important supports in the progressive house world scene as: DJ Ruby, Ezequiel Arias, Graziano Raffa, Hernan Cattaneo, Mariano Mellino, Ricky Ryan among others. He has music released by important labels such as: Arcedian (AR), AH Digital (BE), BC2 (SRB), Deep Down Music (NL), Lake Underground Music (BR) and Terasonic Records (BR). On our platforms as usual Saturday at 6:30 pm (and by the way, our platforms now include YouTube and Apple Podcasts), then on Sunday hear it on @beach_radio_official at 5:00 pm UK / 12:00 noon Ottawa time, and then at 6:00 pm on @blasttheradio!

Ottawa Prog Vibes 199 - Mark MacLeod (Toronto, Canada) - Sat. Apr. 1st This week we turn to Canada’s biggest metropolis for an outstanding session from a scene veteran and highly talented DJ/producer, Mark MacLeod. @markmacleodmusic comes from a long line of musical talent. He was part of the original rave scene in Toronto and a regular resident in many of Montreal’s best house music clubs. This is when he began to move to the deeper side of electronic music. Mark runs @deepdownelectronicmusic, Canada's hottest new progressive house label focusing on deep, progressive tracks. Available on our platforms at 6:30 pm Saturday, then Sunday on @beach_radio_official at 5pm UK / 12 noon Ottawa, and on @blasttheradio at 6:00 pm Ottawa! #markmacleod #deepdownmusic #globalunderground #progressivehouse #mellowprog #undergrounddancemusic #electrohousemusic #progressivehousemusic #organichouse #ottawalife #myottawa #ottmusic #ottawadj #progressivehousedj #ottawamusic #ottawanightlife #djmix #yowmusic #613music #613dj #ottawanights #narcityottawa #ottawadjs #djalainm #ottawaprogvibes #repott

Ottawa Prog Vibes 181 - Niceshot (Mar del Plata, Argentina) - Sat. Nov. 26th This week we have the pleasure of presenting one of Argentina’s great progressive DJ/producers, Niceshot. Jonatan was born in 1988 and felt a passion for music from an early age. He played various instruments, composed and studied music and was in several bands in his school and neighbourhood. As time passed, his tastes tipped toward electronic music and that’s when his interest in selecting and mixing was born. He took his first steps as a DJ by playing for private events and parties. Shortly after, he became interested in musical creation and production, always seeking a particular and personal sound. This is how he started his full-time career as a DJ and producer. In Niceshot’s productions you will recognize potent basslines paired with delicate melodies which, alongside their percussive foundation, convey a warmth that is very much intertwined with his musical signature. His production work quickly reached the radar of progressive’s biggest names and, of course, a prominent place in his country’s scene and at clubs and events all across the world. He currently enjoys the support of some of the biggest names in the global prog scene, including Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren, Guy J., Khen, Guy Mantzur, Eelke Kleijn, Nick Varon, Tony Mcguiness (Above & Beyond), Mariano Mellino, Nicolas Rada, Marcelo Vasami, DJ Ruby and others. This exclusive mix for OPV listeners includes an unreleased track to start the set. #niceshot #niceshot_music #niceshotmusic #globalunderground #progressivehouse #mellowprog #undergrounddancemusic #electrohousemusic #progressivehousemusic #organichouse #ottawalife #myottawa #ottmusic #ottawadj #progressivehousedj #ottawamusic #ottawanightlife #djmix #yowmusic #613music #613dj #ottawanights #narcityottawa #ottawadjs #djalainm #ottawaprogvibes #repott

Ottawa Prog Vibes 172 - Murder By Sound (Dunfermline, UK) - Sat. Sept. 24 We are excited to welcome Beach Radio’s Murder By Sound, a British legend who’s been around the UK club scene for a long time and has perfected a progressive sound that reflects a level of quality which only comes with extensive experience playing for one of the world’s most discriminating scenes. Murder By Sound has been into DJ'ing since around 1990. It all started back in the early raves, just hanging about the DJ booth getting to know the residents. Whizz, Chill & Rosyth Institute, the local venues, were booming and before long he found himself on the 1210's learning and still learning to this day. He gradually progressed into bars and clubs through the years (such as Fenders, Bar Brio, Confusion & SWG3) and now finds himself as a resident on Beach-Radio weekly every Saturday & Monday night. You'll hear him play a variety of melodic house & techno and progressive house vibes most shows. You will not want to miss this one! Catch this exclusive set on Saturday at 19:00 (Berlin) - 13:00 (Ottawa), on Cosmosradio.de then out on our platforms at 18:30 Ottawa time!

Ottawa Prog Vibes 162 - Runik (Toulouse, France) - Now on Mixcloud, Soundcloud, Hearthis.at & Podbean Our guest this week is from near Toulouse, France’s fourth-largest city, with a metro area about the size of Ottawa’s. Runik is one of those DJ’s who doesn't believe in barriers between music genres, just in good music, and is passionate about it. Dig around his work and you'll find dark melodies, hypnotic grooves, bright vibes and much more. He gifts us a super chill set that starts mellow and picks up in energy as it tells its story. You’ll find yourself glued to your speakers. TRACKLIST: Cornucopia - Forever Gone (Original Mix) @rainbholah - Little Ray Of Life (Original Mix) Ivory (IT) - Light Through Water (Original Mix) @marianomellino - Ultramental (@____mohn Remix) @gmjlive - Mood Medicine (Original Mix) @yuriyfromrussia - Afterglow (Extended Mix) @monojoke_pres_fluente - Cold City (@kasperkoman Remix) @instafehrplay - Zeitgeist (Original Mix) @lautarovare - Gone (@antucoimbra Remix) @moddmusic - Chisto Pole (Day Version) Enjoy!

The beats are still in my head from Saturday!

Wednesday Feb 23rd - new exclusive set for Beach-Radio.co.uk ! 2:00 pm Ottawa time - 7:00 pm London UK - 8:00 pm Madrid

Ottawa Prog Vibes 130 - Alain M. - Now on Mixcloud, Soundcloud, Hearthis.at & Podbean One of my favourite mix CDs in the iconic @global_underground collection is, without a doubt, GU019 - John Digweed Los Angeles, released in 2001. Two decades later that mix hasn’t aged. I must’ve listened to it hundreds of times - and if you have too, you know exactly how it starts - with Pole Folder and CP’s hauntingly trippy track “Apollo Vibes”. For this episode of Ottawa Prog Vibes, I reach way back into the crate and bring back the unreleased mix of “Apollo Vibes” - an 11-minute opus that epitomizes everything that is brilliant about good electronic music. If you remember this track, this one’s for you :) TRACKLIST: TD – The Observer (Original Mix) @enamourmusic – Heartstrings (Extended Mix) @approximateofficial – Cat in the Rain (Original Mix) @juanibanezdj & @dylandeck_ – Touching the Sky (@andremoretmusic Remix) @fortycatsgram – Yarilo (Original Mix) @thisisriigs – Stay Forever (@nodistancemusic Remix) @rikken_bln, @djmaxhendricks – Labyrinth (@mzndjjj Remix) @davidaugustx – Epikur (Mariano Montoni Edit) @polefolder, CP – Apollo Vibes (Unreleased Mix) @juansapia.music & @ericlunemusic – Anyone Who Had a Big Dream (Original Mix) Massive Attack – Paradise Circus (@tidydaps Remix) Enjoy! #globalunderground #progressivehouse #undergrounddancemusic #electrohousemusic #progressivehousemusic #organichouse #ottawalife #myottawa #ottmusic #ottawadj #progressivehousedj #ottawamusic #ottawanightlife #djmix #yowmusic #613music #613dj #ottawanights #myottawalife #narcityottawa #ottawadjs #djalainm #ottawaprogvibes #repott #djalainm #ottawaprogvibes

Ottawa Prog Vibes 130 - Alain M. - Sat. Dec. 4th One of my favourite mix CDs in the iconic @global_underground collection is, without a doubt, GU019 - John Digweed Los Angeles, released in 2001. Two decades later that mix hasn’t aged. I must’ve listened to it hundreds of times - and if you have too, you know exactly how it starts - with Pole Folder and CP’s hauntingly trippy track “Apollo Vibes”. For this episode of Ottawa Prog Vibes, I reach way back into the crate and bring back the unreleased mix of “Apollo Vibes” - an 11-minute opus that epitomizes everything that is brilliant about good electronic music. If you remember this track, this one’s for you :) #globalunderground #progressivehouse #undergrounddancemusic #electrohousemusic #progressivehousemusic #organichouse #ottawalife #myottawa #ottmusic #ottawadj #progressivehousedj #ottawamusic #ottawanightlife #djmix #yowmusic #613music #613dj #ottawanights #myottawalife #narcityottawa #ottawadjs #djalainm #ottawaprogvibes #repott #djalainm #ottawaprogvibes

Ottawa Prog Vibes 129 - Elusory (Curitiba, Brazil) - Sat. Nov. 27 Our next guest is a rising young DJ and producer from Brazil’s burgeoning progressive scene, @elusorymusic. Since he was a child João Pedro Martins has been passionate about electronic music. At the age of 18 he decided to turn it into his profession. After taking DJ courses he moved to Curitiba, where he is currently studying musical production and deepening his knowledge in music. With a unique musical style and his surprising decorations, João Pedro Martins has established himself in the underground scene. He has also presented his music in several podcasts, including Brazil’s prestigious In Progress, Reset Beats in Costa Rica, and on Quantum Radio (UK) - always with tight harmonic mixes. His signature is a progressive melodic rhythm idealized for his new musical project: Elusory, a project that seeks to describe his strong musical personality in a unique and different way, always with his colorful and attractive style in each performance. Its flavour varies between house / deep house and progressive house. This is his first Canadian appearance and we are excited to host him on Ottawa Prog Vibes. #elusory #curitibanights #curitibanightlife #globalunderground #progressivehouse #undergrounddancemusic #electrohousemusic #progressivehousemusic #organichouse #ottawalife #myottawa #ottmusic #ottawadj #progressivehousedj #ottawamusic #ottawanightlife #djmix #yowmusic #613music #613dj #ottawanights #myottawalife #narcityottawa #ottawadjs #djalainm #ottawaprogvibes #repott

Ottawa Prog Vibes 128 - Pooyan (Istanbul, Turkey) - Now on Mixcloud, Soundcloud, Podbean & Hearthis.at @pooyann__ is an Iranian DJ based in Istanbul, Turkey. In 2011 he got into a diverse array of musical styles, as demonstrated by his music collection. As he used to play video games, he became transfixed with game soundtracks, hence between 2011-2013 he was interested in contemporary classical, electronica and ambient by Jesper Kyd, sumptuous piano-led electronic music by Yoko Shimomura. His lifestyle created the perfect landscape to push through his musical boundaries. His collection in the 2013-2016 period included progressive rock, alternative rock by Anathema, deep house by Nicolas Jaar and progressive house by Above & Beyond. Although the Tehran underground party scene was not ineffective, since Pooyan discovered his own musical style, he started DJing and moved to Turkey. He currently works professionally on techno and progressive house. He has become one of the main names in Istanbul for progressive house, performing at a number of venues and playing radio guest mixes on major outlets such as Progressive House Argentina, Metanoia and Under Construction. This is his first Canadian appearance and we are excited to have him on Ottawa Prog Vibes. His set knocks it out of the ballpark, you will want to listen to this one. Tracklist @ladsmusic, @alexoriondj - Vorfreude (Alex O'Rion Remix) @kazko_music - Green Side (@godabrother Remix) @roumex_official - Illusion (@emphimusic Remix) @sohrab_g_music- Maybe Tomorrow (@sinanarsan Remix) @oliverandtom - Orfeo (@emphimusic Remix) @shadeaudio_dj - Voice of the Soul (@emphimusic Remix) @fardistance_ - Hyperspace (@rauschhausmusic Remix) @antonmake - LucyLidia (Original Mix) @eanp_music - Amadista (@thenmusic Remix) @gaibarone - Fragments (@paul_deep.ar Remix) Enjoy! #pooyan #istanbulnights #istanbulnightlife #globalunderground #progressivehouse #undergrounddancemusic #electrohousemusic #progressivehousemusic #org

A 19th century jail on one side. The back of a 20th century shopping mall on the flank. And a 21st century art gallery as the backdrop. Along a street that nobody thinks about, last night there was magic. Unforgettable moments yesterday. @amberlongsays & @robertmasoncan lit the place on fire!! What a pleasure to soak it in, warm up this show, and vibe to the sounds of André et Michèle @pithraa @the_nikoli & @ptrck_d Much love to @musicartppl for making this happen!

OPV 119

Ottawa Prog Vibes 119 - Paul Honey (Plymouth, UK) - Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021 It’s back to the UK for our next guest DJ, none other than Paul Honey from Melodic Beats! Paul first started to DJ in 1990. He experienced the early dance culture and movement which developed into the music scene of today. He played alongside some of the biggest names in the game, including Carl Cox, Timo Maas, Nick Warren to name a few. For that decade, he was resident at the two most prominent southwest clubs, The Warehouse and The Academy, which welcomed world-renowned DJ’s, and travelled the length and breadth of the UK guesting at various nights. He also promoted his own nights in Plymouth along with working with record labels including Urban Collective. After a break to concentrate on family and career, contact with a local influential figure got Paul back into the music and the inception of the Melodic Beats podcast. Paul enlisted the help of Tim French and Apostille then formed the Melodic Beats Recordings label to put out the music he was passionate about, and this is now an outlet for established artists. The missing piece was putting on events, which was something Paul knew well, so Melodic Beats Events was born. Even with the world turning upside down in 2020, their first event, hosting Anjunadeep’s Jody Wisternoff, was a sell out and now 2021 is well and truly getting planned out. Melodic Beats Music’s growth has surpassed expectations and support from some influential figures in today’s industry has been humbling. The love and passion for all new music of things deep, melodic and progressive has been fully re-ignited! Join Paul in his first Canadian appearance with an exclusive set he gifts us this weekend on Ottawa Prog Vibes.