SAT[MixSessions] presents ROBO/TEK V.8

Robo/tek V.8

Music: Jan Pienkowski, Cyan, Robeat, E-TEB Visuals:
Cousinchang et Akölad

Thursday, March 2nd :: 7pm :: Free

Robo/tek V.8 brings you another exciting line-up on March
2nd with guest music by Robeat and eTeb and Vjs Cousinchang and Akolad.

Robo/tek

The Robo/tek series delves into the multicolour spectrum
of techno music. Over the years, techno has been stretching its boundaries
and successfully assimilating itself with various other styles of music
including house, breaks, electro, jazz, world music, classical and contemporary
music, opera. Robo/tek attempts to show techno music in its many forms,
varying from the subtle and romantic, through expressive (and at times
experimental) and engaging, to aggressive and emotionally charged.

Robo/tek, hosted by Jan Pienkowski and Cyan, is a
meeting of artists who exchange their musical perspective on techno music
and share their journey with the audience. Robo/tek is also dedicated
to the visual exploration of technology and how it relates to the world
around us. Along with resident vj Fluid, video artists take spectators
on journeys of discovery and re-discovery.

Jan Pienkowski (onorecords.com)

A composer, musician, sound designer, DJ and physicist,
Jan Pienkowski writes and performs music reflecting his diverse background.
From his Electroacoustic training and love of World Music comes a mixture
of mechanical bleeps, acoustic spaces and ethnic themes. From his theatre
(DIALOG) and dance (A.R.M. with choreographer
Nikolas Dixon) experience comes a flair for the dramatic and a feel
for intricate rhythms.

Jan’s performances span Canada, U.S., France
and Hong Kong. His latest 2005 Shiva project with VJ Nokami has been
shown at festivals in Thailand, Germany, UK, Sweden, Austria, Romania,
Italy, Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, USA and Canada, with India
finally being added to the list of countries for 2006.

Jan has been also very active on the Montreal scene
with shows at the Black & Blue Festival, Montreal High Lights Festival,
Festival du nouveau cinéma, Fantasia Festival, Fringe/ Pop Festival,
Divers/Cité Festival, Tangente, Agora Festif, Exit, and regular
appearances at the SAT, U Lounge, Saphir, Luba Lounge and Green Room.
Jan’s Live and DJ mixes have landed him spots as featured artist
on New York’s Proton Radio, Chicago’s Clubland Underground,
Chicago’s 92.5 FM and Montreal’s CKUT 90.3 FM.

Jan is constantly expanding on what it means to
be an electronic musician by collaborating with soloists (saxophone,
violin, voice), visual artists, painters and dancers. He organises evenings
and performs often at the SAT, with a range of shows including: the
first Technopera (Turandot) with the singers from the Atelier lyrique
de l’Opéra de Monréal; Incidents improvisés,
blending Schubert and Chopin with electronic structures; and regular
[Mix_Sessions] combining the talents of musicians, dj’s and vj’s.

Cyan (traktion.com)

Cyan’s sound was born with her fascination
towards the interaction between the human and the machine. She merges
elements from the Swedish techno and Detroit techno with house music
and the new electro-retro style. From the cacophony of the electronic
music, the soul of the machine is liberated.

DJ, radio host and producer Cyan aka Corina MacDonald
has been an active participant in Montreal’s electronic music scene
since her arrival in the city in 1996. From that time she has been involved
in community radio, hosting electronic music shows on CKUT 90.3 fm.
Currently she hosts modular_systems, an electronic music magazine show
focusing on local artists, djs and events. Cyan has been active in organizing
events with the phoniq.net, Robo/tek and Women on Wax crews.

Cyan is known for her techno and house sets – she
has a broad knowledge of music and is equally happy playing hard tech,
minimal tec/house, Chicago house or old Detroit electro. Her dj sets
are layered, deep rhythmic explorations into the intersections of techno,
house and electro. They can be heady and abstract, hard and slamming,
or funky and soulful. She djs regularly at events around Montreal, and
has played at festivals and events in Toronto and in France. She has
appeared alongside such diverse artists as naw, iznogood, b’ugo, sarcastic
and andrew duke.

modular systems is broadcast on tuesdays from 1500-1700
EST on CKUT 90.3 fm or online at www.ckut.ca

Robeat (robeat.com)

*Robeat*…short story – too much to say. 3 partners,
one vision – dance floor on fire 2 DJs, many influences – the best of
electronic music. 1 VJ, creation is freedom – a lot to impress Welcome
to a “Dark Discotheque” night

E-TEB

DJ ITEB (E-TEB) was born in Tunisia on March 17,
1972, and grew up in a tourist village, full of bars, clubs and discotheques.
He discovered right away that his primary passion was music. He grew
up to the rhythm of 80’s disco. Quickly, he begins practicing
in mixing Soul 45s with his parents’ disco records. After that,
he begins his DJ career at the age of 18 by taking part mobile discos
with his friends. In his twenties, he begins to be very attentive to
the styles and techniques that he teaches himself.

In 2003, he quits his finance bank job and leaves
for Montreal to devote himself to his DJ craft. His journey begins in
Montreal at the celebrated Shed Café (Saint-Laurent), where gets
noticed thanks to his mixing between house, funk and disco. Then he
began playing at club Bacci (Saint-Denis), where he played essentially
deep and progressive house. Recently, he began a new residence, Thursday
and Friday nights, at bar Tap Room (Rachel-Est) and he plays a private
party monthly at the celebrated bar-resto Buonanotte (Saint-Laurent).

E-Teb owes a lot to DJs like Simon Perrault, who
has been a good friend and has taught E-TEB his craft. ITEB’s
(E-TEB) style is a mixture of deep, electro and house, but definitely
“underground”. Much more ambitiously, he has begun recently
composing purely electro minimal music, using a laptop, midi keyboard
and Ableton Live.

cousinchang (cousinchang.com)

Writer – Director, cousinchang productions. A multi-disciplinary
artist, Hugh John is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario
Graduate School of Journalism, Media Studies, and is an independent
director, producer and editor currently based in Montreal and London.
Hugh John is also a visual artist and VJ, having performed in Europe
and North America, disseminating his visual fascination with metonymic
imagery and communist archival footage.

cousinchang vj demo: www.cousinchang.com click on
the button on the right, “CCVJ”

VJ Akölad (akolad.robeat.com)

Since 1995, Annie Gignac has been contributing to
the Montreal artistic scene through the conception and organization
of various artistic events. Her interests in music and design and her
training in graphic design and multimedia have pushed her toward VJ
and video expression.

Annie’s paradoxal personality transposes into
images her baggage of experience, travel and perceptions. She uses many
tools to create with, including various software, photos, animation
and video…the key word is: multi-layer!! The joy of having her
visuals come to life with the music is the driving force for her creativity.