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DJ Koze at outdoor Piknic. Photo by Myriam Rafla courtesy of MUTEK. A few days have passed since I attended MUTEK, and I am now able to reflect on the five days I spent in Montreal. Overall, what pleased me the most, was the ease with which the festival unfolded. There was no overwhelming drama, major [...]


Piknic. Photo by Juan Saez courtesy of MUTEK on flickr My morning started off with a Brunch for Professionals put together by the MUTEK crew. Big thanks for that – I’ve got to chat and meet up with some journalists, folks from Serato, and Ableton. It started raining in the early afternoon, and instead of [...]


Once again, the day began with workshops, panels and intimate discussions. While Nathan Fake played an outdoor wireless set at Place de la Paix, The Wire interviewed The Caretaker (photo on the left). This was a fun conversation where James Leyland Kirby talked about his past pranks as V/Vm, his laid back attitude, obsession with [...]


Day two of the Montreal based festival of digital creativity and electronic music began with workshops, panels and Q&A sessions. Derek Walmsley of The Wire held an intimate discussion with Drew Daniel and Martin Schmidt of Matmos. In that hour a lot of topics were covered, so I’ll leave it to the magazine to publish [...]


Walking around Montreal, I tried to absorb the environment the way a city dweller would. Taking in the tourist sights as well as the side streets filled with graffiti and occasional construction barricades, my feet explored the grounds of the surrounding neighborhood. But no matter how far I ventured (within the walking distance), I was [...]


If you haven’t heard me rave about MUTEK yet, well, now is the time. I am absolutely excited to be attending this year’s 11th edition festival, taking place in Montreal, Canada in less then a week – on June 2nd through 6th. I am also deeply honored to announce that I will be covering the [...]


I rarely get this excited about live shows these days. Don’t get me wrong, I love to see the artists perform. But with the bad sound system, rowdy crowd, and god awful hours, it’s difficult for the event to compete with my studio speakers. But Resonant Forms is a whole new deal, boys and girls. [...]


I always show up early. Especially at the club. I like to watch the atmosphere evolve, the vibe morph, and the dance floor slowly cover its shameful nudity with a layer of sweaty bodies. Tonight, I’m at The Kinetic Playground – a Chicago venue, which usually showcases live music from blues and jazz to rock and [...]