Ottawa Prog Vibes 201 - April 15th 2023
Guest DJ: Amber Long (Toronto, Canada)

Facebook: www.facebook.com/AmberLongMusic | www.facebook.com/ott.prog.vibes
Instagram: www.instagram.com/amberlongsays/ | www.instagram.com/ottawaprogvibes/
Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCm6Bzr0sB1KwWGpb9CrPJIQ

TRACKLIST
Forty Cats - Forest Beast (Nau Squaglia Ambient Mix) 
Pablo German - Hype 
Redspace, ISMAIL.M - No Mercy (Extended Mix) 
Marco Bedini - Paira (Extended Mix) 
Lana Del Rey - Mariners Apartment Complex (Bautista Toniolo Remix) 
Kebin van Reeken - Mycelium (Extended Mix) 
Spintribe - Inside Out 
Spintribe - People Like Us (CAIN. Remix) 
Spintribe - Apparatus (Käse Kochen Remix) 
Artois - Space 
Florian Gasperini - Terre (Extended Mix)
Marco Bedini - Shaira (Extended Mix)

As we get ready for next week’s Expeditions at Club Berlin, we are stoked to present this amazing session from our headliner!

From the bustling streets of Toronto, @amberlong makes waves with her signature sound. Supported by top-tier artists and blessed with a voice that soothes souls near and far, she has charmed audiences across countries such as Australia, the USA, the UK, the Netherlands, Greece, Spain, Qatar, Mexico, Argentina, Jamaica, and throughout her homeland, Canada. She's smashed through the glass ceiling with her music and collaborations, which have been signed to multiple prestigious labels.

Amber's passion for spinning is not limited just there; not only does she travel everywhere but also runs Modern Agenda - an independent label home to producers who are being championed for their work in progressive house and melodic techno.

Amber launched the LIA Series in 2021, a series of guest mixes highlighting up-and-coming female and female-representing artists from around the globe. Amber has also been hosting Frisky Radio's Rogue Radio Show since 2017 and has been involved with the Canadian Juno Awards for many years now.

With music coursing through every vein of hers; it's easy to see why Amber believes in its power to heal us all.

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 201 - Amber Long (Toronto, Canada)

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.