Artistic Director: Gregory Kozak
Co-Director: Justine Murdy

ScrapArtsMusic is a Canadian quintet that tours the world, transforming their stage into an eco-friendly musical realm vibrant with ingenious creativity and positive energy. Led by composer-percussionist Gregory Kozak, an inspired instrument inventor and 21st century Renaissance man, ScrapArtsMusic performs original, beats-driven music using 145+ mobile sculptural instruments. Each musical invention is hand-built from recycled materials ranging from accordion parts, to aluminum scraps, and even artillery shells. These beautiful sculptures produce unique sounds for which special performance techniques are developed, giving life to fresh, original compositions with wide-ranging appeal.

Audiences from four continents have welcomed ScrapArtsMusic with unbridled enthusiasm, embracing their intoxicating mix of music, movement and spectacle. Transcending language, culture and age, ScrapArtsMusic offers a highly physical, wildly theatrical and thoroughly entertaining taste of the musical vanguard.

Innovative outreach activities are also on offer, including an extremely popular educational show, "Found Sound" and percussion master-classes, teachers’ workshops, and more!

ScrapArtsMusic was recently honoured to perform during the 2010 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremonies, which were televised around the world.

"This quintet have the total package…command of their instruments, a unanimity of ensemble that impresses as extraordinary and athletic choreography. Even for the percussively jaded, this group is a knock-out."  
:: The Age, Melbourne, Australia, 2006