Born and raised in Montreal, Demetrio Barreca started performing at the age of 16. Influenced by musicians such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher and RUSH as well as drummers like Elvin Jones, Bill Stewart and Philly Joe Jones, Demetrio developed an eclectic taste and a unique sound on the drums. Throughout his formal training at Vanier College and a Bachelors of Fine Arts with a specialization in Jazz Studies from Concordia University, he had the opportunity to study alongside Jim Doxas, Rich Irwin, Max Sansalone, Josh Rager and many others. After graduating with honors in 2020 as well as being nominated for the Oscar Peterson scholarship in 2019, Demetrio made a name for himself as a talented sideman with an ability to adapt to a multitude of different styles and band settings. From jazz bars such as Upstairs Jazz Club, corporate events, cocktails and weddings at venues such as The Ritz Carlton, The Four Seasons and Fairmont Chateau Laurier, Demetrio has performed in numerous venues across the country with multiple different bands at multiple levels and continues to perform as of this day. As a band leader, Demetrio composes and arranges music in line with the jazz and electronic style. Although well versed in a multitude of styles, his main passions and sources of artistic satisfaction come from jazz and electronic music. Recently accepted for a master’s degree at McGill University in Jazz Performance, Demetrio will be returning to school in the Fall of 2024 where he aims to further hone his skills as a band leader and performer as well as establish himself as one of the premier drummers in Montreal.

Eduardo Perez Infante est un architecte et artiste né au Chili qui réside actuellement à Montréal. Engagé dans le milieu des arts visuels et de la performance, des arts technologiques et sonores, il mène des projets de recherche-création et des actions in situ à la jonction de l’architecture, du design et des nouveaux médias. Sa pratique, qui fait appel à des processus de cocréation, porte sur la manière dont les actions, les objets, les images et les environnements incarnent et mettent en oeuvre la dynamique du pouvoir.

Sophie Kuijper Dickson est une écrivaine et chercheuse qui vit et travaille actuellement à Montréal. Elle s’interroge sur la provenance, sur la façon dont les paysages, les environnements et les atmosphères résonnent en nous et comment ils agissent sur notre corps de manière visible et invisible, ainsi que sur le processus pour s’y adapter. Elle s’intéresse à l’utilisation de la vidéo, du son et à tous les médias qui l’obligent à écouter, à réfléchir à ces questions.

Using unconventional performance techniques, Martín Rodríguez explores resonance in combination with transducers and his electric guitar to expose the rhythms, harmonies, and melodies that are found in the cracks of the radio spectrum, creating emotive soundscapes which are living, listening, and engaging in the present. As the son of a Mexican immigrant and Polish-American, identity has always played a central role to Rodriguez's artistic explorations. Projects such as Open La Puerta (2013) explore fragmented memories of his heritage; and after a surgery from a brain tumor left him temporarily paralyzed, Rodríguez began exploring new ways to play his guitar as a copping mechanism that led to Radio Therapy (2015). In June of 2019, he was featured in a group show entitled Los Subrogados simultaneously presented by the The Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexico City, The Musée d'Art Contemporain à Montréal, and The Darling Foundry. In addition to producing his own work Rodriguez has recorded 2 EPs with the microtonal psychedelic synth collective Chienvoler as well as explored free electronic hardware improvisation with his duo Data Slum. From 2014 to 2018, Rodriguez worked as Technical Director, Lab Director, and Co-director of Eastern Bloc, an artist run centre dedicated to presenting emerging media artists in Montréal, Canada.