Myd's Mydnight Tour Lights Up Toronto's Iconic Mod Club

First things first: his name rhymes with “need.” Not M-Y-D, not “mid,” not whatever your brain just tried. At the Montreal show he actually complained about people spelling it out letter by letter. The man has a Platinum-certified single and he DJed the Paralympics Opening Ceremony in Paris 2024. Somewhere in Montmartre, a French producer is losing sleep over someone mispronouncing his name. Well, actually, no — he’s probably getting twelve hours. He’s talked about that too. Give the guy his one syllable.

Myd — born Quentin Lepoutre in Lille, France — is a producer, singer, and one of the most exciting live acts on Ed Banger Records, the legendary Parisian label run by former Daft Punk manager Pedro Winter. A former member of electronic band Club Cheval, he broke out solo with the massive hit “The Sun” and has since built a reputation for live shows that blur the line between DJ set, concert, and performance art. His sophomore album Mydnight dropped in 2025, and he brought its full live treatment to College Street on a Saturday night in November.

Not every city on the Mydnighttour gets the live show — some stops were DJ sets. Toronto got the real thing, and the venue couldn’t have been more fitting. The Mod Club has deep Ed Banger history. A.D/D Events brought a string of the label’s artists through in the mid-2000s, including the now-legendary Daft Punk afterparty of August 2007 where Thomas and Guy-Manuel hung around unmasked until the room was empty. This is hallowed ground for French electronic music in Toronto.

The room was cozy but packed. Myd’s setup — two linked rotary mixers running eight tracks of stems — gave him something closer to a studio workflow and a DJ workflow, but playing it live. It sounded incredibly polished for a live electronic show. His voice was warm and confident throughout, no backing-track safety nets in sight.

“The Wizard” hit with that euphoric, fists-up intensity the track demands, and you could feel the entire floor move when it landed. But the moment everyone will carry home was “The Sun.” The whole room sang it together — strangers grinning at strangers, belting every word. Myd looked like he couldn’t quite believe it. You understood right then what he means when he says a song only becomes a hit when enough people carry it in their memories.

Then came the most Myd thing of all. After the lights came up, fans lined up near the emergency exit hoping for a hello. He came out and talked to every single person — actual one-on-one conversations, not a rushed meet-and-greet. He signed vinyls (my copy of Mydnightincluded), posed for photos, and made everyone feel like they mattered. For a venue that’s hosted The Weeknd’s live debut, Muse, and Amy Winehouse, this night belongs in the conversation. A perfect artist in a perfect room.

Just remember: it’s pronounced “Meed.”