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.

Upcoming

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Pass The Aux at Quad Studios

New York, NY · Jan 17, 2027

Pass The Aux at Quad Studios

Sunday January 17, night one of six. Your song plays in four of Quad's studios in Times Square, King of the Aux crowns one artist, and industry hours close it out.

Pass The Aux at Quad Studios

New York, NY · Feb 21, 2027

Pass The Aux at Quad Studios

Sunday February 21, night two of six. Your song plays in four of Quad's studios in Times Square, King of the Aux crowns one artist, and industry hours close it out.

Pass The Aux at Stankonia Studios

Atlanta, GA · Feb 27, 2027

Pass The Aux at Stankonia Studios

Saturday February 27, night one of four. Your song plays in three of Stankonia's studios in Atlanta, King of the Aux crowns one artist, and industry hours close it out.

Pass The Aux at Quad Studios

New York, NY · Mar 21, 2027

Pass The Aux at Quad Studios

Sunday March 21, night three of six. Your song plays in four of Quad's studios in Times Square, King of the Aux crowns one artist, and industry hours close it out.

Pass The Aux at Stankonia Studios

Atlanta, GA · Mar 27, 2027

Pass The Aux at Stankonia Studios

Saturday March 27, night two of four. Your song plays in three of Stankonia's studios in Atlanta, King of the Aux crowns one artist, and industry hours close it out.

Pass The Aux at Quad Studios

New York, NY · Apr 18, 2027

Pass The Aux at Quad Studios

Sunday April 18, night four of six. Your song plays in four of Quad's studios in Times Square, King of the Aux crowns one artist, and industry hours close it out.

Pass The Aux at Stankonia Studios

Atlanta, GA · Apr 24, 2027

Pass The Aux at Stankonia Studios

Saturday April 24, night three of four. Your song plays in three of Stankonia's studios in Atlanta, King of the Aux crowns one artist, and industry hours close it out.

Pass The Aux at Quad Studios

New York, NY · May 16, 2027

Pass The Aux at Quad Studios

Sunday May 16, night five of six. Your song plays in four of Quad's studios in Times Square, King of the Aux crowns one artist, and industry hours close it out.

Pass The Aux at Stankonia Studios

Atlanta, GA · May 29, 2027

Pass The Aux at Stankonia Studios

Saturday May 29, night four of four. Your song plays in three of Stankonia's studios in Atlanta, King of the Aux crowns one artist, and industry hours close it out.

Pass The Aux at Quad Studios

New York, NY · Jun 13, 2027

Pass The Aux at Quad Studios

Sunday June 13, night six of six. Your song plays in four of Quad's studios in Times Square, King of the Aux crowns one artist, and industry hours close it out.

Past

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Pass The Aux + King of the Aux Battle

Los Angeles, CA · Nov 1, 2026

Pass The Aux + King of the Aux Battle

Home base. Play your music inside Create Music Group with all four studios open, compete for the crown, get real feedback from industry.

The Open Mic · 7 Year Anniversary

Los Angeles, CA · Oct 28, 2026

The Open Mic · 7 Year Anniversary

Seven years of Something Dope, celebrated where we celebrated three. The open mic at Catch One. Your name goes in the bucket, the bucket decides who performs.

Pass The Aux + King of the Aux Battle

Chicago, IL · Oct 11, 2026

Pass The Aux + King of the Aux Battle

The first Pass The Aux in Chicago. Play your music inside Classick Studios, compete for the crown, get real feedback from industry.

Pass The Aux + King of the Aux Battle

Atlanta, GA · Oct 3, 2026

Pass The Aux + King of the Aux Battle

The first Pass The Aux in Atlanta. Play your music inside Stankonia Studios, compete for the crown, get real feedback from industry.

Open Mic Night

New York, NY · Sep 21, 2026

Open Mic Night

The Something Dope Open Mic comes to New York. Your ticket goes in the bucket, and the bucket decides who performs next.

Pass The Aux + King of the Aux Battle

New York, NY · Sep 20, 2026

Pass The Aux + King of the Aux Battle

The 7 year anniversary, New York. Play your music inside Quad Recording Studios in Times Square, compete for the crown, get real feedback from industry.

Pass The Aux + King of the Aux Battle

Tarzana, CA · Aug 29, 2026

Pass The Aux + King of the Aux Battle

A studio takeover at [noname] Studios. Play your music in the rooms, compete for the crown, and get real feedback from industry.

Open Mic Night

Los Angeles · Jul 21, 2026

Open Mic Night

Pass The Aux + King of the Aux Battle

Los Angeles, CA · Jun 28, 2026

Pass The Aux + King of the Aux Battle

BET Weekend in Hollywood. Play music, network, get feedback, compete, win prizes.

Pass The Aux + King of the Aux Battle

Oklahoma City, OK · Jun 28, 2026

Pass The Aux + King of the Aux Battle

Play music, network, get feedback, compete, win prizes. Oklahoma City.

Open Mic Night

Los Angeles · Jun 9, 2026

Open Mic Night

Raffle-ticket entry. Bucket draws all night. Surprise drop-ins.

Pass The Aux at Create Music Group

Hollywood, CA · May 31, 2026

Pass The Aux at Create Music Group

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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Palermo, home of the first Something Dope Euro Stop

International · London · Palermo

Something Dope Euro Stop

The world tour lane. LA to Europe.

The format that takes the movement overseas. June 2024 opened at Omeara London and landed at Averna Spazio Open in Palermo, where 1,240 people came out for a night of contests across three disciplines.

  • 1,240 attendees in Palermo
  • Freestyle, dance, and original music contests
  • Produced with local partners in each city
  • Winners earned trips to Hollywood
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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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