Afternoon Delight Series: Basement Soul (DJ Set)
Montreal’s DJ Basement Soul touches down at Never Apart for a relaxing set.
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Afternoon Delight Series: DJ Andy Williams (DJ Set)
Montreal’s acclaimed and influential DJ Andy Williams touches down at Never Apart for a delicious and soulful set.
NVA x POP Montréal Legend Series: Suzanne Ciani
Watch a talk with a pioneering virtuoso of analog synthesis, Suzanne Ciani.
Ouri DJ set Equinox 2020
Ouri performed a DJ set from our Music Room as part of our Equinox 2020 online festival.
NVA x Fonderie Darling Podcasts
Listen to KALLITECHNIS, TS Ellise, DJ Pøptrt and Odile Myrtil.
NVA x SAT Dômesicle #8: Mdubulo, Gayance, Nana Zen, PureMulaTo
Watch the immersive event curated by NVA in the SAT 360° dome.
DJ Empress Cissy Low Shares a Mix in Support of Dollarama Workers
Montreal’s Dollarama warehouse workers are currently fighting for safe and fair working conditions.
NVA Music Celebrates 5 Years with a Fundraising Zine
NVA —Never Apart’s Music Division—celebrates its five years with a photo zine encapsulating half a decade of music shows, community workshops, talks and rave posters.
NVA x Practice Podcast: Joël Lavoie
Enjoy this recording of Joël Lavoie’s live ambient set for our monthly sound meditation series Practice, curated by Jann Tomaro.
NVA x TRANSMISSION MTL Video
TRANSMISSION MTL invited Never Apart to curate the program, we delivered a high-calibre North American line up.
NVA Podcast: Huilly Huile
We welcome Huilly Huile for a special guest mix inspired by the isolation and uncertainty of current times, and dedicated to the cause of migrants…
OASIS Nuit Blanche 2020 Video Recap
For their 5th collaboration at Nuit Blanche, Never Apart and Eastern Bloc created an urban and social oasis inside Eastern Bloc, mixing art and electronic…
Meet Non/Being, a cutting edge queer collective in Montreal
Get to know Non/Being, a queer network built from the sentiments and moments shared in warehouse rave basements and late night chat rooms. They talk…
NVA Interview: Phran discusses Barcelona’s music scene, his latin roots and love for collaborations
Get to know Venezuelan-born, Barcelona-based producer and DJ Phran.
NVA Interview: Gayance
We interview DJ and cultural organizer Aïsha Vertus aka Gayance about music, the importance of community and advice to young DJs.
NVA Workshop: Financial Literacy for Artists
NVA teamed up with Les Sympathiques and Florafone Records to offer a workshop giving artists basic tools to improve their financial literacy.
NVA Equinox 2019 Video Recap
Never Apart’s music division NVA presented its 2019 instalment of the annual all-night musical event happening every fall equinox, with Avalon Emerson, Cashu, Luz, Pelada…
NVA Equinox Artist Talk: Cashu
We had a chat with Cashu about her collective Mamba Negra and the current queer Brazilian techno underground.
NVA x Goethe Institut Equinox Artist Talk: Luz
Luz discussed the creation of Room 4 Resistance and contemporary queer nightlife in Berlin.
NVA Podcast: CMD live
CMD opened our 2019 Equinox night with this superb live hardware set blending electro, breaks and dubbed-out techno.
Michelle Cho Talk: Camptowns and Koreatowns, Korean Hip-hop in Context
Theorist Michelle Cho came to Never Apart to speak about Korean Hip-Hop—a collaboration with Transpacific Express.
Yuriko Furuhata Talk: City Pop Breeze, Sonic Revivals and Mutant Afterlives of Bubble Disco
McGill professor Yuriko Furuhata discusses “City Pop” and the Japanese Disco revival phenomenon.
NVA x MUTEK Sonic Circuits Video
NVA teamed up with MUTEK and Delicious Audio to present a two-day synth and pedal fair, along with music workshops and performances.
NVA x CCOV UNraveL video recap
NVA and the Centre de Création O Vertigo (CCOV) collaborated for the first time to present a music, light and experimental dance happening, exploring and…
Discover Sonic Circuits: MUTEK’s new synth and pedal showroom hosted at Never Apart
This year MUTEK celebrates its 20th edition, running August 20 to 25. As part of the festival’s many offerings, the Digi Lab program expands to…
4 Year Anniversary Day Play Video Recap
We celebrated Never Apart’s 4th anniversary by the pool with DJs, performances, snacks and cocktails! We are lucky to have such a wonderful community, a…
NVA DJ Workshop Video Recap
“NVA Workshop” is a series of workshops demystifying various aspects of DJ practice, aimed at empowering the local community with knowledge and a space to…
NVA Solstice 2019 Video Recap
NVA was thrilled to launch Solstice, a sister event to its much loved autumnal Equinox party. We kicked off the beginning of a much-awaited summer…
NVA Podcast: dull
This dusty mix by dull entitled “chapeau des roues” is anchored in his passion for house music’s timeless sensuality.
NVA Podcast: M0llygum
Listen to a fun and groovy house, electro and techno mix by Montréal’s M0llygum.
NVA Record Sale 2019 Recap
A celebration of music on wax: NVA welcomed local DJs and collectors for a community record sale. Watch a video recap of the event.
Six Picks: Regularfantasy
Liv Carmen aka regularfantasy has become a staple of Vancouver’s tight-knit dance music community, affirming herself as a fine maker and selector of funky dance music….
NVA Interview: Mind Bath
In advance of his debut LP release “Baby You Can Free Your Mind,” singer/producer Mind Bath sits down with us to discuss his musical universe.
Meet Overland, the DJ and Producer Making Waves in the Canadian Techno Scene
Jodie Cook aka Overland has been a rising figure of the contemporary electronic scene in Canada. With about 10 years of DJing under her belt…
NVA Interview: Vito Ricci
Jeremy Young interviews Vito Ricci, composer and prominent figure of New York’s 80s electronic scene following their performances at Centre Phi.
NVA Podcast: Analog Soul
Listen to a new mix by Brooklyn based twin sister DJ duo, Analog Soul, from NVA x Eastern Bloc’s Technofuturism event.
NVA Podcast: M. Bootyspoon
Listen to a new DJ mix by Montreal’s M. Bootyspoon, from NVA x Eastern Bloc’s Technofuturism event.
NVA x Eastern Bloc Nuit Blanche “Technofuturism” Video Recap
Eastern Bloc and Never Apart presented “Technofuturism” their fourth collaboration for Nuit Blanche. Watch a video of the laser-fuelled evening.
Six Picks: CMD
CMD aka Corina MacDonald is a veteran force of Montreal’s electronic scene whose aesthetic reaches wide across techno, house, electro and beyond. Discover her Six…
Legend Series NVA x Échantillons: Doudou Boicel
NVA teamed up with the Échantillons collective to present a live interview with a legendary figure on the Montreal jazz scene: Roue Doudou Boicel.
NVA Podcast: Bonbon Kojak
Listen to a new exclusive mix for NVA by Moonshine resident Bonbon Kojak.
Six Picks: J’vlyn D’Ark
Ahead of teaching a workshop on DJ mixers at Never Apart, the multi-talented DJ, producer and sound engineer J’vlyn D’ark dug through our collection in…
Turntable talk: NVA meets Montreal’s go-to repair person for the Technics 1200
Darryl runs DC Electronics, the go-to shop for Technics 1200 turntable repair in Montreal, where he’s been repairing, servicing and upgrading them since 2002.
NVA x Moonshine Off-site Video Recap: DJ Pierre and more
NVA & Moonshine presented a soiree with the legendary creator of acid house DJ Pierre, alongside much-loved Moonshine resident Bonbon Kojak, as well as Kris…
NVA Selects #4 Playlist
Acidic synths and driving rhythms propel us into the new year with the fourth instalment of NVA Selects, our playlist series curated by Never Apart’s…
NVA Off-site Recap: Karen Gwyer, anabasine, Musique Nouvelle, VINO
NVA presented a night of live and DJ sets on the psychedelic side of techno with Karen Gwyer, anabasine, Musique Nouvelle and VINO.
NVA Podcast: Karen Gwyer
Psychedelia and techno meet in a lush live analog performance by Karen Gwyer at NVA’s October 2018 Off-site.
NVA Podcast: anabasine
anabasine closed the night on October 19th for NVA’s Off-site with Karen Gwyer, Musique Nouvelle and VINO. Hear his excellent hypnotic, bass-laden vinyl DJ set.
NVA Podcast: Musique Nouvelle
Listen to the Canadian premiere of Musique Nouvelle’s hypnotic techno live set from our NVA October Off-site.
NVA Podcast: Dust-e-1 live
Listen to a new live set by Canadian-based British producer Dust-e-1 from NVA Equinox 2018.