In total, 50 key global locations are examined, spanning across North, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania. Is Destination Dancefloor a product of your personal clubbing experiences across the world with Mixmag, or have you been interviewing key figures and travelling to locations across the globe to do research for the title? From the 1990s into the 2000s, he hosted a syndicated dance music radio show that was broadcast nationally in Canada and released several remix albums. As a musician he formed the Juno Award-winning dance groups BKS and Love Inc. Early life [ edit ]

Sheppard lived in the then-Toronto suburb of Mississauga in his youth and attended Alderwood Collegiate Institute in Etobicoke. [1] He studied radio and television arts at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. [1] Career [ edit ] Throughout the book, Destination Dancefloor explores the clubs, events, local DJs, and record stores that help make each place thrive.

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Sheppard formed the techno group BKS whose first album was released in 1992. The group's single "Astroplane (City of Love Mix)" won the 1997 Juno Award for Best Dance Recording and the video for the single won them the 1996 MuchMusic award for Best Dance Video. [14] [15] Whoever you selected to write the foreword for a book about global dance culture would have had to be one of the biggest names in electronic music, why did you choose Carl to write it?

a b c Benson, Denise (July 21, 2015). "Remembering RPM: Toronto's Wildest and Weirdest Club of the 90s". Vice . Retrieved July 27, 2023. Featuring incredible photography, insider recommendations, and some of the biggest names in dance music, Destination Dancefloor reveals how DJ culture swept the globe and 40 cities where you can immerse yourself in the best electronic music culture has to offer. Kives, Bartley (March 10, 1997). "Grand Fromage". Winnipeg Sun. p.12 . Retrieved July 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com. One of the leading figures in the Canadian dance music scene in the 1980s and 1990s, he was active as both a club and radio DJ. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Powell, Betsy (September 2, 1996). "MacIsaac scoops three video awards". Calgary Herald. Canadian Press. p.D4 . Retrieved July 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com. A global celebration of dance music, taking in the cities responsible for the best DJs, records, and clubs Travel wasn’t always an option for budget and restriction reasons. But something even better than touring the planet at Mixmag was the opportunity I’d had there to build up a network of incredibly knowledgeable, passionate and generous people all over the world.