{"id":56566,"date":"2021-08-13T22:09:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T02:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=56566"},"modified":"2021-08-16T15:51:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T19:51:26","slug":"local-dj-chronicles-his-journey-from-melbourne-to-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/local-dj-chronicles-his-journey-from-melbourne-to-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"Local DJ chronicles his journey from Melbourne to Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"

In pursuit of his musician dreams, Cayden Mowbray made the snap decision to move from Melbourne, Australia to Canada in 2012 to join a band. Another round of quick decisions in Toronto eventually led him to his current works as a DJ and co-founder of a music label today.<\/p>\n

Known as the moniker \"Oreku\" since 2017, he continues his craft his own sound with each compilation and EP (extended play), drawing on a number of inspirations including diverse music genres, various cultures and art mediums.<\/p>\n

\"I've [music] genre hopped my whole life,\" said Oreku. \"Whatever it was, I got really intense into it for a few years, and was just sort of collected.\"<\/p>\n

Musical phases like heavy metal, hip-hop, house and traditional sounds from other cultures were formative towards the musical journey, according to Oreku.<\/p>\n

He moved to western Canada in 2012 to be part of the blue grass, folk-inspired band, Regular Earth Kids.<\/p>\n

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Stereo Ferment was co-founded by Oreku. The record label specializes in experimentation and sound mixing. Photo courtesy of Stereo Ferment.<\/p><\/div>\n

In 2013, an extended stay in Toronto during the band's travels convinced Oreku to stay and go solo. In Toronto, he met his future wife and ventured into DJ-ing full-time.<\/p>\n

He describes his current sound as a \"tropical twist with heavy percussion\" with acid disco and psychedelic inspirations.<\/p>\n

With his business partner, a fellow DJ, Oreku co-founded Stereo Ferment, a music label that was created just months prior to the COVID-19 lockdowns in March 2020. Stereo Ferment is described as \"focusing on the cross cultural fermentation of psych-tropical \/ disco- dub-boogie and intercontinental inspired grooves,\" according to its Instagram account<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As COVID-19 restrictions, Oreku hopes to return to live gigs, and that Toronto's vibrant music and nightlife can be rejuvenated after more than a year of silence.<\/p>\n

\"What I'm excited about is Toronto is entering a renaissance of fun, and really happening kind of nightlife, and shaking it up from it used to be like,\" he said. \"People can push the envelope more, [and] be less complacent because once you know you got to lose, you cherish it a bit more.\"<\/p>\n

Listen to Oreku's full interview here:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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