INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF DIGITAL CREATIVITY AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC 16TH EDITION MAY 27-31, 2015

MUTEK HITS A SWEET SPOT WITH ITS 16TH EDITION ANDY STOTT, ATOMTM & ROBIN FOX, JAMES HOLDEN, KIASMOS, LUCY, SHERWOOD & PINCH and STEFFI lead the first wave of headliners

Montréal, February 17, 2015. - MUTEK launches into its 16th edition with 5 nonstop days of internationally recognized artistic excellence, running from May 27 to 31 at Montréal's Musée d'art contemporain (MAC) and various other venues in the heart of the city. Expect another year of mind and body bending artistry operating at the leading edge of technology, music, digital creativity and live performance. As digital and electronic culture has matured and evolved, MUTEK is proud to maintain its unique position and reputation for emphasizing live performance in this ever-mutating realm. A core value since its inception, MUTEK seeks out and promotes original creations that unfurl in real time, underlining the immediacy and sense of happening that the whole festival thrives on, for both performers and audiences alike. With Montréal as its backdrop, MUTEK has always played on the special character and convivial spirit the city is famous for. Visitors enter a sophisticated urban setting filled with multi sensory adventures that include the Quartier des spectacles, world famous restaurant culture and the high spring energy that fills the streets. The second edition of the city-wide Digital Spring, bringing together practitioners and institutions who elaborate the digital arts, promises an even richer encounter for tourists, as well as locals, who use MUTEK and its context as a vehicle to rediscover their own hometown. The festival is delighted to share the first strokes of what is shaping up to be another sensational chapter in its storied history. This initial list will only grow more expansive over the coming weeks as it incorporates a host of new names, more Canadian performers, special projects and its daytime conferences, with over 100 artists expected to grace the festival’s stages for what will be another unforgettable and multidimensional experience: ANDY STOTT (UK) / ATOM™ & ROBIN FOX present DOUBLE VISION (CL/AU) / ATOM™ & TOBIAS (CL/DE) / BOUNDARY (CA) / COBBLESTONE JAZZ (CA) / DBX (US) / JAMES HOLDEN (UK) / JOHN TEJADA (US) / KIASMOS (IS) / LUCY (IT) / MILLIE & ANDREA (UK) / P.TRAFFORD (CA) / POLE (DE) / RICHARD DEVINE (US) / RIVAL CONSOLES (UK) / RROSE (US) / SESSION VICTIM (DE) / SHERWOOD & PINCH (UK) / STEFFI (NL) / STRATEGY (US) Get familiar with the music of our first wave of artists with this special mix by MUTEK programmer Vincent Lemieux, mastered by our partner LANDR: https://www.mixcloud.com/mutekfestival/mutek2015preview001/

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INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF DIGITAL CREATIVITY AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC 16TH EDITION MAY 27-31, 2015

PASSPORTS PRESALE NOW ON Prices will rise again March 24 (or until supplies last) The best way to enjoy the festival’s many and varied offerings is through the full festival PASSPORT and WEEKEND PASS, now on sale in limited quantities. The box office is open: www.mutek.org/en/montreal/2015 TOURISTIC PACKAGES Hotel with PASSPORT deals With more than half of the festival audience once again expected to arrive from outside Montréal, some enticing hotel and PASSPORT packages are being offered. MUTEK Full Package // HOTEL ZERO 1 $1085 CAD (+taxes) 5 nights of accommodation (based on double occupancy) + 2 full FESTIVAL PASSPORTS + breakfast, local phone + WIFI MUTEK rate // AUBERGE ALTERNATIVE DU VIEUX MONTRÉAL $27 CAD (taxes included) 1 single bed per night for holders of FESTIVAL PASSPORT or WEEKEND PASS + organic breakfast + WIFI All booking details can be found: www.mutek.org/en/montreal/2015/tourism ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MUTEK would like to thank the following partners who play a key role in its ongoing activities: the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Secrétariat à la région métropolitaine of the ministère du Conseil exécutif du Québec, the ministère du Tourisme du Québec, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts de Montréal, the Bureau des festivals et des événements culturels of the City of Montréal, the Department of Canadian Heritage, FACTOR and Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters, Musicaction, the ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec, the ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie du Québec, the Consulat général de France à Québec, the Institut français, the Goethe-Institut, and Wallonie-Bruxelles International. MUTEK also wishes to thank the following media and private partners for their invaluable support: Solotech, Red Bull Music Academy, Tourisme Montréal, Sapporo, Ubisoft, Moog Audio, Ableton, Roland, Mix Genius, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Place des Arts, Phi Centre, DHC/ART Foundation for Contemporary Art, the Quartier des spectacles Partnership, Montréal Digital Spring, Resident Advisor, XLR8R, The Wire, FACT, Exclaim!, HOLO Magazine, CRACK Magazine, MCD, ETC MEDIA, Hotel ZERO1 and Auberge Alternative du Vieux Montréal.

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