BigIves and Common Grain 2026 present Scratch Analysis. Part discussion and part scratch demo.
Canada’s finest DJ/turntablists will break down scratches on some or your favourite legendary songs. DJ's have left their mark on songs that we will always remember.
Come out and see what tracks our Canadian legends come up with, and recreate those cuts live!
The event is a part of the Common Grain event series celebrating Asian Heritage Month. Full details here: bit.ly/commongrain2026
Hosted by:
DJ Dopey
@djdopey
Hedspin
@hedspin
DJ Grouch
@djgrouch
🎟️ at: bit.ly/ziggazigga1
Cassette
1214 Queen St. West
3-7pm
Thank you to @sdgcca for supporting Common Grain with print marketing materials.
Common Grain is a celebration of East Asian artists and creativity featuring a series of events through the month of May 2026.
We begin our debut year with a focus mainly on music and a food side dish, but we look forward to bringing you much more in the years to come including: visual arts, dance, fashion, crafts, workshops and discussion.
🎟️ for all events: bit.ly/commongrain2026
We are looking for the community to support Common Grain and embrace our Asian talent. Please share this post with your family and friends.
If you have an event concept to pitch us for future Common Grain programming please shoot us a message here via The Academy.
If you are looking to support us via sponsorship or private contribution, we'd love to hear from you through a DM to The Academy.
We look forward to seeing you all at our events in May.
Thank you to our supporting print partner @sdgcca
for assisting us with print assets for Common Grain.
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Sunday, May 17 marks the return of All Vinyl Everything inside The Drake Hotel with very special guests, The 2 Swift Household!
Comprised of Big Ives and J-Swift, 2 Swift have been cornerstones of Toronto's DJ scene for decades, fusing turntablism and club jams into an epic listening experience. Join us for this very rare all vinyl set!
With residents DJ Mensa, DJ Agile, and Mista Jiggz.
Limited Early Bird tickets available NOW at browneyesentertainment.com and via Link In Bio.
The Drake Hotel Lounge | 1150 Queen St. W.
Victoria Day Long weekend - Sunday, May 17, 2026
Doors open @ 10PM
For booth reservations, call 416-531-5042.
For group bookings/info., email [email protected].
Man. This episode is so good!! Still laughing about these stories. Big Ives is a fucking legend! Just listen to this clip 😂!The full episode has so many great stories we didn’t know what to use!
YOURS TO KEEP PODCAST EPISODE #48 BIG IVES @big_ives
Full episode premiering now on @youtube
Episode 1️⃣2️⃣ featuring Universal A&R Exec Ivan Evidente @big_ives on the #DDHDPodcast🎙 discussing his journey from DJing to side hustles!
Brand New Episode out NOW Available on all platforms!🚨 #LinkinBio
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I’ve spent the past 21 years working out of this building. As the company makes the move downtown to a new location, I now know what it feels like when they say it’s the “end of an era”. Thanks for the memories.
