DVAS
Encyclopedia
DVAS is a Canadian electronic dance music group located in Toronto
. DVAS signed to Upper Class Recordings, the Toronto-based label responsible for notable artists The Russian Futurists
, Cadence Weapon
, Girlsareshort
(MSTRKRFT
Al-P’s original project) and The Cansecos
in 2009.
With a basis in Disco
and Hi-NRG
, DVAS was co-founded by Canadian musicians Jered Stuffco and Darren Veres in 2003 in Edmonton
, Alberta
.
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. DVAS signed to Upper Class Recordings, the Toronto-based label responsible for notable artists The Russian Futurists
The Russian Futurists
The Russian Futurists are a Canadian indie pop band based in Toronto. Their music can be described as lo-fi, indie-electronica fused with a twee-pop temperament...
, Cadence Weapon
Cadence Weapon
Cadence Weapon is the stage name of Rollie Pemberton, a Canadian rapper.-Biography:Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, his father was Teddy Pemberton, a pioneering hip hop DJ on CJSR-FM, and his grandfather was Rollie Miles, a football player for the Edmonton Eskimos...
, Girlsareshort
Girlsareshort
Girlsareshort was an electronic pop group from Mississauga, Ontario, formed in 1998 by Alex Puodziukas, aka Al-P, Daniel Zabawa and David Regan. Girlsareshort released the 9-track album Contact Kiss in 2002 on Hi-Hat Recordings and the 14-track album Earlynorthamerican on Upper Class Recordings in...
(MSTRKRFT
MSTRKRFT
MSTRKRFT is a Canadian electronic music duo from Toronto, Ontario. The group was started in 2005 by Jesse F. Keeler of Death from Above 1979 and Al-P formerly of the Mississauga, Ontario electropop group Girlsareshort...
Al-P’s original project) and The Cansecos
The Cansecos
The Cansecos is a Canadian electronic band from Toronto, Ontario. The band's debut self-titled album The Cansecos was released in 2003 on Upper Class Recordings, followed by second studio album Juices! in 2008...
in 2009.
With a basis in Disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
and Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG describes a form of high-tempo disco music as well as a genre of electronic dance music originating in the United States during the late 1970s...
, DVAS was co-founded by Canadian musicians Jered Stuffco and Darren Veres in 2003 in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
.
Macho
- Macho documents the group from its very beginnings with a number of its singles and some new and some not widely available tracks.
- Michael DouglasMichael DouglasMichael Kirk Douglas is an American actor and producer, primarily in movies and television. He has won three Golden Globes and two Academy Awards; first as producer of 1975's Best Picture, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and as Best Actor in 1987 for his role in Wall Street. Douglas received the...
was the muse for Black RainBlack RainBlack Rain may refer to:* Black rain, a term used by survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to describe the nuclear fallout from the bombs, which initially occurred in the form of precipitation- A film :...
, one of 10 tracks on their latest collection, Macho. (Douglas also starred in a 1991 crime film of the same name.) “The movie’s great and Michael Douglas is an icon,” smiles Darren Veres. It’s obviously a huge joke,” adds Jered Stuffco. - Recorded and mixed in Edmonton via computer—the disc required patience, humor and, above all, high-speed internet connections and trust. Some songs required two weeks of edits and dozens of e-mails between band mates.
Mixtapes and Remixes
- DVAS have released three Internet-only mixtapes, a slew of remixes, and the track “Inner Sanctum” featured on the 2009 France based blog turned label, Valerie: “Valerie And Friends” Compilation.
Discography
- Society (2010, Upper Class Recordings: CAN)
- DVAS MACHO (2007, Pop Echo Records: CAN)