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From having his tracks played at festivals like Time Warp and Igloofest to Europe’s most notorious dance-floors like Berghain, Amnesia, Elrow, and Coco Rico; Mike Laz’s music stirs minds and shakes souls as Techno should. Born into electronic music through various channels, Mike Laz found his rhythm and sound as a resident DJ at Circus Afterhours (19th Best Club, DJ MAG 2012) playing alongside the likes of Joseph Capriati, Pan-Pot, Alex Bau, Dandi & Ugo, Sasha Carassi, and more. Today, he holds a residency at the internationally renowned musical haven, Stereo Montreal (14th Best Club, DJ MAG 2010) where he energetically curates the groove to unforeseen levels.

Along with rocking crowds to banging sets, Mike Laz has released acclaimed productions on various labels (Heaven to Hell, Italo Business, Beat Therapy), and has received support from grandiose artists such as Chris Leibing, Richie Hawtin, Len Faki, Joseph Capriati, Drumcell, D-Formation, Mark Knight, Boris, The Advent, Umek, and many more.

Currently stationed in Amsterdam, Mike Laz is ready to bring his sound to new crowds and share his arsenal of head banging and body bumping bombs. The versatility in his style matches the dark demeanor of Berlin’s revered Tresor, to a lighter aesthetic found in Panorama Bar.

With original productions already hitting #12, #14, and #16 on Beatport’s top 100 Genres Charts, Mike Laz’s contribution to the contemporary electronic music landscape has been felt, and is perpetually gaining force.

This is Mike Laz.

Mike Laz

This longstanding Montreal, Canada afterhours outpost does its country proud with an infamous sound system that pays homage to its name...

“Music is the answer!” announces the website for Stereo nightclub. Not only do we agree, but it appears DJ Mag readers agree that this Montreal gem is the answer for music – house and techno, to be precise – voting it the north’s Best Venue. Founded as an afterhours club in 1998 by DJ-producer Angel Moraes, and now owned by Tommy Piscardeli, the venue has long been revered for that which it is built on and named for: its sound. Any raver who has had the good fortune to have had a spin on the Stereo dancefloor can attest to an experience of aural immersion that they’d be hard-pressed to find elsewhere. 

For that reason, the club has maintained a staunch loyal following, both throughout its city and beyond. Nearly 20 years running, Stereo has seen the scene shift and grow, and has adapted in its own ways – overcoming intense fires in 2008 and 2009 which brought the partying to a temporary halt, and more recently, taking action against the widespread and dangerous use of GHB. Last year, in a move that made the party scene sit up and take note, owner Piscardeli announced the club’s new zero-tolerance policy for GHB: anyone caught with it will be banned from Stereo, forever.  "GHB is killing the club scene the world over," the club stated in a Facebook post. It’s a bold but probably not unwise move, and it is not too far removed from Stereo’s other longstanding practice of working with local law enforcement to monitor drug use in the club, asking partiers caught with drugs on hand to either place the substances in a locked “drug box” only accessible by Montreal police, or turn around and leave the venue. 

Of course, it’s not all rules and rigor at Stereo, and the pool talent they bring in to move their infamous dancefloor – one that is modeled on New York City’s famed Paradise Garage – is nothing short of what one would expect to see on any night across Europe. From house music legends like Danny Tenaglia, Kerri Chandler and John Digweed, to techno’s finest like Nicole Moudaber, Alan Fitzpatrick and Pan-Pot, Stereo’s consistently solid line-ups continue to keep its floor packed. Combine that with a crystal clear analog sound system that’s good enough to impress any audiophile, and you have the making of a club deserving of awards. 

This longstanding Montreal, Canada afterhours outpost does its country proud with an infamous sound system that pays homage to its name...“Music is the answer!” announces the website for Stereo nightclub. Not only do we agree, but it appears DJ Mag readers agree that this Montreal gem is the answer for music – house and techno, to be precise – voting it the north’s Best Venue. Founded as an afterhours club in 1998 by DJ-producer Angel Moraes, and now owned by Tommy Piscardeli, the venue has long been revered for that which it is built on and named for: its sound. Any raver who has had the good fortune to have had a spin on the Stereo dancefloor can attest to an experience of aural immersion that they’d be hard-pressed to find elsewhere. 

Best Mike Laz Songs of All Time - Top 10 Tracks

Best Mike Laz Songs of All Time - Top 10 Tracks

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