Name: Wonderment (10th Edition): Avant-Dance featuring Mike Shannon (Berlin) and The Mole LIVE! @ Songhees Park Plaza (by Johnson St. Bridge) - Aug 02, 2025
Start: 2025-08-02T16:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-08-02T22:00:00-06:00
Location: Songhees Park Plaza (by Johnson St. Bridge)

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Wonderment (10th Edition): Avant-Dance featuring Mike Shannon (Berlin) and The Mole LIVE!

Live performances plus DJs Tobias, Sarah-Hannah, Leanne and Mr. Moe

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Music Electronic / DJ / Dance Funk / Soul / R&B Reggae / Ska / Dub

Sat. August 2nd + Add to Calendar

Songhees Park Plaza (by Johnson St. Bridge) (All Ages)

4:00pm - 10:00pm Doors at: 4:00pm

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Mike Shannon (Berlin)

The Mole

Leanne

Sarah-Hannah

Tobias

Mr. Moe

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Garden City Electronic Music Society

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709 Yates Street Victoria BC

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Wonderment

Victoria BC's pioneering live performance series featuring a...

Victoria BC

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Note: While this event is FREE, it is not a free event to produce in the community. While modestly funded by government grants, Wonderment needs your help to keep these sorts of events going. Please bring cash to the event to donate, or donate online through the website donate button at www.wonderment.ca

~ MIKE SHANNON (LIVE, BERLIN) ~

Mike Shannon navigates from the vibrant techno scenes of Ontario to the influential circles of Berlin. From his teenage years, Shannon’s rapid mixing skills and deep crates have garnered acclaim, reflecting his deep roots in the Detroit and Chicago techno soundscapes.

Mike’s career trajectory took a significant turn as he founded the labels Cynosure and Haunt Recordings, platforms that showcase his knack for a jazz-infused electronic sound that continually redefines minimal techno. His collaborative projects, like the Blue Fields trio, highlight his versatility and willingness to transcend traditional musical boundaries.

Now based in Germany, Shannon is not just a producer and DJ but also a curator deeply involved in the evolution of electronic music. His productions and live performances reveal an artist committed to innovation—employing modern modular synthesis techniques and an ever-evolving creative process that challenges and delights.

Embodying the essence of Detroit and Chicago influences, Shannon crafts a unique sonic signature that defines Canadian minimal house/techno. His commitment to live improvisation and his role as a curator of Cynosure Recordings highlight his influential contributions to the genre.

~ THE MOLE (LIVE) ~

Known for his love of sonic collage and musical noodling, Colin de la Plante aka The Mole boasts a long and colourful list of releases—for labels like Perlon, Ostgut Ton, Slices of Life, Haunt, Musique Risquée, New Kanada, Internasjonal, BLKRTZ and Wagon Repair, and most recently releasing on Circus Company, Maybe Tomorrow and Sound of Vast. Seventies Hungarian funk, Youtube outsider artists, the dustiest of old Bollywood relics—all is fair game when it comes time for The Mole to pull either inspiration or wax for his house-heavy DJ sets and live shows. Low-key and loved by many, he possesses a steadfast commitment to keeping it groovy above all… “And weird!” From Victoria to Montreal to Berlin and back again, you can catch The Mole on his CFUV 101.9 FM radio show “This Ain’t Berlin”. Having performed live as part of No Way Back at Wonderment 2023 and 2024, The Mole returns to the Johnson Street Bridge for a solo live set opening for longtime conspirator of pleasure, Mike Shannon.

~ TOBIAS (DJ) ~

Mentored by DJs Robby Luv Dub (Chicago) and Jess Conn-Potegal (Vancouver) in the aesthetics of deep house, Tobias went on to discover Detroit techno, taking it as his early mission to disseminate the sounds of Afrofuturist sonics across the Pacific NorthWest region.

Tobias has dj’ed worldwide, from Eyebeam in NYC to Amsterdam’s Melkweg and STEIM, Barcelona’s Coldcreation Gallery to Fukhouse in Toronto. Since the pandemic, he has been part of an active and evolving network of online Twitch DJs, with a focus on vinyl mixing.

~ SARAH-HANNAH (DJ) ~

DJ Sarah-Hannah Bedard started djing in 1996 and making electronic music in 1998. As one of the first female DJs and producers in Western Canada, Sarah-Hannah was a pioneer in the electronic music scene in the mid to late 1990s. As an event coordinator, she has produced many successful events in Victoria and Vancouver over the years. Sarah-Hannah also enjoys playing guitar, ukulele, banjolele, tamboura and singing vocals in various band projects in Victoria, and is working in her home studio on a solo project of original songs.

~ DJ LEANNE (DJ) ~

DJ Leanne is the owner & operator of GirlOnWax Entertainment, and is a large contributor to Canada’s thriving DJ scene after establishing the first west coast DJ School and broadcast work with house music radio shows. Prior to GirlOnWax, Leanne was the booking liaison and publicist for Vancouver’s legendary underground dance venue Sonar. In her long and successful DJ career, Leanne has spun alongside the best world-renowned DJs in the business: Kaskade, Boy George, Armand Van Helden & Mark Farina, to name a few. Leanne has also played alongside high profile celebrity artists such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers and at Sarah McLachlin’s Lilith Fair.

~ MR. MOE (DJ) ~

Mr. Moe has been deep in the DJ game spanning multiple generations and is a master of his craft. Spanning dub reggae to deep house and detroit techno, no one works the dance floor quite like Moe.

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Songhees Park Plaza is adjacent to the Johnson Street Bridge on the SW side of the bridge). As this is an urban venue on the inner harbour that extends into the evening hours, parents should be mindful of their children. There will be no concession on site, but there are nearby cafes and restaurants. Please come prepared with water, food, and sunscreen... and please pack-it-in, pack-it-out!

Wonderment takes place on the unceded territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən peoples, the Esquimalt and Songhees First Nations.
Wonderment 2025 is supported by the Government of Canada, the Province of BC, the BC Arts Council, the Capital Regional District, and the City of Victoria. We are also grateful for the supports of Open Space Gallery, Exclaim!, The Georgia Straight, The Capital Daily, DL Sound, Long & McQuade, Modo Carshare Cooperative, the Vic West Community Centre, Sunbelt Rentals, and the Inn at Laurel Point.

SCHEDULE:
4:00 PM - Mr. Moe (DJ)
5:15 PM - Leanne (DJ)
6:15 PM - Sarah-Hannah (DJ)
7:15 PM - Tobias (DJ)
8:15 PM - The Mole (LIVE)
9:00 PM - Mike Shannon (LIVE)

Other FREE All-Ages Wonderment 10th Anniversary Edition Events:
- Sunday, August 3 (4pm-10:30pm) at the Beacon Hill Park Cameron Bandshell
- Monday, August 4 (1pm-7pm) at Banfield Park (521 Craigflower Rd / Vic West)

There are also 19+ ticketed Wonderment night-time dance-oriented events on Aug 2 and Aug 3 at the Downbeat Event Centre.

Full festival details at www.wonderment.ca