07/07/2023
We are excited to feature MAUS to headline our Secret Garden Opening Party tomorrow night!
Maus, aka Louise Gauvreau, was raised on jazz and disco in beautiful Montreal, Quebec. She's been a key player in the Montreal scene since the late 90’s, shaking up minds and dance floors with her unique and creative approach to electronic music. Exploring many levels of House and Techno, her signature style is deep with a constant groove and a funky touch that gets everyone up and moving on the dance floor. On December 2015, she boxed her most precious things and left Montreal to see what latin America has to share. Based in Playa del Carmen, Mexico for one year, Maus launched her Montreal born monthly, Danse Contact at renown club La Santanera and got hired as a talent buyer and event bookings in their main offices.
Maus did her first European tour in 2000 to promote her debut mixed CD, Intersections (Haute-Couture Records, Canada). Critically-acclaimed by international music press such as XLR8R, Coda and Urb magazine, (who included Maus on their “Next 100” lists), her cutting edge selection of Drum & Bass got her booked at festivals like Sonar (Barcelona), Francofolies (Larochelle), and at renowned clubs such as Paris’s Batofar, Nouveau Casino and l’OPA, Lisbon’s own Lux, as well as bookings in Prague, Budapest and Vienna.
On this first tour, she was booked for a regular gig at Girona’s Sala del Cel where she started digging deeper in the techno sounds. Maus’ relentless passion to explore and reinvent herself only helped broaden her horizons and saw her finally walk away from the rather limited drum & bass scene. In 2002, as one of Montreal’s Cream festival headliners, she was commissioned to mix Cream '03 (YUL Records, Montreal), a compilation that also showcased her new approach to electronic dance music. From that year forward, her sound evolved and matured into a mixture of
dub, disco and soul-influenced house and techno music. Her signature style is deep with a constant groove and a funky touch that gets everyone up and moving on the dance floor.
In 2002, Maus started producing her own music, signing her first remix in 2004 for legendary cold-wave band Trisomie 21 (The Man is a Mix, Chromo Music, France). In 2008, Maus connected with Thoughtless Music’s owner, Noah Pred for some feedback on her latest tracks. A few months later, Pred would release her debut EP Let Go, followed by the inclusion of La Surprise on Thoughtless Times V3.
Maus is a resident DJ at arguably the best club in North America, Montreal’s Stereo Nightclub and hosts several nights, including her monthly, Danse Contact, at local bar Salon Daome. She is also a regular guest at Toronto’s best’ CODA. Over the years, she held residencies at infamous after hours clubs such as Sona, Aria and others. She's also had the pleasure of playing many of Montreal’s top music festivals, including Igloofest, Montréal en Lumières, the Montreal International Jazz Festival, Les Francofolies, among others. Maus has also been a fixture at Piknic Electronik since their very first edition, returning to headline at the 10th and 15th anniversaries (2012 - 2017)
Maus had the opportunity to travel the globe to share her music. Today, she continues to spread the love through her consistent and dynamic approach to electronic dance music.
