Something Dope
Something Dope crowd, one of the rooms

Events · Live · Worldwide

Every room.
Every city.

Open mics, Pass The Aux sessions, tribute nights, brand activations, and the pop-up markets in between. LA to London to Toronto to Palermo, the community travels.

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Calendar is cooking. The second the next Pass The Aux, Open Mic, Groovy night, or activation locks in, you'll be the first to know.

The Series

Every room we build. Click any series for the full story, and once events land on the calendar above, each series page will link straight to its next date.

Pass The Aux, artists in the studio

Studio series · Since 2022 · LA → Global

Pass The Aux

The flagship discovery engine.

Artists play music in real recording studios, connect with peers and industry, receive feedback, and walk out with content. This is the room where Lekan, Genwunner, and others stepped in before the world caught up.

  • Real studio environment
  • Industry & peer feedback
  • Content capture built-in
  • Invite-only audience
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Something Dope Open Mic, the bucket raffle draw

Open series · Since 2022 · LA · London · Toronto · Palermo

Something Dope Open Mic

One of the most in-demand creative experiences in LA, now global.

Hundreds of artists line up hours before doors open. Artists fly in from around the world. This is the front door of the community, the funnel that feeds every other format.

  • Open, curated lineup
  • Many cities, internationally
  • Direct path to Pass The Aux
  • Hundreds through the room each night
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Something Dope For The Ladies, the room

Community series · Since 2020 · Global

Something Dope For The Ladies

Intentional space to amplify women creatives.

Built in 2020 to ensure women artists had equal opportunity to be seen, heard, and developed. Not a sub-brand, a commitment. The room where women creatives lead the night.

  • Women artists on stage & in the room
  • Mentorship & peer access
  • Cross-pollinates with Pass The Aux
  • Label & industry guests
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Something Alternative, The Virgil Rock Show

Genre series · Alternative · Indie · Rock

Something Alternative For The People

The alt, indie, and rock lane.

A dedicated home for artists outside the mainstream pop/hiphop lane. Alternative, indie, rock, and genre-fluid performers who don't fit the standard open-mic profile.

  • Alt / indie / rock focus
  • Live instrumentation welcome
  • Longer set lengths
  • Label A&R frequently in the room
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Something Groovy For The People, crowd on the floor under disco lights

Genre series · Funk · Soul · Dance

Something Groovy For The People

Funk, soul, dance, the groove lane.

For the artists whose music lives in the pocket. Funk, soul, disco, dance, and groove-forward performers get a dedicated room built around the sound, not squeezed into a general lineup.

  • Funk / soul / dance focus
  • Live band formats available
  • Genre-specific curation
  • Dedicated studio mix
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Concerts & productions, Rolling Loud activation

Production · Ticketed · 500–5,000+ cap

Concerts & Full Productions

Ticketed concerts, tours, and full-production runs.

Beyond the series: we produce full ticketed concerts, headlining runs, and tour support. Venue, talent, staging, sound, capture, end-to-end under one roof.

  • Ticketing (external or Stripe-internal)
  • End-to-end production
  • Tour routing & support
  • Scalable from 500 to stadium-grade
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