Canadianravers Festival Review: Ever After Music Festival 2019

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This year was the fifth installment of Ever After Music Festival, that brought some major changes to the festival ground and made sure the attendees were happy after last year fiasco. With 32000 attendees traveled from all over to experience 3 magical days with everyone, this festival is now one of the most anticipated festival in June every year. With this year’s ticket pricing going up meant there would be less attendees but ravers that have attended this festival knew that Ever After Music Festival had something big in store for all of them.

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This year the Sound Production team made sure the sound was louder and clear so people could dance the night away. They also made sure party went on till 11 pm on Sunday which in previous years got shutdown at 10 pm. The main stage did get a major upgrade with lighting and LCD panels compared to previous year. Ever After Music Festival also hired the same media team that captures artists like Zedd, Snails, NGHTMRE and festivals like Lost Lands which will make people relive these beautiful captured moments forever!. One of the Main concerns this year that we had was how are they going to fix the water station issue, lo and behold they hired a company “Aquaworld” dedicated to providing water to the attendees. Even though there were a lot of similar artists that played previously that didn’t stop anyone going harder than last year. All the artists put a spectacular performance and cant wait for them to come back again.

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One thing we loved that this year they truly expanded the second stage for the attendees with amazing view of the stage with vendor at the top of the hill. It was a better turnout for the second stage where people had enough space to dance around or lay on the grass and just enjoy the music. this was major change that was much needed in order for the expansion of the festival.

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This festival has also gained attention and recognition as the first North American Festival to allow cannabis. Where festival attendees could bring up to 10 grams of pre-rolled cannabis, and attendees camping could bring 28 grams pre-rolled or loose leaf that can be rolled at the camp site. Ever After Music Festival following the lead of Canada and jumping on the opportunity of allowing cannabis. This allowed attendees to spark one up and enjoy the festivities in a different way.

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There were countless meetups happening all over the festival grounds which reminded us that people wait all year to meetup at one place where it makes them happy and enjoy with people they love, These moments are priceless.

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Overall it was a great experience attending this amazing festival, Thank you to Get In PR! team for the opportunity for us to attend the festival and capture some amazing moments at the festival. Also, Congratulations to Aaqil Remtulla for the engagement and starting the next chapter of his life.

[Ozmozis 10th Year Anniversary] Celebrating the Anniversary with a Bang!!

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From the company that brought some of the most intimate and entertaining shows thrown over a decade. Ozmosis was not going to sit quietly for the new years as they hosted the event at one of the oldest venues in Toronto, The Opera House. At first, everyone was skeptical that the venue is mainly used for Rock shows – people wondered how they were going to pull this off with having such amazing lineup play at a rock venue. I had the opportunity to attend this event and experience what an Ozmozis event was all about. Suffice it to say, they keep true to their motto “Connecting people through music”.

We were largely unaware of the kind of music the artists were playing which allowed us to approach the event under a veil of ignorance – one that allowed the music to speak for itself independent of our prior taste. This was also the event where the founder of Ozmozis, Oz did a debut back to back set with Kris Morton. Kris Morton, A Toronto based artist started his career in 2002 in Whistler, BC and his debut single “Ignition” was released under Outburst Records. The Second artist on the line up was Tim Penner, also a Toronto based artist crafting his own signature rhythm. He started by remixing a lot of tracks and playing a lot of Progressive and Techno Music. The Third Artist a well-known pioneer in the trance industry creating his own genre of music Pure Trance, he goes by the name Solarstone. The Final Act of the night John 00 Fleming, a maestro that has mixed Trance and Progressive House into a unique style now called Underground Dance Music.

We had the privilege of being invited by Oz to check out the event. As many events were happening within the city but this intrigued many ravers because of Ozmosis’ reputation of throwing unique style parties. The lines at the event were small and moving fast as Ozmozis wanted people to enjoy the music rather than waiting in line in the cold. We saw tons of people being courteous to one another and making sure everyone well accommodated. This was the first time the venue had changed the upstairs balcony area to bottle service booths for the people that wanted to enjoy with their group of friends. The night was overall a success when there were still tons of the people on the dance floor until the last track played by John 00 Fleming. This was truly one for the books – a wonderful way for Ozmozis to cap their 10th Year Anniversary. We can’t wait to see who they bring out for 2019.

îleSoniq: A FESTIVAL YOU MUST ATTEND

We go to music events to get away from normal everyday life; to experience something new and crazy. The prospect of a festival in Montreal was particularly intriguing given that only a few EDM events take place there. The unique city environment paired with a star-studded line up (Skrillex, ZEDD, The Chainsmokers, DVBBS and many more) led us to jump at the opportunity and accept our invitation.  

Some major festivals tend to charge more and fail to prepare for festival goers, but not Ilesoniq. It was well prepared for anything Mother Nature had to throw at festival goers. August is an extremely hot month and a great shortcoming of many festivals is their failure to provide appropriate accommodations for festival goers. However, Ilesoniq was well prepared for the heat with water cannons in front of each stage, mist towers, water fountain platforms and hammocks in the forest to decompress and cool down from the heat. Fake turf carpets were another helpful feature that allowed festival goers to relax while enjoying performances from various artists. Another reason this festival was great was that they had vendors selling water and fresh fruits in the crowd to keep people hydrated other ways besides just having water. There were also a variety of things for people to do like painting near the main stage, and tiles to make art which was fun. 

Photo Cred: Karolanne Casaubon

Photo Cred: Karolanne Casaubon

Day 1 started with no lineup – we received our accredited wristbands and entered the festival. We walked around the festival ground to take in all the festival had to offer. We stayed at the Mainstage at the VIP section most of the day where it was very hospitable even without a cabana or booth. The ladies at the VIP section were very accommodating. We enjoyed the entire day there relaxing and watching the artists. One of the great things about the VIP section was that there was enough room for everyone to dance around without bumping into each other.

Photo Cred: Canadianravers

Photo Cred: Canadianravers

Day 2 was a little different due to the massive second day lineup, this was exemplified by the lines at the GA entrance. We had to take a different entrance from the rest of the General Admissions people. This time we stayed at SCÈNE LA VIE BUDLIGHT for the first half enjoyed a little bit of Trance watching Ilan Blustone. One of the great moments we witnessed was Ilan Bluestone bringing out Jason Ross and Andrew Bayer while throwing down one of the best sets we’ve ever seen. The rest of the day we stayed in the General Admission section of the mainstage SCÈNE OASIS FIDO enjoyed Snails, BTSM (Black Tiger Sex Machine), Yellow Claw, DVBBS, and Skrillex.

Photo Cred: Canadianravers

Photo Cred: Canadianravers

Overall this was one of the most well planned festivals that we have ever been to. Refreshingly, this festival pedestalled the interests of festival goers. All the stages, themed décor, activities, and the different genre of music, made this festival one to remember. We would definitely recommend this festival as one of the best EDM festivals that we have been to this year.