The MUTEK Festival Guide

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MUTEK - International Festival of Digital Creativity and Electronic Music - August 20-25, 2024 - Montréal

Major event for enthusiasts of electronic music and digital art, MUTEK plays a crucial role in discovering and promoting visionary artists who have redefined contemporary sound and cultural landscapes. This year, MUTEK Montréal celebrates 25 years of innovation with its anniversary edition!

With this essential guide, you will discover everything you need to know about the festival: where to find information on our website, how to access the performances that interest you, and how to navigate through our program.

Welcome to the festival

Artists

The first names of this 25th edition have already been revealed. More than a hundred sonic and visual artists will be performing. They create using electronic instruments, innovating with modular synthesizers, old magnetic tape recorders, or artificial intelligence.

The full program will be unveiled in May.

Artists

Venues

MUTEK XXV will take place in the Quartier des Spectacles, in Montréal. The différent venues will be announced in may, along with the full program.

Venues

Schedule

MUTEK XXV will take place from Tuesday, August 20, starting at 5:00 PM, until Sunday, August 25, 2024. The schedule for each performance will be announced in May, along with the full program.

Box Office

• MUTEK Passport: to access all the indoor programs, come and go at your own pace, and make new discoveries.
• Weekend Pass: to access all the indoor programs from Friday August 25 to Sunday August 27.
• Individual Tickets: to access one or more events of your choice.
• Forum Passport: to take advantage of our professional event MUTEK Forum and to benefit from workshops, conferences, cocktails and other events from Tuesday August 22 to Friday August 25 and the Future Festivals Summit on Monday, August 19th.
• Festival + Forum Passport : to access our entire Festival and Forum program without restrictions.

Students and groups receive a 15% discount on all programming.

Discover MUTEK

News & Newsletter

Stay informed about MUTEK news by subscribing to our newsletter or by reading news on the website.

Social Media

Social media are the best way to stay informed about festival news

Our environmental impact

The festival’s production and the audience’s participation involves greenhouse gas emissions. 1% of the price of each passport, pass, and ticket will be donated to EarthPercent, a charity founded by Brian Eno to help combat the impact the music industry has on the planet — all donations will be matched by EarthPercent.

Proud partner of the Planetair association for 12 years, MUTEK is continuing its involvement in offsetting emissions and promoting a responsible festival for its audience and our environment.

To learn more about our year-round eco-responsible action plan, please visit our Sustainability page.
For practical tips and information on how to support this initiative during the festival, browse through the Eco Guide.

Come to MUTEK

Accessibility

Our action plan and collaborations with various experts allow us to continuously work on improving accessibility and reducing barriers to participation in our events. Our current objectives focus on risk reduction, prevention of harassment of any kind, and physical access to our spaces.

Clearly designated relaxation areas, safe spaces, and a seated area away from the stage are provided at all our events with appropriate lighting and sound levels. Trained volunteers in risk reduction will be present.

Visual and audio effects may affect some individuals in a negative way. Photosensitivity varies from person to person; please note that while we do our best to identify potentially triggering performances ahead of time, many of our shows are audiovisual and could contain certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns, which may be triggering.

For a comprehensive overview of our measures, please visit the Accessibility page.

Accommodation and transportation

Visit our Travelling page.

MUTEK Forum

MUTEK Forum is the professional component of the festival, the ultimate meeting place for artists and companies in the digital creation industry. This annual conference on digital art, extended reality (XR), artificial intelligence (AI) and the electronic music industry will take place from August 20 to 23.

Ahead of the Forum, MUTEK is organizing the first Future Festivals Summit on Monday, August 19th, a meeting for all festival stakeholders from Québec and abroad to collectively imagine and innovate the future of digital art gatherings.

About MUTEK Forum

About Future Festivals Summit