Metal, muscle and movement best describe the adrenaline-laced intensity of ScrapArtsMusic! Transforming scrap into art and art into music, ScrapArtsMusic uses over 145 invented instruments handcrafted from industrial pieces of metal. This five-member ensemble is pure magic and delivers a highly physical, wildly theatrical and thoroughly intoxicatingly entertaining mix of music, movement and spectacle that transcends language, culture and age.

Fuelled by inexplicable genius and rooted in street performance, jazz and world music traditions, the Vancouver-based ensemble was nominated in 2002 for a West Coast Music Award in the category of Best Live Performance and has been travelling the world ever since. Audiences from four continents have welcomed this electrifying quintet with unbridled enthusiasm, embracing their intoxicating mix of music, movement and spectacle.

“Sexy, ultra physical.” - The Philadelphia Inquirer
“Their speed and precision defy description: wow!” - The Daily Gleaner (Fredericton, NB)

Started by Gregory Kozak, a percussion virtuoso with a talent for welding, a commitment to recycling and energy to burn, and Justine Murdy a designer with a passion for spectacle and a head for making things happen, together they are the heart and soul of ScrapArtsMusic. Joined on stage by Spencer Cole, Christa Mercey, Greg Samek and Simon Thomsen (some of the percussion world's freshest and most adventurous talents!), ScrapArtsMusic excites the senses with intricate rhythms, raw energy, athletic choreography and the greenest - and most inventive - reuse of materials on stage today. With instruments fashioned from industrial scrap and offbeat materials ranging from accordion parts to artillery shells, ScrapArtsMusic's original music is as visually striking as it is sonically riveting.