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Skrillex Partners With Bridges For Music To Donate Equipment To Canadian Youth Centres

Platinum-certified recording artist Skrillex has announced a partnership with non-profit organization Bridges For Music for for his Full Flex Express cross-Canada train tour, which kicks off July 8 at Ottawa’s Bluesfest. On each stop of the tour, Skrillex will donate two CDJ 2000s and one DJM 900 mixer to a local youth organisation and provide a short a demo for the kids on how to use the gear. The electronic musician will also lead a “behind the scenes” tour during sound check. A portion of all proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to Bridges for Music’s fund for the construction of the Langa Music School in South Africa. Bridges For Music is also offering exclusive VIP packages and prizes for those who donate through their Urgency Network crowd-funding page.

A list of the local youth organisations supported with this campaign can be viewed below.

July 8th Ottawa Dover Court Community Center
July 9th Quebec Ampli de Quebec
July 10th Montreal Head and Hands 
July 11th Toronto The Remix Project 
July 14th Winnipeg Manitoba Conservatory
July 15th Saskatoon Saskatoon Downtown Youth Centre
July 17th Calgary TBD
July 19th Pemberton Pemberton Arts & Cultural Council