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Time For A New MIX - WestsideWax

Posted on Oct 21st, 2009 by The Family Umbrella : Toronto Techno Collective The Family Umbrella

There was a point and time not so long ago when tape cassettes were the prefered method of distributing mixes.  Much more compact than the reel-to-reel tapes that preceeded them, they acted as the DJ's... More »

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Time For A New MIX - Curtis Maranda

Posted on Mar 27th, 2009 by The Family Umbrella : Toronto Techno Collective The Family Umbrella

Guelph, Ontario-based DJ Curtis Maranda is a relative newcomer to the scene, having commenced playing in 2003 when he and his wife moved to Japan after completing university studies.  He caught our attention after we... More »

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WestsideWax DJ School In Toronto Life Magazine!

Posted on Mar 10th, 2009 by The Family Umbrella : Toronto Techno Collective The Family Umbrella

Free publicity - our favourite kind! Toronto Life March Break Guide - Smart Cookies Minds don’t switch off when school is out. These choice cultural activities allow kids to experience comedy, opera and, yes, deejaying... More »

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BassTeasers Digital

Posted on Feb 25th, 2009 by The Family Umbrella : Toronto Techno Collective The Family Umbrella

We love it when we make new connections with people who seem to be on the same page as us when it comes to enlivening Toronto's electronic music scene.  Toronto's BassTeasers Digital is an amalgamation... More »

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Tonight - PivotTechno and WestsideWax @ Yauca

Posted on Oct 16th, 2008 by The Family Umbrella : Toronto Techno Collective The Family Umbrella

Join PivotTechno this Thursday, October 16 as WestsideWax drops some serious science at what is probably the city's only Angolan sports bar. And don't let the venue type dissuade you from checking us out -... More »

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That first step...

Posted on Oct 9th, 2008 by The Family Umbrella : Toronto Techno Collective The Family Umbrella

...was as simple as making a meaningful sign, something that represented what the WestsideWax DJ School is all about: Up it goes... ...and we're open for business!

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Time For A New MIX - WestsideWax

Posted on Oct 4th, 2008 by The Family Umbrella : Toronto Techno Collective The Family Umbrella

(click the pic for a larger version) Here's a little something I rattled off yesterday afternoon...it wasn't really going anywhere, and I had other chores to tend to, so it's a truncated version of what... More »

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