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MUTEK / Music, Sound and New Technologies - 4th Edition
Montreal, May 28 - June 1, 2003
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MUTEK_INTERSECTION (update): LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS

VENUE:		Centre de design, Université du Québec à Montréal
		1440, rue Sanguinet

ADMISSION :	5$ for each panel
		Free for delegates with PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION
(registration details
further below)


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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.


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Wednesday, May 28 / 10am - Noon
THE GENRE ISSUE:
GIVE ELECTRONIC MUSIC A BREAK!

The peculiar case of the marketability of electronic music is a trying
effort at the best of times.  The sheer acceleration of the genre into
continuously evolving sub-genres presents the industry with the problem of
how to go about selling a form of music that is constantly rejecting its
origins in an effort to establish new avenues of creativity. The design of
this panel is formulated to best address this subject from both the
domestic and international perspectives.  Assembling experts from every
stage of the music development process -- including artists, publicists,
label managers, distributors, promoters, and the media -- the panelists
will discuss the advantages and limitations of a musical genre that relies
on such accelerated paradigm shifts not only for its integrity, but also
for its definition.

MODERATOR:
NAUT HUMON - Asphodel (Owner): San Francisco, USA
Naut Humon's record label Asphodel has established an eclectic array of
leading artists including Mix Master Mike, DJ Spooky, [The User], and the
X-Ecutioners. His Recombinant Lab project provides a unique environment for
artists to create music in a state of the art studio space. Additionally,
he is the North American delegate of the prestigious Prix Ars Electronica
competition.

PANELISTS:
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.

TOMAS PALERMO - XLR8R (Editor): San Francisco, USA
As a journalist and editor of XLR8R, Tomas Palermo literary contributions
have played an influential role in the development of electronic music to
the general public.

FABRICE DESPREZ - Phunk Promotion: Paris, France
France's most successful electronic music PR company, Phunk are renown for
their experienced approach to promoting artists and labels successfully on
many different levels including press, touring, television, and radio.
Additionally, Phunk also act as a liaison for many international clients,
monitoring distribution of labels releases plus assisting in licensing of
artists music in France.

THOMAS VENKER - Onitor Records/Intro Magazine: Cologne, Germany
Since 2000, Thomas Venker has worked as editor-in-chief for Intro magazine,
which has a publication rate of 110,000 copies per issue, making it
Germany's largest independent music magazine. He also runs two independent
electronic labels, Onitor records and Scheinselbständig.


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Wednesday, May 28 / 2pm - 4pm
INTERNATIONAL NETWORKING:
BUILDING BRIDGES FOR ELECTRONIC MUSIC

Electronic music festivals and events have played an integral role in the
development of an international platform for many artists. Whether a matter
of introducing local audiences to international talent or, conversely,
presenting local talent to international audiences, such events serve as a
platform, an opportunity to develop the attributes of respective
territories while building bridges to larger markets.  But can the active
integration of these venues develop into a sum larger than its parts? An
international panel of festival coordinators and event curators will first
discuss their individual experiences and particular needs within their own
areas, and then explore the implications of a global network that would act
as a platform for electronic artists seeking international recognition.

MODERATOR:
ALAIN MONGEAU - Mutek (Director): Montreal, Canada
Mutek's role in the electronic music community has risen to extraordinary
levels on an international scale. Presently the founding director of
Mutekl, Alain Mongeau also has years of experience both as the creative
director of the Media Lounge and the New Media Section at the Montreal
Festival Of New Cinema and New Media (FCMM).

PANELISTS:
SEBASTIAN CHAN - Sound Summit (Director): Australia
Praised as one of Australia's leading music conferences, Sound Summit is an
annual independent electronic music and hip hop festival that takes place
in Newcastle, Australia. A major contributor to Australia's music
community, Sebastian Chan is the director of Sound Summit and the editor in
chief of electronic music magazine Cycling Defrost.  He also operates the
weekly Newcastle event Frigid, and hosts a radio program on Sydney's 2SER-FM.

JAN ROHLF - Transmediale (Co-Curator): Berlin, Germany
Berlin's annual international media and arts festival, Transmediale, brings
together a wide spectrum of the arts on many different levels that include
conferences, cultural lab workspaces, video screenings, installations, new
media performances, a competition and Club Transmediale - a musical series
of international and German electronic music.

POL TAYLOR - Mutek.Cl : Chile
In collaboration with the Mutek organization, Pol Taylor founded Mutek.CL
in 2002.  He consequently directed and produced the successful January 2003
Micro Mutek in Valparaiso. Currently he is developing the theoretical
foundation and strategic orientation of the MUTEK.CL event, adapting the
format of the original festival to the constraints and opportunities that
this Latin American context offers.

MARCOS BOFFA - Motor Music Records : Brazil
In addition to running the Motor Music Label, Marcos Boffa is the Artistic
Director of Eletronika, a Festival of New Musical Tendencies
(www.eletronika.com.br), and organizes many other events in different
cities in Brazil.


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Thursday, May 29 / 10am - Noon
LABEL BRANDING:
A GLOBAL CASE STUDY

The promotion and development of artists working within niche-oriented
markets has, in the past few years, brought the issue of label branding
into the spotlight.  Given the relative absence of artist image and
branding in electronic music, audiences for this genre have grown
increasingly reliant on the persona and vision perpetuated by record
companies as a means of distinguishing their buying patterns. How does this
model affect the way music reaches its audience, and to what extent does
the prominence of a label's vision influence the decisions of the buying
public?  For this panel, select labels will be given ten minutes to discuss
the challenges they face within their own niche markets, and how the
strength of, and adherence to, their approaches have affected the focus and
delivery of their releases.

PRESENTERS:
~SCAPE - Berlin, Germany
Berlin's ~scape records are considered one of the major contributors to the
recent explosion of dub techno. Owned by Stafan Betke of Pole fame, this
label has recently released work by Jan Jelinek, Kit Clayton, Burnt
Friedman, and Deadbeat.

NO_TYPE - Montreal, Canada
Originally from Quebec City, No Type were one of the first, and very rare,
virtual labels that operated exclusively on the internet. Currently based
in Montreal, and closely associated with electro-acoustic label Empreinte
Digitale and distributor ElectroCD,

MINUS, +8 - Windsor, Canada
Based in Windsor, Ontario, m-nus and +8 are both labels owned and operated
by Richie Hawtin of Plastikman fame.  They remain Canada's most
world-renowned producers of minimal techno.

ONITOR - Cologne, Germany
A relative newcomer to the world of electronic music, Cologne's Onitor
records specialize in a dub-inflected brand of minimal techno.

NINJA TUNE - Montreal, Canada
One of the premier downtempo labels in the world, Ninja Tune was one of the
leading forces behind the mid-nineties proliferation of trip-hop.

INTR_VERSION - Montreal, Canada
Over the past several years, the Intr_Version imprint has carved out a
niche for itself within the electronic music community, both domestically
and abroad.  Their releases of material by Tomas Jirku, Mitchell Akiyama,
Desormais, and Deadbeat have rendered them one of Montreal's most
recognizable exports.

GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL - Detroit, MI
Started in 1999 by Ann Arbor's Samuel Valenti, Ghostly International has
blossomed into a full-fledged label with successful releases by Adult, Tadd
Mullinix, Matthew Dear, and Dabrye.

ASPHODEL - San Francisco, CA


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Thursday, May 29 / 2pm - 4pm
(RE)DEFINING DISTRIBUTION:
ROLES AND CHALLENGES IN A CHANGING MARKET

Nearly ten years of unabated artistic growth in the field of electronic
music has justified the genre's capabilities to draw its share of the
market.  But recently the music market has begun to wane.  A panel of
distributors will speculate upon reasons behind the decrease in market
size, as well as their roles and responsibilities toward the music.  Is it
a matter of a decline in the overall quality of the music?  Or are changes
necessary in the relationship between independent labels and distributors?
After an assessment of the current situation, panelists will discuss what
can be done to accommodate an increasingly challenging market, and the
roles that labels and retailers have to play in order to reestablish
electronic music within the purview of consumers.

MODERATOR:
JON BERRY - Force Inc. NA: Montreal, Canada
Jon Berry operates the North American office for Force Inc. Music Works.
Alongside the Mutek organization, he has played an integral and proactive
role in bringing international recognition not only to the wealth of talent
in this country, but also to the city of Montreal.  Much of his work for
the Force Inc. family focuses on dealing with the company's worldwide
distribution channels.  He also manages such artists as Akufen and Luomo.

PANELISTS:
JOERG HEIDEMANN - Universal: Berlin, Germany
As the export manager of Germany's leading independent music distributor
EFA, Joerg Heidemann was responsible for building and maintaining an
effective worldwide distribution network for their independent labels.
Since last year, Joerg Heidemann has worked for Universal Germany as the
head of direct export.

BILLY KIELY - Forced Exposure: Boston, USA
Billy Kiely acts as head of sales to retail accounts for Forced Exposure.
For over ten years, Forced Exposure has supported the independent music
community with a vast spectrum of import, Canadian and bedroom label
releases. With close relations to North America's independent retail and an
extensive online store, they have retained an interest and knowledge of the
music they distribute that has earned them the trust of thousands.

NICOLAS BOUCHARD - Fusion III: Montreal, Canada
As one of Canada's most prominent independent music distributors, Fusion
III has supported a majority of Canada's electronic music labels. They
offer a vast selection of international releases from labels abroad.
Nicolas Bouchard has been a key player in the development of electronic
music throughout Canada and his knowledge of the Canadian market will bring
a national perspective to this panel.

MICHAEL BULL - Caroline: New York, NY (tbc)
As the exclusive US distributor for many of electronic music's leading
labels, including Warp, Ninja Tune, Mute, and Astralwerks, Caroline has
built an extensive national and international distribution hub that offers
independent labels extensive means to develop their releases. Michael Bull
is the vice president of label relations for Caroline.

SIGY ZAHN - Neuton: Offenbach, Germany
Neuton Distribution is one of the world's largest electronic music
distributors for vinyl. Based in Offenbach, Germany, they have successfully
built a reputation for providing a large selection of exclusive, quality
electronic music labels from around the world. Sigy Zahn is the owner of
Neuton and is responsible for much of the company's business operations.


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Friday, May 30 / 10am - Noon
RIDING THE DIGITAL WAVE:
HOW TO EMBRACE MUSIC DISSEMINATION ON THE INTERNET

More and more, the increasing prominence of high-speed internet access,
digital music players, recordable CD's, digital distributors, and
file-sharing is not only changing the way people access music, but also the
way they listen to it.  The implications of this technological paradigm
shift raise important questions for record labels, distributors, and
retailers alike. A panel composed of entertainment lawyers, technology
representatives, new media theorists, artists, and label managers will come
together to assess the present state of music dissemination in the current
infrastructure of the independent electronic music community.  What should
emerge from this very topical discourse is a sense of how embracing these
new technologies can benefit artists and labels in their attempts to draw
international attention.

MODERATOR:
PHILIP SHERBURNE - Journalist, San Francisco, USA
Since the mid-90s, Philip Sherburne has distinguished himself as a
journalist and critic for numerous national and international publications.
While he focuses primarily on electronic music and sound art, his work
covers topics from hip hop to indie rock, and from installation art to
documentary photography. He is also a published photographer and a DJ. His
work has been translated into German, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian,
and Russian.

PANELISTS:
DAVID TURGEON - No Type, Montreal CA
Originally from Quebec City, No Type were one of the first, and very rare,
virtual labels that operated exclusively on the internet. Currently based
in Montreal, and closely associated with electro-acoustic label Empreinte
Digitale and distributor ElectroCD, No Type has become a real label
(issuing CD's) featuring productions that journey through the vast field of
exploration from unconventional electro-acoustic to Noise, with an
impromptu detour through improvisation.

DAVID LEVITIN - Department of Music Theory, McGill University, Montreal CA
David Levitin is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at McGill University,
where he also holds an associate appointment in the Department of Music
Theory. He has conducted research in the fields of human-computer
interaction and musical interface design at the Interval Research
Corporation.  Before receiving his academic degrees, he worked as a record
company executive and record producer.  He has consulted on audio sound
source separation for the U.S. Navy, and on technical and marketing issues
for every major record label.

TAYLOR DEUPREE & RICHARD CHARTIER - 12k/Line, New York USA
Taylor Deupree and Richard Chartier operate the 12k and Line microsound
imprints respectively.  As well as presiding over their mp3 sub-label,
Term, they have recently launched a series of releases called "Music for
iPods."  Artists in their own right, both Deupree and Chartier have carved
out a highly respected niche for themselves in the sphere of minimal
electronic music.

RICHIE HAWTIN - minus/+8, Windsor CA
Over the course of the past decade, Richie Hawtin has, along with a handful
of European counterparts, changed the trajectory of electronic music as a
whole.  His seminal releases as Plastikman and Concept One have been deemed
essentials works of pre-millennial minimalism.  More recently, his
outspoken use of revolutionary softwares, such as the Final Scratch
program, have redefined the parameters of DJ culture.  His minus/+8 imprint
has achieved worldwide recognition.


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Friday, May 30 / 2pm - 4pm
SYMBIOSIS:
THE ROLE OF NEW CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN ELECTRONIC MUSIC

The last five years have brought about an explosion in the development of
new software based music production tools, putting technologies previously
only available through the purchase of comparatively expensive hardware
units into the hands of an ever-increasing number of aspiring musicians.
Electronic music producers have been some of the first to adopt these new
technologies and, for a great many of them, the entire music production
process takes place in the virtual realm of software. How can we further
strengthen ties between these two industries?  MUTEK will bring together
five of the most cutting edge companies in the field of music technology,
all of whom have created opportunities and outlets for electronic artists
through their channels, to present an overview of their current developments.

PANELISTS:
ROBERT HENKE - ABLETON
Robert is co-founder of Ableton, makers of Live, as well as the creative
force behind the critically acclaimed music project, Monolake.

VINCENT GAGNON - APPLIED ACOUSTICS
Vincent is the resident musician for Applied Acoustics Systems, and an
accomplished musician.

SCOTT MONTEITH - APPLIED ACOUSTICS
Scott is the marketing director for Applied Acoustics Systems.  As an
electronic producer, he has released work on ~scape, intr-version, and
cynosure.

BEN NEVILE - CYCLING 74
Ben is a programmer for the San Francisco based company Cycling 74, makers
of MAX/MSP, and an accomplished tech house producer.

RANDY JONES - CYCLING 74
A software developer for Cylcing 74, Randy Jones is one of the people
responsible for Cylcing 74's new video processing environment, Jitter.

LYLE CRILLY - NATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Lyle is a Native Instruments product specialist for Toronto based company
Music Marketing, and an accomplished musician.

ERIC GAUDRAULT - M AUDIO
Eric is the Canadian Sales and Marketing Director for M-Audio, makers of a
diverse range of solutions for computer base music production and performance.


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For the MUTEK_INTERSECTION element of its program, MUTEK acknowledges the
financial support of the Government of Canada, through the Trade Routes
Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Music Fund
(Musicaction) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

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PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION

The professionals attending MUTEK's fourth edition can take advantage of
the special accreditation established to meet their needs.  This
accreditation makes it possible to identify MUTEK professional delegates,
and helps us to accommodate them by offering access to the following
services and program elements:

-	access to an online database containing the contact
information of every
delegate attending the festival.  This database will be available to
participants prior to the festival to facilitate the scheduling of meetings
during their time in Montreal
-	invitation to the opening of MUTEK 2003, which will take
place at 5pm on
Wednesday May 28th, at the STUDIO (limited places available for this activity)
-	free access to all the MUTEK_INTERSECTION conference series
-	special invitation to a brunch for the MUTEK delegates on Saturday May
31, at Noon
-	access to an area that will be equipped with mailboxes for each
professional in attendance.

The MUTEK Professional Accreditation costs 50$CAN + taxes. To register, go
to MUTEK website (www.mutek.ca), under the FESTIVAL/PROFESSIONALS section.
Please note that the Professional Accreditation does not give access to
concerts and performances, for tickets need to be purchased separately (the
TICKET OFFICE is in the INFO FESTIVAL section of the site)

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