Beach Stage

Diversity Stage
SeaSide Stage
Boomtown Stage

Sean Dimitrie and Tim Fuller

Ever in search of new inspiration,Dimitrie has played and recorded all over the world, playing sets so far as Thailand with gigs such as Ko Phangan’s legendary Full Moon Parties and producing live recordings with a wide range of gifted artists from Puerto Rico to L.A.

Recognizable vocalists, live instruments and exotic influences are breaking down walls between genres and infusing dance music with a new warmth and humanity. Enter Tim Fuller (a.k.a. Dreaded Soul), the Vancouver-based singer/songwriter set to become the face of dance music’s next incarnation.

Wassabi Collective

Based out of Nelson, British Columbia, their west coast vibe is a fresh new remix of world beats ,drum and bass, hip-hop, funk - Latin and reggae styles. This summer they return to festivals and packed dance floors across the country, featuring several new songs in the set list and the twirling talents of Hula Girl.

Alter Echo

Working with such well respected modern dub and hip hop artists as: Dj Spooky, Twilight Circus, The lifesavas, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Mad Professor and many more.

Alter Echo (AKA Sound Secretion) is a Dub technician of the highest caliber. As a founding partner in the groundbreaking record label BSI Records, a producer and musician, collaborator and remixer, Alter Echo has established himself firmly in the top ranks of Dubwise producers world wide. His skills as a recording and mixing engineer, honed at studios in New York City, have led him to become the engineer of choice in the Hip Hop and electronic dance music communities burgeoning across the Northwest, recording and/or mixing numerous tracks and albums from Onry Osborn, Libretto, The Lifesavas, Boom Bap Project, and more. Derry is not merely a part of the hip hop/electronica movement here in the Northwest, but rather is an architect of the sound, which is gaining in notoriety world wide each year

 

Ill-esha (Metaphysics, Reverse Crew)

Symetric (Metaphysics)

Dabbler (True Blue, On Deck)

Wood (Boomtown)

Manos One (Panama Bazaar)

Soda (TwentyHz, Boomtown)

Sho (Elements)

Bias (Fixed, Shadow Jugglers)

Angst (Relick, TwentyHz)

Jimungle (Elements, Shadow Jugglers)

HighTower

Adham Shaikh (interchill)

Playing music of worldly downtempo and full tribal trances, Original and remixed... adham has been travelling and working on many different projects. as both dj and producer.

Ganga Giri

As a band Ganga Giri mixes red natural elements with fat tribal beats and dirty funky bass lines-- creating tribal-technological deep earth dance experience. Explosive and pulsating, at times ambient and flowing, the music is a pumping percussive multi-layered experience of complex grooves and raw, deep natural sound.

TomasJirku

Tomas Jirku has quickly established himself on the international electronic music scene. From his humble beginnings of independently released CD-Rs and MP3s, Jirku's unrelenting, unpredictable explorations of techno have since been released on prestigious record labels around the world.

 

Sonic Joy

Definetly a Texada Island favourite. Sonicjoy is a varied, sophisticated potion of dance beats, drum ‘n' bass, bangra and ambient!Sonicjoy effortlessly and intelligently blends musical styles, textures, and influences throughout their music, combining ethnic chants, world percussion, and jazz influences over beds of progressive trance, ambient breaks and house

 

Sean Sirbassa Hill (interchill)

Sean "SirBassa" Hill is a musician/composer, performer, dj and producer of modern electronic-dub-roots, down-tempo and dance music based on
Saltspring Island, BC.

He is part of the INTERCHILL Records tribe as a resident DJ and recording artist. For the past 14 years he has recorded in Jamaica, Montreal, Saltspring Island and Vancouver, BC creating reggae/dub influenced music with forays into Eastern soundscapes, trancedub and downtempo electronica.

 


Dj Veronica with Melissa from Wassabi on percussion

British-born Vancouver, Canada-based DJ Veronica is known to get booties shakin' with her eclectic collection of phat sexy house beats combined with her technical and programming skills.

 

nomadic noize (globetrottin)

has traveled the earth in search of field recordings and kindred spirits with whom he can share his original blend of ethnic treats and break-beats. Although difficult to classify, Nomadic Noize has rocked dance floors around the world with his funky blends and he continues to excite fans with his latest work on the new release Sound Spy.

Altered Ego's

 

(Expo vs. Andy Clockwork)-Festivus

"Altered Egos bump the funk up a notch with each and every performance. Playing one-for-one every set, they are constantly pushing the boundaries of the dance floor and each other's record collection. Riding that line between keeping it underground and keeping the floor bumpin', expect funked up, feel good electro-tech house that'll keep you both guessing and smiling at each and every turn. "

DecliningAmphibian-

Phenomenon

Tha Declining Amphibian Phenomenon:(mc Chickweed and mc Praxis)
From deep within the dark primordial waters of the black lotus pond, chaos and
revolutionary consciousness are bubbling to the surface. Tha Declining Amphibian
Phenomenon is echoing through the last of the old growth and breaking through
the cracks in the solid concrete. Witness the organarchist hip hardcore poetix
of the perennial thorn Praxis and the medicinally potent Chickweed. The
evolution will not be televised.

JOSHUA JAMES-

Roundtablecollective,Lucid Records
This tribal breaks djing storyteller is bound to bring the magic to Diversity. You can be sure joshua will bring his explosive energy, creative mixing and interactive style to the decks. This is joshua's second performance on texada. After last halloween, he hopes to see the stars fall from the sky once again.


Timothy Wisdom

slicing up the phatest selection of breaks and beats for well over a decade, Timothy Wisdom will blow your head clean off! His record crates know no boundaries and his ability to captivate audiences is so diverse that his DJ sets are a true performance. Expect turntable tricks, crowd hype and plenty of killa beats."

 


Sliammon Nun Kum Dancers

 

Traditional Coast Salish singing and dancing from Sliammon.

Ronin (NativeStateRecords)

is the main organizer for the In:Vision Festival, an intimate outdoor festival in B.C. containing some of the best names in chill out, and a Native State Records label partner (in collaboration with Evan Bluetech). He has honed his skills as a DJ for 16 years playing in many locations around the world including Australia, Thailand, India, and Europe, as well as setting up an event production company called Episode 13.

 

 

 

Naasko (interchill)

Naaskow (Dj Rezin) has been dj'ing for over 7 years and, while being based in British Columbia, Canada, has remained nomadic for the past several years.

His taste in music and style of dj'ing reflect the visions and flavors of his extensive travels which include the abstract and meditative depths of ambient/shamanic soundscapes, world-influenced electronic down/dubtempo, and the groovier side of tribal psy-trance.

dub gnostic

Dub Gnostic is no stranger to the west coast house and
techno movements. His employment as promotional
director of Victoria's legendary Neptune Soundbar in
its foundational months introduced to Western Canada
the likes of the Perlon label from Germany. He has
also developed regional talent, both live and DJ'd,
through the innovative nights at the club, as well as
in his partnership in technoWest.org.

 

 

NOVA

roving carnival/circus

NOVA means 'a shining star, increasing in brilliance', and when these four women get together, the sparks are flying! They come from the heart source, motivated by the fun of the moment. Spinning poi, staff and hula hoops is their specialty, but you never know what they'll do next! They are inspired by dreams, childhood fantasies and the community around them, creating fire and black light spectacles from the surreal to the psychedelic.

B-Kidmore

well known in Victoria,now resides in Vancouver. Playing electro breaks and more!

( f.e.f.b., hi-score)

 

 

 

 

Lucidome

take a trip into the depths of twizted insanity
and check out the lucidome psychedelik blacklight
gallery.

luke brown

( www.spectraleyes.com )


whitespiderblack


kiweedtheredijedi

roslin (www.tryptonmedia.com )


doktor J

(www.doktorj.ca )

sQueeky

(www.squeeky.ca )


hawkfeather

(www.hawkfeather.ca)


gadget


april-anna bremers

Transgress

Transgress is Live PA (trance, breaks and techno), using lots of oldschool gear and a hands-on approach. Active since Summer 2002. Instead of the laptop that is commonly the heart of a Live PA setup these days, Fish uses Alesis MMT-8 hardware MIDI sequencers from circa 1989, along with a large array of both vintage and recent synths and drum machines. The result: techno, breaks, tech-trance, or downtempo; melodic and trippy, sometimes chaotic but rarely abrasive, and with an emphasis on original synth sounds rather than the expected.

 

 

Dj Sarah Hannah (festivus, sacred sounds)

Deep house specialist.

 

 

Dj andabeat


Member of Vancouver turntable group The Revolutionists and upbeat reggae and dub-tech selecta, Dj andabeat brings soulful and afro-charged rhythms to the dancefloor and old-skool, thc soaked ambiance to the chill room. Groove driven and technic friendly, andabeat applies her skilz to bring positive vibrations to rhythm loving feet and ears everywhere.

Wes

(Rapidfire Records, Whitebirdstudios and TCK)

Spinning since the age of 12, now at 18 he's played all over B.C. from Texada to Ucluelet to Vancouver. Spinning everything from westcoast style break beats to D&B and house.

Trypton Media

 

An audio synchronized demonstration of fractal geometry created entirely
in real time, with analog gear. Using mirrors, kaleidoscopes, lasers, props,
and strange sci-fi gyzmos, we interpret the music with which
we are collaborating. By manually beat-matching effects, colours, and
transformations within the fractal imagery we can immerse the audience
in a synchronistic environment

 


Poetic Warrior Press

Poetic Warrior Press was formed during the fall of 2002 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

 

Guitarist and Vocalist Craig Nokes, a long-time poet, began writing songs about his experiences and interactions with people living in the street while busking on the streets of Calgary. His powerful and striking vocals project over energetic and dynamic guitar melodies.
Drummer Corey Matsumoto (formerly of funk-groove band Upshot) locks down the rhythm while at the same time floating around the beat, creating an uplifting and dance-able groove.
Bhima joined the group for a short while during the summer of 2003, but his globe-trotting ways keep him from becoming a full-time member of the band. His extraordinary didgeridoo and bodhrán (celtic drum) skills add both depth and dynamics to the music.

 

Mythril

Ian Tomas has been a multi-instrumentalist since 1987 involved in live projects in Toronto, Montreal & Vancouver of diverse genres. 1998 marked the beginning of his cross-fading experience, chilling out the west coast's electronic underground at annual events like Faeries & Fools II V, In:Vision III IV, Coastal Sessions II III, Reconvergence of the Tribes III, Intention III IV, Shambhala's Inna Sanctum Chill Stage, and Tribal Kin Solstice Gatherings.

 

Travis Duncan

Travis is probably most well known for his work pushing house sounds at
his long running (just over two years) clubnight at Tribeca. Playing
music throughout the city at venues such as Lotus, Sonar, Red Room, and
Gorgomish, Travis has developed his unique sound over the last three
years.

His sound varies from quirky tech house to banging tribal house.
Whatever the genre, rest assured, the music will get you moving.

Dj Forrest

FORREST is Hawaii's premier underground DJ. In the mix since 1994, he's been instrumental in creating an alternative to mainstream dance music in the Hawaiian Islands, keeping the scene fresh in Maui with his high energy and funky sets under the stars. Fusing a blend of funky progressive house, deep tribal, to trance, Forrest has been keepin' it fresh in the island scene.

 

 

Kiweedtheredeyejedi

One part instrumentalist, one part loungefiend and one part insane, this year marks the Return of the redeyeJedi. Scratching records since the age of 10 has honed his art of the anti-mashup into a finer refined serving of supertasty musical sandwiches, heavy on the funk mayo and selekta sauce. No genre of music is safe, nothing is off-limits - if its been recorded, it will be played.

 

Mossy12

Spinning records as well as producing music since 1999. One of the main forces behind the legendary Texada Island music events along with the TexadaCoastKids since 1998.

Now playing worldbeatz, breakbeatz, housebeatz and tripfunk original beats.

 

 

 

Jay Michael

"Dark progressive sounds is where my heart is, be it in the form of breaks or psytrance nothing is off limits. Hope to see you on the dance floor"

 

 

 

Soundwarp

Soundwarp is a musician, composer and producer.It all started with rhythms and evolved to production. He's been obsessed with music most of his life. Trained as a jazz drummer, he has been performing, composing and producing music at the professional level since 1996.

Soundwarp will be playing a wide varied set going from breakbeats to house, to jungle and downtempo beats.

www.freewebs.com/soundwarpmusic

midnightsuntrax

Houston

DoktorJ

doktor J has been tripping out psy-chill out rooms
all over B.C. for years and is now moving into
playing some crazy weird psychedelic trance sets.

 

Chamberlain

Dj Chamberlain was influnced in the early 90's by the introduction of the underground electronic music scene. And was later influnced by Canadian Dj's like Czech, Matt the Alien , Capital J , Slip and Slide, Ryan Ruckus to name a few. He has learned how to mix not one but three different genres of music. They include House, Breakbeats and Drum and Bass. However he's known mostly for his funky breakbeat meets rock remix style and his bad ass drum and bass rollers. He has opened for quite a few such as Goldie, Darren jay, A-sides,Freestylers,Czech,Bass Nectar,Dave Tipper,Andy Clockwork,Mark Farina and Dj Buck. And he always leaves the crowds wanting more!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Douglas Lloyd

Playing Reggae, Hiphop, downtempo and more.

 

 

Dj Madness (TCK)

Playing reggae and girly hiphop beats.

 

 

 

Jedisista Selecta

All the best in ragga-riddims and more.

 

 

 

Dub Commandante

Electronic dub and reggae.