Édition 2025
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Following a landmark 25th edition in 2024, MUTEK Montréal presented its 26th edition from August 19 to 24, 2025. The Festival unfolded over six days across multiple program series and downtown venues, combining indoor performances, free outdoor events, and audiovisual projects.
The 2025 edition brought together 128 artists from 29 nationalities, with 86 performances and projects presented. The program placed a strong emphasis on new works, totaling 64 premieres, including 30 world premieres, 15 North American premieres, and 19 Canadian premieres.
MUTEK Forum continued its role as a professional platform dedicated to current practices in digital creation, while the Village Numérique, presented with Xn Québec and hosted for a second consecutive year in the Quartier des spectacles, extended the Festival experience into the public space through a pathway of installations.
In total, activities across the Festival, the Forum, and the Village Numérique generated 108,573 entries, confirming MUTEK Montréal’s position as a major meeting point for digital creativity and live electronic music.
Abul Mogard & Grand River IT | Al Wootton UK | Alexis Langevin-Tétrault CA/QC | Ash Fure US | Aurora Halal US | Baby Volcano GT/CH | BelleyFERRIS CA/QC | Bergsonist MA/US | Bitter Babe CO | BunBun CA/QC | Cassy UK/AT | Charline Dally CA/QC | Claire CA/QC | Cousin AU | Daniela Huerta MX/DE | DELAVELOUR CA/QC | DJ Oil FR | Djeity & al11z CA/QC | ephemeral objects CA | Florence-Delphine Roux CA/QC | France Jobin & Markus Heckmann CA/QC+DE | Gadi Sassoon & Portrait XO feat. 555n IT+US/DE | Garden of Magic CA | Gayance QC/PT | Gendron, Myre, Tessier CA/QC | Guillaume Côté CA/QC | Guillaume Coutu Dumont & Line Katcho CA/QC | Hodge UK | Holy Tongue IT/UK+UK | i+eo PH/CA+CA | Ida Toninato & Pierre-Luc Lecours CA/QC | Iregular CA | Isotone FR/QC | Jade Telemann CA/QC | James Holden & Wacław Zimpel UK+PL | Jason Voltaire CA/QC | K-Phi-A FR/CA+KR/CA+JP | Kaiwa KR/JP+EC | Kevin Saunderson US | Kevin Saunderson & Dantiez present e-Dancer US | Kyle Hall US | L M O CA/QC | Line Katcho CA/QC | Lio LB/QC | Lisa Pulsatilla AT/QC | Loidis US | Ma Sha US | machìna KR/JP | Madame Gandhi US | Martyn Bootyspoon CA/QC | Max Cooper UK | Memory Management Unit CA/QC | Mok-T & Bar Rubinstein FR/QC | Motia & Nait Saves AR | Myriam Boucher CA/QC | Nicola Cruz EC | NikNak UK | OSTR-SIZE CA/QC | Ouri FR/QC | Phèdre CA | Quayola IT | Raf Reza BD/CA | RAMZi CA/QC | ReVerie: Sense CN/CA+KR/CA | RICO X PARIA Ensemble CO/QC+CO | ROLROLROL NL | Sabrina Ratté & Roger Tellier-Craig CA/QC | Safia Nihil CA/QC | Satoshi Tomiie JP | Shackleton UK | Shackleton & Wacław Zimpel feat. Siddhartha Belmannu UK+PL+IN | SIM CA/QC | SLIBERIUM CA/QC | Slikback KE/PL | Speedy J NL | Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale US | Stephen Beaupré CA/QC | supermarket_sallad SE | SXXN CA | Techno Para Dos MX | The Bionic Harpist & Techno Para Dos US/QC+MX | The Fear Ratio (James Ruskin & Mark Broom) UK | Thisquietarmy & Mothrspace CA/QC+BR/QC | TiND CA/QC | Topdown Dialectic US | TUSH CA | upsammy & Valentina Magaletti NL+IT/UK | Valentina Magaletti IT/UK | Valesuchi CL/BR | Xicada CA | YeffYeff & Bertie Sampson UK | Yu Su CA+CN/UK | .618 CA/QC
The regular performance program
The Expérience series | Esplanade Tranquille
Set on the terrace of Esplanade Tranquille, the free outdoor stage of the Expérience series welcomed audiences daily between 5:00 p.m. and midnight. Open to all, this stage presented an eclectic program reflecting the diversity of today’s electronic music, combining live performances and DJ sets. Located in the heart of the Quartier des spectacles, the Expérience series served as an accessible meeting point between artists, audiences, and contemporary musical practices.
Expérience 1 — Tuesday, August 19
Valentina Magaletti | Stephen Beaupré — Return | Nicola Cruz — DJ set
The Expérience series opened with a live performance by Valentina Magaletti, highlighting a precise and rhythmic drumming approach, blending motorik textures with repetitive dynamics. Stephen Beaupré then presented Return, an immersive performance synthesizing more than twenty years of research in electronic music. The evening concluded with an all-vinyl DJ set by Nicola Cruz.
Expérience 2 — Wednesday, August 20
Lio — Outsider, from Within | Garden of Magic | Bergsonist — 3alam-building: Intuitional Psychoanalytic Reveries | Cousin | Al Wootton — DJ set
The second evening opened with Lio’s minimal and meditative live performance, followed by Garden of Magic and their polyrhythmic grooves. Bergsonist delivered a performance combining live vocals, sound textures, and dance-driven rhythms. Cousin then presented a new live set, in its Canadian premiere, before Al Wootton closed the night with a DJ set.
Expérience 3 — Thursday, August 21
Baby Vulture — DJ set | Jade Telemann — Cash for Teeth | SXXN | Techno Para Dos — Amor | DELAVELOUR — Paranoid Fantasies | Kevin Saunderson — DJ set
The evening opened with a DJ set by Baby Vulture, followed by the world premiere of Cash for Teeth by Jade Telemann. SXXN then presented an ambient live performance incorporating field recordings and analog textures. Techno Para Dos explored a range of electronic styles, followed by DELAVELOUR with a live set bridging minimal house and funk-inflected rhythms. Kevin Saunderson closed the night with a DJ set.
Expérience 4 — Friday, August 22
SLIBERIUM — The Infinity Door | Madame Gandhi | Raf Reza — Ekbar | OSTR/SIZE | ROLROLROL | Yu Su — DJ set
SLIBERIUM opened the evening with an experimental pop performance, followed by a live set from Madame Gandhi combining percussion and MCing. Raf Reza presented Ekbar, a project bridging Bengali folklore and dub electronics. OSTR/SIZE continued with a drum and bass set, followed by a live performance from the duo ROLROLROL. Yu Su closed the night with a two-hour DJ set.
Expérience 5 — Saturday, August 23
Lisa Pulsatilla | DJ Oil | Baby Volcano | RICO & PARIA Ensemble — Sonic Experimentations from the Caribbean | Bitter Babe — DJ set
The evening began with a performance by Lisa Pulsatilla, followed by a new live set from DJ Oil. Baby Volcano then presented a performance combining music and movement. RICO & PARIA Ensemble offered a reinterpretation of Afro-Caribbean rhythms, integrating experimental electronics and voice. The night concluded with a DJ set by Bitter Babe.
Expérience 6 — Sunday, August 24
Florence Delphine Roux | Safia Nihil | Claire — In the Shadow of the Moon | TUSH — Heavy Weather | Kyle Hall — DJ set
On the final day, Florence Delphine Roux opened the program with a setup based on the capture of VHF and low-frequency waves. Safia Nihil then presented a live performance in its Canadian premiere, followed by Claire’s performance. TUSH presented Heavy Weather. The Expérience series concluded with a DJ set by Kyle Hall, moving between house and techno.
The Nocturne series | Société des arts technologiques [SAT]
The Nocturne series took place from Wednesday to Sunday at the Société des arts technologiques. As a central axis of the Festival, it presented 38 performances across the Espace SAT and the Satosphere. The program highlighted contemporary electronic creations within immersive audiovisual setups.
Nocturne 1 — Wednesday, August 20
Espace SAT
Yu Su | VJ Myriam Boucher | upsammy & Valentina Magaletti | James Holden & Wacław Zimpel
The first Nocturne brought together two North American premieres and the return of a Canadian artist. Yu Su opened the evening, accompanied by visuals by Myriam Boucher. upsammy and Valentina Magaletti then presented a live performance with fine-grained textures, structured around rhythm and space. James Holden and Wacław Zimpel closed the night with an improvised performance combining modular synthesizers and alto clarinet.
Satosphère
ReVerie: Sense
Developed through the SAT residency program, ReVerie: Sense offered an interactive AI-based experience, transforming audience dream memories into an audiovisual environment, preceded by a live performance.
Nocturne 2 — Thrusday, August 21
Gadi Sassoon & Portrait XO feat. 555n — Hypercast | Holy Tongue | Phèdre — Liquid Constancy | The Fear Ratio | VJ TiND
The evening opened with Hypercast, a collaboration between Gadi Sassoon, Portrait XO, and the synthetic agent 555n. Holy Tongue then presented a dub performance combining percussion, bass, and improvisation. Phèdre unveiled Liquid Constancy, followed by a live set from The Fear Ratio. The final two performances were accompanied by visuals by TiND.
Satosphère
Guillaume Côté — Discrete Pulse of Light | Motia & Nait Saves — Log in to your Life | Ida Toninato & Pierre-Luc Lecours — Homeostasis | YeffYeff & Bertie Sampson — Rapid Eye Movement
The program under the dome presented four audiovisual performances, ranging from immersive light installations to works combining saxophone, modular synthesis, voice, and generative visuals.
Nocturne 3 — Friday, August 22
Espace SAT
Loidis | Gayance & VJ Isotone — Roaming in Chaos | Martyn Bootyspoon | Kyle Hall & VJ Myriam Boucher
Loidis opened the evening with an ambient techno live set infused with dub textures. Gayance then presented Roaming in Chaos, surrounded by musicians and accompanied by visuals by Isotone. Martyn Bootyspoon traced different lineages of Afro-American electronic music. Kyle Hall closed the night, reinforced by visuals from Myriam Boucher.
Satosphère
thisquietarmy & Mothrspace | .618 — Goodbye ONY | Djeity & al11z | Xicada
Under the dome, the program alternated between instrumental, electronic, and audiovisual performances. The visuals, with the exception of those for Djeity & al11z, were created by BunBun, with the participation of Supermarket Sallad.
Nocturne 4 — Saturday, August 23
Espace SAT
i+eo — Portals | Slikback & VJ Jason Voltaire | Ma Sha & Line Katcho | NikNak & VJ Memory Management Unit
The evening featured several premieres and live performances. i+eo unveiled Portals, combining generative visuals with modular soundscapes. Slikback followed with a live set marked by industrial textures. Ma Sha presented her first live performance, accompanied by Line Katcho. NikNak closed the night with a set blending deep bass and cinematic construction.
Satosphère
Daniela Huerta — SOPLO & VJ BunBun | Gendron, Myre, Tessier — Morphose | LMO — Chronomorphose | Mok-T & Bar Rubenstein — Surface Healing
The Satosphère hosted a series of audiovisual performances exploring sound synthesis, analog archives, and immersive environments.
Nocturne 5 — Sunday, August 24
Espace SAT
Sabrina Ratté & Roger Tellier-Craig — Cyberdelia | Topdown Dialectic | Cousin & VJ TiND | Shackleton & VJ TiN
As the final evening of the series, Nocturne 5 presented a sequence of performances focused on immersive listening. Sabrina Ratté and Roger Tellier-Craig presented Cyberdelia, followed by a live performance in darkness by Topdown Dialectic. Cousin then delivered a second live set, before Shackleton’s performance, accompanied by visuals by TiND.
Satosphère
SIM — Slowtechers | Valesuchi | Bitter Babe | Kaiwa
In parallel, the Satosphère hosted performances ranging from spatialized improvisation to rhythmic and electronic works. The duo Kaiwa, formed by Nicola Cruz and machìna, concluded the program with a creation presented in premiere at MUTEK.
La série A/Visions — Théâtre Maisonneuve, Place des Arts
La série A/VISIONS s’est déployée sur deux soirées au Théâtre Maisonneuve, proposant des performances audiovisuelles à la croisée de la musique, de l’image et des technologies numériques. Les œuvres présentées exploraient la relation entre geste humain, dispositifs technologiques et systèmes computationnels à travers des formes scéniques immersives.
A/Visions 1 — Friday, August 22
Quayola — Luce | K-PHI-A — Revival | Abul Mogard & Grand River — In uno spazio immenso
The first evening brought together three audiovisual performances. Quayola’s Luce transformed archival imagery into abstract forms generated through digital processes. The collective K-PHI-A presented Revival, a performance articulating the interaction between human agency and artificial intelligence. Abul Mogard and Grand River concluded the night with In uno spazio immenso, a work defined by slow, resonant sound textures.
A/Visions 1 — Saturday, August 23
Alexis Langevin-Tétrault — REPLIKAS | Ash Fure — ANIMAL | Shackleton & Wacław Zimpel ft. Siddhartha Belmannu & VJ Myriam Boucher
The second evening presented three works focused on sonic and visual vibration. Alexis Langevin-Tétrault unveiled REPLIKAS, a performative installation sculpting sound and light. Ash Fure presented ANIMAL, an immersive performance built around the physical impact of sound. Shackleton, Wacław Zimpel, and Siddhartha Belmannu concluded the night with an improvised suite combining modular electronics, clarinets, and Carnatic vocals, accompanied by visuals by Myriam Boucher.
The Métropolis series — MTELUS
Presented over two evenings at MTELUS, the Métropolis series was dedicated to the most direct and physical forms of electronic music, combining live performances, immersive scenography, and DJ sets.
Métropolis 1 — Friday, August 22
France Jobin & Markus Heckmann — Lueurs Quantique | machìna — Action | Aurora Halal | e-Dancer | Speedy J
The evening opened with Lueurs Quantique by France Jobin and Markus Heckmann, followed by machìna’s minimal and rhythmic live performance. Aurora Halal then delivered a club-oriented performance, before the return of e-Dancer with a techno live set. Speedy J closed the night with a raw and incisive performance.
Métropolis 2 — Saturday, August 23
RAMZi | Satoshi Tomiie — Une interprétation d’un moment | Nicola Cruz | Hodge — Two Moons | Cassy
RAMZi opened the evening with a set blending electronic textures and hybrid rhythms. Satoshi Tomiie then presented an improvised live performance on a modular system. Nicola Cruz followed with a set structured around modular textures and field recordings. Hodge delivered Two Moons, before Cassy closed the series with an indoor DJ set.
Special events and associated programming
Special event | Théâtre de Verdure
Wednesday, August 20 — Théâtre de Verdure
For the first time, MUTEK presented a program at Théâtre de Verdure, in the heart of Parc La Fontaine. The evening opened with The Bionic Harpist & Techno Para Dos and their live performance combining modified harp and modular synthesis. Ouri then presented D.C Live Trial, blending electronics, cello, and voice, accompanied by visuals by Charline Dally. Guillaume Coutu Dumont and Line Katcho, with Nicolas Boucher, closed the evening with a new iteration of Les Empires, developed as part of MUTEK’s Itérations immersives project.
Special event | Max Cooper presents Lattice 3D/AV
Thursday, August 21 — Théâtre Maisonneuve
Presented at Théâtre Maisonneuve, Lattice 3D/AV is Max Cooper’s most ambitious stage work to date. Developed with the Architecture Social Club studio, the performance combines projections, semi-transparent surfaces, lighting, and lasers to generate evolving three-dimensional visual forms, in dialogue with compositions from the album On Being and works drawn from Cooper’s repertoire.
Associated programming — Piknic Électronik
Sunday, August 24 — parc Jean-Drapeau
As part of the renewed partnership with Piknic Électronik, the associated program featured Ma Sha B2B Hodge and Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale on the Banque Nationale stage, as well as Priori, Nick León, Aurora Halal, and Ciel on the Fizz stage.
Village Numérique
Since its inception, MUTEK has explored different ways of presenting digital creation beyond indoor performances, notably through interventions in public space and installation-based formats. This approach has taken shape at various moments throughout its history, before gaining renewed momentum in 2024 with the launch of the Village Numérique.
Presented for a second consecutive year, the Village Numérique unfolded from August 14 to 28, 2025, in the Quartier des spectacles. Free and open to all audiences, it offered a pathway of digital and interactive installations spread across several indoor and outdoor locations in downtown Montréal. The event was co-presented with Xn Québec, a key partner in the project.
The 2025 edition brought together 28 installations and artistic interventions by 48 artists, primarily based in Montréal, exploring practices related to interactivity, audiovisual creation, and extended reality. Attendance increased significantly compared to the previous year, confirming public interest in this format as a complement to the Festival and the Forum.
Conceived as a distinct event closely connected to MUTEK’s ecosystem, the Village Numérique contributes to strengthening the presence of digital creation in public space and positioning Montréal as a major hub in this field.
The 2025 edition of MUTEK Montréal reflects the continuity and coherence of the Festival’s artistic vision. By bringing together performances, installations, and professional encounters, MUTEK continues its work of fostering dialogue between digital practices and electronic music, while strengthening its ties with local and international audiences and communities.
