Mellow Prog Vibes 34 - December 16th 2022
Guest DJ: Glitterbug (Ottawa, Canada)

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TRACKLIST:
Squ4re, Nora Mode - New Zebras
Haze-M – Limits feat. Farafi
Yotto, Stephan Jolk – Only One
A.SWIFT – Weekend Day (Bee Hunter Remix)
Colyn – Resolve 
Rauschlaus, Mel7em – Silk Road (Stan Kolev Remix)
Mind Against – Walking Away
Nick Curly – The Voodoo (Audiojack Remix)
Element 108 – Intruder 
Cristoph – Alone feat. FEMME
EDX – Eclectic (Extended Mix)
Cristoph – Feel feat. Jem Cooke


This week's MPV mix comes to us from one of Ottawa's rising stars.

Already a familiar face in Ottawa’s thriving electronic community, Glitterbug began her artistic journey in theatre and vocal performance before twirling from the dance floor to the decks. Whether you find her spinning under the stars on an island, deep in a forest, or on a patio in the heart of downtown Ottawa, Glitterbug takes her audience on a deeply moving, uplifting adventure. 

She’s been welcomed to the decks among the intimate underground scene in Montreal, at a lakeside bar in Mont Tremblant, and has become a mainstay at Ottawa events as a Foundation Crew co-owner. An avid vocalist with music as her driving force, Glitterbug gleefully invites listeners to lose oneself in boldly resonant tracks marked with ambient tones and soulful vocals.

Mellow Prog Vibes

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Glitterbug's Soundcl'd

ABOUT OTTAWA PROG VIBES

Alain M.'s weekly podcast, Ottawa Prog Vibes, is now in its 7th year and is a recognized presence among Canadian Electronica shows. The show has two goals: showcase progressive DJ's from Ottawa (and Canada) to a global audience, and bring international DJ guests to an Ottawa (and Canadian) audience). 

Alain plays three out of every 10 shows. His mixing has been noted as particularly creative and smooth, a skill that allow his sets to be experienced as seamless stories.

An offshoot series, called Mellow Prog Vibes, is released every two weeks and focuses on more chill vibes, slightly more downtempo, to create a more relaxed vibe. It is curated by OPV resident DJ Boraa, who plays every other episode, with guest DJs playing the alternate.

Ottawa Prog Vibes and Mellow Prog Vibes are broadcast weekly on UK's Saturo Radio, New York's Chill Lover Radio and Ottawa's Blast the Radio.


ABOUT ALAIN M.

Alain M. started dj’ing in his early 20s and played a variety of clubs, big and small, in Ottawa, Montreal and Kingston. From teenage influences in progressive rock, metal and blues, and later New York and Chicago house, Dutch techno and early trance, his style has evolved towards the more melodic, infectiously rhythmic and thoughtful sounds of progressive house, with a particular fondness for Argentinian productions.

Over his 30+ years as a DJ, Alain has cultivated a signature melodic, danceable, and thoughtful style with enough surprises to keep even the most devout listeners on their toes. His live events, organized only a few times annually, are a hypotonic, transformational experience for attendees, putting the Nation’s Capital on the map for electronic music. He has organized and collaborated in a number of events including Levitar, Sunday Meet & Beat, Sit-Down Sessions, Shake my Thursday and Expeditions, attracting a thoughtful crowd who stay mesmerized by his melodic, danceable sets, always peppered with delightfully unexpected sonic elements.

Alain M. is also a guest DJ submitting regular sets to several radio and online outlets. He is a resident on X-Beat Radio (France, Belgium). He was a monthly resident on Abyss Sound Experience on QuestLondon Radio in 2021 and on UK-based Beach Radio between 2021 and 2024.

He has appeared as a guest on a number of shows in several countries including the UK, Argentina, Spain, Poland, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Peru, Turkey, Israel and the US. In Canada, he has been featured as a guest DJ at several events by Ottawa-based Music.Art.Ppl, on CHUO FM’s Vanguard Pulse Radio, on CKCU FM’s Lost In Bass and Mapped Out Radio, on Montreal’s Afterhour radio show and on Toronto’s ION radio show.