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DJ Zattar has his finger on the pulse of cool. Photo by Ted Simpson
Urban art and underground beats Hintonburg’s DJ Zattar has his finger on the pulse of cool Story and photos by Ted Simpson
Alex Mattar – better known as DJ Zattar – is a Hintonburg local with a finger on the beat of Ottawa’s urban art and underground electronic music scene. Mattar’s current project is his hand in the House of PainT Urban Art and Music Festival
(houseofpaint.ca). Mattar is a cofounder of the annual festival and serves as music director. The festival is celebrating its tenth anniversary and is an event that has seen steady growth over the past decade. House of PainT is located under the Dunbar Bridge, where Bronson Avenue crosses the Rideau River, and is the first public
space in Ottawa that was elected as a legal graffiti wall. “House of PainT rose as an area where local artists could work on their graffiti murals and not be harassed by the law,” says Mattar. The celebration of urban culture includes over 40 graffiti artists from across the country repainting the Continued on page 5
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