These Photo Highlights from RBMA Montréal Will Make Your Jaw Drop

Throughout the 2016 Red Bull Music Academy, photographers are on hand to capture the magic that’s happening at live shows, during late nights in the studios, on the lecture couch and everywhere else in the RBMA orbit. Here are the best shots from our time in Montréal so far

Participants celebrate at the Term One listening session Dan Wilton
2016 Polaris Prize winner Kaytranada. Watch his RBMA lecture here. Karel Chladek
Insomnie Collective at Stereo Karel Chladek
Term One participants Swisha and MIIIN Maria Jose Govea
Late nights in the studios at Phi Centre Dan Wilton
Suzanne Ciani preparing her Buchla synthesizer Karel Chladek
Art was on the walls throughout four floors of the Phi Centre Dan Wilton
Term One participant Lontalius Dan Wilton
Iggy Pop storming the stage at his public lecture Maria Jose Govea
Term One participant The Venopian Solitude live at La Tulipe Dan Wilton
Fucked Up Live at La Tulipe. The Canadian hardcore warriors also had some fun playing hockey alongside Canadiens organist Diane Bibeau Dan Wilton
Tim Hecker Dan Wilton
Marshall Allen and Danny Thompson of Sun Ra Arkestra Dan Wilton
Term One participant Tide Jewel performing live Dan Wilton
Term One participants Merk, Johan Carøe and Lunate Dan Wilton
Dan Wilton
Dan Wilton
Drone Activity in Progress Maria Jose Govea
Participants jamming with Theo Parrish Dan Wilton
Maria Jose Govea
Meeting the studio team during Term One Dan Wilton
Participants on the Buchla following Suzanne Ciani’s demonstration Dan Wilton
Academy lecturer Alex Tumay Dan Wilton
Academy lecturer Suzanne Ciani Dan Wilton
Term One participant River Tiber performing live Maria Jose Govea
Drone Activity In Progress Karel Chladek
Drone Activity in Progress Maria Jose Govea
Dan Wilton
The world premiere of CFCF and Jean-Michel Blais’ collaborative performance Dan Wilton
Tim Hecker enveloping the room in fog at Drone Activity in Progress Trung Nguyen
Karel Chladek
Deradoorian and Stephen O’Malley Karel Chladek
Dan Wilton
Dan Wilton
Term One participant Keita Sano Maria Jose Govea
One last group photo from Term One Dan Wilton

By Red Bull Music Academy on October 19, 2016

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