Darren / Woodhead
What's happens after someone has spent years touring the dive bars of North America, sleeping on stranger's couches, eating cigarettes and coffee for breakfast, honing their bass chops in bands that played everything from punk to funk and jazz? They wise up, step out of the van, take their hard-earned musical lessons and become one of Vancouver's premier DJs.
After a brief stop at the well-respected Selkirk College music program and residency at Club Utopia in Nelson BC in the early 2000s. Darren Woodhead took his penchant for getting people on the dance floor, his DIY punk rock ethic and his first-hand experience in song-writing and gigging and fused it together to becomeWoodhead.
Woodhead's climb to the top of Vancouver's dj scene started in dark East Van warehouses and all night dance parties. The release of his Body Language mix cds 1-3, where he fused hip-hop, house and electro, gained him exposure in Vancouver's club scene. He followed up with his Acid Electrorash mixes, The Signal Sessions Mix Series for Intimate Productions and many pod casts of live dj sets. Check out DJ Woodhead's blend of bass heavy tech house and electro. His songs and remixes are available on Soundcloud & Suana Sessions.
Jenna Rae Jackobson
Jenna Rae Jacobson knew from a young age that music would always play a large part in her life. Picking up a guitar at age 9 she has since ventured on to electronic music production and DJing. Jenna has been performing and producing music for 5+ years now in a variety of styles while always trying to push the boundaries and create something unique. As a DJ she has the ability keep the dance floor moving, spinning old favorites with a taste of something new. Her versatility Djing is evident in her ability to flow between genres freely while still keeping the energy high. Jenna is also co-owner of Deaf Chemist a multi-media label based out of Vancouver that releases innovative work from Vancouver artists.
Currently she is finishing up a year-long video and ep project, djing around Vancouver and doing sound and music work for film. Look forward to her lighter Dj sets incorporating all styles of House, Funky Bass, 90’s Hits, and any remix or mash-up worthy of the dance floor. While on the darker side electronica, minimal, and techno take the lead.
Music: Soundcloud
Matty C.
Matty C knows how to make people dance. Whether it's a peak-time slot at a club or rave, or late late night in a dark basement afterhours, this Vancouver native will get the bodies movin. With 15+ years experience behind the decks, he's seen and heard it all.
Not content to stick to one genre, Matty's sets and productions run the full spectrum of electronic music. In addition to time time spent in the studio and DJ booth, he also curates the critically acclaimed White Light mix series, runs the DnB label Nightfall Recordings, and is hard at work on an album project that promises to please both the dancefloor and armchair listener alike.
Production-wise, he's received extensive support and plays from Pendulum, Andy C, Ed Rush + Optical, The Rub, A Trak, The Eh! Team, Top Billin - a who's who of the best in forward thinking DJs and producers world wide.
With 10+ years experience working with Logic and Ableton Live, Matty can introduce the novice to the world of audio production, or help the established artist take their songwriting and engineering to the next level!
Music: Soundcloud
Ashes
Ashes began producing back in '99 after installing Fruity Loops. Excited by the prospect of being able to produce music, he was eager to learn all he could. He began with Trance started building a foundation of knowledge and experience that would carry into his future projects. After attending a rave and hearing Freeform (Trancy Hardcore) he bumped the BPM up in his productions from 140 to 175 and started DJing. After hearing so many breakbeat breakdown in Hardcore, Ashes began stumbling upon hard and dark Drum and Bass. DnB had the same hard bass but with beats that could be twisted and mangled into all kinds of amazing patterns. The switch from Hardcore to Drum and Bass gave Ashes a new appreciation for breakbeats and he was hooked - making anything from hip hop to big beat to ragga jungle.
As good as Drum and Bass was Ashes was starting to get bored and needing something new. Dubstep was all the fad but he couldn't stand 99% of it until he heard the smash hit Drumstick by Giant. After hearing it, he decided he would try his hand at a remix/cover. Once finished, he had a new appreciation for Dubstep and slowly started finding more and more tunes that he loved. Now he regularly plays and produces both Dubstep and DnB. Ashes is a graduate of T.A.R.A. (The Audio Recording Academy) Ottawa and offers mastering services at affordable prices. He also runs an Ableton production workshop teaching both new and experienced
Music: Soundcloud
Adam Atma
Dj, Producer, and founder of the "Vancouver Producer's Forum" series of workshops, Adam performs under the alias "Atma".
He is mostly focused on the genres of Drum and Bass, House, Garage, Dubstep and recently the delicious 160 Bpm range.
Adam brings 8 years as a Dj and 5 years in production with various DAWs to the table, alongside an appreciation for many types of music. He has released music both through labels and independently, and continues to share most of his music at no cost.
Atma is currently working with several local artists on a Hip Hop Ep, as well as half a dozen other projects including remixes for a few of Vancouver's Favorites.
Music: Soundcloud
Kevin Mah
Kevin Mah is the School of Remix lead Ableton Live instructor and gear wizard. Kevin is a international touring live artist, being one half of Vancouver's Love & Eletrik.
Kevin has been the go to guy for many major and upcoming artists throughout the music and entertainment industry for over a decade. Kevin has a total of over 12 years of production chops. Commonly referred to as one of Vancouver's most innovative and diverse artist.
Music: Love & Elektrik
Vespers
Vespers is a Certified Ableton Trainer and is heavily engaged in HD, screencast video education with Live on his Youtube channel and video blog.
His videos are routinely posted by some of the largest music education blogs in the world, as well as Mac Pro Video. He also develops cutting-edge set templates, e-books, and other educational products.
You can catch him teaching in person at his live workshops and webinars. Vespers is very active in his hometown of Vancouver, Canada, teaching groups of students at Langara College, The School of Remix, the Vancouver Ableton Users Group, and the Vancouver Producers Forum.
Michael Fraser
Gypsy Violinist DJ Remixer, Michael Fraser, brings over a decade of live show and in studio production experience to the School of Remix.
Michael teaches both Ableton production and Serato DJ courses with a focus on house styles such as deep, progressive, tech, minimal, ghetto, disco, electro and more.
He's currently touring with world jazz fusion group Tambura Rasa and as a solo gypsy swing house DJ/violinist. Michael's most recent work can be found on Tambura Rasa's latest release Adsum, Hot Hot Heat's Future Breeds and VFS film score for The Music of Erich Zann.
Music: Website