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Montreal’s famed nightlife scene has more than partying on its mind these days.

Creative collectives are forming and thriving throughout the city, made up of musicians, visual artists, clothing designers, entrepreneurs, venue operators and more. It’s in this nocturnal arena where famous DJs cut their teeth, influential brands find their earliest adopters and cultural barriers are broken down. It’s where Montreal’s coolness is birthed.

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While Artgang, Moonshine, Never Apart and SaintWoods all have their unique origin stories, business portfolios and long-term goals, they all share something in common: reverence for the creativity that bubbles in Montreal when the sun goes down and people from different walks of life come together.

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“Montreal is in the middle of a renaissance of sorts,” explains Never Apart executive director Michael Venus. “As a teenager in the ’90s, I’d come here for the club scene. It was infamous for that. Today I feel something else is brewing.”