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Web guide to the Canadian breaks scene

Web sites

Toronto Breaks
Toronto's breaks community online! Check out DJ bios and mixes (in RealAudio), info about upcoming events, message board and more.

1Groove.com
A dedicated internet radio that features such breaks related shows as Pure Phunk (with D-Monic), and D.O.P.E. Radio (with Marty McFly)

 

Event promoters

Pure Phunk
Toronto's top event organizers. This is the company credited for premiering such talent as Krafty Kuts, Soul Of Man, Baby Anne, and Kelly Reverb in the city of Toronto.

Breakfest
Toronto's longest running breaks weekly which has seen the like of Scissorkicks, Krafty Kuts, DJ Love and more along side Toronto's top locals

 

Record labels

2WARS & A Revolution
International breakbeat label featuring DJ Scissorkicks (UK) and Incredible Melting Man among others.

Promo Records
Coming out of the shadows of it's predesesor 'Laidback Labs', this label (run by Canadian DJ Robb G) is poised to be one of Canada's premier labels.

Pound Recordings
Vancouver-based breaks and drum 'n' bass label. The roster includes DJ Fluid, resident at Pound Wednesdays (Club 7 Alexander), Dabbler, and Oddjob.

Hard On Music
Vancouver-based record label releasing breaks and drum 'n' bass by Canadian artists. The label also promotes a weekly club nite in Vancouver.

Dubble-Sided Vinyl
New in 2003 is this breakbeat label from fantastic Canadian breaks DJ/producer Dave Dub.

Artists & DJs

DJ Czech
Easily Canada's top breaks DJ. Based out of Vancouver, BC. Czech is one of the veterans of Canada's breaks scene.

Big League Chu
Bringing the big league funk every time. One of the most popular breaks DJ in the country.

D-Monic
The man behind Pure Phunk (Productions and Radio), and the head breaks buyer for Eastern Bloc Records in Toronto (Toronto's top store for breaks).

Robb G
Owner of Promo Records and Laidback Labs. An energetic DJ that never dissappoints.

Mad Hatter
One of the tightest DJ's, interweaving sub-genre's together seemlessly. Destined to be on of the best DJ's in the country.

Marty McFly
The host of 1Groove.com's D.O.P.E. Radio. Marty has been around the breaks scene for a long time.

Spilt Milk
Edmonton, Alberta's premiere breaks DJ. He is the breaks buyer for Foosh Records, one of Edmonton's best record stores.

Oddmud
This Vancouver-based nu breaks dj co-hosts a weekly radio show on Nubreaks.com

Myagi
Ontario-based artist signed to new Canadian breaks label 2Wars.

Simon Paul
Funky breakbeat producer from Toronto.

The Electrician
Well-known Toronto breaks DJ.

DJ Shorty