Scrap Arts Music Tickets

SCRAP ARTS MUSIC IN CONCERT:

Warning: attending a Scrap Arts Music performance will infuse you with an unshakeable energy and a newfound desire to drum on any and every surface you see. Combining inventive instrumentation and athletic choreography, these masters of percussion put on a theatrical live show that has drawn comparisons to Blue Man Group and Off-Broadway sensation STOMP. The array of "instruments" used are skillfully constructed from recycled scraps like hoses, playground equipment, and balloons, making for a totally unique sound ticket buyers can't experience anywhere else. Scrap Arts Music's kinetic, frenetic energy is absolutely exhilarating, providing a thrilling live experience for concertgoers of all ages.

BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:

Scrap Arts Music was formed in Vancouver in 1998 by composer Gregory Kozak and artist Justine Murdy. As Vancouver underwent a massive building boom in the '90s, there was a surplus of high-quality construction scraps up for grabs. The duo's inventive repurposing of that scrap material as musical instruments combined Murdy's background in architecture and material culture studies with Kozak's extensive training in world percussion, Afro-Cuban jazz, piano composition, and modern dance. In three years Kozak and Murdy created more than 100 instruments out of materials like aluminum scraps, artillery shells, exhaust hoses, broken monkey bars, and even old accordions. Since 2001 they've been touring extensively in North America, Europe, and Asia. They won Best Live Performer at the West Coast Music Awards in 2002 and had the honor of performing at the Closing Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The stunningly creative group continues to thrill ticket buyers with their unbelievable live performances on tour.