ElectroMac / Canada

[djrickieorion]

DJ Name/Alias
ElectroMac
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DJ Sets/CD's for Download
http://electromac.vandjs.com/Electro...Ion%20SYND.mp3
2nd dj set
http://electromac.vandjs.com/Electro...0SYNDICATE.mp3

Hometown: CALGARY
Genre(s): Electro / Progressive / House / Techno
Affiliations: Richmond Records. ION Syndicate, Vandjs.com





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Website(s)

Richmond Records Pool - home
www.myspace.com/dj_rickie_orion

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Are/Were you a resident DJ, if so where?
Montreal: Stereo After-hours, Backtrack, Peel pub (NDG), Sound illusion, The Dome Main Street. Vancouver: Club UFO, Celebrity’s Calgary: XS night club, The Koop, The Empire, JJ’s bar and grill Winnipeg: Wise guys, The House Teen club, The Bank, The Palladium, Topo Gigo’s, Scandals, Bumpers, Tequila Joes, Happenings, Club 200, The Nocturne, University frat party, Genesis night club, Desire night club Toronto: The BassMint, Spin cat, The Pad after hours, Industry, Fly, Drop Zone, Area 51, Up and Down, Limelight, The Web, X-it, Metro Productions, Wired for sound, Most Wanted Entertainment, Nation productions Windsor: Happy Tap, Reactor, The Underground After-hours, Amsterdam, Wired, Paradox, Daily grind after hours, Studio 4, Silvers lounge, Club 477 after hours, Meow, Wellington Detroit: One X, Motor lounge, The works, Extreme Sound Inc.


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What events have you played at?
ElectroMac has landed gigs opening and headlining the best party’s billed and headlining Events with the likes of: Dave Ralph, John Acquaviva, Mistress Barbara, The Stickmen, Green Velvet, Kenny ken, Echo, dj Assault, Dominic G, Delirious, Czech, Ruckus, Grant Plant, Dr Trance, Devine, Mike Clark, Everfresh, Os2, Eric S, SOS , Chaplin, Mathias, Czech, Sci-fi Witch doctor, Jello, Christopher Lawrence, Andy B, Little L , Double D, Mel Ray’s, Special K, , Freak , Rice, Carry Chang and many others. A strong force in the Canadian Dj culture and it's well known that anytime you see ElectroMac / Rickie Orion on a flyer, it's going to be a night to remember.The style in the mix is funky Electro tech house over 3 turntables putting the people under the Ion spell Again and again winning the hearts of the Canadian Music Culture.




Winnipeg: Since 1994 Has been Producing Full scale events and dj all over Canada and parts of USA .96 Started to promote clubs and parties. Quick to find clubs to work at and in no time at all was hooked up with Destiny productions Thump Thursday’s opening for Os/2, Eric S, and many others at Area 51 in the heart of Toronto. After 2 years in Toronto was a resident at the bassmint and the Pad after and could be found playing at most of the Toronto clubs at one point or another. the mission was to become nationally know and felt it was time for another city to get more exposure in Canada.

Calgary: 1998 hosted a jungle night called Ionosphere at the Koop night club and a few nights a week at Heaven after hours (owned and operated by DJ H8 a local Calgary dj that has been doing parties since the early 90) both nights were Jungle and tech house This gave way to play alongside Calgary Icons: Double D, Mel Ray’s, Special K, Delirious, Freak , Dominic G, Rice, Carry Chang, Rickie is known and very respected in Calgary, “it was not easy to do” Rickie said but this paved the way to Vancouver with G House and Peachykeen production (the legendary Summer Love, Summer Solstice parties).

Vancouver: 1998 Hooked up in Calgary with G-House productions out of Vancouver and found a few places to play in Vancouver UFO Night club right next to Super club Sonar. this was the start of many clubs played. UFO held a weekly event that gave way for Rickie to book and meet a lot of local DJs and After meeting the locals and playing alongside: Charley Chaplin, Mathias, Czech, Sci-fi Witch doctor, Jello, Christopher Lawrence, Andy B, Little L, and a hole list of other local djs Rickie was invited to Join Oz Productions (Rip) and shortly after was playing at the all the outdoor events that summer. After getting booked in Nelson BC He was asked to move there so he could deliver fresh jungle beats and parties.

Nelson BC: 1998 felt it was time to make another move and found himself in Nelson and weekly would put something together for the small town. “It was nothing but pure cleansing of the soul and mind bringing the real values of life to the surface” was recognized as Nelsons number 1 jungle and tech dj, for a number of months he was booked at every party, once a week held outdoor parties all over the place by rivers, lakes, logging roads, fields, you name it he did it.

Toronto: 1999 Toronto and was well known in the club industry where he gained employment with many after hours and full scale super clubs , Industry, the BassMint, X-it, Limelight, The Pad after hours, Fly , The Web, Apothicary, Up and down, Mad bar, Sunshine Wayne’s, Nasa, Space, and Drop Zone. Started to work for a number of Promotional Companies such as: Metro Production’s, Nation Production’s, and Wired for sound, doing a number of things form promoting to djing alot of the clubs in Toronto

Windsor: 1999 Made a home for himself at the local after hours night clubs. booked at parties from Windsor to Dayton Ohio, was Playing among the best djs in Windsor at: Wired Night Club, The Underground After hours, The Grind Night club & after Hours, Happy Tap, Complex, Paradox, Hippo’s, Rush, Life, Velvet Room, Zebra Lounge and Reactor.

Detroit: 2000 Moved to Detroit and was offered to play at international super club Motor lounge, One X, and was the original dj that open and held residence at The Workx after hours 4 nights a week. (Still Detroit's #1 after hours ). Playing at Motor ever week along with doing the sound & lights for every major dj/producer that would come to Motor proved to be the right move, Rickie Was in a key position to observe the Worlds top djs/ producers and find out about the latest music After a few years (2) Moved

Montreal 2002 This big bad city is the home to some of the best clubs and after-hours that the world has seen, Rickie gained residences at Stereo, Backtrack, Parking, Dome, Peel pub. With that came internet stations to stream live internet radio shows.

Kingston: 2004 Stages Night club the best and biggest club that Kingston has to offer, He was Playing 4 nights a week with Dj West Kingston’s best hip hop dj, after a few months found another club Shay foo foo’s and took up residency for a few months

Windsor 2005 Playing at the only after hours in Windsor doing graphic design booking djs and promoting the sweetest club next to the D (Detroit). Built quite a name in with the hard progressive sound that is unlike any talent that you may find in Canada or the USA .This young advancing dj is getting booked at major parties all over the States and Canada at clubs and festivals for charities building his name, Rickie Orion has not turned down a chance to play and takes pride in saying that he will play anytime any place with anyone!


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Years spinning the decks: Over 10 years
No stranger to the Underground music movement ,ElectroMac AKA Rickie Orion has been involved at the core of the Canadian Underground Music culture during the early stages dating back to the early 1990’s, Event production, Promotions, played with the world’s best and gigging the biggest clubs in Canada and the USA with over a decade of touring Canada and close to 15 years Dj’in ElectroMac earned a spot with Canada’s Richmond Records (http:www.richmondrecord.com) and now is serviced by the labels Record Pool .Coast to Coast in every major city
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What originally hooked you into the DJing scene?



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What type of music do you specialise in?
ElectroMac has started to put music and production together with some local Canadian talent and at this Time spending a lot of time in his studio perfecting his sound in Cubase and using a number of tools to produce his Progressive Electro tech sound. ION Syndicate: A group of 500 artists making connections in the industry, Next generation of producers. The Hole idea behind ION SYNDICATE is to unite the world with Canada and make solid connections with producers and remix artists