About NVA
NVA is Never Apart’s music division. Our Music Director Leticia Trandafir talks about NVA’s mission, the different kinds of NVA events, the extensive record collection…
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NVA Music
NVA x POP Montréal Legend Series: Lena Platonos
NVA and POP Montréal welcomed legendary Greek electronic music composer Lena Platonos for a Legend Series talk during her first appearance in North America.
All Together: November 2018
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
Six Picks: Konrad Black & Natalia Escobar
Passing through town last summer, we had the chance to hang out with two Berlin expats for this edition of Six Picks: Konrad Black and…
Meet Musique Nouvelle, the New Music Project of Simon Chioini and Félix Gourd
We spoke to Montréal artists Félix Gourd and Simon Chioini about their new musical collaboration that will be premiered in Canada at NVA next October…
NVA Equinox 2018: Video Recap
Video recap of NVA Equinox—our biggest music event of the year, with Octo Octa, Eris Drew, Ciel, Dust-e-1, and softcoresoft.
All Together: October 2018
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
Six Picks: Dust-e-1
Dust-e-1 has been a discrete yet rising force of the Montreal electronic underground scene. Before his live set at Equinox, he shares his Six Picks.
All Together: September 2018
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
Crying on the Dancefloor: Meet Hunter Lombard
Hunter Lombard is a producer, DJ, and native New Yorker. Her mixture of acid, breakbeats, and dark and moody pads create emotional yet dancey tracks…
All Together: August 2018
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
Six Picks: Sainte Nitouche
Discover Sainte Nitouche’s Six Picks—she will be serving a DJ set at the NVA showcase at Piknic Électronik this year.
All Together: July 2018
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
Six Picks: Data Plan
Ahead of her DJ set at NVA’s “Serve It” party alongside Justin Cudmore on August 17th, Dom dropped by the music room to pick her…
Slut Island Creates Space for Marginalized Artists in the Canadian Cultural Scene
At the wake of the 5th edition of the Slut Island festival—a community initiative led by women, nonbinary and LGBT+ folks that seeks to create…
NVA Selects #3
It’s all about groove and breaks in our July playlist NVA Selects #3.
Hieroglyphic Being aka Jamal Moss: House as a home
We chat with Chicago veteran Hieroglyphic Being in advance of his show presented by Never Apart, Suoni and CKUT.
Six Picks: Tess Roby
As part of her busy summer tour schedule, Tess Roby will be making a stop at Never Apart, joining us the center’s 3rd year anniversary…
All Together: June 2018
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
Laraaji & Arji OceAnanda: Q&A
We sat down with legendary ambient musician Laraaji and sound healer Arji OceAnanda to talk about their story and how their use laughter for healing.
Six Picks: DJ NAME
DJ NAME née Maria Wang hailing from Sydney is a newcomer to Montreal’s scene, but whose passion for techno and for Montreal has been evident…
Noncompliant aka DJ Shiva: Hard edged techno with a groove
We chat with Noncompliant aka DJ Shiva about queering hard techno and keeping things fresh with her 20+ years of engagement with DJing.
OK LÀ: Showcasing experimental music and analog filmmaking
We profile this month’s NVA collaborators, the OK LÀ collective. They tell us about their mission and how they are bringing experimental music and cinema…
anabasine: on interacting with ‘mind-rhythms’ through music
Montreal-based musician anabasine talks about his process, drawing parallels between being zoned-in on a dancefloor and zoned-out in drone music.
Six Picks: Elle Barbara
We hung out with black trans icon Elle Barbara as she browsed the NVA record collection and shared with us myriad anecdotes about her discoveries.
NVA Podcasts — Noche En Blanco Latinx (Re)mix
Listen to sets from our last NVA event and discover different takes on latinx music: from live-coded sonic landscapes, to latin trap, to rave-inspired grooves…
Six Picks: Bamboo Hermann
“I was found in a fortune cookie in Montreal’s Chinatown.” Montreal via London DJ Bamboo Hermann choses her six favorite tracks from the NVA record…
Stillness and improvisation with Lyndsie Alguire
“I want to draw the listeners in and let them feel suspended in that moment, altering their experience of the passage of time.”
NVA Selects #2
Elegant takes on hard musics take the front stage in March for NVA Selects #2.
All Together: March 2018
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
NVA Selects #1
We are launching our monthly playlist series NVA Selects with a selection of tracks handpicked by our music director Leticia. Warm up your month of…
NAAFI’s DEBIT is defying clichés in latinx electronic music
She’s a rising force in the Mexican experimental, electronic and club scene since 2012. Meet Delia Beatriz aka DEBIT.
Six Picks: Odile Myrtil
Odile Myrtil, Moonshine resident DJ and up-and-coming vocalist and songwriter picks her favorite six tracks from the NVA record collection.
“Practice” Sound Meditation
We chat with Jann Tomaro about her ongoing Sound Meditation series called “Practice” that happen monthly at Never Apart with different guest musicians.
NVA x susy.technology: Video Recap
NVA teamed up with powerhouse art collective susy.technology for a cutting-edge audiovisual showcase at Eastern Bloc on November 11, 2017.
NVA Q&A: Sven Marquardt
The famed German photographer and doorman of the legendary Berlin club “Berghain” shared his stories and inspirations to an eager crowd at Never Apart in…
NVA Live Podcast: Valeda
A live recording of Valeda aka Cat Lamoreux performing for us at November’s NVA x susy.technology showcase.
NVA x susy.technology: In Photos
We procured the talents of photographer Scott Pilgrim to document some of the behind-the-scenes action from our NVA x susy.technology showcase.
NVA Live Podcast: Borusiade
Borusiade makes her North American debut with us at Equinox in September, presented in conjunction with Red Bull Music Academy.
NVA Live Podcast: Umfang
Listen to the Discwoman affiliate bring September’s Equinox party into high-octane techno territory.
NVA Live Podcast: Volvox
Acid and drummy techno for Equinox’s peaktime set, courtesy of Discwoman’s Volvox.
NVA Live Podcast: Carla Dal Forno
Carla Dal Forno makes her debut North American performance with us at Equinox in September, presented in conjunction with Red Bull Music Academy.
Equinox 2017 In Photos
A visual story of some of the highlights of our third annual all-nighter, held in conjunction once again with RBMA.
Equinox 2017 Recap Video
A 90-second walkthrough of our 13-hour all nighter.
All Together: October 2017
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
Dish Picks: BRAIDS
BRAIDS are Arbutus darlings Raphaelle Standelle, Austin Tufts, and Taylor Smith who all have quite the penchant for good eats.
Six Picks: Valeda
Valeda is Montreal’s Catherine Lamoreux, member of local art collective/powerhouse susy.technology, she has been quietly creating some of the most interesting dance and experimental music we’ve heard…
Six Picks: Gene Tellem
Upcoming SoBo artist Gene Tellem is our most recent Six Picks selector.
NVA Live Podcast: Intermission
A sample of some of the highlights from our wonderful ‘Intermission’ show, which took place in our empty pool this past June.
NVA Live Podcast: Jason Kendig
An excerpt of Honey Soundsystem’s Jason Kendig serving it up for us at Datcha last month.