Hardsteppers

Hardsteppers is based in Montreal and organizes events there, with programming that spans jungle, drum and bass, dubstep and bass music. Its events have taken place at Ctrllab Art House and Gallery and Le Red Room, both in Montreal. Wally and Exploit are residents; performers at Hardsteppers events have included Icky Magdala, Kentsuji and IIITHRIII. The crew has worked with Montreal’s Future Jungle and Toronto’s ynglzm kru, including a collaboration among multiple crews that used two rooms.

In April 2025, Hardsteppers launched Infiltrate, a series focused on jungle and drum and bass. On May 31, 2025, it organized Medium is the Message 3 in Montreal, an annual charity event celebrating jungle and dub vinyl and dubplate culture.