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Mutek & Elektra joining forces for EM15 (lineup includes Holly Herndon, Nicolas Jaar, OPN, Tim Hecker, Ben Frost, more)

EM15

Celebrating their 15th anniversaries in style, Montréal’s high profile digital arts festival Elektra, and electronic music and digital creativity institution MUTEK, have joined forces, synchronized their dates and created one powerhouse combined event this year. To accommodate their ambitious plans, this two-festival-in-one affair, christened EM15, has extended itself by a day to make room for its shared agenda. Now starting on Tuesday May 27, programming runs six days until Sunday June 1, and will feature more than 100 Canadian and international artists, and several new venues.

The multi-venue Montreal festival EM15 revealed its full lineup which includes Nicolas Jaar (with some his friends like Will Epstein and Sasha Spielberg), Donato Dozzy, Ricardo Villalobos, Lee Bannon, Voices from the Lake, Archie Pelago, Heatsick, Richie Hawtin, Ben Frost, Holly Herndon, Egyptrixx, Jonas Reinhardt, Oneohtrix Point Never, Tim Hecker and more. Tickets, including festival passes and individual show tickets, are on sale now.

Full day-by-day lineup below…

EM15 — 2014 Day-by-Day Program

Day 1 – Tuesday, May 27

PARA_VISIONS 1
MAC / Beverley Webster Rolph Hall (20h30) – $15 + tx & s.c.
TIM HECKER (QC) presents FOG WORKS – World Premiere

OUVERTURE MAC
MAC (21h) – $25 + tx & s.c.
GRISCHA LICHTENBERGER & JESSE OSBORNE-LANTHIER [NOIR] (QC/DE) present 1013_10_TV_C.S.L.M. – World Premiere
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER (US)
ROBERT LIPPOK (DE) presents DAYLIGHTASTRONOMY – North American Premiere
KANGDING RAY (FR) presents SOLENS ARC

PARA_VISIONS 2
MAC / Beverley Webster Rolph Hall (23h) – $15 + tx & s.c.
TIM HECKER (QC) presents FOG WORKS – World Premiere

Day 2 – Wednesday, May 28

A/VISIONS 1
Théâtre Impérial (19h30) – $20 + tx & s.c.
MANTRA PERCUSSION (US) presents TIMBER by MICHAEL GORDON
NICOLAS BERNIER & MARTIN MESSIER (QC) present MACHINE_VARIATION – World Premiere
NONOTAK (FR) presents LATE SPECULATION – Canadian Premiere

NOCTURNE 1
MAC (22h) – $25 + tx & s.c.
METAMETRIC (QC) presents DURATIONS / Visuals by MAOTIK (FR) – World Premiere MATTHEW BIEDERMAN + 4X (QC) present PHYSICAL – North American Premiere
DINOS CHAPMAN (UK) presents LUFTBOBLER – North American Premiere
(presented in collaboration with DHC/Art Foundation for Contemporary Art)
SHACKLETON (UK)

MAC / Beverley Webster Rolph Hall (21h)
SECRET PYRAMID (CA) – World Premiere
JONAS REINHARDT (US) presents GANYMEDE – Canadian Premiere
NEEL (IT) – World Premiere
EGYPTRIXX (CA) A/V

Day 3 – Thursday, May 29

EXPÉRIENCE 1
Presented by Red Bull Music Academy
In collaboration with the Quartier des Spectacles
Esplanade de la Place des Arts (17h) – Free
XAVIER LEON (QC)
LUCRECIA DALT (ES) presents SYZYGY – Canadian Premiere
XAVIER LEBUIS (QC)
OHM HOURANI (QC) presents I-ON – World Premiere
SAPIN (QC)

A/VISIONS 2
Théâtre Impérial (19h30) – $20 + tx & s.c.
TODOR TODOROFF & LAURA COLMENARES GUERRA (BE) present EVANESCENS – North American Premiere
RICARDO VILLALOBOS & MAX LODERBAUER (CL/DE) present RE: ECM – North American Premiere

NOCTURNE 2
MAC (22h) – $20 + tx & s.c.
LE FRUIT VERT (QC)
HOLLY HERNDON (US) – Canadian Premiere
RASHAD BECKER (DE)- Canadian Premiere
BEN FROST (AU/IS) presents A U R O R A – Canadian Premiere

PLAY 1
Presented by Cult MTL
MAC / Beverley Webster Rolph Hall (22h) – Free
FRANCE JOBIN (QC) presents SANS REPÈRES – World Premiere
ALAIN LEFEBVRE & SONYA STEFAN (QC) present ANNUAIRE – World Premiere
JEAN-SÉBASTIEN TRUCHY & CHARLES BARABÉ (QC) present IT’S BLAZING LIGHT INVOKES THE WISDOM ELIXIR [AND THEY MERGE INSEPARABLY]
AUTOMATISME (QC) – World Premiere
PEA: PROJET ÉLECTRO-ACRYLIQUE (QC)

MÉTROPOLIS 1
Métropolis / Main (22h) – $25 + tx & s.c.
TM404 (SE) – North American Premiere
MARC HOULE (CA)
RICHIE HAWTIN (CA) presents ENTER. – Canadian Premiere

Savoy (22h)
ATHEUS (QC)
WNDFRM (CA)
MATTHEW HAWTIN (CA)

Day 4 – Friday, May 30

EXPÉRIENCE 2
Presented by Red Bull Music Academy
In collaboration with the Quartier des Spectacles
Esplanade de la Place des Arts (17h) – Free
YOSI HORIKAWA (JP) – Canadian Premiere
ELEKTRO GUZZI (AT)
CHRIS HRENO (CA)
MAGNANIME (QC)

A/VISIONS 3
Théâtre Impérial (19h30) – $20 + tx & s.c.
MATT THIBIDEAU & MARKUS HECKMANN (CA) present RECLUSION
ROBERT HENKE (DE) presents LUMIÈRE – Canadian Premiere

NOCTURNE 3
MAC (22h) – $20 + tx & s.c.
CITOFONO (QC)
DURIAN BROTHERS (DE) – North American Premiere
ARCHIE PELAGO (US) – Canadian Premiere
HEATSICK (UK) – Canadian Premiere

PLAY 2
Presented by Cult MTL
MAC / Beverley Webster Rolph Hall (22h) – Free
MARKUS FLOATS (QC)
LL [VERTIGO INC.] (QC)
BATAILLE SOLAIRE (QC)
MARIE DAVIDSON (QC)
PROCESSOR (QC)

MÉTROPOLIS 2
Métropolis (22h) – $25 + tx & s.c.
VOICES FROM THE LAKE (IT) – Canadian Premiere
AUDION (US) presents SUBVERTICUL – Canadian Premiere
MAX COOPER (UK)

Day 5 – Saturday, May 31

EXPÉRIENCE 3
Presented by Red Bull Music Academy
In collaboration with the Quartier des Spectacles
Esplanade de la Place des Arts (17h) – Free
HOOLL (QC) presents PSYCHÉ-CADENCE – World Premiere
SAVAN (CO) – Canadian Premiere
JTC (US)
PRISON GARDE (QC)
and surprise guest

A/VISIONS 4
Théâtre Impérial (19h30) – $20 + tx & s.c.
PAUL PRUDENCE (UK) presents CYCLOTONE – North American Premiere
HERMAN KOLGEN (QC) presents SEISMIK – North American Premiere
INTERCITY-EXPRESS & SYNICHI YAMAMOTO (JP) present PHASE – North American Premiere

NOCTURNE 4
MAC (22h) – $20 + tx & s.c.
SEGUE (CA)
FLUXION (GR) presents BROADBAND – Canadian Premiere
PINCH (UK) – North American Premiere
LEE BANNON (US)

PLAY 3
Presented by Cult MTL
MAC / Beverley Webster Rolph Hall (22h) – Free
FAKE ELECTRONICS (QC)
VELVET GLACIER (QC) – World Premiere
MILLIMETRIK (QC) presents LONELY LIGHTS – World Premiere
CHAT NOIR (QC) – World Premiere
WOULG (QC) presents HOLLOW – World Premiere

MÉTROPOLIS 3
Presented by FACT Magazine
Métropolis (22h) – $30 + tx & s.c.
IRON GALAXY (QC)
MAGIC MOUNTAIN HIGH (DE/NL) – Canadian Premiere
TOM TRAGO (NL) – North American Premiere
STEFAN GOLDMANN (DE) – Canadian Premiere
RICARDO VILLALOBOS (CL)

Day 6 – Sunday, June 1

EM15 // PIKNIC
Parc Jean-Drapeau (14h) – $15 + s.c.
MOVE D (DE)
DONATO DOZZY (IT)
THELONIOUS HARMONIOUS (DE)
and special guests

NOCTURNE 5
MAC (22h) – $35 + tx & s.c.
NICOLAS JAAR (CL/US) presents FROM SCRATCH with TARIK BARRI, VANCE GALLOWAY, WILL EPSTEIN, SASHA SPIELBERG & LIZZIE FEIDELSON – Canadian Premiere

MAC / Beverley Webster Rolph Hall (22h)
THE MOLE (CA)
GUILLAUME & THE COUTU DUMONTS (CA)
MIKE SHANNON (QC)