The Downbeat Presents: Tobias (Mtl.), Shane Ligher, KIIK, Audio Osmosis

Sat. Jan. 10th 2026

9pm-2am

$10 Early Supporter (limited)

$15 Advance

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The Downbeat Presents:

Tobias (Montreal, Whistler)

Shane Lighter

KIIK

Audio Osmosis

Tobias (Montreal, Whistler)

https://www.instagram.com/fugitivephilo

https://soundcloud.com/djtobias

https://www.youtube.com/@fugitivephilo

DJing vinyl since 1993, dj TOBiAS is known for his bangin’ yet deep and emotionally evocative sets, marked by the cut-up & non-linear mixing style of cosmic techno and deep house, from the Afrofuturist sounds of Detroit and Chicago to 21st century minimal, electro, and dub.

A pivotal figure in Canada’s evolving technoculture, tobias has played with Tim Hecker, Cobblestone Jazz, Mike Shannon, Deadbeat, Mistress Barbara, Noah Pred, Akufen, Daniel Gardner, Donald Glaude, Oliver Ho, Sutekh, Kit Clayton, Ben Nevile, and Loscil, and has held residencies at Laïka, Celebrities, and SAT with the likes of Colin the Mole and DJ Fishead. Tobias has released six albums of experimental electronic music, collaborating with Tomas Phillips, Katherine Kline, Richard Chartier, Martijn Comes and Matthijs Vincent Kouw, as the offworld director of label IO SOUND [music.iosound.ca].

An early instigator of underground events on the West Coast combining electronic performance and media arts, dj TOBIAS is founding electronic music curator of New Forms Festival [newforms.ca], founder of the Shrüm Tribe Collective [shrumtribe.com], and founding UpgradeMTL curator at Montréal's Society for Arts and Technology [SAT.qc.ca]. He currently sits on the Board with Garden City Electronic Music Society and Wonderment Festival [GCEMS.ca].

Shane Lighter

https://www.instagram.com/shanelighter

https://soundcloud.com/shanelighter

A stalwart of Victoria’s underground scene, Shane has been DJing and throwing parties in and around Vic for the past decade. An integral member of VicDrip and the better half of Kilgore & Trout, Shane’s DJ sets are known for being raw, fun and eminently danceable.

KIIK

https://www.instagram.com/kiik_dj

https://soundcloud.com/kiik_dj

Dark, hypnotic, and relentless. KIIK brings heat to the booth and sweat to the dance floor.

Her sets are deep, dark, and physical - built on rolling basslines, moody textures, and rhythms that lock you in. Blending elements of dark melodic techno and psytech, she knows how to push the energy.

Behind the decks, KIIK is electric. Her movement is constant, contagious - feeding off the room and giving it right back.

Audio Osmosis

https://www.instagram.com/audio_osmosis

https://www.mixcloud.com/Audio_Osmosis/techno-house-1

A staple of the local DJ scene and a regular on CFUV 101.9FM, Audio Osmosis delves into the shadowy corners of electronic music. Blending moody soundscapes, retro synth tones, and the iconic bleeps and bloops that defined early electronic pioneers like Kraftwerk, they transform any club system into a full-body experience that pulls dancers straight to the floor.

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