Corey Sheikh

Corey Sheikh is the visionary creator, DJ, and primary facilitator of the AWAKEN Experience—a transformative journey of dance, breath and sound; drawing from over 12 years in guiding wellness-based sessions. His background in Group Fitness, Ecstatic Dance, Breathwork, Meditation, Emotional Healing, and Sound Therapy have all been woven together through his music curation, production, and mixing.

His DJ sets bring together the essence of these modalities through the expression of dance, breath, and frequency, pulling on the sounds of Organic, Afro, and Progressive House, Tribal Melodic Techno, and Golden Era Trance, enriched by ambient synths, ancient vocals, and meditative soundscapes.

These curated musical journeys create immersive, transformative experiences, inviting a full spectrum of emotions, energies, and sensations aligned with AWAKEN’s holistic approach.

Dove Raven

Dove Raven takes us on a profound, joyful journey inspired by ancestral rhythms and hypnotic harmonies. Guided by DJ decks and mics, their performances blend ecstatic energy with captivating soundscapes. 

The duo features Mr. Raven, a multidisciplinary artist and renowned Montreal MC with an infectious, high-energy presence, and Lady Dove, a versatile creator expressing beauty through art, singing, meditation, energy healing, and performance.

Yes — we’re back in the very place where we welcomed the New Year, this time for a full-on Sunday gathering 

Winter calls for warmth, coziness, and real togetherness — so we’ve brought all the right elements together to craft an epic afternoon together.

• An epic dancefloor with The Sistaz, Neerav & Thomas Carbou
• A large, cozy lounge to relax, connect, and spend unhurried time with the people you love
• Cacao & Elixir Bar curated by Phyl. Experience
• Artisan Market — 3 spots left (email info@pleinsoleil.club if interested)

Family-friendly 🤍
Come as you are. Stay a while.

Schedule

1:30 PM – Doors open
2:00 PM – Contact Beyond Contact intro — Marianne Derycke & Thomas Carbou
3:30 PM – Neerav
4:30 PM – The Sistaz
6:00 PM – Closing Circle with Regina
6:30 PM – End

A full afternoon journey — arrive early, settle in, and let the wave carry you 🤍✨

Address (arrive early & settle in) Parquette: 1345 Bellechasse, Montréal Doors open at 8:00 PM

Practical notes

• No outdoor shoes inside — barefoot, socks, or indoor shoes only
• This is a sober event — no alcohol
• Bring your own snacks (sharing is encouraged!)
• Kids are welcome: under 16 — $5 cash at the door · 16+ — regular ticket required
• No refunds

See you on the dancefloor!

Little Bang

Little Bang is a musician, DJ, inventor, mystic, and innovator in the world of ecstatic dance.
He loves creating unifying moments where the dance floor becomes a launchpad for an unimaginable adventure!

Afro Brazilo Bass House with touches from many cultures, juicy drops, and a range of emotions that are both surprising and comforting.

"Music to make you feel at home inside yourself."

Umi

Umi is a DJ, artist, & curator of sound whose work is deeply rooted in the transformative power of dance—having always been the truest form of medicine in his personal journey of self-expression. Influenced by the wisdom of his somatic teachers, Umi crafts visceral, emotionally moving, & irresistibly danceable sets that invite listeners to feel deeply & move freely. 
Experience his unique Afro-Ecstatic approach—blending Afro-House, Afro-Tech, 3-Step, Amapiano, Ancestral Soul, Tribal Rhythms & more…

Wuji

Wuji is a highly expressive DJ, known for moving as much as the dancers behind the DJ booth. His musical universe is rooted in downtempo and organic Afro-tribal rhythms, infused with influences from techno, disco, psy, and bass music. He blends textured world elements with contemporary electronic grooves to create an immersive dance space.

Attentive to the quality of his mixes and transitions, he guides the crowd through a coherent journey that feels natural, present, and undeniably fire on the dancefloor.

Don Mescal

Step into a sound-mixing laboratory where electronic music blends with sounds inspired by folk traditions and world cultures. Don Mescal invites you to journey into a mystical universe where boundaries dissolve, where the ancient and the modern collide, drawing dancers into a cosmic dance from which they will emerge forever transformed.

Don Mescal is a beloved DJ in the Montreal scene and has played around the globe. He is also the co-founder of Cosmovision Records.

Neerav

Neerav is on a life mission to share musical positivity wherever he goes. Neerav stands as a cornerstone of Montreal's music scene, rising alongside renowned artists who shaped the city's vibrant musical culture. He has headlined major global festivals, famed for his dancefloor connection and unmatched vibes. 

His evolving musical path explores world fusion, midtempo bass, and freestyle, particularly for Ecstatic Dance and Yoga events. Neerav's sets weave sacred and playful global influences, offering spaces for uninhibited self-expression through dance. He is a key figure in Quebec's thriving Ecstatic Dance scene.

Eoka

Dj Eoka is a pillar in the Quebec ecstatic dance scene. Since 2008, he has been offering vibrant dances in Val-David. For him, each dance is an inward journey expressed through the body in a healthy and open setting.

His sensitivity as a dancer guides a perpetual musical search. He carefully selects elements that inspire him, especially pieces that offer rhythms and emotions, textures, and refinement. Later, he combines his discoveries into a finely crafted performance. All for the joy of dance, quite simply!

Plein Soleil Family, for the third year we invite you to spend Christmas Eve together!
We'll kick off the night with an Ecstatic Journey led by PapaCheetah.
After the dance, we'll come together for a moment of connection and a delicious potluck. Please bring something to share with the group, and feel free to wear a festive Christmas outfit!

Program (we start earlier than usual):

6:00 p.m. Doors open and social
6:30 p.m. Opening Circle (be there!)
8:30 p.m. Potluck

PapaCheetah

PapaCheetah is a dj influenced by the love of house music and the bliss of being danced by it. Spent countless hours on dance floors and decided to share that love. Musical styles swim through Afrohouse, Amapiano, House, Afro-Beat, Afrotech, Soul, and some latin flair. He also shares a deep connection with the drums. He's got the groove on what your body craves to let your soul dance through your moves.

Aura Jade

Aura Jade is a fiery Ecstatic Dance DJ who crafts deep, emotional journeys through tribal downtempo, afro house, organic rhythms, and unexpected sonic twists.

Guided by intuition and elemental energy, her sets burn with primal power and feminine sensual depth—moving dancers through shadow, ego, grief, and joy. From raw intensity to tender release, Aura Jade creates transformative spaces where music becomes medicine and movement becomes liberation.

Tjomas Von Party & Rafaelle Mackay

Co-founder of Multi Culti World Records, Datcha, and Plein Soleil, Thomas ‘Von Party’ is a DJ with an impressive 28 years of professional experience as a touring artist and producer. 
Expect an open-ended musical journey with amazing records cherry-picked from around the world — his ecstatic sets play from an incredible range, grounded in powerful rhythms, bountiful, uplifting melodies, with ambient sections that aim to deep catharsis.

We will finish the night with a mini sound bath by Rafaelle MacKay. She has led Sound Ceremonies for 15 years, rooted in Hindustani classical voice training in India. She blends breathwork, voice, yoga nidra, sound baths, and live musical journeys. She now crafts hybrid soundscapes using original music, bioacoustics, live looping, and instruments like crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls, and gongs.

High Priestess

High Priestess blends ancient influence with modern sonic alchemy. Her music weaves celestial and earthy textures into deep, organic, melodic journeys that pull you in from the first beat.

She crafts immersive soundscapes that elevate the room, each track becoming a moment of clarity, emotion, and transformation.

Her decks are her creative space, her mixes a full experience — guiding listeners through waves of groove, intensity, and release, inviting you to drop in, let go, and move with the pulse of the night

Apukuna

Apukuna is a visionary DJ and musician whose musical offerings transcend the ordinary, creating powerful, heart-centered journeys that ignite dance floors, guide ambient sound journeys, and deepen breathwork sessions.
His distinctive approach to DJ'ing relies on looping, live remixing, live vocals, and digital percussion to craft unique and improvised experiences.

Mixwell

Global fusion producer & DJ Mixwell was born in the cultural melting-pot of Montreal, and is based in Guatemalan's volcanic highlands, where he has become a staple in Lake Atitlan's avant-garde & influential music scene - an international hub of festival and ecstatic dance culture. His music blends traditional and ethnic elements from around the world with a diverse range of electronic genres, spanning from deep house to tribal trap to ethno-techno, with a particular fascination for tropical and afro-latin flavours.

Depalma

Depalma forges a raw and hypnotic sound, blending tribal techno, indie dance, acid basslines, and old-school grooves into evolving sonic journeys.

A Montreal-based DJ, Producer, and live Percussionist, he is known for bringing the raw energy of the djembe into his sets, weaving organic house, downtempo, and Afro-inspired rhythms into textured and soulful journeys. With over a decade of experience in the city’s underground scene, he continues to push boundaries between global sounds and contemporary electronic storytelling.

He’s also the co-founder of Hidden Garden productions, renowned for the impactful Natural Frequencies Music & Art Festival.

Gandalf

A pioneer in conscious and wellness events, Gandalf is the founder of Danse Extatique Québec. Beyond being a DJ, Gandalf's approach is an invitation to a transformative experience through music and dance. 
His rhythmic ambiances foster connection, trance, tribal feelings, meditative states, deep emotions, and fluidity—all supported by deep bass and enchanting melodies.

Don Mescal

Step into a sound-mixing laboratory where electronic music blends with sounds inspired by folk traditions and world cultures. Don Mescal invites you to journey into a mystical universe where boundaries dissolve, where the ancient and the modern collide, drawing dancers into a cosmic dance from which they will emerge forever transformed.

Don Mescal is a beloved DJ in the Montreal scene and has played around the globe. He is also the co-founder of Cosmovision Records.

Les Sistaz: Fränze & Regina

Somewhere between rhythmic organic house and hypnotic minimalist techno, Fränze's DJ sets invite you into a joyful trance. Composer, DJ, and sound designer for over 10 years, she draws inspiration from contrasts to create atmospheres that are bewitching, punchy... and ecstatic!

Her sister Regina, an eclectic artist and musician with multiple grooves, has also been a rhythm woman and orchestral force for more than a decade. She brings the heat with her vibrant percussion and live music, ready to ignite the dance floor.

Little Bang

Little Bang is a musician, DJ, inventor, mystic, and innovator in the world of ecstatic dance.
He loves creating unifying moments where the dance floor becomes a launchpad for an unimaginable adventure!

Afro Brazilo Bass House with touches from many cultures, juicy drops, and a range of emotions that are both surprising and comforting.

"Music to make you feel at home inside yourself."

Jesse Buck

Meet Jesse — creator of the Sonic Spring Festival and Chocolate Groove Toronto, visionary event producer, coach, teacher, and sound healer with a passion for bringing people together. His love for cacao and community shines through in everything he does, sparking collective joy and connection.

As a DJ, Jesse delivers powerful, intentional soundscapes that move the body and uplift the spirit. Expect a vibrant blend of global + tribal grooves, house beats, sacred basslines, techno rhythms, and transcendental sounds — a journey designed to make you dance deeper, wilder, and freer.

Mr Raven

Mr Raven (Satya) has this contagious joyful high energy that once you met you never forget. He's a multi-disciplinary artist, renowned MC and DJ across Montreal scene. He's also the half of the groovy musical duo Dove Raven.

Umi

Umi is a DJ, artist, & curator of sound whose work is deeply rooted in the transformative power of dance—having always been the truest form of medicine in his personal journey of self-expression. Influenced by the wisdom of his somatic teachers, Umi crafts visceral, emotionally moving, & irresistibly danceable sets that invite listeners to feel deeply & move freely. 

For this special edition they will craft an unique Afro-Ecstatic approach—blending Afro-House, Afro-Tech, 3-Step, Amapiano, Ancestral Soul, Tribal Rhythms & more…

Aura Jade

Aura Jade is a fiery Ecstatic Dance DJ who crafts deep, emotional journeys through tribal downtempo, afro house, organic rhythms, and unexpected sonic twists.

Guided by intuition and elemental energy, her sets burn with primal power and feminine sensual depth—moving dancers through shadow, ego, grief, and joy. From raw intensity to tender release, Aura Jade creates transformative spaces where music becomes medicine and movement becomes liberation.

Bio to come

Patrick Gagnon

More than a DJ, Patrick crafts deep musical journeys where borders blur and bodies awaken. With a finely tuned ear and a rare sensitivity, each set becomes a ceremony—every track a portal, every transition an invitation to lift off.

Rooted in vinyl and electro, he’s known for his rich rhythmic selections and his ability to ride the ecstatic wave with precision. He listens deeply—to the dancefloor, to the energy, to what your body truly wants.

A beloved figure in Quebec’s Ecstatic Dance scene, Patrick is a resident at On Danse Val-David, a regular at Club Plein Soleil, and a staple at festivals like Anathafest, Connexion Extatique, Love n’ Light, and more across Quebec, Ottawa, and Sherbrooke.

Dove Raven

Dove Raven takes us on a profound, joyful journey inspired by ancestral rhythms and hypnotic harmonies. Guided by DJ decks and mics, their performances blend ecstatic energy with captivating soundscapes. 

The duo features Mr. Raven, a multidisciplinary artist and renowned Montreal MC with an infectious, high-energy presence, and Lady Dove, a versatile creator expressing beauty through art, singing, meditation, energy healing, and performance.

Multi Culti & Zongamin

Co-founder of Multi Culti World Records, Datcha, and Plein Soleil, Thomas ‘Von Party’ is a DJ with an impressive 28 years of professional experience as a touring artist and producer. 
Expect an open-ended musical journey with amazing records cherry-picked from around the world — his ecstatic sets play from an incredible range, grounded in powerful rhythms, bountiful, uplifting melodies, with ambient sections that aim to deep catharsis.

Susumu Mukai aka ZONGAMIN is a multi-talented instrumentalist, producer and illustrator based in London. He is in Montreal for Mutek performing as part of The Holy Tongue. His solo work on great labels like XL, Ed Banger, and more recently for us at Multi Culti is delightfully irreverent, interdimensional dance music centred on his talent as a bass player and percussionist.

“It will be a distinct pleasure to have him shaking a tambourine by my side, in all my years of running record labels I can say he’s one of my most cherished collaborators, a gentle soul and truly creative being.”

SURPRISE!

Get ready for a special international guest bringing high-vibe, heart-centered energy to the dance floor. Known for igniting 360° circles of movement and connection, he channels ancient wisdom and tribal soul into contemporary, organic grooves.

Deeply rooted in the Ecstatic Dance world and active in his sunny home community, his sets are a powerful blend of music, spirit, and intention — designed to uplift, unite, and awaken.

Little Bang

Little Bang is a musician, DJ, inventor, mystic, and innovator in the world of ecstatic dance. 
He loves creating unifying moments where the dance floor becomes a launchpad for an unimaginable adventure! Afro Brazilo Bass House with touches from many cultures, juicy drops, and a range of emotions that are both surprising and comforting. 
"Music to make you feel at home inside yourself."