MUTEK Soundsystem (Vincent Lemieux & Koki)JP + CA/QC
In 2008, Koki moved to Toronto, Canada on his own to work as a DJ and producer, and as a local DJ in Toronto, he has been playing at Electric Island every year. In 2015, he released his music on his own label, Bohemian Yacht Club, and in March of the same year, he played at the WMC after-party (unofficially) at his own label's showcase. After returning to Japan, he joined MUTEK.JP Team and has been involved in its management.
Vincent Lemieux is a DJ, record distributor, programmer for MUTEK, co-founder and producer of the Musique Risquée label. Known for his overall contributions to the Montreal electronic music scene, Vincent Lemieux is about to make a big leap when he unveils his debut album alongside his longtime rhythm partner Guillaume Coutu-Dumont. Under the Flabbergast moniker, the pair released No1 on Circus Company in October 2015.
While he remains a fan of techno and house, disco, funk, soul, hip-hop and other groovy offshoots don't leave him unmoved. In Montreal he has performed at Soirée Risquée and Disco Dessert, as well as other clubs, bars and parties. Since 2001, every year he has performed at Berlin's Panorama Bar on Get Perlonized nights.When he's not playing records, Vincent Lemieux contributes to MUTEK's esteemed lineup, helping since 2000 to shape the event's sonic and visual identities. As head boss, A&R man and all-rounder for Musique Risquée, the label he co-founded with Marc Leclair (Akufen) in 2003, Vincent Lemieux has always spotlighted local talent.
In essence, the work of Vincent Lemieux continues to be driven by a single impulse: his boundless love of music.
