================================================================ MUTEK / Music, Sound and New Technologies - 4th Edition Montreal, May 28 - June 1, 2003 ================================================================ MUTEK_INTERSECTION (update): LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS VENUE: Centre de design, UniversitŽ du QuŽbec ˆ MontrŽal 1440, rue Sanguinet ADMISSION : 5$ for each panel Free for delegates with PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION (registration details further below) =============================== Tuesday, May 27 / 2pm - 4pm MICRO_SCENES: ASSESSING THE CURRENT STATUS OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC IN CANADA The last decade has seen the Canadian electronic community flourish, from its nascent status as an assortment of disparate hobbyists working in near-isolation to a full-fledged collective of professionals working within an international marketplace. As an introduction to both AEmusic's Canadian Electronic Music Directory and this year's installment of the MUTEK festival, this panel of producers and label managers will discuss the current status of electronic music. Each member will relate the intricacies of their respective regions, as well as the relations they have developed with the international community. The ultimate focus of this discourse is not only to establish what has been done, but also what can still be done to promote and export domestic talent to worldwide audiences. MODERATOR: TOBIAS C. VAN VEEN - Sound and Net Artist, DJ, Writer, Montreal Tobias C. van Veen has acted as audio curator for the 2002 Video-In Signal & Noise Festival, directed the 2001 Refrains: Music Politics Aesthetics UBC Conference, and curated the 'glitch and granular' evening of the 2002 New Forms Festival. He serves as correspondent to Butter magazine and resident critic for Incursion.org and stylusmagazine.com. Currently a researcher on the "Culture of Cities" Project at McGill University, he is also writing a book on the politics of anarcho-rave culture. PANELISTS: ANDREW DUKE - Cognition, Halifax Andrew Duke has been a columnist for Vice, Streetsound, Weekly Dig, Eve, The Tuck Shop, Cognition, and numerous other magazines. Since 1987, he has been producing and hosting Andrew Duke's In The Mix, a weekly show featuring guest DJs, interviews, new/classic electronic music, and giveaways. JEFF WAYE - Ninja Tune, Montreal Jeff Waye is the owner and label manager for the North American office of Ninja Tune Records. He is in charge of the domestic Artist and Repertoire department, distribution of all Ninja Tune releases in North and South America, marketing and budgeting, organization of tours, press and radio campaigns, and the research and implementation of emerging technology deals. TIGA - Turbo, Montreal Along with being co-owner of Montreal's Turbo Records, Tiga has cultivated a reputation as one of Canada's most renowned DJ's and producers. His compilations have gone on to become international successes. Since its inception in 1998, Turbo has released over fourteen albums, two samplers, and six vinyl twelve inches, as well as securing global distribution and a partnership with Ultra records in the US. JEFF MILLIGAN - Revolver, Toronto Jeff Milligan is one of the leading figures behind the establishment of a Toronto scene in the nineties. His involvement as a promoter for local artists (Remote Booking Agency), as a label manager (Revolver), and as a DJ/producer, has immensely benefited the Canadian electronic music community. COLIN ARASON/DJ Fishead - Lowres, Winnipeg Colin Arason is the editor for Massive Magazine's hardcore section and a contributor to several other publications. In addition to the Fishead pseudonym he also plays techno as C-Horse, drum'n'bass as Piranha and has produced noise music as The Bastard God. Recently, he authored the prairies section for aemusic's Canadian Electronic Music Directory. BEN NEVILE - Artist, Journalist, B.C. Vancouver's Ben Nevile has produced music for international labels such as Context, Telegraph, Orac, Background, Nordic Trax, Deepen, and Mosaic. He works in various capacities for Cycling '74, the makers of Max/MSP/Jitter and Pluggo, and as a freelance writer for The Georgia Straight and Wired magazine.