Machines overrun Montreal
‘’Hard electronic music as a kind of metaphysical kinetic mysticism’’
Lucinda Catchlove, Nightlife Magazine May 2008
Kinetik definition (kinetic) ::
The kinetic energy (also called in the old writings live viva, or sharp force) is the energy which a body because of its movement has. The kinetic energy of a body is equal to work necessary to make pass says it body of the rest to its current rotation and translatory movement.
It is Guillaume d' Ockham (1280-1349) who introduced, in 1323, the difference between what is called the dynamic movement (that we generate) and the kinetic movement (generated by interactions, of which collisions).*
* Definition supplements via wikipedia
According to this idea, the Kinetik festival want to be a response to this reality, that any body has an internal energy when put moving by releases, in this case, the interaction between energy (sound, light, images) and a body (assistance) placed in an environment or all these directions is put in request.
Kinetik Festival Concept ::
According to the evolution of electronic music, including its obscure branches, and to its more known branches, this inner force, reflected in electronic music wants to lead to the maximum of senses towards new horizons. The Festival Kinetik with is 4 levels, starting with the Opening Night (phase 1 - Thursday May 14th), towards the harsh industrial dimension (phase 2 - Friday May 15th), towards the rhythmic noise night (phase 3 - Saturday May 16th), to finish with the EBM (Electronic Body Music) night (phase 4 - Sunday May 17th). The Festival Kinetik is a reflection of electronic music and its evolution during the last 25 years. It touches more that one style of music and will bring a lot of attention to the Canadian scene, with many internationals acts and a special place for Canadians bands.
To allow a complete immersion via the inner force of electronics, the festival wants to touch to all media's to bring an additional support to the music. Live projections during all the shows by recognized VJ's, interactive expositions of various artists (painting, drawing, construction multimedia) with live performances during the shows and more…
To touch the wider public possible, the Kinetik festival wants to be as accessible as possible. The electro-industrial music influenced a lot of music styles during the last 25 years. With a place for the big names of the scene and an important place for new talents, helped by different media's to give the best penetration to this inner force.
The team ::
The team of the Festival Kinetik is made up of two of the three original producers of C.O.M.A; KAO Production and I Prod with the addition of Android Productions to form a partnership in Kinetik Productions. Fallowing the success of 2007 edition of C.O.M.A (more than 1400 people during the week end) and the succes of the first edition of the Festival Kinetik with a total of 2400 people, the team wants to push even further the idea, in the ideas of the great electro-industrial Europeans festivals like Wave Gotik Treffen and M'era Me Luna.
Kinetik Productions
A non-profits institution, founded by a partnership between KAO Production, Android Productions & [i] Prod to promote the Montreal Electro-Industrial scene, with the help of different events. With it's annual event, the Festival Kinetik, this team want to help the cultural exchanges between countries, with the help of Electro-Industrial music, with the elaboration of one of the biggest north american festival.
KAO Production
KAO Production was founded in 2002 by Jean-François Fortin. What started at the beginning with a simple industrial evening (Replikant/Electric Foufounes) was quickly modified with production of music events. KAO Production, composed of a strong team, helped to put Montreal among the principal markets in North America for the industrial/EBM/Noise performances.
Producing more than 25 concerts with more than 50 groups coming from everywhere throughout the world during the last 5 years, working in collaboration with various well established production teams of Montreal (Gillett Group, Greenland, Spectra, Lotto-Quebec,…) KAO Production was able to take his place in the Montreal scene and get international recognition from electro-industrial labels.
Website : www.kao-production.com
Android Productions
Well know from the electronic Montreal Scene, Kyo Lelievre decided to found in 2006 is own company to promote this style of music.
Android Prod was launches with brilliance with the Neurotoxik event in 2006, surrounded by DJ' S and international bands (Manu the Malin, Sulphuric Saliva, Iszoloscope…)this event helped to revive the Montreal electronica scene. Incorporating dynamic concepts, mixing live prestations with live vjing, this party was a new step for Montreal.
Website : androidprod.kao-production.com
I Prod
Founded in 2006, I Prod is a response to works already started in the electro-industrial scene of Montreal during ten last years: club Sapphir, co-production with KAO Production. I Prod was part of lots of events during the last 5 years (C.O.M.A., Neurotoxik, Collide…)
Logos // Flyers // Posters ::
- "Kinetik" logo english/french
- "KK" logo
- High resolution logo of Kinetik Productions
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Press Releases ::
- Festival Kinetik 2.0 line up release (October 30, 2008 - PDF - 170kb)
- Festival kinetik 2.0 presentation (August 28, 2008 - PDF fortmat - 80kb)
Vendors and publicity information ::
If you are interested to be added as vendor to the festival, download the information document via this link. You will also find in it the info about publicity purchase on the festival material.
Past Productions ::
Festival Kinetik, May 15,16 & 17 2008, Usine C & Theatre Sans Fil
Ascii_Disko [Madrid] / Cenotype [USA] / Displacer [Canada] Distorted Memory [Canada] The Dj Producer [UK]/ Dj Salt [Germany] Empusae [Belgium] / Feindflug [Germany] Funker Vogt [Germany] / Headscan [Canada] / Iszoloscope [Canada]
Kiew [Germany] / Lenny Dee [USA] / Memmaker [Canada] Mono no Aware [Germany] / Nitzer Ebb [UK] / Noisuf-X [Germany] The Outside Agency [Netherlands] / PerfectionPlastic [Canada] Rabia Sorda [Mexico] / Satronica [USA] / Sonar [Belgium] / Sorehead [Canada] Synnack [USA] / Terrorfakt [USA] / The Horrorist [USA] This Morn’ Omina [Belgium] / Tonikom [USA] / Xotox [Germany]
Kinetik Productions CDs ::
Kinetik in the press ::
Eklectik Kinetik (french), Stéphane Martel, Voir May 8 2008
Machines overrun Montreal, Lucinda Catchlove, Nightlife Magazine May 2008
Démystifier l'électro (french), Vanessa Guimond, Canoe May 12 2008
 Living in the ’80s, Lorraine Carpenter, Mirror May 15 - May 21.2008 Vol. 23 No. 47
Kinetik (french), Jean-Nicolas Labrie, Bang Bang May 10 2008
 Episode 37, Played in on Air Canada Planes, Tourisme Montreal May 2008
 Kinetik Festival Preview. Matthew Johnson, ReGen Magazine April 27 2008
 Kinetik Festival Preview, Germaniac dot com online magazine May 2008
Festival Kinetik Contacts ::
- Production
- Booking
- Info / Medias
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