In 2011 David Akermanis teamed up with Dj Endgame to form the duo: Speedboats and Big Explosions. Their first single ‘Hazel Eyes‘, laced with the vocals of Marcie, was picked up by System Recordings in New York.  They followed up with 4 tracks appearing on ‘We Are The Champions EP‘ released by Muzik Xpress, and the duo has been keeping busy both in the studio and on the decks.

David Akermanis and Dj Endgame each take on 30 minutes to break down their favourite tunes of 2011.

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David Akermanis Tracklist:
01. Sin Morera – Heartbeat feat. Bianca (The Cube Guys Remix)
02. Marc Van Linden, Amanda Wilson – Gotta Let You Go (Extended Mix)
03. Astroshift, Krista Richards – Tonight (Stonebridge Mix)
04. Sebastian Krieg, Andrew Bennett – Azure feat. Andrew Bennett (Original Mix)
05. Zedd – Stars Come Out (Original Mix)
06. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Starlight (The Cube Guys Remix)
07. Matt Aubrey, Holevar, Matt Kysia – Addicted (SB SG Mixdown)

Dj Endgame Tracklist:
01. Modern Amusement – Cold As Ice (Louie Fresco Remix) vs Chris Lake – Secrets In The Dark (Speedboats & Big Explosions Mashup)
02. Josha and Paul Misano feat Polina Griffith – 180 Degrees (Original Mix)
03. Joey Negro, Z Factor, Luigi Rocca  – Keep On Jumpin (Luigi Rocca Remix)
04. Ralph Good feat Polina Griffith – SOS (Richard Dinsdale Tanzanite Remix)
05. Crazibiza & Kevin Prise – Reach Out (Club Mix)
06. Michael Calfan – Resurrection (Axwell’s Recut Club Version) vs Nadia Ali, Starkillers & Alex Kenji – Pressure (Dj Endgame Mashup)
07. DJ Chus -  A Night Summer Dream (Daniele Petronelli Remix)
08. Mark Knight vs Florence And The Machine – You’ve Got The Love (Mark Knight Remix)
09. Chris Lake – Sundown (Original Mix) vs Michael Jackson – Why You Wanna Trip on Me (Dj Endgame Mashup)

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Our delightful radio show has had plenty of play (wink wink) in the past couple years since we started. We’ve had hundreds of thousands of plays via our podcasts and streams from our website. The most exciting community, however, to see our music thrive in, is definitely that of soundcloud.com/vital-radio.

Soundcloud brings even more love with the analytic data that comes with the dashboard. It’s telling us great things, thanks to all of the listeners like you who play, download and comment on our shows that we post on soundcloud.

Here’s a handy dandy run-through of our stats (stat-hungry people pay attention!)…

Note: Please understand the stats span only from March 2010 to November 2011. We’ve been on Soundcloud for longer, but stats are likely reset upon request, and/or upon renewal of accounts.

So we’d like to invite our friends everywhere else to dive into the show! our USA and Canadian friends are already addicted, and we want more of you to do the same! There’s no such thing as too much music for when you’re driving, running, working out, loving, dancing, drinking, coding, typing, building, or anything! Our show airs in several formats as you can see on the right side of this post.

Get a listen to our sets at they appear in the soundcloud player on our main home page, or directly at the soundcloud page at http://soundcloud.com/vital-radio , where you can comment and favourite the stuff you hear and then we can bring you even more amazing tunes and mixes.

Once gain, a huge THANK YOU from all 4 of us at Vital Radio to all of you for tuning into the show for a regular balanced diet of fresh electronic music.

In 2008, along with Aren DeJong, M2J and David Akermanis, Endgame pioneered the Vital Radio experience, a premium radio program bringing together the best music and biggest guests from all across the globe.

In 2011 Endgame teamed up with fellow Dj David Akermanis to form the duo: Speedboats and Big Explosions. Their first single ‘Hazel Eyes’, laced with the vocals of Marcie, was picked up by System Recordings in New York.  With the first track under their belt, the duo has been keeping busy both in the studio and on the decks.

Tonight’s Vital Radio Resident Mix has a bit of a different format – Endgame kicks back and throws on  tracks from all kinds of genres, at all different tempos, for an informal 1 hour set.

01. Ellie Goulding – Lights (Bassnectar Remix)
02. Sebastien Lintz Hardwell – Passion Got the Love (Disfunktion Mashup)
03. Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso – Calling (Original Instrumental Mix)
04. Frankie Knuckles, The Shapeshifters – The Ones You Love (DJ Meme Remix)
05. Arthur Baker Feat Jimmy Somerville – I Believe In Love (Joris Voorn Vocal Mix)
06. Speedboats & Big Explosions – Porn Stache (Original Mix)
07. Pink Stallone – Dancing In Time (Mugwump Remix)
08. Plastic Funk Feat Dave Kurtis – Together (Federico Scavo Remix)
09. Avicii – Levels (Original Mix)
10. Speedboats & Big Explosions – In the Cinema (Original Mix)
11. Cassius – The Sound Of Violence (Aeroplane Remix)

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In 2008, along with Aren DeJong, M2J and David Akermanis, Endgame pioneered the Vital Radio experience, a premium radio program bringing together the best music and biggest guests from all across the globe.

In 2011 Endgame teamed up with fellow Dj David Akermanis to form the duo: Speedboats and Big Explosions. Their first single ‘Hazel Eyes’, laced with the vocals of Marcie, was picked up by System Recordings in New York.  With the first track under their belt, the duo has been keeping busy both in the studio and on the decks.

Their first appearance as the mustached crime fighting team (also known as ‘Juan Sanchez’ and ‘The Bullet’) was at the Purple Room in Waterloo. They proved that experience counts as they rocked the dancefloor. Since then, ‘Speedboats and Big Explosions’ have appeared all over Toronto, playing their brand of funky, tech house and are always “Fighting Crime in Funky Times.”

Tracklist
01. Sneaky Sound System – We Love (Pleasurekraft Remix)
02. Josh Feedblack & Claudio Barracu – One More Time (Original Mix)
03. Fedde Le Grand – So Much Love (Original Club Mix)
04. TJR – One Love (Original Mix)
05. David Jones – Evelyn (Original Mix)
06. Deetron – Starblazer (Original Mix)
07. Arthur Baker feat Jimmy Somerville – I Believe In Love (Joris Voorn Vocal Mix)
08. Christian Dehugo – Undermeans (Original Mix)
09. Umek – Promise Land (Original Mix)
10. Pleasurekraft – Satyr Song (Umek Remix)
11. Marco Lys – Go (Original Mix)

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In 2011 Endgame teamed up with fellow Dj David Akermanis to form the duo: Speedboats and Big Explosions. Their first single ‘Hazel Eyes’, laced with the vocals of Marcie, was picked up by System Recordings in New York. With the first track under their belt, the duo has been keeping busy both in the studio and on the decks.

Their first appearance as the mustached crime fighting team (also known as ‘Juan Sanchez’ and ‘The Bullet’) was at the Purple Room in Waterloo. They proved that experience counts as they rocked the dancefloor. Since then, ‘Speedboats and Big Explosions’ have appeared all over Toronto, playing their brand of funky, tech house and are always “Fighting Crime in Funky Times.”

This week’s resident mix slows down the tempo, and veers off Endgame’s usual musical path.  Get set for some thick, sleazy tunes in this Vital Radio Resident Mix!

01. Jamie Woon – Lady Luck
02. Soul Clap – 3 Wheel (E-Motion Mix)
03. Lovebirds – Want You In My Soul (Hot Toddy Remix)
04. Maceo Plex – Can’t Leave You (Original Mix)
05. Dj T ft James Teej – Sense (Tale of Us Remix)
06. Dop – Your Sex (Original Mix)
07. Alexis Raphael – Kitchens and Bedrooms (Richy Ahmed and Volante Mix)
08. Maceo Plex – Falling (Original Mix)
09. Slow Loris – Claire Ripley
10. Davide Squillace and Guti – That Ginger Ponytail (Original Mix)
11. Moonbeam pres. Illuminant for Fancy feat. Pryce Oliver – No Regrets (Original Mix)

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Summer patio parties, hot summer sun, cool poolside drinks, and sexy, vocal house music – A perfect combination.

The Commercial Proposition series is a compilation of my favourite vocal house tunes with a distinct summer vibe.

2011 has been a great year for house music, and I hope you enjoy the mix!

As always, I love to hear what you think, fire me a tweet @djendgame or “Like” my page on facebook, thanks for the support!.

Tracklist:
1. Adam K feat. Naan – Wake Up (Morgan Page Remix)
2. Josha and Paul Misano feat. Polina Griffith – 180 Degrees (Original Mix)
3. Sunloverz feat. Rosette – Fire (Extended Mix)
4. Bingo Players – Cry (Just A Little) (Original Mix)
5. Ralph Good feat. Polina Griffith – Sos (Richard Dinsdale Tanzanite Remix)
6. Jerome Isma-Ae & Daniel Portman Feat Max’C – Flashing Lights (Vocal Club Mix)
7. Avicii – Sweet Dreams (Avicii Swede Dreams Mix)
8. Bass Kleph and Stellar MC – Spend My Money (Morgan Page Full Vocal Remix)
9. Disfunktion feat. Max’C – In The Sunshine (Original Mix)
10.Danny Freakazoid, Matt Caseli – Long Legs Running 2011 (Graham Sahara & Central Avenue Mix)

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Endgame is the host of Vital Radio, a weekly program that features the best electronic musicians from all across the world.  Featuring brilliant exclusive mixes and engaging one-on-one interviews from the world’s top jocks, Vital Radio connects Toronto’s elite with the music they crave.

Beyond his Radio Hosting talents, Endgame spins a unique blend of house, progressive and trance, bringing high energy and passion to every one of his live performances.

After being introduced to the EDM scene in early 2000, Endgame developed a passion for electronic dance music that few around him could comprehend. This passion brought him to the underground sounds of Trance, a discovery that soon exploded into a lifestyle.

After some musical introspection and fine-tuning of his musical preferences, Endgame redefined his sound and discovered his true calling : Sexy, Funky, Soulful, House Music.

1. Tube & Berger – Free Tribe
2. Felix Grant, Gregor Es – Trombona (Original Mix)
3. Black Rose – Anthem (Original Mix)
4. Bass Kleph – I’ll Be OK (Superskank Remix)
5. NiCe7 – Point (Original Mix)
6. Lookback – Bianka (Original Mix)
7. F Physical – Ke Ke (Original Mix)
8. Criminal Vibes – Queen Of Chinatown (Original Mix)
9. Truelove – Get Down (Original Mix)
10. Robbie Rivera and Pink Fluid – Dance (Pink Fluid Mix)

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Endgame is the host of Vital Radio, a weekly program that features the best electronic musicians from all across the world.  .

This week’s Vital Radio Resident Mix salutes one of the most iconic voices in dance music, Nadia Ali

As with any great era of music, there are always a handful of tracks that can be considered genre defining. For dance music -from the late 90′s to the new millennium – there were only a select few tracks that caught fire around the world. However, there was one track in particular that emerged from the underground and caught everyone off guard. At first, people knew Iio’s “Rapture” by the catchy “la, la, la” chorus as sung by a beautiful voice.

As the track emerged from the underground and blew up in the mainstream, “Rapture” became a true tour de force. Remixes from Creamer & K, Deep Dish and Armin van Buuren would follow and the track sold into the millions. Still, at the heart of what made “Rapture” so beautiful was that voice. That voice – and voice of a new generation in house music – belongs to Nadia Ali.

.Tracklist:

Tracklist:1. Nadia Ali – Love Story (Sultan & Ned Shepard Remix)2. Nadia Ali, Starkillers & Alex Kenji – Pressure (Original Mix)3. Chris Reece feat Nadia Ali – The Notice (Khomha Remix)4. Nadia Ali – Fine Print (Serge Devant Remix)5. Tocadisco feat Nadia Ali – Better Run (Club Mix)6. Nadia Ali – Fantasy (Morgan Page Remix)7. John Creamer & Stephane K feat_ Nadia Ali – Something To Lose  (Cedric Gervais Remix)8. IIO – Rapture 2007 (Recon mix)9. Nadia Ali – Fine Print (tyDi Remix)

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Endgame is the host of Vital Radio, a weekly program that features the best electronic musicians from all across the world.  Featuring brilliant exclusive mixes and engaging one-on-one interviews from the world’s top jocks, Vital Radio connects Toronto’s elite with the music they crave.

Beyond his Radio Hosting talents, Endgame spins a unique blend of house, progressive and trance, bringing high energy and passion to every one of his live performances.  Always looking for that next big tune, and constantly evolving as an artist, Endgame has become a regular fixture in Toronto and works the floor with a magic that only the music can conjure.

1. Alex Venturra Ft Chappell – So Free (Klement Bonelli Dub)
2. Tracks – Long Train Running (Jamie Lewis Psyco Disco Mix)
3. Chris Lake – Secrets In The Dark (Original Mix)
4. Pink Fluid – Bitch Lady (Crazibiza Remix)
5. David Jones & Ron May – Drinking Piano (Jones Mix)
6. Tom Novy  – Now Or Never ( Lissat & Voltaxx Remix DRM )
7. Ben DJ – Let’s Get Closer (Lissat & Voltaxx Remix)
8. Stefano Noferini – Disco Revenge (Original Mix)
9. Mac Zimms – My Feelings (Original Mix)
10.King Richard & Danny Torrence – Stupidisco (Original Mix)

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Both on a big time house binge lately, DJ Endgame and David Akermanis have began collaborating under the alias: “Speedboats and Big Explosions”. They played as a duo at the People Downtown Halloween jam here in Toronto and The Purple Room in Waterloo. The two artists have brought their two styles together in to one neat little package.

In Hour 2 of the Vital Radio New Years Special, DJ Endgame and David Akermanis each take turns playing their top picks of 2010 which covers some of the best in vocal house and progressive!

Dj Endgame’s Tracklist:
10. Nalin & Kane – Beachball (Joris Voorn Remix)
9. Bob Sinclair – New New New 2k9 (Avicii Remix Edit)
8. The One Hundred – Break Me Down (Dean Rigg Remix)
7. Mark Knight – Devil Walking (Original Club Mix)
6. Adrian Lux – Teenage Crime (Axwell Remix)
5. Interactive – Who Is Elvis 2010 (David Amo & Julio Navas Remix)
4. Red Carpet feat_ Hardwell – Alright 2010 (Original Mix)
3. Sandy Vee Feat Robin S – Straight To The Sky (Nicky Romero Remix)
2. Tim Berg, Norman Doray & Sebastian Drums – Tweet It (Original Mix)
1. Swedish House Mafia – One (Extended Version)

David Akermanis’ Tracklist:
01. Dido – Everything To Lose (ATFC Remix)
02. Mark Knight, Wolfgang Gartner – Conscindo (Original Club Mix)
03. Eddue Thoneick – Release ft. Terri B (Bingo Players Remix)
04. Ivan Pica – Freak (Vocal Disco Mix)
05. Manuel De La Mare – Guess What (Original Mix)
06. Crazibiza – Everybody (Tommyboy Teque Remix)
07. Block & Crown – HipHouse Junkee (Extended Mix)
08. Squeeeze – Doop (Manuel De La Mare Remix)
09. Sebastien Drums & Avicii – My Feelings For you (Original Mix)
10. Tim Berg – Bromance (Avicii’s Extended Vocal Mix)

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