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So far Footwork seems to be continuing their trend of booking interesting DJs. If January is any indication of 2009 in general, it looks like Footwork is where I'll be spending the majority of my time like I did in the latter half of 2008.
As for Guv, I lost hope a long time ago that they'd start making more creative, cutting edge bookings. I think we'll see more of the same recycled DJMag DJs. To the Guv's credit though, as a business model, it seems to be working... at least for now. They seem to be trying to tap this new mash-up, hipster market, but I think that may die out quicker than we expect, possibly even this year. I often wonder if Guv's "safe bet" booking strategies will cause it to stagnate given the intensifying of competition of the club scene. I expect Lawler on the Skybar for Canada Day, an Armin 8-hour set, and maybe even Dubfire or Digweed headlining a big party, lol.
I hope to see Platform upping the ante a bit more this year. I think that with the growing popularity of techno, these guys have huge potential. They had some good bookings in 2008.
In the latter half of 2008, there were hints that the media, certain politicians (such as our good friend Adam Vaughan), and the police are digging trenches for a new war on clubland. I really hope that this doesn't end up happening, but there are currently no signs that this situation is going to get any better.
In 2008, the "Toronto sound" started moving away from minimal into harder techno. I expect this to continue, and then eventually techno will start getting deeper with deep house making a comeback. This new deep techno and deep house sound is really gaining momentum in Europe.
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