MUTEK Brings Detroit Techno and Montreal Bass to VIFF
On October 2, 2026, MUTEK x VIFF Live brings Dopplereffekt, Honeydrip and MIIIA with MELT to SFU's Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre. Doors open at 9 pm and the show starts at 9:30 pm. A film-festival outing that could leave your playlist needing more work than your watchlist.
Three acts, with the visuals doing their share
Detroit electronic duo Dopplereffekt joins Montreal producer, DJ and speaker-builder Honeydrip, whose music draws on dub, reggae and dancehall. Vancouver-based MIIIA premieres The Emergence with visual artist MELT. Expect a programme built around electronic music and live audiovisual performance, rather than treating the screen as expensive wallpaper.
VIFF lists the event at 240 minutes and restricts entry to people aged 19 and over. That makes it a substantial late-evening plan. Give it room in your calendar; squeezing a four-hour performance between other commitments is a scheduling experiment with a fairly predictable result.
Where to go and how to book
The venue is the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. Use the Book Now link on VIFF's official event page for current ticket prices and availability. The listed show time is 9:30 pm, half an hour after doors open.
The collaboration brings together MUTEK, VIFF and Vancouver's Chapel Sound Art Foundation. MUTEK began in Montreal in 2000. For Vancouver audiences, this programme puts visiting electronic artists alongside a new work from a locally based performer.
The workshops happen after the concert
Stir reports that VIFF Labs follows on October 3 and 4 at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts' Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, a different room from the concert theatre. October 3 includes Honeydrip's sound-system practice and Kiran Bhumber's spatial audio workshop. October 4 features MIIIA's hardware masterclass and a TouchDesigner workshop with Jonny Ostrem and TDYVR.
For a date, this suits two people who want the music to be the main event. Have the catching-up conversation beforehand. Competitive small talk against electronic bass is rarely anyone's most charming performance.
