Ottawa Prog Vibes 288 – December 14th 2024
Guest DJ: Ruben Karapetyan (Los Angeles, U.S.A.)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rubenkarapetyanmusic | www.facebook.com/ott.prog.vibes 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rubenkarapetyan_music/ | www.instagram.com/ottawaprogvibes/ 
Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCm6Bzr0sB1KwWGpb9CrPJIQ

TRACKLIST
Nikola Jovanovic - Digital Emotions (Emi CA Remix) 
Nikola Jovanovic - Enigma 
VegaZ SL- Returning to the Desert (Intro Mix)
ELECGROUND - Lucent Beam (Rodrives Remix) 
Luke Santos - I Am Human (Kasper Koman & Alex O'Rion Remix) 
Lexicon Avenue & Matt Black - The Farthest (HAFT Remix) 
Maze 28 - Quantum Touch (Juan Buitrago & TINGA Remix) 
Kamilo Sanclemente - Delusion (Original Mix) 
Gorkiz, Andre Moret - Rudebox (Original Mix) 
Juan Buitrago & TINGA - Faceless (Original Mix) 
Dj Zombi - ID (Dmitry Molosh Remix) 
Weekend Heroes - Delta (Gai Barone Remix) 

Huge one for us. We are over the moon for this, our biggest guest mix so far! We’ve been fans of Ruben’s for years now. His tracks and remixes are obligatory references in the gigs we play and the sets we mix. Meeting him in person at ADE last year was a treat and such a chill experience at the same time.

Ruben Karapetyan is a proud Armenian born in Yerevan & raised in Los Angeles, California. A veteran DJ who got his first pair of decks 3 decades back, he has been influenced by the ‘90s rave movement, as well as top notch pioneers of the Electronic Music industry such as Sasha, John Digweed, and Nick Warren amongst others!

Dubbed as Armenia’s Top Electronic export back from the late ‘90s by Zrutsaser, one of the biggest Music/Entertainment magazines at that time in Armenia, getting him on their front-cover, while previously hosting musicians & artists such as Madonna, Eminem, ao..!

In 2020 Ruben’s name got known to the modern electronic music industry with a signing on Greek imprint Movement Recordings, receiving massive remix treatment by heroes of Progressive House such as Stan Kolev & Emi Galvan in his ‘Gignesthai’ single that came in November, while his 2nd release entitled 'Hathor' including remixes by Matan Caspi & Stan Kolev reached #1 on Beatport’s Top10 prog releases. In 2021 Ruben signed with UK-based Lowbit Records with ‘Teardrop’ & ‘Karo’ following in Spring 2021 with remix treatment by Paul Angelo & Don Argento, and Alfonso Muchacho.

Since that time, he’s been a mainstay on labels like Mango Alley, UV, 3rd Avenue, One Dot Six Two, Univack, Transensations, Droid 9, Meanwhile Recordings… in addition to now running his own label, RKP Records.

Close your eyes and enjoy the ride. 😊

Ottawa Prog Vibes

Ottawa Prog Vibes 288 – Ruben Karapetyan (Los Angeles, U.S.A.)

Ruben's Soundcloud

Chasing euphoria through progressive waves  🌊

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.