As the 26th edition of MUTEK Montréal approaches, we're unveiling six free surprise DJ sets, presented outdoors at Esplanade Tranquille from August 19 to 24.
Presented as part of the Expérience series, these free and open-to-all DJ sets are an invitation to celebrate the city’s public spaces and share in the richness of electronic music.
This final wave of artists includes some of the most influential names in electronic music:
Nicola Cruz
Expérience 1 | Tuesday, August 19
House, Techno
Nicola Cruz is an Ecuadorian electronic musician whose work moves fluidly between live performance, production, and deep musical exploration.
Al Wootton
Expérience 2 | Wednesday. August 20
Dub, Experimental, Techno
Al Wootton is a South London producer and DJ whose deep-rooted affinity for rhythm threads through dub-techno, percussive psychedelia, and experimental bass music.
Kevin Saunderson
Expérience 3 | Thursday, August 21
House, Tech House, Techno
Kevin Saunderson stands as a cornerstone of techno’s origin story. As one of the Belleville Three, he helped define the Detroit sound, introducing the world to a new, futuristic rhythm through iconic projects like Inner City, his KMS label, and the pioneering e-Dancer alias.
Yu Su
Expérience 4 | Friday, August 22
Ambient, Balearic Beat, Electro, Expérimental
Yu Su is a Kaifeng-born, London-based musician, DJ, and sound artist whose work drifts effortlessly between ambient textures, experimental pop, and left-field dance music.
Bitter Babe
Expérience 5 | Saturday, August 23
Tribal, Techno, Electro
After emerging from the vibrant underground scene in Miami, Bitter Babe has established herself as an essential figure in the new Latin American avant-garde, delivering selections where dembow, raptor house, tribal, reggaeton, guaracha, and Brazilian funk blend into a matrix of heavy grooves and striking basslines.
Kyle Hall
Expérience 6 | Sunday, August 24
Deep House, Jazz, Techno
Kyle Hall is an American electronic music producer and DJ from Detroit, Michigan. He began making music at a young age and rose to prominence in the late 2000s and early 2010s with a series of critically acclaimed releases that combined classic Detroit techno and house influences with his own unique style.
Full schedule and artist details are now available on the FEST app and our website.
Join us for a week of free music under the open sky, with amazing DJs providing the soundtrack to Montréal’s summer nights!
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