Hey all, Jesse wanted me to pass along the info on this year’s edition of the MUTEK Festival— looks great, going down at the end of may in Montreal.

MUTEK 2007 brings to Montreal over one hundred artists. According to their site they offer astonishing showcases that will surely prove unique and sophisticated. Each of these talented explorers brings to the Festival their own brand of electronic music and digital creativity. Check them it all out here.

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Thursday May 31 and Friday June 1
Presented by MOOG AUDIO

Returning with a new title this year, the professional segment of the festival offers an invigorating and incisive panel and workshop series that is dedicated to issues pertaining to electronic music and digital creativity. These activities will be organized jointly with the following partners: ROLAND, ABLETON, M-AUDIO, DIGIDESIGN and MODUL8. At HOTEL GODIN, EX-CENTRIS and the SOCIETY FOR ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY

PANELS

PANEL 1 | DEMO DERBY
THURSDAY MAY, 31 | 2PM | HOTEL GODIN – BAR GODIN | $7*
Participants: Richie Hawtin (M_Nus / Berlin), Seth Horvitz (Sutekh-Context / San Francisco), Kode9 (Hyperdub / London), Marc Leclair (Akufen-Musique Risquée / Montreal), Patti Schmidt (CBC Radio / Montreal), Mike Shannon (Cynosure / Berlin)
Moderator: Philip Sherburne  (Pitchfork, The Wire / Barcelona)

PANEL 2 | SIDLEE PRESENTS PICTOPLASMA: CONTEMPORARY CHARACTER DESIGN AND ART
THURSDAY MAY, 31 | 5PM | HOTEL GODIN – BAR GODIN | $7*
Participants: Lars Denicke & Peter Thaler (Berlin)

PANEL 3 | VJING, LIVE CINEMA + BEYOND: BREAKING BARRIERS IN THE AUDIO/VISUAL DIVIDE
FRIDAY JUNE, 1 | 11AM | HOTEL GODIN - BAR GODIN | $7*
Participants: Boris & Brecht Debackere (Brussels), Clinker (Edmonton), Randy Jones (Seattle), Semiconductor (London), Skoltz_Kolgen (Montreal)
Moderator: TJ Norris (Portland)

PANEL 4 | WEB 2.0 AND THE GLOBAL MARKET: MYTHS, REALITIES AND VIRTUALITIES
FRIDAY JUNE, 1 | 2 PM | HOTEL GODIN - BAR GODIN | $7*
Participants: Hasham Ahmad (Samurai.fm/Tokyo), Emily Griffin (Zune/Seattle), Ronny Krieger (Beatport/Berlin), Matt Laszuk (Iris Distribution/New York), Sam Valenti IV (Ghostly International/Ann Arbor)
Moderator : Stacey Van Buskirk (MUTEK/Montreal)

PANEL 5 | ARTISTS’ SESSION PRESENTED BY ABLETON: COMPUTER-AIDED MUSIC PERFORMANCE
FRIDAY JUNE, 1 | 5 PM | HOTEL GODIN - BAR GODIN | $7*
Participants: Robert Henke (Berlin), Deadbeat (Montréal/Berlin), Pheek (Montréal) & more TBC

WORKSHOPS

M-AUDIO WORKSHOPS:

DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE PRO TOOLS M-POWERED 7.3 SOFTWARE & TORQ DJ SOFTWARE
THURSDAY MAY, 31 | AT 11AM, 2PM & 4PM | HOTEL GODIN - SALLE JARDIN | FREE
PRESENTERS: Michel Dumont & Cristobal Urbina


MODUL8 WORKSHOPS (in French only):

ATELIER MODUL8 1
PRESENTATION DU LOGICIEL DE VJING MODUL8 
THURSDAY MAY, 31 | 10AM | SAT | $20*

ATELIER MODUL8 2
TECHNIQUES AVANCEES MODUL8
THURSDAY MAY, 31 | 2PM | SAT | $20*
PRESENTERS:  Boris Edelstein & Matthias Grau  (co creators of the software)  


DIGIDESIGN WORKSHOPS:

PRESENTATION OF THE LATEST DIGIDESIGN INNOVATIONS IN MIXING AND MUSIC PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PRO TOOLS ENVIRONMENT
THURSDAY MAY, 31 & FRIDAY JUNE, 1 | 10AM | EX-CENTRIS - FELLINI ROOM | FREE


ROLAND WORKSHOPS & SHOWROOM:

ROLAND OPEN SHOWROOM
THURSDAY MAY, 31 | 10AM - 5PM | SALLE GODIN | FREE

ROLAND WORKSHOP 1
ROLAND RHYTHM EXPERIENCE - RHYTHM PROGRAMMING FOR ELECTRONIC MUSIC
FRIDAY JUNE, 1 | 10AM | SALLE GODIN | FREE

ROLAND WORKSHOP 2
V-LINK - PERFORMANCE VIDEO
FRIDAY JUNE, 1 | 1PM | SALLE GODIN | FREE

ROLAND WORKSHOP 3
OLD SKOOL - NEW TOOLS
FRIDAY JUNE, 1 | 3.15PM | SALLE GODIN | FREE

PRESENTERS: Jeff Lyons & Adrian Marsi


ABLETON WORKSHOPS:

ABLETON WORKSHOP 1
MUSIC PRODUCTION WITH ABLETON LIVE: TIPS & TECHNIQUES
FRIDAY JUNE, 1 | 11AM | SAT | FREE

ABLETON WORKSHOP 2
MUSIC PERFORMANCE WITH ABLETON LIVE: TIPS & TECHNIQUES
FRIDAY JUNE, 1 | 2PM | SAT | FREE

PRESENTERS: Matt Moldover & David Cross


NOTES:
* Tickets available at the door only.  Free for MUTEK_PASSPORT holders.