How does a 15-year-old hailing from sleepy Rimouski elbow her way into the big wide world of electro? For DJ mini, it all started when she felt the vibe at her first rave in Montreal. Subsequent heavy exposure to techno, new wave and German squarewave productions provided further impetus. The result is an original album, out this August, with a sound like no other, merging dirty-bass lo-fi textures with intimate, personal, melancholic melody lines; marrying square, spare sounds to round, airy ones.
Moving from her early deck duties at Blue Dog to a first residency at Blizzarts, and standout gigs at electromeccas in Quebec and Europe, Mini finally unpacked her gear bag at Montreals Le Parking in September 2003. Since then, as the clubs resident DJ and artistic director of its Overdose events, shes made Thursday nights wild and crazyand the talk of the town. In between sharing her lab space with a bevy of world-renowned artists including Ellen Allien, Tiga, John Selway, Zombie Nation, David Carretta, Laurent Garnier and Miss Kittin, Mini also keeps after-hours lovers pumping till the wee hours a few streets away at Aria, where shes shared the decks with the likes of Green Velvet, Vitalic and Boy George. Shes also rounded out her rÈsumÈ with musical contributions to various festivals and experimental projects, from live painting sessions with the group Lattakeuse Dimage to a more recent collaboration with the OpÈra de MontrÈal as part of TechnOpera, a project to set various classical opera themes to experimental electronic music.
With a background marked by such singular encounters and experiences, small wonder Mini was moved to refract all those influences into a single opus, which drops in fall 2006. Its called Audio Hygiene. A title that evokes a sonic cleansing, an antidote to the redundancy of force-fed pop. Minis unique creative recipe melds organica and electronica over synth and sub bass lines, with healthy dollops of samples and ambient noisesincluding soundbites captured from circuit-bent toys shes made herself. Stir in remixes of, and a vocal duet with, Frances legendary Eighties goth-rock/synthers Trisomie 21, along with a guest appearance by fellow Montrealers Lesbians on Ecstasy on the track Ego Trip, and enjoy preferably on the dancefloor.
Despite the Mini moniker, this artists signature, decidedly, gets attention.
Mini Dates for 2009
* Residencies : Overdose at Club Parking every thursday.
* Bily Kun Bar.
...more to come...
December
17, Quebec City, Club Dagobert
10, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club
04, Montreal, Club Pearl
November
28, Festival Hermetica @ Sala Penelope, Madrid
21, Livingroom, Strasbourg, France
20, Chocoflash, 4 Elements, Paris
14, Montreal, Bily Kun Bar
12, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club
06, Montreal, Bily Kun Bar
05, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club
October
31, Montreal, Bal Masque, Chateau Vieux-Montréal
29, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club w/ Dj T
24, Basement, Beirut, Lebanon
23, Club 55, Beirut, Lebanon
16, Montreal, Circus After-Hour with Tom Pooks
16, Montreal, Bily Kun Bar
15, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club w/ Tom Pooks & Death By Analog
11, Montreal, Bal Decadence, Bain Mathieu
08, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club
01, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club w/ Smash Tv
September
25, Montreal, Bily Kun Bar
24, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club
18, Quebec city, Le Cercle
17, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club
13, Montreal, Pik Nic Electronik w/ Paul Kalkbrenner & Sasha Funke
10, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club
05, Montreal, Bily Kun Bar
03, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club w/ Felix DaHousecat
August
27, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club w/ D Ramirez
20, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club
13, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club w/ FM Radio Gods
08, Montreal, Under Pressure Festival
06, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club
01, Montreal, Francofolies, live performance w/ 011
July
31, Montreal, Bily Kun Bar
30, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club w/ Juan Atkins
29, Montreal, Sex Garage @ Divers/Cité
23, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club w/ Anja Schneider
09, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club w/ Stephen Beaupre (live!)
03, Space Factory label showcase, La Java, Paris
June
27, Electro Mecanique club opening, Beyrouth, Lebanon
27, La Suite beach party, Beyrouth, Lebanon
20, Montreal, Tribus Urbaines, Le Gymnase
19, Montreal, Festival Mode & Design rue McGill
18, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club
11, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club w/ Satoshi Tomiie
06, Montreal, Bily Kun Bar
04, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club w/ Martin Landsky
May
29, Montreal, Rubber Room fridays @ Academy
28, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club w/ Maxime Dangles
21, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club
16, Montreal, Bily Kun Bar
14, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club w/ Martini Bros.
09, OPA, Paris
02, Cotton Candy, Beyrouth, Lebanon
April
30, Le Lieu Unique, Nantes, Bretagne
24, Stardust, Madrid, Spain
23, Le Regine, Paris
18, Montreal, Bily Kun Bar
16, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club (dj mini's b-day party w/ DJ Bliss)
09, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club w/ Ascii Disko
05, Montreal, La Panthere Noire w/ Anja Schneider
04, Montreal, Fetish Party @ Bain Mathieu
02, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club
01, Quebec City, Pub de l'Universite Laval
March
26, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club
21, Montreal, Bily Kun Bar
19, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club
13, Singapore, Malaysia
06, Montreal, Foufounes Electriques
05, Montreal, Overdose @ Parking Club w/ Misstress Barbara
04, Montreal, Fashion Week / fashion show for Soïa & Kyo
February
28, Montreal, Festival Montreal en Lumieres
28, Montreal, Bar d'Hiver with John Juster (saxophone)
27, Quebec City, Pub de l'Universite Laval
19, Montreal, Overdose @ Club Parking
06, Montreal, La Touch @ Jupiter Room
05, Montreal, Overdose @ Club Parking
January
31, Festival Hivernal de Gentilly
29, Montreal, Club Parking
22, Montreal, Club Parking
15, Montreal, Club Parking
09, Quebec City, Le Cercle
08, Montreal, Club Parking
03, Montreal, Bily Kun Bar
01, Montreal, Club Parking w/ Guns N Bombs
December
31, Montreal, Bar d'Hiver
27, Montreal, Bily Kun Bar
25, Montreal, Club Parking
18, Montreal, Club Parking w/ Jordan Dare
11, Montreal, Club Parking
06, Montreal, Electro-Chic @ SAT
04, Montreal, Club Parking
04, Montreal, Bar d'Hiver Opening Party
November
28, Ottawa, Freehouse
27, Montreal, Club Parking
20, Montreal, Club Parking
17, BAT, Jordany
08, Cotton Candy @ Beyrouth, Lebanon
01, Montreal, Bily Kun Bar
October
30, Montreal, Club Parking
24, Montreal, Tiga's record launch, Studio Juste pour Rire
18, Montreal, Bily Kun Bar
17, Quebec, Le Cercle ***postponed***
16, Montreal, Club Parking
11, Paris, France, Private event
10, Paris, France, La Fleche d'Or
September
27, Geneva, Switzerland, Le Zoo / Usine
26, Lyon, France, Ninkasi
19, Sherbrooke, Le Telephone Rouge (Tight Tour 2008)
18, Montreal, Overdose, Club Parking
16, Montreal, Salon Daome
13, Live @ Salon de la musique independante de Montreal, Petit Campus
11, Montreal, Overdose, Club Parking
10, Quebec, Tight Tour 2008***postponed***
06, Montreal, Bily Kun Bar
04, Montreal, Overdose, Club Parking
August
30, Montreal, Pik Nic Electronik with Jennifer Cardini
28, Montreal, Overdose, Club Parking with Steve Bug
22, Montreal, Circus After-Hour
21, Montreal, Overdose, Club Parking with Petter & Fairmont live
14, Montreal, Overdose, Club Parking
08, Montreal, Bal Fetiche, Bain Mathieu
07, Montreal, Overdose with Smash Tv, Club Parking
02, Montreal, Bily Kun Bar
01, Montreal, MEG Festival, Saboteur showcase (Tight Tour 2008) ***cancelled***
July
31, Montreal, Overdose with Misstress Barbara @ Club Parking
25, Toronto, *** date postponed***
19, Montreal, Bily Kun Bar
17, Montreal, Overdose, Club Parking
13, Quebec, Festival d'ete closing party @ Le Cercle (Tight Tour 2008)
11, Montreal, Circus After-Hour (main room)
10, Montreal, Overdose @ Club Parking (Tight Tour 2008)
03, Montreal, Overdose @ Club Parking
June
27, Montreal, Big City Night @ Foufounes Electriques feat. Butta Beats (Tight Tour 2008)
26, Montreal, Overdose with Kiko @ Club Parking
21, Montreal, Bily Kun Bar
19, Montreal, Overdose, Club Parking
14, Montreal, party Insousolite (private)
12, Montreal, Overdose @ Club Parking
12, Montreal, Terrasses Bonsecours 5 a 7
05, Montreal, Overdose with The Glimmers @ Club Parking
May
24, Montreal, Bily Kun Bar
22, Montreal, Overdose @ Club Parking
15, Montreal, Kinetik after-party with Ascii Disko @ Overdose, Club Parking
15, Montreal, Festival Kinetik with Ascii Disko, Nitzer Ebb, The Horrorist @ Usine C
10, Montreal, AF344 @ Theatre sans fil with Delon & Dalcan & Olivier Giacomotto
08, Montreal, Overdose with Ellen Allien & Sascha Funke @ Club Parking
03, Montreal, Circus After-Hour @ Gallery room
01, Montreal, Overdose @ Club Parking
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