Love Music Initiative Canada

Love Music Initiative Canada LMI is a multi disciplinary and alternative education program that uses contemporary, urban music an

The Love Music Initiative is a TDSB approved multi-disciplinary and alternative education program that fuses Hip Hop, contemporary music and popular culture as a backdrop to make learning fun for kids. Our focus is to ensure that kids increase self esteem, self awareness, self identity and self regulation. This is done as youth explore their world through the lens of music DJing, Drumming, Dance & Spoken Word. Our program is offered in middle and high schools, community and the library system. We do programming in a range of settings and our lesson plans are scalable and youth led.

08/29/2026

2026 ASPIRE ARTS FEST RECAP 🎥 👀

"To everyone who attended the very first Aspire Arts Festival—thank you for believing in this vision‼️

You helped create more than a festival; you helped start a tradition.

This past July we witnessed strangers become friends, young artists express themselves, families celebrate together, and a community come alive through music, creativity, and culture.

This was only the beginning 📈 🚀

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING:

A HUGE shout out to our venue sponsor Studio TCC

Our amazing partners & sponsors
Fernie Youth Services | Greater Toronto Area
restassuredrespite
City of Toronto

Our facilitators
Lula Lumaj
Negus
Kory Goldendjq
AstroSankofa Arts Initiatives

We're already dreaming about what's possible next year, and we can't wait to welcome you back for Aspire Arts Festival 2027.

Until then, keep creating, keep connecting, and keep inspiring ✌🏾

07/08/2026

TAKE ME BACK TUESDAY ✨️💛

Reminiscing on our end of year event at Runnymede CI for our "Power of You" event which saw youth involved in a co created music / art exhibit amd interactive activation which centered youth to express themselves.

Students came into the library and shared stories, their dreams and moving "I AM" statements

This immersive experience was an opportunity for young people to feel seen, valued and heard.

Music is the medicine 💊
Arts-based programming works

The Power of You

Thanks to my team Lionel Holder Eman🇳🇬🇨🇦 , the Runnymede staff and most importantly the men from the Boys group and fellow students who made this possible by trusting us & themselves ‼️

Keep climbing 🧗🏾‍♀️

06/30/2026

BREAKING NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENT 🗞📢

FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME 💯💣

This summer, Love Music Initiative is bringing together families, community, and aspiring creatives for a day of learning, expression, and fun ✨️

Love Music Initiative is proud to announce the very first Aspire Arts Festival! A Celebration of Music, Culture, Community, and Creativity. 💫

📅 Saturday July 25th
⌚️ 2pm-5pm
📌 Studio TCC ( 1061 Eglinton Avenue West)

The festival will have a multitude of free activities and workshops, focused on centering and celebrating Music and the Arts. 

Planned activities & workshops
▫️DJing 101
▫️Beatmaking 101
▫️Drumming
▫️Instrument making and decorating
▫️Painting and arts & Crafts
▫️Live performances, and more.

No arts or music experience is required - just a willingness to participate!

We encourage pre-registeration via link in bio
Limited capacity.

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06/10/2026

THE POWER OF YOU 🫶🏾✨️💯

A celebration of identity, leadership, voice and possibility

"The Power of You" was an immersive experience that helped youth reflect on who they are, where they come from and who they are becoming.

A huge team effort saw our boys guide their peers through an immersive & interactive workshop and art exhibit activation.

Student leaders also shared their thoughts, wrote reflections on post it notes and also joined our photobooth so we could capture their smiles

This past year saw us work with a group of boys and explore a variety of topics from;

▫️Self advocacy
▫️Exploring masculinity
▫️Media literacy
▫️Financial literacy
▫️Coping with stress
▫️Finding your voice

These topics just scratched the surface

Thanks to the Runnymede CI staffman for program support
📸 + 🎥 and of course our participants who trusted us to guide them and their incredible energy and input

It's amazing what can happen when youth feel seen, valued and heard

05/29/2026

POV: STUDENTS TRYING TO MIX ‼️

Here is the exact blending technique we teach to make your transitions sound perfectly blended.

Looping a track and then dropping the same beat onto itself is an easy way to learn to blend tracks together

Learning to DJ happens in many small steps and part of the process is mastering timing and effectively dropping tracks to begin the blending process.

Look at the smiles
Look at the confidence building
See how the arts connect young people ✨️

Summer DJ sessions starting soon

Stay tuned for details

05/23/2026

MAKING CONNECTS 🪘

Next to your heartbeat the drum is one of the first sounds most humans have heard

Our drumming program is an amazing way to engage young pelple and give them confidence, understand rhythm and express themselves through sound

Check out this throwback video 🎥 from our Boys group finale as we performed in Durham Black Boys Conference.

The most amazing thing is at the start of this program when we would finish the boys would leave the drum and run off. On this day I asked each participant to grab their drum and bring it to the car.

I remember circling this loading area to see 15 drums on their own BUT thats not what happened at all. When I pulled up each boy had the drum in their hand and gave it to me to load into the car. This showed me that the respect, connection and truly understanding how the drum was sacred was understood.

Address

61 Heintzman Street
Toronto, ON
M6P5A2

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

6474385395

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