A&A Lab Workshop Series: The Roots of Hypnotic DJing - The Art & Science Led by Kevin Shiu

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐲𝐩𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐉𝐢𝐧𝐠? We’re hosting Vancouver legend Kevin Shiu for a 2.5–3 hour listening-based workshop where he unpacks the history, emotion, story telling, structure and long-form flow behind truly immersive sets. 𝑲𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒉𝒊𝒖 has been a cornerstone of Vancouver’s underground electronic scene since the early 1990s. Recognized by global icons like John Digweed, Tiesto, Sasha, and many more, praised as one of the most tasteful selectors in the progressive and deep scene, Kevin built his reputation on: 𝘋𝘦𝘦𝘱, 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤, 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘈 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘴 𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 He has played major clubs, supported world-class DJs, and influenced generations of Vancouver artists. His approach to DJing is rooted in intentionality, feel, and musical honesty, making him the ideal guide for this workshop. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒚𝒑𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑫𝑱𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒓𝒕 & 𝑺𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓:Kevin Shiu 30+ 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 behind the decks 390 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒗𝒆 Tuesday Dec 9th, 2025 6PM - 9PM