Monkey House
30 Main Street
Winooski, VT

9pm-1am
21+
$10

SPARKOMATIK
(further explorations into the jungle multiverse)
[ strictly vinyl night ]
As we move forward into the SPARKOMATIK spectrum, we also take a look in the past and roots of this movement that ignited our love and passion for the sound. This night will be an homage to the history. Each selector will dig deep in their crates for a VINLY ONLY set. Expect nothing but top notch Jungle and Drum & Bass vibes spanning 3 decades of a musical revolution. Come get lost in the mist.

Headlining the night:

MAUS ( vinyl DNB set )
[ Birthday Celebration // MTL ]
www.soundcloud.com/djmaus
www.facebook.com/mausdj
www.mixcloud.com/djmaus
www.instagram.com/mausdemontreal

Maus, aka Louise Gauvreau, was raised on jazz and disco right across the Canadian border in beautiful Montreal, Quebec. She's been a key player in the Montreal scene since the late 90’s, shaking up minds and dance floors with her unique and creative approach to electronic music. Currently exploring many levels of House and Techno, her signature style is deep with a constant groove and a funky touch that gets everyone up and moving on the dance floor. In December of 2015, she boxed her most precious things and left Montreal to see what Latin America had to share. Based in Playa del Carmen, Mexico for one year, Maus launched her Montreal born monthly, Danse Contact at renown club La Santanera and got hired as a talent buyer and event bookings in their main offices.

Years prior to all of this, she heavily explored the world of Drum n Bass music. During which, she did her first European tour in 2000 to promote her debut mixed CD, Intersections (Haute-Couture Records, Canada). Critically-acclaimed by international music press such as XLR8R, Coda and Urb magazine, (who included Maus on their “Next 100” lists), her cutting edge selection of Drum & Bass got her booked at festivals like Sonar (Barcelona), Francofolies (Larochelle), and at renowned clubs such as Paris’s Batofar, Nouveau Casino and l’OPA, Lisbon’s own Lux, as well as bookings in Prague, Budapest and Vienna. On this first tour, she was booked for a regular gig at Girona’s Sala del Cel where she started digging deeper in the techno sounds. Maus’ relentless passion to explore and reinvent herself only helped broaden her horizons and saw her step away from the drum & bass scene. In 2002, as one of Montreal’s Cream festival headliners, she was commissioned to mix Cream '03 (YUL Records, Montreal), a compilation that also showcased her new approach to electronic dance music. From that year forward, her sound evolved and matured into a mixture of dub, disco and soul-influenced house and techno music.

In 2002, Maus started producing her own music, signing her first
remix in 2004 for legendary cold-wave band Trisomie 21 (The
Man is a Mix, Chromo Music, France). In 2008, Maus connected
with Thoughtless Music’s owner, Noah Pred for some feedback
on her latest tracks. A few months later, Pred would release her
debut EP Let Go, followed by the inclusion of La Surprise on
Thoughtless Times V3. Years later, after a long break from regular studio work, Maus went back to her roots, exploring dub sounds through deep house tracks, releasing Story Tailors feat. Doba on Argentinian label, Eat More Beef, in the summer of 2012. She also included some of her productions on her mixed CD, Chez Nous v4, released by Montreal’s elite Mile End Records in february 2013. Her latest collaboration is a remix of Dennis Ferrer’s classic “Touched the Sky” on his own label, King Street Sounds (2016).

Maus has been a resident DJ at arguably the best club in North
America, Montreal’s Stereo Nightclub and hosted several nights,
including her monthly, Danse Contact, at local bar Salon Daome.
Over the years, she held residencies at infamous after hours clubs
such as Sona, Aria and others. She's also had the pleasure of
playing many of Montreal’s top music festivals, including Igloofest, Montréal en Lumières, the Montreal International Jazz Festival, Les Francofolies, among others. Maus has also been a fixture at Piknic Electronik since their very first edition, returning to headline at the 10th and 15th anniversaries (2012 - 2017)
Maus had the opportunity to travel the globe to share her music in countries like China (Expo 2010, Shanghai), Australia, France,
Spain, Germany, England, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Portugal,
Mexico, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, USA. Today, she
continues to spread the love through her consistent and dynamic
approach to electronic dance music.

Additionally, Maus is no stranger to Vermont. After a chance encounter at the end of the millennium, she met fellow DNB cohort, Tricky Pat. The two of them connected musically and immediately, and her visits to the Burlington area began. Playing music a good handful of times over a span of years, Vermont clubbers are always anticipating her next return. Make sure not to miss this rare vinyl only experience.

Support DJ Squad:

COUSIN DAVE
WOBBLYHEAD
DJ [FOUR-D]
WHAT THE BLEEP
and your host TRICKY PAT

Live Visuals provided by Silence_Castor

Event Photography by Morgan Day Photo

Sound reinforcements to shake your bones

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