Enjoy the exciting final show of the Beyond the Beat Music Series featuring award‐winning, hip‐hop, Indigenous artists DJ Shub and opener Mattmac. This performance, presented in partnership with Manitoba Music and the Winnipeg Folk Festival, is also one of the events marking the Museum’s 10th anniversary.
Concert ticket holders get free access to our Beyond the Beat: Music of Resistance and Change exhibition in the Level 1 Gallery, which features DJ Shub among many other Indigenous artists.
Born as Dan General, a Mohawk from the Turtle Clan of the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve in Ontario, DJ Shub is considered the “Godfather of PowWowStep.” Pioneering a growing genre of electronic music, he combines Indigenous heritage, hip‐hop and protest.
Matthew Monias (also known as Mattmac) is an Ojibway‐Cree blind music producer and recording artist from Garden Hill First Nation in Manitoba. Through assisted technology, he combines melodic pop‐trap beats with inspiring hip‐hop lyrics.
About DJ Shub
Before solidifying his seat at the top of the PowWowStep world, DJ Shub turned heads by spinning and winning at the DMC World DJ Championships and representing Canada at the world finals in 2007 and 2008. In 2012, he won the Canadian Red Bull 3style DJ Competition and placed fifth at the world finals. In 2014, he received a JUNO award for Breakthrough Group of the Year with A Tribe Called Red. He won a 2017 Much Music video award for Best EDM/Dance Video. Then in 2022, he received a JUNO award for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year.
DJ Shub has also achieved success in film and TV synchronization licensing. British actor, comedian and producer Sacha Baron Cohen selected the song “Indomitable” as the theme music to his Showtime series, Who Is America? He also composed music for The Grizzlies, an emotional film based on a true story about a youth lacrosse team created to help combat a youth suicide epidemic in Kugluktuk, Nunavut. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and DJ Shub won Best Original Song at the Canadian Screen Awards for the title song “Trials.” His music has also been placed globally by Fox Sports Australia, Les Mills in New Zealand, VICE in the United States and CBC in Canada.
With extensive experience performing on international stages, DJ Shub now brings a dynamic live show of his critically acclaimed, chart‐topping electronic Indigenous album War Club Live. The show is a celebration of Indigenous music and culture, featuring special guests, visuals and Indigenous dancers in full regalia.
War Club blends traditional Indigenous drums with modern day electronic beats and hip‐hop sensibility. Each song is a master course in technical skill and DJ turntablism, bringing a message of protest and power. Filled with heavy hitters, the album intends to provoke thought and shed light on the many ways artists are fighting back in today’s political climate.
