Monday, May 10 // 20:30-23:00 // FREE ADMISSION

An immersive performance. With Laser Sound Performance, delve at the core of a 3D environment made up of infinite multicolour laser projections and sound waves. Combined with the use of a thin layer of smoke, this immersive device sets us at the heart of a multisensory experience based on perception, where image and sound play an equivalent role. Following a performance at the Elektra Festival in Montreal, LSP makes its debut in Ottawa after presenting at the best European festivals including Sonar and STRP.

Tuesday, May 11 // 20:00-22:00 // $15 at the door

A versatile musician, Josephine van Lier is equally at ease on a baroque cello or a 5-string violoncello piccolo as on their contemporary counterparts. In 2009, she performed all six suites for unaccompanied cello by J.S. Bach on 4 different cellos in an extensive lecture and recital tour through western Canada. The tour culminated in the recording of the entire program ensuing in a spectacular 4 CD set. This innovative project has involved extensive research about the instruments, the music, the purchase of a baroque cello and bow and the commissioning of the building of a violoncello piccolo.

Thursday, May 13 // 20:00-03:00 // $25 at the door

House of Orange showcases 5 Dutch artists who employ a variety of artistic mediums in their concept of fashion and clothing. Marlies Dekkers is known as a trendsetter for men's and women's underwear and intimate apparel. Marlies Dekker's success has much to do with the use of modern materials, attention to detail, intricate finishing touches and the strikingly graphic character found throughout the collection. Niki Mens presents her collaborative collection Borderline by Square Root of Two creating clothes that surround you with logical elegance. Hyun Yeu's new label Ado Les Scents sets the standard for menswear. The label vision manifests itself in elegant, high-quality menswear with innovative shapes and fabrics. Bogomir Doringer explores body and movement through his video work, and the air will be filled with fragrances by Viktor + Rolf. The estheticians of the York Street Spa are on hand to engage the audience in a luxurious spa experience. After Party with resident dj Trevor Walker.

Friday, May 14 // 22:00-03:00 // $10 at the door

CINNAMAN Dj/producer Cinnaman started dj-ing at the very young age of 12. He created his own Drie Keer Raden imprint (Dutch for Guess Three Times) to release his first record. With a common love for groove and beats, Cinnaman matches perfect with Jay Scarlett and the idea was born for a beat compilation, which was dubbed Beat Dimensions. TOM TRAGO Tom Trago is part of the new school Amsterdam producers and an accomplished dj. Over the past years he has played many clubs and parties, both locally as internationally. He is resident for Kindred Spirits, Parra Soundsystem and Rush Hour.

Saturday, May 15 // 22:00-03:00 // $10 at the door

To fully appreciate Nobody Beats The Drum's fusion of breaks, electro, hip hop and every other form of music that whips a crowd up into a sweaty, writhing heap of body parts, it's best to see them live. At a NBTD show the pounding music created by Sjam's decks and Jori's keys are enhanced by Rogier's visuals to create a sensual assault that's impossible to withstand. As they're fond of saying, resistance is futile - Nobody Beats The Drum.

Thursday, May 20 // 20:00-03:00 // $10 at the door

It's a very fine line between control and chaos and those who can consistently operate close to or on the line are considered geniuses whatever their discipline. Those who rush at the line or cross it are considered at best idiots and at worst, dangerous. My Tiny Circus is no stranger to the line, they flirt with the line and then, when the line is suitably smitten, they slyly caress it. Sometimes the line responds and sometimes their affections are spurned. It is a fickle line and they are inexperienced lovers. If sometimes they cross the line, it's only because they want to see what it looks like from the other side and are prepared for the consequences of our curiosity. Are they idiots or geniuses ? Neither...or possibly both. NEONBELLE August 2007 marks the month in which Maarten Besseling, Pien Feith and Jelte Heringa left behind the coziness of their homes to record an album in the rural area near the Belgian Lanaken. This undertaking was part of the IN A CABIN WITH series. Without a specific plan they left Utrecht with a van full of keyboards, synthesizers, a guitar, a banjo and microphones and headed for Belgium. In a small cabin in the middle of the woods the creative juices richly flowed and eight tracks emerged. Songs were written on the spot and Maarten recorded everything. This result is a mixture of fresh electronic beats and hauntingly intimate songs.

Friday, May 21 // 20:00-03:00 // $10 at the door

Stan Diego is one amongst many fallen angels in the musicbusiness. This singer and songwriter, who is still surrounded by a certain mystique, quit the scene after a short-lived and utterly tragic climax in his career. Never to return again, or so we thought. Because to anyone's surprise, he left this black period of self-loathing and depression behind, and moved into the small village of Tonatico (Mexico), to record a brand new album. Our antihero is back, and he is not alone. A search which will lead us, listeners, into a world of soulful popsongs, ectronics, beats and heartbreaking lyrics.

Saturday, May 22 // 20:00-03:00 // $10 at the door

After their remarkable performances at the Francofolies de Montréal and the Coup de Coeur Francophone, this colorful duo takes us to a place where electro, rock and soul collide. These two performers, Don Hamel (Gatineau and Motus 3F) and Sabrina Sabotage (also a chorister for Gatineau), accompanied by an orange guitar and a vintage Casio, want to swing the hips and hearts when the beat begins, when their lips collide and sounds gushes; the human beat-box rattles the speakers, the bass and goove submerges the audience, a titanic guitar and a distorted Casio sound out and all the while the sweet voices of a man and woman glow with sex-appeal. CHOP WOOD Amsterdam based genre-defying singer-songwriter electric-folk-soul. Chop Wood is a solo project by Coparck frontman Odilo Girod. His debut solo album is a mix of electronic and acoustic songs written mostly at night due to his sleeplessnes and insomnia. A diverse batch of eclectic atmospheres sparked with angular remoteness, vivid dreamlike sequences and sweet caustic electricity. Songs about sleepless nights, the strangest thoughts and weird and wonderful dreams. Whatever gets you through the night.

Sunday, May 23 // 21:00-02:00 // $10 at the door

Kellylee Evans has the beautifully casual phrasing of a jazz singer, the lusty come-on of a soul singer, and the tunes of a pop star in waiting. Evans commands the stage with a regal and casual confidence. Now some may peg this Ottawa chanteuse as smooth jazz, but her funky arrangements, urban slant, and lyrics that question and incite, make Evans stand out. Her first album Fight Or Flight was jazz by default; she had been doing jazz standards up to that point and all the musicians she knew ran in that world. But her latest, Good Girl finds the lady flexing slightly beyond the jazz, but waxing just as cool as ever.