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MUTEK 2006 — 7th EDITION
* MUTEK.MX — 3rd EDITION
** AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
*** PARTNERSHIP WITH BANDE À PART (RADIO-CANADA)
**** EVENTS TO COME
MUTEK 2006 — 7th EDITION

Montreal, Canada / May 31 to June 4
Presented in collaboration with EX-CENTRIS


For the 7th Edition of its Montreal Festival, MUTEK is preparing a hearty stew of content comprising many familiar faces and up and coming names! Like every year, expect more new discoveries, with a host of artists garnering attention on the international scene who will be making their North American debut at this year's Festival.

MUTEK 2006 will explore the similitudes and the links that can be established between Berlin and Montreal, through a collaboration with Berlin-based Club TransMediale (CTM) - Festival for Adventurous Music and Related Visual Arts.

Berlin and Montreal are two cultural metropolises that share several things in common. Notably, the two are both creative hubs within their regional and even continental contexts. This is analogous to the Club TransMediale / MUTEK relationship, exemplified in the last edition of the CTM Festival: last February, MUTEK was invited to participate in a full day's activities and gatherings under the banner INTERLACE, dedicated specifically to the interweaving of the networks associated with our respective events.

MUTEK chose the notions of interlacing and networking as a source of inspiration for its 2006 edition. This focus will help illuminate and solidify the rapport between Berlin and Montreal. Ultimately, we aim to collectively thrive off the ramifications of our mutual events and the networks that define us. Many elements of MUTEK 2006 will thus revolve around this dimension.

The first wave of confirmed performers include:
ALEX UNDER — Spain
AUDIO WERNER — Germany
DANDY JACK — Chile
DIMBIMAN — Germany
GUIDO SCHNEIDER — Germany
JACKSON AND HIS COMPUTER BAND — France
JAN JELINEK — Germany
HENRIK SCHWARTZ — Germany
MARC LECLAIR (AKUFEN) — Canada
MODESELEKTOR — Germany
NOZE — France
PIERRE BASTIEN — France
RYOICHI KUROKAWA — Japan
SKOLTZ_KOLGEN — Canada
SONJA MOONEAR — Switzerland
STEPHEN BEAUPRÉ — Canada
TBA — Georgia
THOMAS BRINKMANN — Germany
+ many more to come


The professional segment of the festival (MUTEK_INTERSECTION), featuring panels, workshops and clinics, will be presented in cooperation with M-Audio, Ableton and Roland.

Activities will take place at EX-CENTRIS (www.ex-centris.com), the Society for Arts and Technology (www.sat.qc.ca), the Darling Foundry (www.quartierephemere.org), the Monument National, Metropolis, and Parc Jean-Drapeau (www.parcjeandrapeau.com).

For the TOTAL FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE, festivalgoers can take advantage of the online presale to obtain a MUTEK_PASSPORT, by logging onto the new festival website starting April 10th: http://www.mutek.ca.

FROM OUT OF TOWN AND PLANNING A VISIT TO THE FESTIVAL THIS YEAR?
MUTEK has again paired up with VIA Rail Canada to offer you a speedy, comfortable, and economical travel solution. To take advantage of the special 40% discount on VIA Rail Canada fares, visit our website (starting April 10th) and click on "Tourism"!
You can also benefit from preferred rates by booking a room at the Quality Hotel, Downtown — MUTEK's accommodation partner for the fourth consecutive year.



* MUTEK.MX — 3rd EDITION

Mexico City, Mexico / March 29 - April 2

After a very successful edition in 2005, MUTEK is headed back across the border for the third edition of MUTEK in Mexico. 36 artistic projects from 8 countries will take place across Mexico City, with satellite happenings in Guadalajara.
MUTEK.MX continues its work to develop as an international artistic platform and act as the framework for constructive exchanges between artists and professionals involved in digital and electronic creation.

Line-up includes:
APPARAT - Germany
ATOM HEART feat. SURTEC COLLECTIVE - Chile / Germany
CHILDS - Mexico
DEADBEAT - Canada
E. LEBLEU - Mexico
FAX - Mexico
JAN JELINEK - Germany
MANRICO MONTERO - Mexico
MARC HOULE - Canada
MATHEW JONSON - Canada
MATIAS AGUAYO & ROCCNESS - Chile / Germany
MONNE AUTOMNE - Chile
OZY — Iceland
POLE - Germany
RADIAN - Austria
RICHIE HAWTIN - Canada
TELEFON TELAVIV - USA
TROY PIERCE - USA

For more detailed information on performances and conferences, please visit http://www.mutek.com.mx



** AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
Who doesn't like good news? MUTEK is proud to have been nominated and /or to have received the following distinctions:

QWARTZ ELECTRONIC MUSIC AWARDS 2005

MUTEK was selected as a finalist in the “Best Electronic Music Event” category for the Qwartz Electronic Music Awards (Paris), a competition sponsored by the prestigious daily publication, Le Monde.
The winner will be announced at a ceremony in Paris on March 24 2006, and will be attended by Sonya Carreau, Director of Communications and Development Strategy for MUTEK.
MUTEK has previously won the Qwartz “Event 2004” award, distributed by an alternate panel of judges.

Info : http://www.qwartz.org


TOURISME QUÉBÉCOIS GRAND PRIZE 2006

MUTEK was selected as a finalist in the category “Festival and Tourist Event”. The winner will be announced Tuesday, March 28 2006.

Info: http://www.bonjourquebec.com/mto/activites/grdprix/2006/index.html


APPLIED ARTS MAGAZINE AWARDS 2005

Amongst design competitions held by APPLIED ARTS (Canada's Visual Communications Magazine), our graphic designers, FEED, won the following prizes:
- MUTEK 2005 Complete Program (Poster, flyer, schedule, catalogue, CD, T-shirt)
- MUTEK 2005 Poster Design

Info: http://www.appliedartsmag.com/design_winners.php


GRAFIKA PRIZE 2006

Within the prestigious graphic design competition GRAFIKA (recognizing the outstanding achievements in Quebec Graphic Design), FEED also took home the following awards:
- MUTEK 2005 — Event Poster
- MUTEK 2005 — Cultural Brochure
- MUTEK 2005 — Visual Identity Event Program

The designers of our website, PIXEL CIRCUS, also won the Grand prize in the following category:
- MUTEK 2005 — Event Website

Info: http://www.infopresse.com/prixgrafika/resultats/2006



*** PARTNERSHIP WITH BANDE À PART (RADIO-CANADA)
Since December 2005, Bande à Part has been webcasting, on a monthly basis, the live performance of artists linked with MUTEK_REC. Initially broadcasted live from their new studio, Cabane 90, on Radio-Canada's Satellite radio, the recordings are then archived and available for podcast on:
http://www.bandeapart.fm/podcast_archives.asp
(Intro's in French, but then it's... music...)

Upcoming broadcast:
March 27: STEVE BEAUPRÉ

Archives:
March 2006: MOSSA
February 2006: THE MOLE
January 2006: CRACKHAUS
December 2005: LUCI



**** EVENTS TO COME
ORAL presents EXTREME MUSIC FROM JAPAN
Montreal / April 19, at 8:30 PM

TAEJI SAWAI - Japan
KANTA HORIO - Japan
OPTRON ATSUHIRO ITO - Japan

Zoo Bizarre, 6388 St-Hubert - Montreal (corner of Beaubien and St-Hubert)
Infos: http://www.oral.qc.ca, http://www.zoobizarre.org

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MINUTE PRESENTS
Montreal / April 26, at 8:30 PM

LEIF ELGGREN - Sweden
CM VON HAUSSWOLF - Sweden
MIKA VAINIO (Pan sonic) - Finland
+ guest OLAF BENDER - Germany

Sala Rossa, 4848 St-Laurent Blvd, Montreal, 15 $
Infos: http://www.oral.qc.ca, http://www.casadelpopolo.com/salaconcert/home.htm

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MUTEK @ GUGGENHEIM
New York / May 5 at 9pm

A brand new MUTEK event in New York! This time, the event's organizational duties will be shared with our media partner FLAVORPILL/EARPLUG.

Program line-up:
*LUCI - live (MUTEK_REC, Morris Audio) / Montreal
*AKUFEN - DJ Set (Musique Risquée) / Montreal

Infos: http://www.flavorpill.net/firstfridays


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MUTEK wishes to warmly thank its major partners: Ex-Centris, le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Canada Council for the Arts, le ministère des Affaires municipales et des Régions, Musicaction, Emploi-Québec, le Conseil des arts de Montréal, Foreign Affairs Canada, Canadian Heritage Ministry, Tourisme Montréal, Bandeapart.fm, XLR8R and Flavorpill/Earplug.

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MUTEK - Music, Sound and New Technologies
745 Ottawa Street, Montreal (Qc), Canada, H3C 1R8
info@mutek.ca, http://www.mutek.ca

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