Nick James

    I perform at two distinct event types, clubs and parties/festivals, and the way I approach programming and the style of music varies between the two. I never plan my sets and I adjust and tailor them on they fly to what is happening on the dance floor because it's all about making people dance. I can create warm-up opening sets or hard pounding prime-time sets with ease thanks to the experience of 9 years of reading crowds and playing along side DJs from around the world.

 

     I have been described on more than one flyer and press page as "one of the most energetic DJs in Saskatoon" and if I finish a set dry I did something wrong (or the air conditioning was amazing.) My philosophy is simple; If the music I am playing can't get me to dance how could I expect it to get everyone else to dance? With that in mind I believe in putting on a show but without relying on gimmicky showmanship or making myself the center of attention. I think the room should be able to feel my energy but I do not believe they should be watching me, they should be dancing.

 

     When I am not behind the decks I spend a great deal of time on various online DJ communities helping out new DJs, discussing tips & tricks with other working DJs, reviewing gear and music services, and of course hunting for music. Any DJ who thinks they have nothing left to learn is wrong but at the same time we need to show confidence in our abilities.


Line-up 2017

2017 Performers

Dj Dan

     For over 2 decades, DJ Dan has been a leader in the Electronic Dance Music scene. It's tough to say more about DJ Dan than what is most likely known by just about an...

Eric Sneo

    From an early age, the now highly rated international DJ Eric Sneo, started learning to play many instruments, including drums, piano and accordion. As a result, he grew u...

Dj ESP aka Woody McBride

    American elektro-shaman, Woody McBride, aka DJ ESP, rocks the world with his unique style of tribal techno, acid house, breakbeats, elektro, ambidelics, hardtek and a...

Bebetta

    Bremen’s Bebetta is a playful, colourful and charming personality who likes to inject everything she does with a sense of fun. Her goal is to make people happy away ...

AFFKT

    Hailing from the Spanish mainland is a sound that’s resonating globally thanks to a choice select of tastemakers that are driving through the boundaries set out by t...

The Freestylers

     After a 15 year career the Freestylers have covered a full 360 degrees in the Bass music genre, having played all the biggest festivals and most talked about nightcl...

Kytami

     Having been trained as a classical violinist from the age of four, there is no doubt Kytami has mastered her skills on the instrument. Known for creating a musical s...

Greg Eversoul

    Celebrating 25 years of music, Greg joining us only seems fitting as he is one of the longest running "regulars" of the Connect festival. As a teenager in the late 80&rsqu...

Kloves

    Krystle Brieger, a.k.a “Kloves”, is a Canadian techno producer, currently working from Calgary, AB. Kloves heritage is a blend of Hungarian and Filipino decent...

JFB

    JFB is definitely an artist to regularly look out for. His successes have mainly been obtained from his technical ability to smash lots of differently styled events, cross...

Deko-ze

    Deko-ze is the co-owner of Jungle Funk Records with Jerome Robins and has tracks and remixes out on Hotfingers, Milk & Sugar, Deported, Pacha, KULT, Housesession, Vamo...

Neon Steve

    There are not many Canadians that can claim they’ve held down top spots on Juno; Hypema- chine, DJCity, Soundcloud, and Beatport charts, had exclusive premiers on taste m...

Father Funk

     Lost in Michael Jackson’s woodland estate young Will Williamson was a happy soul, breast fed and reared by a family of disco Llamas, he’d canter hither a...

WBBL

    Little is known about new artist WBBL – some say he was brought up on a diet of misunderstood folk music and balearic basslines, others say he is the first true star...

Czech

    It’s a standard formula for world domination and DJ Czech is sticking to it well. First, control you own neighborhood, Czech’s initial step into the Canadian u...

Jon Delerious

    Calgary's own Jon Delerious has been a staple in the West coast House music scene since his first 'big' gig in 1992. Since then his production talents have seen him grow into a...

VJ Carrie Gates

    Carrie Gates’ video mixing works use sound-reactive 3D processing and unusual rhythmic juxtapositions to create throbbing, psychedelic, responsive compositions that ...

Monkey Twerk

    MonkeyTwerk is all about the sounds that dance between the genres, the high energy that runs between the BPMs, the excitement that keeps people moving, and the happy vibes...

Senseless Live

    Hailing from Canada, Senseless Live started out as a team-up between seasoned DJ and producer John Glassey and talented songstress Kim Sykes. Joining Kim’s song writ...

Ashes and Dreams

    Lisa Saunders is the Canadian half of chillout dream-pop duo, Ashes and Dreams. Hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Lisa collaborates electronically with her Transylvanian ba...

Hubbz

    From funk and soul, to latin, dub, breakbeats, to 80’s, dance classics and beyond…DJ Hubbz is strictly for those who are in for a raw musical feast.
By d...

The Gaff

    The Gaff is a soulful brother on the wheels of steel, a lifelong DJ with tight skills & cuts, a lengthy
list of accomplishments, tonnes of records, heart & cl...

Jeff Galaxy

        Jeff Galaxy is the Curator and Director of the Connect Festival. Humble roots and an undying love of music have provided the people of the prairies...

    Cueball

        Unlike everyone else, who posts a bio to promote themselves for the next gig this is the very last time I will ever DJ so I thought I would just tell a few stories. When J...

      Dr J

          Dr.J began his life-long love of music in 1985 when he purchased his first vinyl LP – a copy of Grandmaster Flash’s “They Said It Couldn’t Be Done&...

      Jeff Prankev

          Jeff Prankev (Formerly known as “Dislexik”) has been playing with electronic music in various forms since 1994. What started as a hobby, producing music slowly...

      Crippled Wheel

          Connect 99 was the first place I ever got down to electronic music. I was 16 years old and I was introduced to a scene that would forever change my life. There was crazy c...

      Dj US Marshall

           Marshall is one of the Production and Talent managers of The Connect Festival, Canada's longest running electronic music festival and has been playing electronic mus...

      Kinder

          DJ Kinder (aka Ryan Mayer) is definitely one of the favorited local artists to play Connect. Playing for crowds in the prairies for over twenty years. His vast experience ...

      Nick James

          I perform at two distinct event types, clubs and parties/festivals, and the way I approach programming and the style of music varies between the two. I never plan my sets ...

      Paul Who?

          Certified Audio Engineer, DJ and Producer all make Paul the perfect candidate for any situation demanding a talented electronic DJ. With over 13 years of DJ'ing under his ...

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