Young Mikas interest in music began at age 12. He played the clarinet, drums, and guitar. He pictured himself a rock superstar, banging his guitar into tiny pieces after stringing a screaming rip. But his rock star dreams were overshadowed the day he fell upon the hypnotic draw of dance music.

Already an accomplished musician, the move to mixing was a smooth transition. At the fresh age of 20, he invested in turntables and a mixer, and a few years later found a venue to display his talents, managing a club in Quebec City. But events took a turn for the worse, and the club was forced to shut down.

Dissuaded but not disheartened, Mikas looked to his next chapter. Music production was a natural step. He picked up his DJ gear and headed for Canada’s dance music capital, Montreal, with a new plan and a new name: Mikas.

He quickly discovered that his passion lay in creating progressive dance music, which he describes as a fusion of acid house, disco and Pink Floyd.

In 2004 Mikas found himself on the west coast of Canada, as a natural progression he created Progressive Grooves Records in 2005. He built his label on the premise of being different. His idea was to release music that would be great to listen to both on and off the dance floor.

This is what he achieved, so successfully in fact, that the label music has gained notoriety in Europe and worldwide, having been played by some of the biggest names in the business.

In 2006 Mikas Second Release on Progressive Grooves" The Spirit EP" reached the no1 spot for sale on Resonant Vibes and was in the overall top 10 for 7 weeks.

Last year, his remix of the single “Breathing You In” shot to the top of the trance charts on, Junodownload.

Fall of 2009 have seen Mikas rising to the top of the charts with the song Temperamental (Manuel De La Mare Remix), the track reached no1 spot on almost all of the major dance music sites simultaneously. Including a staggering 5 weeks at the no1 spot on www.beatport.com in the techno genre.

In November Mikas released the "Elipse EP" The release received acclaim from djs in from across the board including Hybrid, Underworld, Marco V, Eddie Haliwell, Jerome Isma - Ae and many more

, you can listen to it  HERE.

Mikas Keep on pushing his unique progressive sound with a series of mixed compilations Called Progressive Groove, the series has seen its third installment this fall: Progressive Grooves Volume 3 Amsterdam.

These series include a one hour DJ mix and all of the single songs.

In just over two years, Progressive Grooves’ digital song sales have reached over 70,000. The label now includes a catalogue of over 85 releases.

Check Out Progressive Grooves: www.progressivegrooves.com

Expect to ear more and more about Mikas in 2010, upcoming releases include collaborations with Ricktam And Bansi And Martin Roth.

 

Mikas past Gigs:

16/12/2006 - Mikas live interview plus dj set
Galaxie Live FM France
Watrelos, France

19/03/2007 - Mikas Emotional cd launch party
Garfinkels
Whistler, Canada

15/04/2007 - Progressive Grooves Session
Maxx Fish
Whistler, Canada

24/04/2007 - Old School Vs New School
Merlin’s
Whistler, Canada

28/07/2007 - CRANKWORX HYPE ENERGY drink party
Cinnamon Bear
Whistler, Canada

22/08/2007 - Progressive Grooves Session
Tommy Africa's
Whistler, Canada

02/12/2007 - White is pure
Moe Joe's
Whistler, Canada

06/12/2007 - Guest dj set and interview
91.7fm WLFR
Atlantic city, New Jersey

12/12/2007 - Mikas live interview and  dj Set
Galaxie Live FM France
Watrelos, France

18/04/2008 - Opening set for Kevin Shiu
Tommy Africa's
Whistler, Canada

June/2008– Seven Opening Party
Seven
Whistler, Canada

August 2008– Naked Sushi
Seven
Whistler, Canada

01/06/ 2009 Vertigo
(31 floor of the Complexe G)
Quebec, Canada

24/07/2009 - Hollywood Friday
Lotus Sound Lounge
Vancouver, Canada

22/08/2009 to 17/10/2009 Signature Saturdays
The Edge
Vancouver, Canada

15/11/2009- Sip Lounge
Vancouver, Canada