Events Calendar

Born and raised in Edmonton, Dane MacDonald discovered the dance floor at 15 and never looked back. A record shop veteran, label head (Common Edit), and longstanding promoter, Dane’s influence on Western Canadian house and disco is hard to overstate. His Vancouver party series Dane’s Dance Emporium became a fixture of the city’s underground scene, earning him a reputation as one of the region’s most trusted tastemakers.

5 Nights in Paradise is a late-night series at Ocean Artworks on Granville Island, running across five evenings of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Co-presented by UV, Paradise Cultural Society, and Coastal Jazz, the series brings together some of the most respected selectors and performers from Vancouver’s soulful underground and independent music communities — artists rooted in the city who have spent years shaping its dance floors, record culture, and DIY creative scene.