Festival Kinetik // Montreal - Canada // 15.16.17 Mai 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 ::

This inner force, reflected in the electronic music wants to be stronger and more blacker to lead to the maximum the various senses of the assistance towards new horizons. According to the evolution of the electronic music, as much in its obscure branches, as to it's more known's branches. The festival Kinetik with is 4 levels, starting with the electronic (phase 1 - Thursday evening), towards the industrial dimension (phase 2 - Friday evening), towards the rhythmic the noise (phase 3 - Saturday evening), to culminate with with the more tribal with the drum and bass/hardcore (phase 4 - Saturday evening after), the Kinetik festival wants to be a reflection of the electronic music and its evolution during the last 25 years.

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 performances live 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 Kinetik festival is made up of two of the three original producers of C.O.M.A (www.comanoise.net); KAO Production and I Prod with the addition of Android Productions. Fallowing the success of 2007 edition of C.O.M.A (more than 1400 people during the week end), 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

Non-profitable 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 by Richard Larente, I Prod is a response to its work already started in the electro-industrial scene of Montreal during ten last years: management 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…)

Press kits // Logos // Flyers // Posters ::

- Festival Bands and Dj's presentation (03.02.2008 // pdf version)
- Festival presentation (21.09.2007 // pdf version)
- High resolution logo of Kinetik Festival
- High resolution logo of Kinetik Productions