What do Richie Hawtin, Loco Dice, Ean Golden & Poco Osuna have in common? The want to come to North America and “Reach the kids”.

According to the tour’s press release, CNTRL will be focused on “engaging young North American fans of EDM and showing them the roots of the music, the history of a global movement and demonstrating what the future of music technology and performance has the power to become.” To that noble end, Hawtin and Loco Dice, partnered with industry brands like Dubspot, Sennheiser and Native Instruments and will head up a three-week, seventeen-city tour of the US and Canada.

-Courtesy of Resident Advisor(click for more info on tour dates)

So what does this all mean to the lovers of EDM: the OGs and Newbs? First and foremost, you will be able to engage with the artist you are coming to see in conversation and debate. Instead of trying to show them a message on an iphone mid transition. This will be accomplished at pre-show discussion sessions located at Universities in cities where the tour is stopping.

In New York City, NYU will be hosting the panel with Richie Hawtin, Loco Dice, tINI, Ean Golden and probably some other surprise guests on Saturday November 3rd(Click here for more info on NYC EVENT). This will “Engage young North American Fans of EDM…” and hopefully cause them to see beyond the mainstream and into the roots of EDM. I am very interested to see what these sessions will be like since Ean Golden the leading expert in controllerism & Dubspot(the DJ school) will be moderating all the talks. Hopefully this will lead to insights for all us midi users and up and coming performers/producers & DJs.

The after parties, if you would call them that, will be held at a local venues accesible to the college crowd both by age and financial means. So the OBVIOUS choice is WEBSTER HALL? Kind of strange, considering the panel discussion will be Hawtin’s sound technician Johannes Krämer on the importance of sound quality. I really hope this means that they will either bring in additional speakers or potentially close off the middle floor and use the mainstream section which is smaller but better suited to a minimalistic approach of the M_nus Label.

What kind of a crowd will this tour draw? Will it be an enthusiastic mix of an old and knowledgable crowd with recent discoverers of EDM/IDM or will it be a party orientated crowd only there to get drunk and “rage”, drawn in because this is another EDM TOUR and LOCO DICE sounds like he would drop sick dubstep.

UndrGrnd Sound will be in attendance and covering all the NYC aspects of this amazing attempt to “Reach these Kids”

Enjoy this quick video below of Richie and Loco talking about the end of Ibiza Season and the upcoming tour.

Richie Hawtin fan page

Loco Dice fan page

Cntrl Beyond EDM fan page

More Tour Dates and Artist Info per tour:

Mon 10/29 Buffalo, NY TBA // Town Ballroom*

Tue 10/30 Syracuse, NY Syracuse University // Westcott Theatre*

Wed 10/31 Boston, MA Berklee College of Music // RISE*

Thu 11/1 Washington, DC American University // EchoStage*

Fri 11/2 Philadelphia, PA Drexel University // Electric Factory**

Sat 11/3 New York, NY New York University // Webster Hall***

Mon 11/5 Montreal, QC McGill // SAT****

Tue 11/6 London, ON UW Ontario // London Music Hall****

Wed 11/7 Windsor, ON University of Windsor // Boom Boom Room*****

Thu 11/8 Toronto, ON TBA // The Hoxton*****

Mon 11/12 Detroit, MI Wayne State University // TV Bar******

Tue 11/13 Urbana, IL TBA // Canopy Club******

Wed 11/14 Ann Arbor, MI University of Michigan // Necto ******

Thu 11/15 Dayton, OH University of Dayton // Masque

Fri 11/16 Chicago, IL Columbia College // The Metro*******

Sat 11/17 Madison, WI TBA // The Majestic Theater*******

Sun 11/18 Minneapolis, MN Slam Academy (with UMN EDM Club // The Loft at Barfly*******

*Indicates date with Richie Hawtin, Loco Dice, Paco Osuna, Ean Golden

**Indicates date with Richie Hawtin, Loco Dice, Josh Wink, Ean Golden

*** Indicates date with Richie Hawtin, Loco Dice, tINI, Ean Golden

**** Indicates date with Richie Hawtin, Loco Dice, Victor Calderone, Ean Golden

***** Indicates date with Richie Hawtin, Loco Dice, Carl Craig, Ean Golden

****** Indicates date with Richie Hawtin, Loco Dice, Seth Troxler, Ean Golden

******* Indicates date with Richie Hawtin, Kevin Saunderson, Gaiser, Ean Golden