The Remix project A BRIEF HISTORY

1999 2002 2005 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015

Inspired by the 416 Graffitti Expo (a celebration ICV launches creative arts program that includes ICV artist Rochester goes on national tour from Michaëlle Jean visits The Remix Project The Remix Project becomes a nonprofit and OVO formed by , Oliver, Niko and 3 of the short films from City Life make Remix launches capital campaign with Daniels of hip hop organized by REMG photography, painting, and muralism. Ottawa to Whistler with rapper Obie Trice. http://on.thestar.com/2af6062. registered charity. Remix staff 40. OVO employs Remix co- it to Cannes Short Film Corner, 2 of Corporation. Entertainment), local youth who are involved in the founder Drex, and several alumni. them made it into BET Film Festival in hip hop scene, including Gavin Sheppard, begin Recording arts programming continues including Maple Music signs first ICV artist Michaëlle Jean connects Remix with actor Paul Gavin travels with Michaëlle Jean on state visits to New York. Drex becomes founding member of Toronto to imagine a space to learn and practice the 4 MC battles and The Ropes workshops. Rochester aka Juice. Gross who later donates award money to Remix Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica representing Remix’s Honest Music record label launches (in Music Advisory Council. elements of hip hop: turntables, graffiti, rap battles to develop video editing suite. Remix as members of civic society. partnership with EMI Music Canada). Partnership developed with Creative and breakdance competitions. Muchmusic’s Rap City hosts show Summer of the Gun. ICV Niche to provide business workshops In partnership with Manifesto and at ICV. staff start working with 1loveTO starts as a project of Remix. Gavin, Drex and Remix participant Hagler travel Blackboard Marketing launches; a social and portfolio review with Remix IREMEMBER, Remix hosts The youth started going to malls and other places City of Toronto Mayor’s City of Toronto Mayor David Miller to Bogota to visit community partner La Familia enterprise of Remix that coordinates participants. conversation with Jamaican reggae youth were at to ask what they would want to see Pound magazine begins to feature Remix artists Community Secretariat member Kehinde Bah asks Remix to create a Caribana float. Ayara to learn about their programs and begin employment opportunities for Remix artist Chronixx. in the space and how it would work. and take on interns. who co-founds Remix. ICV is designated as Business program leader T-Rexxx an exchange program. Colombian group Voodoo DJs, producers, photographers, Remix participants were invited to create ‘Priority Project’. Introduced to City staff Denise creates 1loveTO concept. Remix participant Souljahs visits Toronto and performs at Manifesto. videographers, and visual artists. videos and artwork for J. Cole’s Tale of 2 Cities – performances by Remix alumni Andrea Campbell who also became instrumental Royalz prints 1LoveTO shirts. 1LoveTO eventually upcoming album that were posted on from TO and Chicago in each other’s cities. in developing Remix. becomes successful blog and lifestyle company. Remix wins award from UN Habitat In-studio style intimate and interactive Sony’s official Youtube page. They were also invited for excellence in community safety in conversation with hip hop artist Kendrick Lamarr. to his Toronto show. Legends League opens its flagship storefront, Gavin, with support of Bill Worrell of the Lakeshore 2003 Del Frio a Calor: ICV participates in international Remix to Rio. 4 Remix participants and arts and culture. 2 Remix staff and employs 4 remix alumni. Area Multi-service Project (LAMP), successfully exchange with local and international hip hop 3 staff, alongside local organization 2 participants travel to Durban, South Africa as Created partnership with Toronto In-studio style intimate and writes two grants and receives $10,000 from the organizations to Havana, Cuba for Black August Concrete Hoops, travel to Brazil to work delegates and presenters at a conference for District School Board Equity interactive conversation with National Crime Prevention Centre and $10,000 hip hop festival. with local organizations to help launch a recording UN Habitat. Department to provide credits to engineer and DJ Young Guru. from the City of Toronto. A youth program is studio, run basketball camps and attend Hootooz; Remix participants who are in high created called Inner City Visions (ICV). eOne Music Canada (formerly KOCH) Label Del Frio a Calor album is made with ICV the largest hip hop festival in Latin America. The trip is A group of 20 young professionals from Toronto’s school. Remix produces CONTENT - a multi media Manager Jay Devonish becomes workshop guest producers and Cuban rappers. supported by Schools Without Borders. urban arts industry come together to create Get Live performance workshop with Canadian hip experience captured on Samsung mobile devices speaker then mentor, teacher, and grant writer for Money Make Change events to raise funds for hop artist Kardinall Offishall. by Remix alumni. Supported by Samsung. Remix. Provides internships and jobs for Remix Began incubating Legends League via ICV Legends League brand launches. Remix. graduates. DMC (Jay’s grant writing company) participant Bryan Espiritu. In-studio style intimate and interactive In-studio style intimate and interactive conversation 2000 have written successful grants for Remix and Tale of 3 Cities. Photography program in partner- 2012 conversation with Morgan Striker – publicist at with rapper/producer/DJ Mannie Fresh. Remix participants. ship with SWB in Toronto, New York, and Rio, Prize Fighter, Boiler Room. ICV programming starts. Includes weekly open produced by Roxanne Garroway and Kate Fraser. Entertainment lawyer and president of Building a Brand workshop in partnership with mic, turntables for public use, DJ lessons, space E1 music Chris Taylor delivers work- HustleGRL featuring Brandon Banks Complex for breakdancers to meet up and practice, writers 2006 MTV films a documentary series about shops and takes on Remix graduates as Media, Clinton Cuff from Remember Music / bench for graffiti, and monthly bbq or MC battle. Ignite the Americas. Remix was brought on the Remix location. Becomes official interns and staff at Last Gang Records Warner Brothers, and Anwar Washington from Supported Guenette in developing his Inner City Visions is renamed The Remix Project. by federal agency Canadian Heritage to help media partner for the year and Peas and Carrots. MC Derek ‘Drex’ Jancar starts volunteering with first label (District 6) and helped connect him to plan and produce the conference in Toronto. changes its intern policy in order to take on Meet and greet with R&B recording artist and ICV and becomes founding member of Remix. community. Dave now runs Pirates Blend Records Round 1 programming includes recording arts 2 young people representing each country participants with no post-secondary education producer Ryan Leslie. label with Sony Music Canada, has employed Remix and business programs. in the Organization of American States (OAS) from Remix. In-studio style intimate and interactive conversation XXL magazine does photo shoot alumni, and remains an advisor to the program. that worked in art and culture for community with Riggs Morales, Vice President of A&R at at ICV. Manifesto is founded and development and social change came to Toronto . 2016 ICV launches photography program; becomes ally and programming to share best practices and come up with DJs Grouch and Mensa become ICV official DJs. holds exhibit as part of CONTACT partner with Remix. recommendations for ministers of culture that The Remix Project’s photography festival. could be adapted to give young people better 2010 Gavin and Drex help create the Press conference launch with Toronto Mayor opportunities and create safety. South Etobicoke Youth Assembly Big it Up workshop series created to David Miller featuring DJ Ricochet and DJ Mensa. Canadian recording artist Melanie Fiona is a 2014 10 Year (SEYA) to give youth a voice that teach participants business etiquette guest speaker at Remix workshop. Donates is respected and heard among local politicians, with first guest speaker Damien Royes ICV participant and music engineer Prologic proceeds from her Toronto concert and $10,000 anniversary activists, and leaders. (Big it Up/Brimz). becomes Remix staff, and eventually opens his award money from Canada’s walk of fame to Remix suspends flagship program to run own studio and becomes the in-house engineer Partnership created with Humber College to Remix. The money is used to create the Women In-studio style intimate and interactive education and platform-based programming for for artist P Reign. provide up to 3 scholarships per year to Remix in the Industry workshops at Remix; panel conversation with DJ Clinton Sparks. Remix produces the first annual OVO summit alumni. While producing these events, staff take alumni to attend media arts program. discussions featuring successful women from at CBC Glenn Gould Studios: an educational time to reflect on successes, challenges and the 2001 2004 creative industries. Melanie Fiona becomes Remix In-studio style intimate and interactive component to the week-long OVO fest. Free for way forward for next decade. ambassador. conversation with Jonny Shipes, youth from targeted community partners from founder of Cinematic Music Group across the GTA. (music production duo that David ‘Click’ Cox from BMG ICV launches recording arts program. Youth from 2007 SOCAN begins delivering music and Smoke DZA. includes Remix recording arts (and later Universal) begins The all over the GTA start coming to record music. publishing and creator rights The Remix Project Chicago launches. program leader Daniel Daley) is Ropes music business workshops, and enlists Recording studio available after hours for artists Helped incubate MadRuk: Mad workshops. Remix participants start In-studio style intimate and signed to OVO Sound. Album recorded at Remix. support from Ivan Berry (BMG/Beat Factory), to rent. Ruk becomes one of Toronto’s most signing up for SOCAN. interactive conversation with Carey Riley and Jen Hyland (both from BMG and successful music video companies. producer Orin Isaacs. Remix’s Young Entrepreneur Business Incubator Remix produces all women later Universal). Strategic partnership with Midi Mafia to help City Life Film Project launches. Program launches. Youth attend business showcase for Canadian Music Week. launch Tone Mason into the US. Recording Arts Program Leader ‘40’ invites Drake Emerges out of partnership with workshops, access mentors, get support with Hip Hop Canada starts to feature to Remix. Drake records his second mixtape ETF team / Director Calum de developing business plans, and can receive Remix produces NBA All Star Comeback Season ICV artists on their site and Universal Music starts doing , and a few records from the Hartog and Temple Street a $3,000 grant towards their business upon Weekend special edition of OVO promote ICV events. workshops at ICV. EP at Remix. Drake meets Remix Productions. Director Randal ‘RT’ Thorne is a In-studio style intimate and interactive completion of the program. Summit focused on the sports participant the Prince who becomes his DJ founding player. conversation with Karen Civil, 2 Dope Boys and business. Honourable Jean Augustine visits ICV. Urbanology magazine launches and and Business Manager. Connected with industry mentor and key advisor Sol Guy. Low Key from You Heard That New? Get Fresh company (led by 3 Remix alumni) features ICV participants and alumni. Partnership with Toronto International launches bricks and mortar store. Remix organizes producer Gavin joins DJ Grouch as co-host on Youth Leader / Graphic Designer Bryan Brock Film Festival to screen City Life Films as Recording arts participants visit show showcase for NXNE. CHRY radio Soundcheck show. The show (later Dean of creative arts program); does part of their year-round programming. to learn about soundcheck. In-studio style intimate and interactive conversation featured discussions about what was ICV is awarded by Toronto municipal councillor artwork for Comeback Season mixtape. Remix with Jeffrey Remedios, President of Universal Music. Remix produces pop-up shop of alumni streetwear going on in the community as well as artist Olivia Chow for “leadership in youth advocacy participant Hustlegrl starts doing social media Words, Beats and Life Inc. names and clothing brands with Community 54. interviews and music from ICV participants. and innovation”. and official fan site for Drake out of Remix. Remix Hip Hop Organization of the In-studio style intimate and interactive Year. conversation with Singer-songwriter, producer 10 year anniversary art show at Daniels Spectrum. Music production group Tone Mason are early ICV becomes founding member of Drex and Gavin visit Brazil to begin working and rapper Rico Love. ICV participants and go on to become Grammy Grassroots Youth Collaborative (GYC). with community partners working in arts and In-studio style intimate and interactive conversation nominated producers for R&B singer-songwriter culture there. They meet Michaëlle Jean, former with Rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon. In-studio style intimate and interactive conversation Fantasia’s self-titled album Fantasia. Governor General of Canada. with Grammy-nominated producer Just Blaze.

Flow 93.5 becomes Remix’s official radio partner. In-studio style intimate and interactive conversation with rapper, songwriter and producer G-Easy. Raekwon

ObiE trice Noah ‘40’ Shebib Melanie fiona JUST BLAZE honourable J. Cole kardinall G-Easy Jean Augustine drake RYAN LESLIE Offishall kendrick RICO LOVE Michaëlle Jean MANNIE FRESH lamar