MUTEK_INTERSECTION (update): LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS

["tobias c. van Veen" <tobias@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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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