Venue Toronto: Electric Island TO

| ELECTRIC ISLAND|

CANADA DAY EDITION

Escape to the island this long weekend, where the music is good and the vibes are positive. Electric Island, Toronto’s favourite concert and picnic series, is back this summer to feature world renowned Electronic DJs on Toronto’s very own Centre Island. The festival will take place on 4 different days throughout the summer, marking each of the long weekends. So, if you can’t come this Canada Day, be sure to make it out on August 4th or September 1st.

The upcoming July 1st performance features the well-known European artists Dixon, Henrik Schwarz and DJ Tennis, as well as the classic New York sound of the Martinez Brothers. Local talent will include Jeff Button, Nature of Music and Night Vision.

The festival, set up in a picnic style has food trucks available on site. What’s on the menu? The ever popular Gourmet Bitches, serving fine fare and healthy options; Caplansky's Delicatessen, offering the best damn smoked meat you’ve ever had; and Bacon Nation (we think the name says it all). Don’t worry about missing the game. New this year, the event will be streaming the FIFA World Cup games live on a big outdoor screen.

Electric Island is accessible via the Centre Island ferry, which can be boarded at 9 Queens Quay West, near the Westin Harbour Castle hotel. The ferry runs generally every 30 minutes. Full schedule and more information can be found on the website at www.electricisland.to

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DIXON

- Berlin, Germany

- House Music

- Entered the European Electronic Music scene

in the early 1990s and started his own electronic music label called Innervisions in 2005

https://twitter.com/innrvsns

The Martinez Brothers

- The Bronx, New York

- House Music

- The Brothers’ new record label, Cuttin’ Headz is a nod to

their classic New York City sound as well as their consistent musical experimentation

https://twitter.com/themartinezbros

Henrik Schwarz

- Bodenzee, Germany

- Techno, Jazz, and House music

- Emerged in the early 1990s as part of the German Deep house scene

https://twitter.com/HenrikSchwarz

DJ Tennis

- Berlin, Germany

- Electronic, Techno

- While saving money to pursue a computer science degree,

this artist DJ’ed at the local tennis club, thus leading to his stage name DJ Tennis

https://twitter.com/dj_tennis

Jeff Button

- Toronto, Canada

- House, Nu-Disco, Techno, Electronic, Hip-Hop, Downtempo

- Jeff Button started out in the club scene as a promoter at the Toronto Afterhours hotspot Boa-Redux, back in 2004. A few years down the road, he decided to change his role and become a DJ.

https://twitter.com/djjeffbutton