Motivated by a true love of Break Beat and the amazing piecez created by Ottawa's urban artists, Mission: Sound, Soulselecta, and Urban Tribe rolled out the red carpet for the return of Ottawa's original graffiti art party, Beatz and Piecez.
Held on Saturday, February 16th, 2008 at Babylon Nightclub, patrons stepped into Ottawa's urban arts underground for a night of funky broken beatz, break dancing, live art demos and original graffiti-inspired art for sale by cash and carry silent auction.
Featuring beatz by:
AMADEUS (NYC) Touchcrew, Plan B -- Jungle/Ragga/DnB
Originally from Berlin, now a Brooklyn resident, Amadeus has been pushing the sounds of Ragga Jungle and Drum 'n Bass for a decade now. Always comin' correct with loads of unreleased dubplates from international producers, his unique sound is guaranteed to light up any dancehall. Lighta! www.amadj.com
MARTY MCFLY (Toronto) -- Bassline Breaks
A true veteran of breakbeats, Marty "the Party" McFly will be rolling up with some phattie beats for the dance floor, droppin' vinyl too good to be sold on ebay. www.mcfly.ca
ROOT SELLERS (Montreal/Yukon) -- Live Bass Music & Glitch
Brothers Nemo and Prhyme bring a high energy live performance combining real time electronic sequencing, hip-hop vocals and instrumentals. www.myspace.com/rootsellers
DUBCONSCIOUS (Toronto/Victoria) Illegal_Sound -- Reggae/Dancehall
He honed his skills on the west coast, now an active figure in the Toronto drum and bass scene, expect an exclusive dancehall reggae set from this rudeboy.
BRAHMA BREAKER (Ottawa) Phantom Sound! -- Old Skool Breaks
A long time player in the Ottawa scene, Brahma Breaker, aka Ripsey, will be touching down with some old skool breaks to kick off the night right.
Hosted by MEMETIC (MixMedia, TimeKode, Beet.Roots) and PRHYME (Root Sellers)
Can fat people breakdance, if not is it because no one gives them a chance?
studentdebts 1 year ago
So glad you posted this it was a great party to play... and the art auction put it over the top!
sgrambart 1 year ago
Also, there were like short compilation Dj records around the mid-90's with the same name.
bigdaddycuba 3 years ago
ummm ther's also a crew out of bay area called beatz n pieces....
radu57 3 years ago