🌿 Root’d Music & Arts Fest 2025
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Time: 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Venue: Daily Times Square, 33 Queen St. West, Brampton, ON
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
The Summit presented by root’d
🕧 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
📍 Brampton City Hall – West Tower
WORKSHOP
root’d in Rhythm: Putting the Heartbeat in the Machine
Workshop Leader: Denise De’ion @denisedeion
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Join JUNO Award-winning producer Denise De’ion for an immersive journey into the art of live electronic music production. In this hands-on workshop, Denise will demystify the process of building a track from the ground up, sharing the techniques that have made her a sought-after producer and artist in the Toronto music scene.
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Designed for aspiring producers and curious musicians, this session will guide you through the fundamentals of crafting beats, developing melodies, and arranging your ideas into a dynamic structure in real-time. Drawing on her experience working with acclaimed artists and top-tier brands, Denise will share her personal philosophy on finding the human element within digital tools. You will learn how to ground your unique creative voice in the language of modern technology, turning the spark of an idea into a fully-realized piece of music.
Participants will leave with new technical skills, a deeper creative confidence, and a practical framework for bringing their own sonic ideas to life.
Toronto-based Denise De’ion is a JUNO Award-winning producer, artist, and songwriter. She notably contributed production to Haviah Mighty’s JUNO-winning album “Stock Exchange” and was selected for the Bacardi Music Liberates Music Campaign, where she was mentored by Grammy-winning producer Boi-1da. Her music has been featured in commercials and on shows like Netflix’s “Ginny & Georgia.”
PANEL DISCUSSION
Echoes of the Algorithm:
A critical look at A.I.’s imprint on artistic expression
This panel critically explores the impact of AI on artistic creation, examining its role as either a collaborative tool or a contradictory force. We will delve into contemporary digital trends like “Italian Brainrot” and AI influencers, inviting diverse artistic voices to discuss how AI influences various art forms—from sounds and images to movements and beyond. The central question remains: is AI-generated art merely “slop”? And who/what is influencing whom at this point?This panel critically explores the impact of AI on artistic creation, examining its role as either a collaborative tool or a contradictory force. We will delve into contemporary digital trends like “Italian Brainrot” and AI influencers, inviting diverse artistic voices to discuss how AI influences various art forms—from sounds and images to movements and beyond. The central question remains: is AI-generated art merely “slop”? And who/what is influencing whom at this point?
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Moderator: FeniFina  @fenifinamusic
Panelist 1: Lex Junior (member of A La Una / Freq Motif music for sync) @l3xjunior
Panelist 2: Bernie Uche (Slalom Consulting, Founder of BlackMINT.io) Â @buche21
FIRESIDE CHAT
Infinite Canvas: A Fireside chat with visual artist JYXDI
Join us for this Fireside Chat with JYXDI (Jyothee Murali), a visual artist renowned for her innovative fusion of traditional painting and cutting-edge UV paint. Jyxdi has collaborated with the likes of actor Michael B. Jordan, COACH, XO & OVO bringing her artistry to new heights of recognition.
JYXDI will share insights into her process, particularly her mastery of UV painting, and how she leverages technology to create breathtaking multi-sensory experiences. Discover the inspirations behind her $45,000 selling artwork and how her pieces consistently push the boundaries of perception.
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Artist: JYXDI [Jyothee Murali] (live painter – mural and digital art) @jyxdi
Interviewer: Jawn Taboika (40oz Heroes) @jawntaboika
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The purpose of root’d Music & Arts Festival is to provide a glimpse to the diversity of sounds that are a part of the cultural mosaic of Brampton and the Peel region. The youth of the region grow up with an array of sounds surrounding them, from the cultural music of home, to the Western sounds of hip hop, R&B, house, electronic music, and pop. Our aim at root’d is to capture this tapestry of sounds in a single day presentation in Brampton, providing a gathering spot for regional artists to share their music, collaborate together and build their audience. The Summit on our second day features a series of panels and workshops that focus on the merging of music, visual arts and technology. A valuable destination for local creatives to learn and connect.
The root’d programming is especially focused on elevating BIOPOC talents aged 20-35, who are redefining Brampton and Peel’s music landscape and contributing to the visual expression of the region, telling stories of experiences as cultural or visible minorities in Brampton and in Canadian society through contemporary art and music.
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