Christoph Maitland/Monday Magazine contributor

Leading up to his July 19 performance at Lucky Bar, house and techno artist Rennie Foster says itB次元官网网址檚 a great time to be immersed in the Canadian music scene.

He explains his reasoning.

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A busy summer touring schedule lays testament to FosterB次元官网网址檚 growing audience nationwide. With shows in Calgary and Saskatoon this month, playing the MEME Festival in Winnipeg and holding residency in Vancouver at Gorg-O-Mish after hours, his music is exciting dance floors in more places than ever before.

Still, you can hear his current mood when he talks about performing for the first time at B.C.B次元官网网址檚 mega music festival, Shambhala, near Nelson, Aug. 9-12. Warming up for house music legend Doc Martin at the festivalB次元官网网址檚 Living Room venue, Foster is understandably B次元官网网址渉yped!B次元官网网址�

He maintains a special relationship with another city, the epicenter of techno, Detroit. While performing a show in Victoria he befriended prolific Detroit DJ Derrick B次元官网网址淒rivetrainB次元官网网址� Thompson. After passing Derrick his demos, B次元官网网址淢onochasmB次元官网网址� became his first release on acclaimed techno and deep house imprint Soiree Records. Foster has gone on to release music with around 10 different labels from the Detroit area including techno forefather Derrick MayB次元官网网址檚 imprint Transmat and even put out a 45 RPM vinyl on White Stripes frontman, Jack WhiteB次元官网网址檚 imprint!

A native of Victoria, this is where it all began for Foster.

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No wonder, Foster says his first DJ performance was playing an art gallery near Bastion Square in 1992. From there he went on to pioneer one of VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 first ever house nights and release his first vinyl original, House Work.

Today heB次元官网网址檚 in a good place. With his Lucky Bar series aptly titled B次元官网网址淗ouseworx,B次元官网网址� it seems things have come full circle and itB次元官网网址檚 great to bring the music home.

Christoph Maitland is a local DJ who will be hosting FosterB次元官网网址檚 night at Lucky Bar.

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