Random Cool: M.I.A., Interpol, Sleigh Bells & More Rock NYC Creators Project

Posted 6/29/10 5:37 pm ET by MTV Tr3s in Celebrities, Música, Photos

Team Blogamole was in the mix at VICE & Intel's The Creators Project launch event in NYC this past weekend, where a swarm of artists, hipsters, celebs and industry folks enjoyed free food and booze — plus 8 floors of art, film, design, and live performances from a slew of hot artists.

The evening ended with a not-so-secret show by M.I.A., who made the at-capacity crowd go crazy with her thumping beats and psychedelic hair. Opening her set with controversial hit, "Born Free," M.I.A.'s fans crowd surfed and flung beers with wild abandon. It was so packed that — until we were able to push to the front — we watched half her set through cell phones and digital cameras held high in the air!

photo credit: The Creators Project

The Creators Events series kicked off in New York City with a collection of curated artworks and installations, screenings, a panel discussion and dozens of performances by creators from all over the world. The series then moves to London, Sao Paulo, and Seoul, and culminates in Beijing with a huge 3-day Creators exposition in September.

Talk about stimulation overload; there was so much to see! Before sweating it out with other music fans, we had to watch Spike Jonze's short film about robot love, "I'm Here."

"I’m Here" will be screened at The Creators Project events all summer. You can pre-order the book and DVD for the film here.

As a result of attending the screening, we are now instant fans of Aska Matsumiya. The artist, who scored Spike's film, gave the audience a delightful live performance by "magically" appearing behind the screen with her band ASKA during the closing credits.

photo credit: Bashira Webb for MTV Tr3s

ASKA began their set with the hypnotically chill single from the film, "There are Many of Us." We were feeling her Latina bass player! That chica had skills.

photo credit: Bashira Webb for MTV Tr3s

We have more performance photos and show recaps from The Creators Project launch event in NYC, after the jump!

With easily a thousand or more guests, navigating the 80,000 square foot space was a challenge. We barely made it in time to catch Sleigh Bells' set — and we're glad we did. Definitely check out their debut album, Treats, which features more of singer Alexis Krauss' punk yelps and shrieks, along with an intoxicating mix of hip hop samples, guitar hooks, and sexy synths that sounds like someone just injected two quarts of adrenaline into your ears.