Guillaume Coutu Dumont & Line Katcho^CA/QC

Trained in classical and Latin percussion as well as electroacoustic composition, Guillaume Coutu Dumont has been a central figure in Montréal’s electronic scene since the early 2000s. Emerging with projects like Chic Miniature, EGG, and LUCI, his solo alias Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts fused house, jazz, gospel, and afrobeat, leading to over a decade of global touring across more than 45 countries. Back in Montréal since 2016, he revived Flabbergast with Vincent Lemieux, launched the live trio Auflassen (with Robbie Kuster and Nicolas Boucher), and released new material as Vieux Renard. His recent work explores a nostalgic, analog-infused ambient style, rich in hypnotic repetition and melodic warmth. In 2020, he debuted Les Empires, an hour-long audiovisual piece inspired by science fiction and mythology. Balancing instinctive rhythm with introspective textures, Coutu Dumont continues to craft music that resonates both physically and emotionally.

Line Katcho is a Montréal-based composer and audiovisual artist whose immersive works explore sound and image as forces of motion, tension and transformation. Blending abstraction with narrative elements, her practice spans live performance, film, VR and architectural projection. Her work has been presented at Ars Electronica, Sónar+D, MUTEK (Argentina, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Spain, UAE), and Scopitone, and was officially selected by prestigious festivals such as the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France). A recipient of the JTTP 2014 First Prize and the MA/IN 2016 Award of Distinction, she has also completed residencies with the Society for Arts and Technology and Espace IM(media). With a background in electroacoustic composition, she embraces hybrid forms and sensory immersion, creating intense, expressive works that resonate physically and emotionally. She also collaborates across disciplines, including contemporary dance and video game sound design.

Guillaume Coutu Dumont & Line Katcho — Les Empires
Live A/V | Canadian Premiere

Guillaume Coutu Dumont and Line Katcho unveil a new iteration of Les Empires, blending retro-futuristic synths, hypnotic grooves, and mythological echoes. Joined by Nicolas Boucher on keyboards, this open-air performance at Théâtre de Verdure invites the audience into a vivid, cinematic world of sound and vision.