Music


Main Stage . The Woods . The Beach . The Outdoor Blue Room

Motion Notion encompasses a diverse variety of musical genres intertwined with related visual and physical environments so as to encourage spiritual growth (and ass-shaking!) through the transition & building-upon of different styles over time. Expect to hear DJs and live-acts playing the following styles: psy-trance, electro, house, progressive, breakbeat, drum & bass, jungle, fidget, tribal, ambient, techno, trance, world, percussion, acid-jazz, downtempo, funk, rock, hip-hop, glitch, dub, dubstep, glitch-hop, psy-dub, minimal, idm, and experimental strains of electronically-influenced music.


HEADLINERS 2009


Amon Tobin - live pa (USA)
http://www.myspace.com/tobinamon
http://www.amontobin.com/field/
Friday-night. Electronica, breakbeat, experimental


John '00' Fleming (UK)
http://www.myspace.com/john00fleming
http://www.john00fleming.com/john_00_fleming_home.html
Saturday-night. Trance, psy-trance




Will Bailey (UK)

Saturday-night. Electro, fidget



Adham Shaikh - live-pa & DJ
Saturday afternoon (2 sets). Tribal, world, downtempo



Andromeda live-pa (Sweden)
http://www.myspace.com/andromedamusicnet
http://www.andromeda-music.net/
Friday night. Progressive psy-trance


Excision

Friday-night. Dubstep



Blue Lunar Monkey, live-pa (Mexico)
Saturday, psy-trance and downtempo sets



Small Town DJs, 2x4 DJ set

Saturday night. Mash-up party tunes



Chromosome, live-pa (Sweden)
http://www.myspace.com/chromosomemusicnet
http://www.chromosome-music.net
Saturday night. Psy-trance


Soul Surfer, live-pa (Sweden)

Friday. Dub, downtempo


Lazy Rich vs Soulfix, Disco Ballistic Tour
http://www.myspace.com/djlazyrich
http://www.myspace.com/djsoulfix
Saturday night. Electro, house, breakbeat (Vancouver)




Nystagmus aka Anahata, live-pa

Downtempo and psytrance (two sets)



Kristoff
(Y-Afterhours, Edm) Progressive trance/house/electro
http://www.djkristoff.com
http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2411750826


DJ Kev
Electro (Australia) First Alberta appearance since moving to Australia.
http://www.myspace.com/djkevdotnet
http://www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Kev/5695019317


Psy Amigos
James Katalyst, Organic Manic, and Sundrop- brothers-in-law and maniacs of psy-trance (Calg)
http://www.myspace.com/psyamigos



Sons Of Aurora aka Nori vs Nokturnal (Darvin Knorr)
Psy-trance & psy-dub, two sets (Calg)
http://www.area709.com/soa




Fuuze
(GOMP, The Woods, Edm)
Breakbeat, House, Electro
http://www.facebook.com/pages/GOMP/6208764242



OTHER GREAT ARTISTS (alphabetically)

Anthony Donohue
(Y-Afterhours, Edm)
http://www.yafterhours.com



Anx
(Rebelsoundsystem, Calg) Techno
http://www.myspace.com/anxxx

Arlen
(Pk Events, Calg)
http://www.myspace.com/_arlen

Babz
Dance Performance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7AsS3Ww7HM

Band Camp Acoustic Jam (Edm)


Benny B-Side of the Spiral Architects
(Drum & bass, Pk Events, Calg)
http://www.pksound.ca

Big B
(J&E Productions, Sask)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7926777137

Big Daddy
(Edm)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Big-Daddy/10029929682

Big Delicious
(Edm)
http://www.myspace.com/dj_eddiebrock

Christian J
(Y-Afterhours, Edm)
http://www.yafterhours.com

Davin Swensonic
(Edm)
http://www.myspace.com/swensonic
http://www.swensonic.ca

Debongo
(Calg) Live Percussion



Degree
(Subterranean Sound, Edm) Mash-Up Party Tunes
http://www.myspace.com/deejaydegree

Dre Ja Vu
(Beach Stage, Calg)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/DRE-JA-VU/42019053230



E.L.E.V.E.N.
(Faded Elements, Bassic, Calg) Dubstep
http://www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-ELEVEN/38734402886


Eric D
(J&E Productions, Sask)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7926777137

Erin Eden
(Edm)
http://www.myspace.com/djerineden

Fat Pat
(Pk Events, Calg)
http://www.myspace.com/thefatdiet



Flatland Funk
Breakbeat, Electro, J&E (Sask)
http://www.myspace.com/tiki_anccproductions

Funktrader
Turntablism, mash-up (GOMP, Edm)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/GOMP/6208764242



Freddy J
(Bassic, Calg) Fidget, Crunk, Breaks, Dubstep
http://www.myspace.com/djfreddyj
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Freddy-J/51451479512

Gemini
Electro (Calg)
http://www.myspace.com/dj__gemini
http://www.dj-gemini.com

Golden Delicious DJs (Mihajic Touch vs Threesixty)
Breaks,house, dubstep, mashup (BC)
http://www.myspace.com/goldendeliciousproduction



Groovy Cuvy
(Level 2 Lounge, Edm) Electro, House, Progressive
Money Shot Recordings, Sovereign House Records, Tool Box House
http://www.myspace.com/groovycuvy
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Groovy-Cuvy/10906546756

Honeey Mustard
Techno (Calg)
http://www.honeeymustard.com

J Girl
(Fly DJs, BC)
http://www.flydjs.biz/about.html



James Katalyst
(Calg) Psy-trance, prog techno, electro
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7926777137#/home.php?ref=home



Jay Michael
(Calg) Breaks/minimal techno/psy-trance
http://www.area709.com/jay

Jay Who?
(GOMP, Edm)
http://www.gomp.ca

John Wilkinson
(Calg)
Live Percussion & Didgeree-Doo

Joy One
(GOMP, Edm)
http://www.gomp.ca

Justin Hale
(Fly Djs, BC)
http://www.flydjs.biz/about.html

Kevin Partridge
(GOMP, Edm)
www.gomp.ca


Kriss Doll
http://www.myspace.com/krissdollxo

Lil Boh Beat
http://www.reverbnation.com/fan/lilbohbeat


Manousos
(BC)
http://www.myspace.com/manousos



Michelle C w Debongo live percussion
Electro (Calg)
http://www.myspace.com/djmichellec
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dj-MICHELLE-C/54505332373


MissDVS
(Calg) Electro, Techno, Tech-House
http://www.facebook.com/pages/MissDVS/50375125654
http://www.myspace.com/djmissdvs

Misstress Mangladesh
(GOMP, Edm)
http://www.gomp.ca

Mr. President
(GOMP, Edm)
http://www.gomp.ca



Mythril
(BC) Psy-Trance, Downtempo
http://www.mythril.ca

Opaque
(GOMP, Edm)
http://www.gomp.ca



Organic Manic
Progressive Psy-Trance
http://cf.myspace.com/organic_manic



Parallel Minds
Tech-Trance, Progressive- trance
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Parallel-Minds/40170999052
http://www.myspace.com/officialparallelminds

Pete Wilde
(Calg)
http://www.myspace.com/pete_wilde

Phonotactic – live pa
(Calg)
http://www.myspace.com/phonotactic
http://www.facebook.com/pages/PhonoTactic/19330737507

RGB {mindcollapse}
(Calg)
http://www.wrongelectron.com



Rhett B & Spinzo
(Calg)
http://www.rfcrew.com/rfcrew.html

Rise Sun City
Live Dance Performance

Shannon Long
(CJSW radio, Calg)

Souled Out DJs
(Edm)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sould-Out-Djs/10568946469
http://www.myspace.com/souldoutdj

Sound Factor
(GOMP, Edm)
http://www.gomp.ca

Space Age
(THC, GOMP, Edm)
Psydub, dubstep
http://www.space-age.ca

Steve Velocity
breakbeat,dub, electro (GOMP, Edm)
http://www.myspace.com/stevevelocity



Subvert
Dubstep, glitch-hop (Calg)
http://www.myspace.com/subvertsounds



Sundrop
(Calg)
http://www.myspace.com/psyamigos



The Protege
(GOMP, THC, Edm)
http://www.myspace.com/djtheprotege



The Rabbit Bandit
(CRUX, Faded Elements, Calg) Fidget, Crunk, Breaks, Dubstep
http://www.myspace.com/therabbitbandit
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rafael-Ferrero/54329581064



The Latest Artists (DJ AO)
(Ontario) Techno, House
http://www.thelatestartists.com

Trevor Galore
(Pk Events, Calg)
http://www.facebook.com/people/Trevor-Galore/655144848

Tripnotic
(Edm)
http//:www.liquidunderground.ca



WAV Occupation aka Jord vs Relentless
(THC, Edm) Psytrance
http://www.technohippycrew.ca/index.php



Weila Wu
(China) Chinese fan and fire dances. Yoga.
http://www.yogaspace.cn

Wyld Bill Wild
(GOMP, Edm)
http://www.gomp.ca

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DECO, VISUALS, LIGHTING, INTERACTIVE ART




Punkadelik (France)
http://www.myspace.com/punkadelik
http://www.punkadelik.com

Main stage. Massive UV paintings and batiks to engulf the festival's epicentre.


Trypton Media (Vancouver)
Main stage. Live analog-feedback produced visuals reflecting dancefloor participation


Katalyst
Main stage deco. Structures, design, spandex, lighting.


GOMP
http://www.facebook.com/pages/GOMP/6208764242
http://www.gomp.ca

The Woods Stage


Wrong Electron
Main Stage. Interactive visuals and lighting.
Everyone can play with the touch pads and movement sensors to adjust the lighting and visuals in the tented area at the back of the dance floor.



Pk
Sound & lighting at Main Stage and The Woods


Carrie Gates & Leeane Berger (Sask)
Visuals at Main Stage

The Latest Artists (Vj Do, Ontario)
http://www.thelatestartists.com

Visuals at Main Stage

WORKSHOPS

Ekstasis Dance by Luna Ravenchilde with live music (Friday afternoon, Main Stage)
Hoola-hooping with Babz
Yoga with Weila Wu (China)
Moksha yoga with The Prodege
Quantum physics with Nathan Babcock
DJ/VJ techniques with The Latest Artists



SOUNDSYSTEMS


Main Stage & The Woods by Pk
Sound
Beach Stage by J&E Productions
Outdoor Blue Room by Xeruf



SCHEDULE

~MAIN STAGE~

Thursday

2:00pm Tripnotic
3:45pm Honeey Mustard
5:15pm Big Daddy
6:45pm MissDVS
8:15pm Soul’d Out DJs
10:15pm Groovy Cuvy
11:45pm Michelle C with Debongo
1:15am James Katalyst
2:15am Organic Manic
3:15am Sundrop
4:15am WAV Occupation
6:00am closed

Friday

Noon Phonotactic live-pa
1:30pm Anahata live-pa
3:00pm Ekstasis Dance Workshop
4:45pm The Latest Artists
6:15pm Christian J vs Anthony Donohue
8:00pm Erin Eden
9:30pm RGB {mindcollapse}
11:00pm Amon Tobin live-pa
1:00am Jay Michael
2:30am Andromeda live-pa
4:00am Kristoff
5:30am Mythril
7:30am closed

Saturday

Noon Nokturnal vs Jay Michael, chill set
2:30pm Blue Lunar Monkey live-pa downtempo
4:00pm Adham Shaikh live w John Wilkinson
6:00pm Anx vs Arlen
8:00pm Kev
9:30pm Will Bailey
11:00pm Psy Amigos
12:30am John ‘00’ Fleming
2:30am Chromosome live-pa
4:00am Sons of Aurora
5:30am Nystagmus live-pa
7:00am Blue Lunar Monkey live-pa & DJ
9:00am closed


~THE WOODS~

Thursday

7:30pm Sound Factor vs Mistress Mangladesh
9:15pm Trevor Galore
10:45pm Pete Wilde
12:15am Kevin Partridge
1:45am Subvert
3:15am Davin Swensonic vs Steve Velocity
5:00am closed

Friday

7:00pm Joy One
8:00pm The Protégé
9:00pm Wyld Bill Wild vs Mr. President
10:30pm Rhett B & Spinzo
Midnight Fuuze
1:30am Excision
3:00am Benny B-Side
4:00am Freddy J vs The Rabbit Bandit
5:30am closed

Saturday

7:00pm Golden Delicious DJs
8:30pm Jay Who? vs Opaque
10:00pm Fat Pat
11:15pm Degree
12:30am Lazy Rich & Soulfix
2:30am Small Town DJs
4:30am Funktrader
6:00am closed


~THE BEACH~

Thursday

1:00pm Big B
3:15pm Eric D
5:30pm Shannon Long
7:00pm closed

Friday

10:00am Band Camp acoustic jam
11:00am Big Delicious & Kris Doll
12:30noon Lil Boh Beat
2:30pm Soul Surfer live-pa
4:00pm Parallel Minds
5:30pm Gemini
7:00pm DJ/VJ Workshop

Saturday

10:00am Justin Hale
11:30am J Girl
1:00pm Manousos
2:30pm Eleven
4:00pm Flatland Funk
5:30pm Dre Ja Vu
7:00pm closed

Sunday

8:00am Space Age
10:00am Mythril
Noon Adham Shaikh
2:00pm closed


~OUTDOOR BLUE ROOM~

Running 24/hrs day with chill music starting at 10pm on Thursday


~VISUALS @ MAIN STAGE~

Indoor Screens:
Interactive visuals by Wrong Electron all three nights

Main Screens:
Thursday
10:15pm Groovy Cuvy dvdj set
11:45pm Phonotactic vj set
1:45am The Latest Artists vj set

Friday
10:00pm Electric Zoom vj set
12:30am Carrie Gates & Leeane Berger vj set

Saturday
10:00pm Trypton Media interactive visuals


~WORKSHOPS @ THE BEACH~

Friday

11:00am Yoga with Weila Wu
1:00pm Beginner Hoola Hoops with Babz
3:00pm Quantum Physics with Nathan Babcock
7:00pm DJ/VJ techniques with The Latest Artists

Saturday

11:00am Moksha Yoga with The Prodege
1:00pm Advanced Hoola Hoops with Babz
3:00pm Quantum Physics with Nathan Babcock
5:00pm Chinese fan-dance workshop with Weila Wu


~SPECIAL PERFORMANCES @ MAIN STAGE~

Friday

Midnight Fire performance by Rise Sun City
1:00am (after Amon Tobin) Interactive sound/lighting/visuals dance performance

Saturday

8:00pm Chinese silk-fan dance by Weila Wu
Midnight Fire performance by Rise Sun City
1:00am Chinese fire-fan dance by Weila Wu


~TUBES FOR BOOBS~

10am-7pm daily. Inner-tube rentals for the river-float from Main Stage to the Beach.
A breast cancer research fundraiser.


~FRONT GATE~

Open at noon on Thursday and runs 24hrs/day. Please leave the site by 5pm on Sunday.

 


Recordings from 2006 and 2007!


For promotional use only. Not for sale
Please write the following information on any CDs or DVDs you burn:
" [dj name] live at Motion Notion
www.motionnotion.com
"


All sets were recorded LIVE during the festival.

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~Main Stage 2006~




~The Fort Stage 2006~