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Don Diablo Last time in Montreal: 1 year ago

Venue

New City Gas

950 Rue Ottawa, H3C1S4, Montreal, QC, Canada

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Doors open: 22:00

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Don Diablo biography

Dutch DJ and producer Don Diablo, a.k.a. Do Pepijn Schipper (born February 27th, 1980), offers electro house/future house , quickly becoming one of the biggest names in the EDM scene.

Bron in Coevorden, Netherlands, Don Diablo took to music from an early age, becoming absorbed by electronic music and DJ culture. At the young age of fifteen, Diablo had already gained his first record deal, helping mentor the young star and develop his talents. In 2005, Diablo set up his own label and event brand, Sellout Sessions. Through a number of underground hits, “Blow,” Who’s Your Daddy,” “Hooligans” and “Animale,” Diablo had created a buzz throughout his home nation and soon garnered international acclaim after “Blow” gained regular play on the global club scene.

Diablo soon became an in-demand DJ, playing at clubs and festivals across the world. Diablo has played in the UK, USA, Australia, Japan, Brazil and Israel. Diablo has gained stints as a resident DJ at some of the biggest clubs in the world, including Ministry of Sound (London), Space (Ibiza) and Creamfields (London). His talents as a producer have not gone unnoticed, working for a diverse collection of artists, including Kelis, Ou Est Le Swimming pool, Diplo, Noisia, Dragonette and Example. Aside fro his production talents, Diablo is also gifted at reworking tracks, dropping a number of scorching remixes of the likes of Tinie Tempah, The Chemical Brothers, Public Enemy, Plump DJs and Iggy Pop.

Diablo has released songs on a variety of labels since 2013, through Axwell’s Axtone label, Nicky Romero’s Protocol Recordings, before eventually signing with major label Sony BGM. His music has gained the support of the world’s top DJs, from Pete Tong, to Tiësto to Avicii, whilst also being recognised as the 82nd Top 100 DJs in DJ Mag’s annual poll in 2014. Diablo is also committed to charitable causes, acting as the first ambassador for Dance4Life, a UN supported campaign to raise awareness and support in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

Live reviews

The Dutch producer and DJ, Don Diablo, has been wowing audiences with his eclectic style of blending together diverse music and making it his own style. His live shows are sure to pack a punch and are always full of high energy. Perhaps the biggest draw of Don Diablo’s music comes from his vast range of musical knowledge. He mixes songs together that are polar opposite genres from one another and makes them blend together in the most interesting and coherent way. At one of his concerts he began playing Claude Debussy’s famous “Clair de lune” as an introduction to his concert that lead into a wild electronic rendition of Oasis’ song “Wonderwall”. Most of the songs that he remixes are heavily in the style of the Drum and Bass genre, but he often incorporates elements of electronica, hip-hop, funk, and dub into his music. Don Diablo often tours with a vocalist who will sing and rap over his remixes. The aesthetics of Don Diablo’s set design are perhaps just as epic as his music. He is surrounded by mounds of speakers that blast his remixes. There are atmospheric tubular lights that illuminate the stage and there our signs surrounding the stage that light up with Don Diablo’s name. During the more energetic parts of the concert there are bright colorful lights flashing all over the place while Don is getting into the groove of things remixing his beats behind the turntable. The audience never seems to let back and are always dancing to the strong pulses of the music. Don Diablo is a sensation in whatever setting he plays. He gets the whole crowd dancing at large festivals as well as small intimate clubs like the “Passion” club in London. If loud electronic music and stellar remixes is your kind of music, then one of Don Diablo’s performances will be sure to get you moving on your feet.

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