Six moments from a night that reminded me why I’m in this. 🫂🖤🪩
Big love to @whiterabbitottawa × @skank.party x @city_atnight and to the producers sending sonic heat from Montreal, Chicago, London, Atlanta and beyond.⚡🔊
This culture thrives when we support our local scenes and the folks who shape them. Grateful to play in spaces built by people who keep these nights alive. Big thanks to @sairyoevents for capturing the magic.☺️📹
Thank YOU for 10 Years of Connection ❤️🥳✨
What started as basement jams grew into a movement that’s connected us to our city and to people around the world. Co‑creating with Music.Art.Ppl has left me speechless and endlessly grateful.
Thank you to everyone who’s contributed in any way, your energy is part of this story. We are truly connected and community is at the heart of it all. ❤️
@musicartppl
As we were reflecting on all the years; we came across these nostalgic pictures from our 3rd event ever!!
These were taken exactly 🔟 year and 1️⃣ week ago, back in 2016 at Mercury Lounge ✨️🪩
What a journey it's been. Thankful to our community for these memories of a lifetime 💯
This Friday, May 1st, we celebrate these 10 years with a 2-Floor music abd art party at Gridwrks/ANNX
(221 Rideau St)
Ticket 🔗 in bio
Ottawa, boring? Not on our watch 😎🪩🎨🫂
This Friday, @musicartppl turns 10, and we’re taking over GRIDWRKS & ANNX with a two‑floor, multi‑room experience.
A decade of underground art, deep rhythms, wild pop‑ups, and the community that made it all possible.
Featuring the DJs, artists, and performers who helped put us on the MAP.
If you know, you know. If you don’t… this is your moment. ❤️
THIS FRIDAY, May 1st, we celebrate Music.Art.Ppl's
10 Year Anniversary with a 2-Floor Party.
Ahead of the big day, we are sharing another gem from the vault 💖
This throwback recap video was from the first edition of our Echoes series back in 2019. This one brings back so many great memories. With epic artists:
Mique Michelle painting a mural 🎨
Band Performance by The Lionyls 🎸
DJ sets by international acts including Djuma Soundsystem & Niko Schwind 🎛🎶
Epic deco by Dems & Doll, featuring a massive Whale (They'll be back doing deco and painting at the anniversary) 🎭
Hula Hoop performances by Torin 💫
& more
Don't miss the big celebration this Friday, tickets are going fast!! Link in our bio for more details ✨️
📽 by Motion By Mike
BodyTalk x @axeworldfest 🌹
We’re joining forces for the official Day 1 afterparty of EWIMI, happening Thursday, April 30 at @cityafterlight (no cover).
👽 We have a special lineup for the night, featuring local legends @noentropymusic b2b @fembotttt , followed by powerhouse @queenyymusic closing out the night.
🪩 EWIMI is a three-day conference and showcase series uplifting women-identifying, non-binary, trans, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse artists and industry professionals. With 17+ events across Ottawa–Gatineau, this year’s theme, “Cultural Connectors,” celebrates the power of music to bridge communities and cultures.
Presented by Axé WorldFest in partnership with the National Arts Centre, EWIMI brings global sounds, artistic exchange, and community energy to the region.
Kick off Day 1 with us—BodyTalk vibes, global rhythms, and a room full of cultural connectors.
@centretownottawa #housemusiclovers #queercommunity #ottawanightlife #cityafterlight #cityatnight
Ahead of Music.Art.Ppl's 10 year anniversary celebration on May 1st, we're featuring another video from the vault.
This one from 2022 highlights the epic 3D structures that Dems and Doll create 🎭 we're excited to have them back with us on May 1st!! 🌌
This special memory was a triple birthday celebration for Amber Long, Nikoli & Pithra 🥳
The track featured in the video is "Be What You Wanna Be" by Music.Art.Ppl cofounder Jay Function 🎶
Shoutout to Julia Rita for live painting at that one 🎨
It's a full circle feature out here. Excited to celebrate the big 10 with you all on May 1st! 💖
Lots of love to @concepthursdays for hosting the Preparty ahead of our 10 year anniversary celebration. We can't wait to have you all join us on May 1st!! 💖
Collective spotlight: @musicartppl 🎨
Tomorrow, we’ll be hosting @musicartppl ‘s road to 10 years in the side room @cityannx
With music from co-founders @pithramusic & @jayfunctionofficial + friends
+ Art by @coblou who will be making live paintings and offering complimentary blacklight reactive body painting for attendees
For the past decade, Music.Art.Ppl has been a driving force in the city’s underground arts scene — transforming spaces, connecting communities, and creating immersive experiences where music, art, and people collide. From intimate pop-ups to full-scale takeovers, each event has centered on one goal: bringing people together through creativity
Free Entry
Doors @ 9pm
Concept 159
Main room ~ @amashowza takeover
music by:
@djviibz@djleriche@rawrah
ABOUT: AMASHOWZA is an Ottawa-based platform founded on the passion to bring music cultures together through a world music experience. Rooted in global sounds from across the Caribbean, Africa, Latin America, and beyond, we meticulously curate inclusive and vibrant
experiences across clubs, outdoor spaces, and pop-up environments throughout Ottawa and Montréal 📍 @citygridwrks
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Side room ~ @musicartppl road to 10 years
Music by:
@pithramusic@jayfunctionofficial
& friends
Art by: @coblou
For the past decade, Music.Art.Ppl has been a driving force in the city’s underground arts scene — transforming spaces, connecting communities, and creating immersive experiences where music, art, and people collide. From intimate pop-ups to full-scale takeovers, each event has centered on one goal: bringing people together through creativity.
Join us this Thursday as we host them for a pre party to their 10 year anniversary event happening on May 1st 📍 @cityannx
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Free Entry
$4 Tequila Until Midnight
9pm-2am
