MUSIC

FRIDAY, JULY 8
PLATINUM PIED PIPERS (Detroit/NYC)
9:30-11:00pm
CIBC Stage
This Detroit hip-hop and Soul act/project is the creation of Wajeed - a founding member of Slum Village and producer to Dwele and Jay Dee. Their self-titled Ubiquity debut dropped in May and features appearances from Spacek, Jay-Dee, Tiombe Lockhart, Rogier and more! http://www.ubiquityrecords.com/PLATINUMPIEDPIPERS.html

Other FRIDAY performances:
8:00pm - CIBC Stage - Automato (NYC)
11:00pm - Brigantine Room - Jean Grae (NYC) w/ Pueblo Unido (Toronto) and Musiklee Inzane
11:00pm - Lakeside Terrace - Savour The Flavour feat. Denise Benson, Rocket Tits, and La Bomba
NOTE: for full details on each performer click here.

SATURDAY, JULY 9
THE QUANTIC SOUL ORCHESTRA feat. ALICE RUSSEL (UK)
9:30-11:00pm
CIBC Stage
Will Holland (aka Quantic) wanted to "put something back" and then "put the funk back in it"! That’s how QSO was born... rough, raw and real, with a deep funk sound, heavy bass lines cracking drums and a full horn section. This is their North American debut and only show on the continent! www.quantic.org

Other SATURDAY performances:
1:00pm - Long & McQuade Lounge - DJ EF-Sharp (hip hop . trip hop . DnB)
2:00pm - CIBC Stage - Dragonette (Toronto)
2:00pm - Long & McQuade Lounge - DJ Mike Fury (hip hop w/ Serato scratch live)
3:00pm - Toronto Star Stage - DJ Steve Yanko (Toronto)
3:30pm - CIBC Stage - Federico Aubele (Argentina)
4:00pm - Toronto Star Stage - LaConnor (Vancouver)
5:00pm - Toronto Star Stage - Tom Kuo (Toronto - techno)
6:00pm - Long & McQuade Lounge - DJ Amir (Toronto)
6:30pm - Toronto Star Stage - Jeff Milligan aka Algorithm (Toronto)
8:00pm - CIBC Stage - Out Hud (NYC)
11:00pm - Brigantine Room - Fascination feat. Holy Fuck, We Are Wolves, and Andrew Allsgood
11:00pm - Lakeside Terrace - Jake Fairley and Adam Marshall (Berlin/Toronto)
NOTE: for full performer list and details on each performer click here.

SATURDAY, JULY 10
LAL (Toronto)
2:00pm-3:00pm
Toronto Star Stage
LAL’s music is a soulful collaboration between vocalist Rosina Kazi and her flat mate Nick Murray (aka Murr), whose carefully crafted beats, bass and samples flow with his partner’s sweet velvet voice in an impeccable harmony. www.lalforest.com

Other SUNDAY performances:
1:00pm - Long & McQuade Lounge - DJ Chocolate (Toronto - dub/reggae) 3:00pm - CIBC Stage - Scan 7 (Detroit)
3:00pm - Long & McQuade Lounge - DJ P-Plus (Toronto - hip hop)
4:00pm - Toronto Star Stage - DJ Starting from Scratch (Toronto)
4:30pm - CIBC Stage - Nicolas Repac (France)
NOTE: for full performer list and details on each performer click here.

SATURDAY, JULY 9
POP, LOCK AND LOAD II
3:00pm
Brigantine Room
Participate in the urban breakdancing scene as the best street artists battle it out in front of your eyes!
Hosted and organized by Benzo (Bag of Trix)
with DJ Serious

Featuring the following crews...
Drunken Monks (Toronto)
DDT (Toronto)
Natural Flow (Toronto)
Stylordz (Hamilton)
Misc. B-girl Crew (Toronto)
Red Mask (Montreal)
Maximum Efficiency (Toronto)
Ground Illusions (Mississauga)

www.bagoftrix.ca

SUNDAY, JULY 10
POP, LOCK AND LOAD II FINALE!
5:30pm
Toronto Star Stage
Toronto and International B-boy and B-girl crews compete for cash and a the chance to perform at Harbourfront Centre Summer Festivals 2005 Kick Up Your Heels (info here).

GRAFFITI GREATS
co-produced with STYLE IN PROGRESS
all weekend
Style in Progress promotes urban art, music, dance, and fashion through events and partnerships. Producing initiatives that bridge the gap between young emerging artists and the general public, Style in Progress develops art exhibits and community development projects that provide an outlet in which the people of all ages and ethnicities may appreciate and better understand urban art forms, including graffiti, break dancing and hip hop music. Mes3, Horus, Stage and Water are four of Toronto’s best street artists. Come see them take the art to the next level.
Mes3 >>> http://www.styleinprogress.ca/mes3.php
Horus >>> http://www.styleinprogress.ca/horus.php
Stage >>> www.normanyeung.com
Water >>> www.water1art.com

Other VISUAL ART features:

All-weekend - Marilyn Brewer Community Space - TRIBE Photo Chillout Room
July 8/9 - 11:00pm-1:30am - The Lookout & Brigantine Room - mixMotion video mixing and projection
All-weekend - Pond, The Lookout and Brigantine Room - Willie Knox
July 8/9 - 10:00pm-1:00am - Toronto Star Stage - LIFT (Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto)

FREESTYLE: The Art of Rhyme
Saturday, July 9 - 6:30pm
Sunday, July 10 - 1:30pm
The Studio Theatre
Mos Def, The Roots, Notorious B.I.G., J-5, Pharoahe Monch, Planet Asia, Lord Finesse, and The Last Poets appear in this award winning hip-hop documentary, directed by Kevin Fitzgerald. With rare and archival footage of some of the most amazing hip-hop MC's ever to bless the mic! "Joyful! Ferocious!" The New York Times
www.freestylethemovie.com

Other FILM features:
July 9/10 - 3:00pm - The Studio Theatre - MOOG (by Hans Fjellestad)
July 9/10 - 5:00pm - The Studio Theatre - Maestro (by Josell Ramos)
Full information about films here.

BEYOND THE BEAT
co-produced by KICK MAGAZINE
Innovations in DJ and Production Technology -
Consequences to Art, Commerce and Industry
Saturday, July 9 - 5:30pm
The Lakeside Terrace

Producing the Perfect Beat
July 10 - 4pm
The Lakeside Terrace
DJ Serious - Esteemed hip hop DJ/Producer
Mark Quail - Lawyer, Techno DJ/Producer
Jason Spanu - DJ Shine, Long and McQuade, Klublife Gear Editor
Proform - Arthur Oskan (www.arthuroskan.com) and Adam Winick (Format Recordings)
Moderator: Julia Paonessa, Editor-In-Chief, Kick Magazine

Other featured PANELS:
Saturday, July 9 - 4:00pm - The Lakeside Terrace - Living the Music: Techno's Influence on Art and Culture
Sunday, July 10 - 4:00pm - The Lakeside Terrace - Genre Convergence: A Dialogue on Musical Dialectic
Sunday, July 10 - 5:30pm - The Lakeside Terrace - Stereotypes of women in the electronic music media
Full panel information here.