The French magazine Revue & corrigée (#76, June 2008) has published an impelling article Pourquoi faites-vous des disques? (“Why do you make CDs?”). Jérôme Noetinger, remembering the 1987 Libération special issue asking “Why do you make films?” and the answer by Jean-Luc Godard (“I make movies to avoid the why question”), has decided to ask “the why question” to about 40 artists and producers, amongst whom: Jean-François Denis, Bertrand Denzler, Bernard Fort, Lionel Marchetti, Martin Tétreault, Carole Rieussec, Joëlle Léandre…

The concert Oraliens et autres insectes will take place on June 12, 2008 at La Sala Rossa in Montréal as part of the Suoni Per Il Popolo event. With: 01ek, Aun, Dimcoast, Jean-Pierre Gauthier, David Kristian, Nathan McNinch, Martin Tétreault, Jonathan Parant, Nancy Tobin. This evening introduce new works by Montréal composers that are signed on the Oral record label.

Artificiel (Alexandre Burton, Julien Roy) manipulates and contextualizes the sounds and images of guest artist: Martin Tétreault. The concert will take place as part of the Mutek festival taking place from May 28 to June 1, 2008 in Montréal.

Je me souviens, a 4-day series of exploratory music (curated by Éric Mattson), will be presented on April 23-24, 2008 and May 22-23, 2008 at La Sala Rossa in Montréal. Amongst guest artists: Aun, Chantale Laplante, Skoltz_Kolgen, Alexandre St-Onge, Martin Tétreault, Nancy Tobin…

Martin Tétreault will be touring in France from April 19 to May 5, 2008:

• April 19: in solo at Abbaye Saint-André’s Centre d’art contemporain in Meymac;
• April 20-24: in studio with French turntablist eRikm;
• April 26: in duo with eRikm at Appleboom La Pommerie in Saint-Sétiers;
• April 29: in solo at GRIM in Marseille;
• May 2: in duo with eRikm at Théâtre Garonne in Toulouse;
• May 3: with {bio:Heddy Boubaker and Sébastien Ciroteau at La Maison Peinte in Toulouse;
• May 5: in duo with eRikm at Instants chavirés in Montreuil.

The Projet pupitre performance by Martin Messier and Jacques Poulin-Denis preceded by Martin Tétreault’s — 4 artistes pour 2 disc-jockeys starring David Lafrance and D Julied mixing works by Diane Morin, Robert Racine, Jean-Pierre Gauthier, and Manon Labrecque… — will be presented at the Auditorium of Grande Bibliothèque (Montréal) as part of the “10 ans d’arts médiatiques en 3 prises” by the CQAM on April 19, 2008 from 8 pm. Big party, free admisson.