Never stopping and never settling down, Greg Pidcock's unique blend of house, techno and progressive vibes has been developing around the world since his love affair with dance music began. Born in 1988, this tri-national's (CAN/UK/USA) family moved from Calgary to Bangkok when he was 6 years old. It was as this journey began that Greg began to discover electronica. World perspective meets musical adventures.
Jump to Quito, Ecuador 2001, Greg begins mixing vinyl. Soon, he is DJing at electronic music events in Lima, Peru at just 15 years old. The cutting edge progressive and tech sounds being played at the time were a big influence. Then suddenly, at 16, his family relocated to India. This forced Greg to adapt to the house music deprived streets of Mumbai. Not giving up, Greg trained hard and joined forces with India's top dance music promoters: Submerge. This led to his first club sets in India, which gave him a clean slate to really find his personal groove, and get people dancing. It was lucky his parents were so supportive of the late nights and drum beats from such a young age! Earlier this year Greg returned to India for a four month tour in which he played Asia's premier dance music festival, Sunburn.
When high school ended, University began, landing Greg in Montreal to study Digital Media & Cyber Art at Concordia University. Montreal has opened many new doors and developed his sound even further; from playing small underground loft parties with local heroes to playing with legends like James Holden, Marc Romboy, Stephane K, John Creamer, Angel Moraes, and Tone Depth. Mere years before, Greg was buying Tone's records, now it was time to partner up with him on his new label: Bad Pony Records. He also started a very promising production duo with Bobby Savage, which will be providing him with new ammo as the months pass.
He holds a monthly residency at Salon Daome - one of the city's premier house music venues. He has also played around Montreal at: Igloofest, Cherry, Velvet, Circus Afterhours, Business, Academy, Jupiter Room, Se7en, Bar D'Hiver, Terrasses Bonsecours, as well as long list of loft parties. Across the world Greg has played in Lima, Buenos Aires, Mumbai, and Bangalore.
Greg's sound now revolves around eclectic dance music, a relentless search for high quality beats and a drive to keep the dance floor on their toes. You never know what to expect when this DJ hits the decks, other than that the party is about to get crazy!