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The only reason Mark Anthony still plays at the Black & Blue is that he's good friends with the core group that formed the BBCM and that he was at the original one. They kept the trend going by inviting him every year and he was always the closer. He must have gotten tired of playing to an half empty room so I could bet that the year or 2 that he didn't play was due to him putting his foot down and wanting to be in a more peak hour slot. Because when he did return he was on earlier time slots. Therefore, when someone stated that the order was based on politics, they probably meant this in an ambiguous sort of way
You can expect M.A.'s set being comprised of a miss-mash of Beatport's top ten (from October) in different categories therefore appealing to everyone. Don't get me wrong he has been around for a long time and has good technique (I think someone in this thread even referred to him as Montreal's D.T.) however I find his sets lack creativity or originality... again my own personal opinion.

So who would you choose as the one local to include on this bill?

I assume it would be someone who is recognizable throughout all parts of Montreal, appeals to both veterans and new folks at B&B, fits the current lineup, has a proven track record working seamlessly with headliners over the years, etc, and has enough in his repretoire to play circuit house, prog, tech house, etc. I like this choice for all the above.

He has his own night at Stereo, a residency at Red Lite and has been a contributor to the music for over 20 years now. ANd in terms of track selection, this is a massive we're talking about not a dozen edm nerds on ta

I expect nothing but good things and extra motivation from Mark Anthony after his split with Jennifer Lopez

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Originally posted by Spin Laden yeah, a fraction smaller than BeB cuz the straight guys are too dumb and scared to go. More chicks for me and dj Chez

lol you can have the chicks boss ; )

@ Spin: If you read between the lines, I don't disagree with this choice, I just disagree with the spot he was given. He's going to totally break the flow that would have happened between D-Formation and DJ Vibe. D-Formation is going to have to build from scratch since their sounds are not similar rather than build on top of what Vibe would have done.

... and M.A. has a residency at Stereo ? Since when ?

FYI you can play at a massive without going top10 if you know your stuff ;-)

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Originally posted by HappyDude72 He must have gotten tired of playing to an half empty room so I could bet that the year or 2 that he didn't play was due to him putting his foot down and wanting to be in a more peak hour slot. Because when he did return he was on earlier time slots. Therefore, when someone stated that the order was based on politics, they probably meant this in an ambiguous sort of way

Bingo.

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Originally posted by HappyDude72 @ Spin: If you read between the lines, I don't disagree with this choice, I just disagree with the spot he was given. He's going to totally break the flow that would have happened between D-Formation and DJ Vibe. D-Formation is going to have to build from scratch since their sounds are not similar rather than build on top of what Vibe would have done.

They could have given MA primetime and group the 3 headliners together:

Cube Guys (9-11)
Rosabel (11-1)
MA (1-3:30)
Vibe (3:30-6)
D-Formation (6-9)
Hernan (9-12)

Anthony has transitioned into D-Formation before at Black and Blue so this is nothing new. And it was a decent set, no Beatport top 10 of that current month in there.. and the thing with Anthony is that he could play that Beatport top 10 and stlll make it sound fresh. He doesn't just play the tracks, he makes them his own with what he can do with them.

He did an extended set at Stereo just recently, had his own night there, no small feat.

I also like the fact they have him on around the end of the drinking and nightclub hours. You put the big headliners on early so ppl will flock there earlier, then Anthony comes on when it's around last call and sets up the dirty hours with D Formation later on. You put the local in early (as BeB normally does) then ppl will show later.

You really think Mark Anthony has that much pull to put Hernan into that closing slot without Hernan having any say?

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Originally posted by dannyboyrm They could have given MA primetime and group the 3 headliners together: Cube Guys (9-11) Rosabel (11-1) MA (1-3:30) Vibe (3:30-6) D-Formation (6-9) Hernan (9-12)

AMAZING Im going in @ 6 am and it should be mass fun

it's not official time slot, deadmau5 is closing

I would like to see Vibe later on too but Anthony will do well in that slot in any case. The thousands who will be there probably won't notice much of a difference, unlike last year when Paulette was on the bill.

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Originally posted by dannyboyrm They could have given MA primetime and group the 3 headliners together: Cube Guys (9-11) Rosabel (11-1) MA (1-3:30) Vibe (3:30-6) D-Formation (6-9) Hernan (9-12)

The order you gave was pretty much what I had in mind, but I don't have final word on this

At least I was able to make it happen for The Cubes + Vibe + Dimas + Hernan

In my book, this is heaven for househeads of all kinds .... seriously

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Originally posted by FunKenLouis in my book, this is heaven for househeads of all kinds .... seriously

for srs, good job with the bookings. I don't listen to trance but that room seems impressive too, going to be a good party.

hey Spin Laden.. do we know each other???

I love Louis

To jt889:

Leather and Military Ball are both at Club Soda (on St. Laurent) ... and yes, people definitely dress up for these ... especially the leather ball ... its a gay 25-40 yr old crowd mostly in leather gear (harnasses, chaps, etc) ...

And jock ball is at Sky this year, with Bugo and Jamal ...


And, DJ Vibe was soooooooo the icing on the cake for this years main event ... can't wait ...this party is gonna be really sick!!! ...

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Originally posted by Spin Laden Anthony has transitioned into D-Formation before at Black and Blue so this is nothing new. And it was a decent set, no Beatport top 10 of that current month in there.. and the thing with Anthony is that he could play that Beatport top 10 and stlll make it sound fresh. He doesn't just play the tracks, he makes them his own with what he can do with them.

le lol. spin, stay within your field of expertise man. this comment is noob as fuck.

the thing making the music sound different is the drugs.

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Originally posted by otown Matt DJ Vibe was soooooooo the icing on the cake for this years main event ... can't wait ...this party is gonna be really sick!!! ...

word, last few times i seen him he was opening for dt or calderone
and had to hold back, this time i hope he unloads all his peakhour bombs ha ha ha

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Originally posted by Zyklon_Jay the thing making the music sound different is the drugs.

I don't doubt that for a minute - drugs, venue vibe, acoustics, etc can make a played out track jump out and sound fresh.

Fortunately, I've caught Anthony sober many times (I've said on here recently I'm very clear headed at events, the Amy references is just nonsense) and even a noob smoker like me can tell that Anthony doesn't just play his tracks. I can't say that for every dj I've heard, however.

Now watch him go drop a shit, redundant sounding set at B&B

Anthony is getting far too much pr from me

reading the first post from Happydude, one can get the impression he shouldn't be on the bill at all, not that you just disagree with the order of djs. Again, I would love to see Vibe on later, if I had the preference too.

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Originally posted by djchez hey Spin Laden.. do we know each other???

I don't think so but you never know. Send me a PM

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Originally posted by Brian Blanc I love Louis

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is it true that paul van dyk will be added to the line up ?!?

just booked my flight
gonna grab my hotel this week
really excited, montreal is such a good party town

as for pvd that will be wow if its true

I doubt it, esp with three weeks to go. But he would certainly move a lot of tickets if booked.

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