Polaris Festival Presents: Hart House Producers’ Circle Featuring Clairmont The Second

*THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED to Sept 17, 2025,  6-9 PM | 7 Hart House Circle, Map Room, Toronto
All Ages | Accessible Venue

In celebration of 20 years of Polaris Music Prize, we’ve created the Polaris Festival presented by Sirius XM Canada. The Festival is happening throughout September with over 15 events like Salons, Concerts, Listening Sessions, and our Concert & Award Ceremony at Massey Hall. Browse Festival events here.

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Join us for an intimate evening of conversation, creativity, and community as the Polaris Music Prize and Hart House proudly co-present “Hart House Producers’ Circle” featuring one of Toronto’s most innovative voices in hip-hop, Clairmont The Second. Known for his self-produced, genre-defying sound and deeply introspective lyrics, Clairmont The Second brings a bold, authentic voice to Canada’s music scene.

A self-taught producer, filmmaker, and multi-time Polaris Music Prize nominee, Clairmont has built a reputation built on his uncompromising artistry. This special event offers a curated listening experience featuring selected tracks from Clairmont’s rich discography, offering insight into his evolution as an artist and producer. The evening is less about performance and more about process; it’s a dialogue between artist and audience. Clairmont will join the Hart House Producers’ Circle for an intimate conversation on his creative process, musical influences, and the journey of building a career from the ground up.

As part of our commitment to fostering emerging talent, we’re also opening the floor to attendees who wish to share their own original music. Whether you’re a bedroom producer, seasoned beatmaker, or just getting started, you’ll have the opportunity to play your track live for the audience, and for Clairmont himself.

Come ready to listen, learn, and connect. This is more than a showcase; it’s a celebration of community, creativity, and the power of hip-hop to build bridges between generations of artists.

Clairmont The Second

Born in 1997 in Weston, Clairmont The Second is a visionary artist whose creativity knows no limits. He is a vocalist/producer, composer/engineer, director/editor, & filmmaker/photographer. With a style that echoes both the past and the future, Clairmont invites listeners into a celestial environment shaped by sonic curiosity, deep introspection, and raw honesty. He pushes boundaries to craft immersive, expansive soundscapes, with albums that unfold like cinematic film scores. His composition credits include “Nine Films About Technology,” a 2017 Toronto Raptors Playoffs Feature, a Nia Centre commercial, the self-directed “Full Circle” film, and multiple other projects that further prove his ability to shape atmosphere and emotion through sound. Artists from across the globe have been drawn to his ability to blend tradition with the unknown; lending his sound to artists such as Kali Uchis, Dylan Sinclair, DijahSB, Shi Wisdom, Spek Won, and many more. These works not only highlight his range, but also ground his ethereal sound in tangible, culturally relevant moments. With multiple Polaris Prize Long List nominations, a 2018 Juno nomination, the 2019 Prism Prize Hi-Fidelity Award, and many more accolades, Clairmont’s legend continues to unfold, one note at a time — crafting a future where art is as limitless as imagination itself.

Marco Adamovic, Moderator 

Marco Adamović, known musically as Vic Adamo, is a Toronto-based artist, producer, poet, and educator whose work bridges music, storytelling, and community learning. A first-generation Canadian of Yugoslav descent, he crafts genre-defying soundscapes rooted in hip-hop, indie, and experimental traditions. As an educator and facilitator, Marco supports emerging artists through mentorship, arts-based programming, and post-secondary engagement. His creative practice explores identity, memory, and social change, using music as a form of cultural dialogue. His forthcoming EP, The Circle (September 2025), continues this work, weaving personal and political narratives into bold, emotionally charged sonic landscapes.

Hart House

Since it first opened its doors in 1919, Hart House has sought to function as a place where students—as well as faculty, staff, alumni and members of the broader community—find welcome and unique ways to connect with each other and the broader world through engagement with the arts, dialogue and wellness. Hart House Hip Hop Education (est. 2019) supports learning through the lens of hip-hop culture, fostering creativity, social justice, and community engagement. Through workshops, performances, and dialogues, it empowers students and artists to explore identity, equity, and expression, bridging academic and cultural spaces between the University of Toronto and the wider community.

Polaris Music Prize

Polaris Music Prize is a Canadian charitable arts organization celebrating 20 years of honouring music as art. From June to September 2025, the new Polaris Music Prize Festival brings concerts, salons, and listening sessions to Toronto and across Ontario — culminating in the Polaris Concert & Award Ceremony on September 16 at Massey Hall. Through its Album, Song, and Heritage Prizes, Polaris amplifies Canadian artists based on artistic merit — not genre, sales, or algorithmic popularity. With 700+ artists championed, over $1.4M in prize and artist fees awarded, and a jury of over 200 music critics and curators, Polaris protects space for boundary-pushing music and fosters a deeper national music culture. Learn more at polarismusicprize.ca.

The event is part of the Polaris Music Prize Festival presented by SiriusXM Canada. CBC presents the 2025 Polaris Music Prize. This project is funded in part by FACTOR, the Government of Canada, and Canada’s private radio broadcasters. It is supported by SiriusXM Canada, Ontario Creates, the Government of Ontario, the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, and the Slaight Family Foundation.

Accessibility Info

This venue is accessible by wheelchair or similar mobility devices. This includes access to washrooms and all aspects of programming/events.

Hart House continues to make every effort to facilitate the inclusion of campus and community members with disabilities into all aspects of our facilities and services.

Patrons may gain access to the theatre (7 Hart House Circle, Toronto) by using the 10 steps via the main entrance, or the ramped, accessible entrances located off Tower Road (located south of Hoskin Avenue), and Queen’s Park Circle (18 Queen’s Park Crescent West).

Accessibility information, including Wheeltrans drop-off and pickup and ramped entrances, can be found here: https://harthouse.ca/theatre/visitor-info. Universal washrooms can be found on the Main Floor and the Basement Level.

Contact marco.adamovic@utoronto.ca for accessibility questions and info.