film soundtrack composer, sound / installation artist, curator – An architect designs works that occupy spaces; I create sound sculptures that fit in the flow of time and perception
Inter/sperse at Musica – 27.09.2025 Inter/sperse, is a concert is specifically composed for church acoustics.
MUTEK est l’un des plus importants festivals internationaux dédiés aux musiques innovantes. Depuis 2000, il se produit chaque année au mois d’août dans le Quartier des spectacles de Montréal.
Invité dans le cadre d’une « prospective Québec/Canada », MUTEK propose un véritable festival dans le festival en une soirée. À travers un programme ambient dans l’église Saint-Paul, haut-lieu des soirées contemplatives de Musica, sont présentés des artistes qui font aujourd’hui vibrer la scène canadienne.
— 20h30 Quatuor Bozzini + Sixtrum
En première partie, le quatuor à cordes Bozzini et l’ensemble à percussion Sixtrum, tous deux basés à Montréal, proposent un programme court autour de Folk noir/Canadiana (2018) de Nicole Lizée, une œuvre qui incarne un des aspects de la culture musicale contemporaine canadienne : le dialogue entre différents registres musicaux, qu’ils soient populaires, expérimentaux ou contemporains.
— 21h15 Kara-Lis Coverdale
Pianiste, organiste et compositrice, Kara-Lis Coverdale est une des sensations de la scène minimaliste et expérimentale au Canada. Tout en évoluant comme organiste et cheffe de chœur dans différentes paroisses canadiennes depuis l’âge de 13 ans, elle a développé une trajectoire artistique singulière et une identité musicale contemplative, spectrale et organique. Après Kali Malone, Ellen Arkbro, Sarah Davachi et Claire Singer, elle complète la cartographie des « divas de l’orgue » dressée à travers la programmation de Musica au cours des dernières éditions.
— 22h15 Guillaume Coutu Dumont & Line Katcho
Guillaume Coutu Dumont et Line Katcho s’unissent pour créer une expérience immersive où la musique électronique rencontre l’art visuel. Guillaume Coutu Dumont, compositeur et musicien montréalais, apporte sa maîtrise des rythmes organiques et des textures électroniques, tandis que Line Katcho, artiste audiovisuelle, enrichit cette collaboration avec des paysages visuels enveloppants et une approche expérimentale du son. Ensemble, ils explorent les frontières entre le sonore et le visuel.
— 23h France Jobin
Artiste sonore, compositrice et curatrice basée à Montréal, France Jobin développe une pratique singulière à la croisée de l’art sonore et de la recherche électroacoustique. S’inscrivant dans une esthétique minimaliste, son travail est souvent qualifié de « sculpture sonore ». Elle explore avec finesse les interactions entre sons analogiques et numériques, donnant naissance à des paysages auditifs subtils et profonds. Ses installations immersives, à la fois musicales et visuelles, dialoguent étroitement avec l’architecture des lieux investis, invitant le public à une expérience d’écoute attentive et sensorielle.
The aim of the residency was to explore a variety of artistic approaches to quantum science and technologes. To this end, the project acknowledges the specificities and limits of both artistic and scientific practices, as well as their differences. To avoid the reciprocal instrumentalization of art and science – a risk faced by all arts-science initiatives – the project’s approach has been to encourage resonances between the two fields. Echoing the principle of constructive interference – where aligned waves amplify each other – this project explores how resonances between art and science can create more intense experiences and reveal new dimensions of understanding.
Primarily funded by the Dialogues quantiques research project, this artistic project enabled three female composers – Erin Gee, France Jobin and Jessica Moss – to immerse themselves in the IQ research environment, meeting and exchanging with a range of researchers over the course of four micro-residencies in 2024 and 2025. Each of the three composers approaches the resonances between art and science through her own perspective and sensibility, each developing a specific way of integrating the discoveries made during this process into her own musical practice.
From the outset of the project, the curatorial approach, led by Pia Baltazar, has drawn on the queer epistemology of quantum physics proposed by Professor Barad. In particular, Barad argues that quantum physics has provoked a profound questioning of the founding principles of classical representation – rooted in Euclidean geometry and Newtonian mechanics – not only in the field of physics, but also in our understanding of the workings of knowledge and the very nature of the fabric of reality. In their view, this dealt a fatal blow to the idea that classical forms of representation could be adequate to convey the specific understanding of time, space and matter introduced by quantum physics. This project takes this observation as its starting point and draws the consequences by focusing on the way in which music entangles time, space and matter in its own mysterious logic, proposing a medium as fluid and elusive as the quantum world it seeks to echo.
This intertwining of matter and space will be particularly explored using through sound immersion techniques and methodologies: drawing on the Scénophonie research project, led in collaboration between the SAT and Sporobole, and in relation to Sporobole’s points d’ouïe project, as part of which this evening will be presented. Here, the three composers will offer the audience a chance to hear the current state of their research and creative processes, whose final presentation is planned at the SAT in autumn 2026, within the production Structures of Nothingness.
In Teleport, Erin Gee uses biofeedback technologies to transform physiological signals (heart rate, respiration, skin conductance) in real time into electronic sounds inspired by quantum technologies and Qubits. Drawing on quantum teleportation and the ideas of physicist Elizabeth Rauscher, she conceives of emotion as quantum data transmissible through sound frequencies and states of full awareness. Her voice guides listeners through psychological superimpositions, mobilizing techniques derived from ASMR, hypnosis and placebo. Through sound and light, she induces altered states of sensitivity and attention. Teleport thus explores the intersections between the human body, affective computing and digital media, placing emotion in a perspective derived from quantum logic.
The fluctuation of emptiness is a sound art performance by France Jobin, that explores the principles of quantum computing through auditory expression. By interpreting the behavior of electrons and their quantum states, the performance translates the abstract workings of quantum algorithms into an immersive and evolving soundscape. Key elements such as stable electron pairs – Cooper pairs – BCS (soundscape), quantum errors (modular analog synthesis) and the fluctuations of emptiness are woven into the performance, enhanced by spatialization techniques inspired by “multiplexing Qbit addressing”.
Jessica Moss will be presenting new music from her upcoming album, titled Unfolding. Within the scope of her Sporo/SAT/IQ research, she’s been exploring the concept of coherence: in human experience a harmonious, unified state that transcends individual elements; in quantum physics the synchronized state of quantum particles, where their wavefunctions align in such a way that they work together harmoniously.
Moss has observed over time as a touring musician that there are certain musical elements that seem to consistently resonate with a very deep emotional expression from audiences. This has led her to explore, on both an artistic and political level, the power (and with it the responsibility) the performer may hold when consciously creating such an experience; one that aims to transcends individuality into a collective state. This performance at Sporobole will be her first foray into using spatialized sound as a conduit for this experience.
CURATION AND ART-SCIENCE COORDINATION
Pia Baltazar is an intermedia composer, indisciplinary researcher and directress of arts-sciences development at the Société des Arts Technologiques de Montréal (Québec, Canada). With a triple background in engineering, art philosophy and musical composition, her artistic and technological research has been developing for over twenty years at the intersection of interactive design and artistic production. She is particularly interested in the creative possibilities of the encounters between the senses (vision, hearing, touch…) and the involvement of the body and gesture in the creative process.
In her role as Directress of Arts & Science Development at SAT, she is responsible for developing innovative collaborations and partnerships with local and international artistic and academic communities. In particular, she seeks to develop arts-science projects and set up research-creation processes in artistic practice environments.
presented by Institut en sciences et génie quantique de l’ÉTS
Presented by Institut en sciences et génie quantique de l’ÉTS, Towards a Quantum Musical Aesthetic moderated by Pía Baltazar [SAT] invites composer and sound artist France Jobin, artist and physicist Sebastián Duque Mesa, and teaching professor Olivier Cardinal-Landon (ÉTS) to explore how principles of quantum mechanics—for example interference, entanglement, uncertainty—can inspire and transform music as both a conceptual and technological practice. As quantum computing advances, artists and researchers are questioning how music composition, performance, and listening might evolve in response to the advent of new technological devices and creative methodologies.
In addition to using quantum concepts from a creative standpoint, this panel considers how quantum thinking might reshape music structurally and experientially. Can music exist in multiple potential states until it is perceived? Can quantum randomness offer new generative strategies beyond classical algorithms? And how might quantum mechanical principles redefine the relationship between composer, performer, and audience?
This conversation spans metaphorical, technical, and philosophical dimensions—from algorithmic composition and granular synthesis to speculative listening practices that treat perception as a participatory act of world-building. Drawing parallels to the history of musical automatons and AI, the discussion extends to emerging quantum technologies as creative tools and provocations. Ultimately, the panel invites reflection on whether a shift in physics and technology demands a corresponding shift in our musical imagination—toward an aesthetic that embraces uncertainty, emergence, and the co-creative nature of reality.
Please note: this activity will be in English, with live transcription available.
Métropolis takes over MTELUS on Friday and Saturday nights with two evenings dedicated to the most physical and hypnotic forms of electronic music.
If there’s one night where the power of live performance truly resonates, it’s Métropolis 1. With five sets spanning the full range of techno, the evening brings together iconic figures and potent new voices for an expedition that carries on until dawn!
France Jobin & Markus Heckmann – Lueurs Quantiques
machìna – Action
Aurora Halal
Kevin Saunderson & Dantiez present e-Dancer
Speedy J
Visual and audio effects may affect some individuals in a negative way. Photosensitivity varies from person to person; this event is audiovisual and could contain certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns, which may be triggering.
Ticketing information: Online sales end at 1:30 AM. Tickets will be available at the door at MTELUS.
Immersed in darkness, sound and images intertwine in a hypnotic dance. Landscapes, figures, and geometries deconstruct and reconstruct, drawing spectators into an immersive universe where the boundaries between sound and image dissolve. De-construct defies all spatial and temporal logic, offering viewers a trans-hypnotic experience. The artistic duo France Jobin and Line Katcho craft sonic and visual landscapes that oscillate between captivating harmonies and chaotic dissonances.
Entanglement is a dazzling work that distills quantum physics theories into a swooping sensorial experience. It interprets the concept of entanglement: when two or more particles link up, and no matter how far apart they are in space, their states remain linked. It is an uncanny phenomenon in quantum physics, one that defies explanations.
The piece oscillates between four theories: the fluidity of time, the multiverse, the Copenhagen interpretation and decoherence. These complex notions are translated into a visually and sonically stunning experience guided by science, technology, and the sensitivity needed to illustrate what cannot be visualized. The viewer contemplates these revolving realms, composed of intricate graphics and audio.
France JobinCA/QC is an audio and installation artist, as well as composer and curator. Markus HeckmannDE/CA is a visual artist and Technical Director at Derivative, the maker of TouchDesigner
Get ready to dive into the immersive art show taking over the main room this year!
Curated in collaboration with MUTEK, ‘Québec Perspectives’ will take you on an exciting journey through immersive artworks and digital landscapes produced by 10 esteemed Québec artists and creative studios; an extraordinary 360° experience where Québec’s artistic visions come together to celebrate creativity through the magic of digital art
This project is executed with the support of the Québec Government.
By delving into the profound realm of quantum physics and artistic performance, this multi-work project daringly fuses scientific inquiry and creative vision.
Inspired by the intricate theories of quantum entanglement, notably the Copenhagen interpretation and the multiverse (quantum decoherence) the project is further enriched – and challenged – by exploring the fluidity of time and the enigmatic principle of quantum entanglement.
In its fourth version/iteration Entanglement invites you to lose yourselves in this boundless expanse of creativity, where the borders between reality and imagination dissolve, leaving them suspended in time and in a state of wonder.
-Day 1: Listening & field recording – Processing & composing
Morning:
Participants will explore the urban environment through sound walks and recording. Recording techniques both conventional and unconventional will be used in order to facilitate new ways of listening to the environment and considering how and why to capture sounds for use in composition. I will also discuss how the recording process itself can facilitate a deeper connection to place, self and others.
Afternoon:
We will listen and I will teach how to edit and clean up recordings, compose a one minute track. I will discuss my own process of manipulating and assembling sounds into compositions. Both technical and conceptual aspects of the processing and composition stage will be discussed, and participants will work on generating short tracks to share and discuss with the group in order to have audio to attach to their visual component with Markus the next day with Touch Designer.
Day 2: Visuals TD – 10 – 14h with lunch break and pauses
All day:
Markus will cover from beginner to intermediate (adapting to the participants) Touch Designer aspects and will help the participant create visuals
to which they will add their audio composition. Each will leave with a short AV work they have created.
At the quantum level, the rules of physics break down and certainties dissolve: particles appear able to exist in two places at once, behave differently whether observed or ignored, and influence one another across incredible distances. France Jobin and Markus Heckmann’s immersive work draws on cutting-edge quantum theory, setting prismatic visualisations of impossible realities – micro and macro – to a gradually intensifying drone that captures the towering cosmic awe occasioned when the most minute processes in nature challenge us to rethink everything we think we know.
