Def3 - Celebrating 25 Years

Saturday, June 22nd

Def3 - Celebrating 25 Years of Def3 (Performing 2 sets Hip Hop & Electronic)

360 Stage with custom lighting and visuals

Support by: Oakum

The Exchange - 2431 8th ave

Doors at 7:30pm

All ages & Licensed

PLEASE READ ENTIRE DESCRIPTION
Instead of the usual format of headliner going on last.THIS SHOW WILL ALSO BEGIN AND END WITH THE HEADLINER so it’s important you all COME FOR THE BEGINNING or you will miss half the show.

For those of you familiar with my musical journey you’ll know my music has evolved a lot over the past 2 decades and due to pretty large gaps in genre difference and growing as an artist I don’t really get to play my older hip hop music as much any more. Not because I don’t love those songs more just they don’t fit into my modern performance as much.

SHOW DETAILS:
ALL AGES / DRINKS 19+ W ID WRISTBAND
(CHILDREN ARE WELCOME IN FACT DEF3 WILL HAVE HIS IN ATTENDANCE ( THAT SAID, HEARING PROTECTION IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED))

For the first time ever i'm extremely excited to announce my first 360 DEGREE SHOW EXPERIENCE that will also include custom AV / Lighting set. For those who have never seen a show like this, The premise is the artist does the performance from a small stage in the centre of the crowd vs the traditional back agains the wall. This concept made popular by electronic dj’s and promoters at events such as Boiler Room and more recently Define Everything Future. This setup changes the whole experience to a much more intimate and interactive experience for all to enjoy and is something I’ve always dreamt of trying. So here we are!

Here’s are some video examples for you to check out bottom of the Description to help understand the idea further.
360 Degree Show examples
Dr Fresch @ DEF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlnvWJflTd4
Fred Again @ Boiler Room https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0-hvjV2A5Y&t=2239s
Mr. Carmack @ DEF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTNCrTsAG80

This show will feature a 2 SET PERFORMANCE BY DEF3, showcasing his musical evolution from his beginnings in the 90s making underground hip hop through to his modern journey into electronic and rap fusion music.

SHOW SCHEDULE:
Exact set times may change but will be earlier than usual most likely Doors between 7-8PM - 3 sets total of an hour each with a short intermission between 1st and second set. ending between 11-12PM at latest.

DOORS (30-60 MIN) CURATED HOUSE MUSIC PLAYING
DEF3 SET 1: (1 HR) His performances will separated into 2 eras. The show opening set (FIRST OF THE NIGHT WITHIN 30 -60 MINUTES OF DOORS), will be a journey through his hip hop classics all the way from the start of his career through to the last decade.
15 MINUTE INTERMISSION / CHANGEOVER
1 HR - SUPPORT / OPENER - OAKUM -
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DEF3 SET 2 - The second set is a much heavier set that will feature completely different tracks from the first showcasing the more electronic bass heavy side of with more focus on lighting and visuals as well
30 - Minute Meet / Greet at Merch Table Following the last set

All are welcome to stay and music will be playing

A message from Def3
“It's hard to believe that it's been 25 years since I started recording my raps on cassette tapes with my friends back in high school in the mid 90s. Although it’s every musicians dream, I never would have guessed it would eventually become my actual job and take me around the world more times than I can count, as well as introduce me to some of the most amazing, beautiful and talented people on the planet. Many, whom I now consider my closest friends and family, all bonded throughout a shared love of music and art.
The journey from that first demo tape to now has been an absolutely insane rollercoaster of highs and lows, starting as a teenager and my continuous evolution through sound and style to a now 42 year old man, husband and father still chasing that dream driven by the same passion for art as when I started. I’ve been lucky enough to navigate over 2 decades of a lifestyle and culture that many dare to try but few even make it this far. This is my love story with the world, all of love and loss, the gifts and sacrifices, the life and death, the laughs and tears all documented through my mind and my art in literally hundreds of songs I’ve written along the way. I’d like to share that journey with you in the most intimate and special experience I could think of and it only makes sense to start back where it all started for me in my old hometown, of Regina, Saskatchewan”

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Ticket price plus taxes and fees - lineups subject to change - no refunds or exchanges