Iconic Arts & Entertainment is Canada's leader in Black music & cultural live events programming, with a mandate to provide quality, theme oriented and safe entertainment. Established in 1999 as Ian Andre Espinet Entertainment, the company has produced some of the most notable music, nightlife and lifestyle events in Toronto over the past 20 years, creating some of the city's most recognizable and trusted event brands at the city's premier venues.
Guided by the principle that success requires not only VISION but RE:VISION, Iconic Arts & Entertainment has grown not only to adapt to changes in lifestyle and culture, but to CREATE changes in culture and lifestyle.
At the core of it's over 1000 produced and co-produced events, 150+ concert performances and celebrity hosts, stands a pantheon of Toronto-born, world renowned event brands including The Legendary Amnesia Old School Party, Soul Kitchen, B-Boy Document, Big People Fete, ICON, WhiteSands, Carpe Diem and The One, amongst others.
These events have taken place at Canada's most coveted venues - from concerts at Toronto's legendary Guvernment/Koolhaus and Rebel Complexes (Ink); upscale events at the historical Courthouse (Liberty Group), Fifth Social Club and York/Capital & MET Event Theatres; ice skating and live outdoor performances at Toronto's Waterfront Harbourfront Centre - to name less than a few.
In the process, Iconic Arts & Entertainment has hosted tens of thousands of patrons and numerous celebrities from the GTA, the United States and worldwide during events such as the annual Caribana [TM] festivities.
20 plus years into the journey, Iconic Arts & Entertainment remains true to its mission from day one: