The Downbeat Presents: Naturalist, Neil Jam3s, Hrdvsion

Thurs. Feb. 12th

9pm-2am

$15 Early Supporter

$20 Advance

$25 Door

The Downbeat Presents

Song and Surf Pre Party

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Naturalist

Neil Jam3s

Hrdvsion

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This special edition is our tribute to Song and Surf Music festival. Thanks to Clark for collaborating on this lineup for a little pre party for the festival this weekend. All these DJ’s will be performing at the festival this year, so come get a taste and have a dance.

We almost had Mr. Moffat of Naturalist join us for an impromptu jam after his set at Rifflandia this year, so have been in contact since to make sure we could get him down at the next possible moment, and this is it. One of the vibiest house acts who has been able to take the sound and translate it to festival slots, without resorting to showy drops and machine gun builds. Super excited for him to take the reigns and anchor this show.

Neil Jam3s is more than a local legend. His various projects reach far and wide- radio play, festival slots, headlining club gigs- whether as a studio engineer and producer out of Burning Rainbow studios, raucous front man for Victoria touring band Astrocolor, Half of live techno act Righteous Rainbows Of Togetherness, DJ sets with DJ Murge as Infinite Brothers… We are honoured to have him come down to rock the spot solo.

Hrdvsion needs no introduction. He is part of our cities dance music DNA. He has a slew of releases on seminal international techno and house labels. Has played some of the world’s most iconic clubs- did the damn thing and moved to Berlin for years. He last played the Downbeat with Efemme as live analogue techno, acid, breaks outfit Hot Sleepers (returning in april!). We were excited for him to take the extended opening set. We can’t wait to hear what selections he brings

Naturalist

https://soundcloud.com/naturalistmusic

https://www.instagram.com/naturalist.music/

https://www.twitch.tv/naturalist__

Naturalist is made up of Mister Moffat (Sam) and FlatSpin (Caleb). The brothers from Fernie have been making waves in the Canadian music scene for over a decade. Playing festivals and clubs from Coast to Coast. Sharing the stage with acts from all over the world.

They are known for their feel-good energy, while blending genres of funky House and Breakbeat, they transform the dance floor with high vibrations.

Neil Jam3s

https://linktr.ee/neiljam3s

Astrocolor frontman and half of Righteous Rainbows of Togetherness, Neil is a record producer, audio engineer, DJ & owner of Burning Rainbow Studios. His DJ sets free flow through his house, techno, hip hop, world edits and his influences are always guided by the moment and the energy of the crowd.

As a performer, Neil has shared the stage with such acts as Nightmares on Wax, Crystal Method and Boney M. As a producer, Neil has worked with Grammy winner Steve Chistensen (Khruangbin, Leon Bridges) & Grammy nominated Count (Tycho, DJ Shadow). Neil has produced 4 albums nominated for best at the Western Canadian Music Awards (2021 Astrocolor “Hue”, 2018 Astrocolor II, 2017 Weird Party “Mellow Funk”), won Instrumental Album of the Year for Astrocolor “Paradise” (2022), and is currently nominated for Astrocolor’s latest album “Stargazing”. Neil also was nominated for Audio Engineer of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards in 2024 and now again in 2025 for Astrocolor “Stargazing”, Eddy Olson Jr “Coping Mechanisms” and NEIL JAM3S + JAXXEE “How It Goes”.

Hrdvsion

https://soundcloud.com/hrdvsion

https://instagram.com/hrdvsion

https://hrdvsion.net/

https://links.hrdvsion.net/

When you have explored as many styles as Hrdvsion has - everything from beatless, ambient tracks to rugged club cuts or pop bootlegs - there isn’t so much new ground to break.

That said, with time Hrdvsion's need to challenge the norm has eased and their boundlessly experimental streak has become more focused. Their impressive discography, spread across labels such as Wagon Repair, 20:20 Vision, Rinse and International Deejay Gigolo, hints at a producer who has valued diversity above all, with records that have been long turned to by DJs right across the board, always guaranteeing them a striking and unusual sound.

Now, without the pressure to surprise and re-invent, Hrdvsion can go deeper into their craft and pinpoint what it is that linked their output over the years.

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