Evaton Technologies Coming to MUTEK Montréal August 22 to 27

Evaton Technologies will be participating in MUTEK Montréal's DIGI_SECTION Modular Showroom, sponsored by Moog Audio.

http://www.mutek.org/en/montreal/2017

"MUTEK Grows Up And Out

for its 18th Edition, August 22 to 27

Part of the official program marking Montréal’s 375th anniversary, Canada’s preeminent hub of electronic music and digital creativity turns 18, taking the occasion to change its dates, expand its program and refresh its commitment to live performance at the intersection of music, visual art and technology. MUTEK also mobilizes its international connections to host four days of programming dedicated to the cultural metropoles of London, Mexico City, Barcelona and Berlin — exploring the contemporaneous and multi-disciplinary links between Montréal and these capitals. The fundamental DNA of the festival will continue to express values of discovery, revelation and community, emphasizing premieres, exclusive appearances and artistic ingenuity. Events will take place in the Quartier des spectacles, the Society for Arts and Technology, Monument-National, Métropolis and on the free outdoor stage of the Esplanade de la Place des Arts."

Live From MUTEK Hexinverter Mutant BD9 eurorack modular kick drum

Published on Jun 5, 2016 Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com

"Live from the MUTEK festival in toronto is Stacy of Hexinverter.net
known for the Mutant Drum series of eurorack modules.
Here he demonstrates a prototype of the new Mutant BD9 kick which is a new take loosely based on the synthesis of the Roland TR 909 kick.
for more info please visit Hexinverter.net
special thanks to Pete K. of JQM for the interview!"

Evaton Technologies Prepping for MUTEK Montréal

Evaton Technologies will be participating in MUTEK Montréal next week. They sent in these photos of their demo rig presently under construction. Come see Evaton Technologies at the DIGI_SECTION exhibit, hosted in the Phi Centre on Saturday, June 4, as part of the MUTEK festival going on June 1 through 5.

MUTEK Electronic Music Festival Set for June 4 in Montreal Canada

This one is in via Evaton Technologies who will be at the event along with Moog, Doepfer, Hexinverter, Kilpatrick Audio, Bitwig and LittleBits.

"Date

June 04, 2016 - 12:00 - 17:00

Venue

Phi Centre - Phi Centre: Space A
407 St-Pierre Street
Montréal, Canada


MUTEK is a yearly festival dedicated to electronic music and digital culture. Ever since its inception in June 2000, it has distinguished itself as a unique event of its kind in North America. The core of the festival is comprised of several concerts, live performances and outdoor interventions presented in a variety of locations in the heart of the city. In addition to these performance programs, MUTEK also includes a professional section featuring panels and workshop that serves as a meeting ground for some of today’s most cutting-edge artists.

MUTEK will return with renewed energy and momentum in 2016. It is expected that over 150 artists and professionals from about 15 countries will participate and perform at the festival, as part of a program offering an intense trajectory on the path of experimentation and discovery.

Moog Audio is presenting a Modular Synthesizer and Audio Technology Showroom on Saturday, June 4, during the MUTEK festival. Synth manufacturers Doepfer, Evaton Technologies, Hexinverter, and Kilpatrick Audio will be present, as well as Bitwig and LittleBits."

I Dream of Wires showcase - MUTEK 2012

I Dream of Wires showcase - MUTEK 2012: IDOW reporting for Wired.com from I Dream Of Wires on Vimeo.

As part of the annual MUTEK Festival in Montreal Canada, the I Dream of Wires team curated an evening of cutting-edge, modular synthesizer based performances. The event took place on Saturday June 2, 2012 at the Montreal Satosphere (part of the Society for Arts and Technology), a spectacular 360 degree multi-media performance space with live performances, all incorporating modular synthesizers, by Sealey/Greenspan/Lanza (Orphx/Junior Boys), Keith Fullerton Whitman (Kranky/Editions Mego), Clark (Warp Records), and Container (Spectrum Spools).

This video piece was originally posted as an exclusive feature at Wired.com. See the accompanying write-up + interview with IDOW director Robert Fantinatto, below.

http://orphx.com
http://juniorboys.net
http://www.keithfullertonwhitman.com
http://warp.net/records/clark
http://www.ijustlivehere.org/container

http://idreamofwires.org
http://www.facebook.com/idreamofwiresdocumentary

http://mutek.org
https://www.facebook.com/MUTEK

http://www.sat.qc.ca
http://www.facebook.com/SATmontreal

New Doc I Dream of Wires Celebrates Modular Synths, Retro Gear
By Geeta Dayal
06.13.12

I Dream of Wires, an upcoming documentary about modular synthesizers, celebrates analog hardware in all its wild, messy glory. More than 100 prominent musicians, including Trent Reznor, cEvin Key, Gary Numan, Carl Craig and Morton Subotnick are in the process of being interviewed for the ambitious feature-length film, which is set to be finished in the fall.

Colorful masses of patch cables, rows of knobs and faders, and electronic sounds abound in the exclusive clip above, shot this month at the legendary MUTEK Festival in Montreal. In addition to interviews with several musicians, including Keith Fullerton Whitman, Container and Clark, the 15-minute clip shows intriguing glimpses of the synths in action, in a massive multimedia dome housing 157 speakers called the Satosphere.

The “dedicated and obsessive subculture” of modular synth fanatics across the world formed the inspiration for I Dream of Wires, said director Robert Fantinatto in an e-mail exchange with Wired. “Years ago, I made a small documentary film about the urban-exploration subculture called Echoes of Forgotten Places…. I felt that this whole world of modular synths could make an interesting little film.”

The project soon grew massively in size and ambition. Fantinatto joined forces with Jason Amm, better known as the electronic musician Solvent. With Amm as producer of the film, Fantinatto was able to reach a large number of well-known musicians.

“The trip to see Trent Reznor was probably the most nerve-wracking,” said Fantinatto. “He lives way up on the top of a mountain in Beverly Hills and it [was] quite intimidating leading up to the interview, but Trent was supercool and had us all at ease very quickly.”

But the most jaw-dropping array of modular synth gear that Fantinatto and Amm uncovered didn’t belong to Reznor or any of the other stars they profiled. The best collection, hands down, belonged to a clinical psychologist in Los Angeles.

“He had the most extensive collection of gear I’ve ever seen,” said Fantinatto. “A huge studio with every modular synth ever made, literally every single one ever!”

Fantinatto said he met many modular synth collectors who have “devoted a significant chunk of their lives [to] buying, building and collecting these machines that sometimes take over their homes and their lives.”

“The mystery behind what motivates this irrational obsession is at the heart of the film,” Fantinatto said. “In the end, it is a longing for something authentic — something that has been lost in a virtualized world.”

I Dream of Wires MUTEK Montreal Pics

follow-up to these posts: 1, 2, 3.

You'll find pics of the event on Facebook here.

Pictured here:

"Keith Fullerton Whitman lets the machines do their thing."

"Chris Clark's live modular rig."

"Christina Sealey sets up the tower of synth."

I Dream of Wires showcase MUTEK Montreal

via Jason, aka Solvent of IDOW:

"I Dream of Wires showcase
MUTEK Montreal, 13th Edition
Saturday June 2, 2012

I'm very excited to announce that we will be presenting an I Dream of Wires showcase at this year's edition of MUTEK Montreal. For those who don't know, MUTEK is the most prestigious electronic music festival in North America, now in it's 13th year.

I worked with MUTEK to curate this event. All of the artists will be incorporating modular synthesizers into their performances, and the event will be filmed for inclusion in the documentary. The line-up:

Clark (Warp Records, UK)
http://warp.net/records/clark
https://www.facebook.com/throttleclark

Container (Spectrum Spools, USA)
http://www.ijustlivehere.org/container
http://boomkat.com/vinyl/437666-container-lp

Solvent (Ghostly International/Suction Records, Canada)
http://ghostly.com/artists/solvent
https://www.facebook.com/solvent

Keith Fullerton Whitman (Kranky/Editions Mego, USA)
https://vimeo.com/kfw
http://www.keithfullertonwhitman.com

Sealey/Greenspan/Lanza (Orphx/Junior Boys, Canada)
J.S. Bach two part inventions, for modular synthesizers.


The showcase will be held at the amazing new Satosphere venue, a planetarium-style dome. We will be projecting visuals from the film throughout the performances, for a truly immersive modular experience:



From MUTEK's website:

"American composer KEITH FULLERTON WHITMAN [is] considered by many to be one of his generation’s most critically acclaimed disciples of electronic music’s avant-garde classical roots.... Whitman will be joining Toronto synth-electro veteran SOLVENT (Jason Amm), who returns to the festival after a decade’s absence. Amm will be leading a showcase that includes Whitman, UK Warp act CLARK, American indie-techno producer CONTAINER, and more, to take place at Montreal’s new Satosphere, a truly original planetarium-style dome for digital-arts performance. This showcase will be filmed for the upcoming feature-length documentary “I Dream of Wires”, which explores the resurgence of the modular synthesizer. In the month of May, MUTEK TV will be featuring exclusive weekly excerpts from the film."

http://www.mutek.org/en/news/387-mutek-festival-announces-second-wave- of-performers

Hope to see some of you there... for the rest of you, we will be sure to post extended from the showcase on our Vimeo channel!

thanks,

Jason Amm,
Producer, "I Dream Of Wires"
http://idreamofwires.org
http://www.indiegogo.com/IDOW-round3
https://www.facebook.com/idreamofwiresdocumentary"

I Dream of Wires at MUTEK Montreal

via IDOW Facebook: ‎'I Dream of Wires' will be presenting a showcase at MUTEK Montreal, June 2, at this amazing new Satosphere venue. Modular-based live performances (line-up TBA) + immersive modular visuals at night, and modular synth demonstrations during the day..."

3D and beyond at Montreal's Satosphere

YouTube Published on Nov 3, 2011 by AFP

"A theater in Montreal is giving audiences the sight -- and sound, and smell -- of the future, with a new immersive, 3D technology that could help craft the media of the future. Duration: 02:11."