Past Events

Additional performances by Kvik and the Low End Ensemble have taken place in Montreal and were occasionally streamed online. Check the individual project pages for more background.

Live performance has always been at the heart of Simon Thibaudeau's creative practice, even when much of his work circulates through recordings and online channels. The stage offers a different kind of intimacy, one where the audience shares the same room, the same air, and the same unfolding moment. Whether performing with Kvik or as part of the Low End Ensemble, these appearances have ranged from festival stages to small, unconventional venues where the listening experience itself becomes part of the composition. Headphone concerts, in particular, transform the usual relationship between performer and listener, creating a private, focused encounter within a shared public space.

Montreal has served as a natural home base for these performances, a city with a rich tradition of experimental and electronic music scenes. The local community has long embraced artists who blur boundaries between genres, between acoustic and electronic sound, and between composed and improvised material. Simon's projects have benefited from this environment, finding audiences that are curious and open to work that defies easy categorization. The city's venues, both established and makeshift, have hosted these events, each space lending its own character to the music and shaping how the sound travels and how the audience responds.

Some performances have been broadcast online, extending the reach of a single evening far beyond the walls of the venue. Streaming introduces its own set of considerations, from how sound translates through different listening devices to how the visual element of a live show is framed and shared. For an artist whose work already engages with questions of mediation and technology, these broadcasts become another layer of the creative process rather than a mere documentation of it. The recorded versions of these events take on a life of their own, circulating long after the original performance has ended.

The archive of past shows serves as a record of ongoing exploration, showing how different projects have evolved and intersected over time. Each performance builds on previous ones, refining ideas, testing new approaches, and responding to the particular circumstances of each occasion. For those who have attended these events, the archive offers a way to revisit moments that may have felt ephemeral. For newcomers, it provides a glimpse into a body of work that has been developing steadily, always in motion, always open to the next possibility.

Those interested in learning more about the musical projects behind these performances are encouraged to explore the individual project pages, where background information and context can be found. The relationship between recorded work and live presentation is a recurring thread throughout Simon's practice, each informing the other in subtle and sometimes surprising ways. As new performances take shape and old ones are revisited, the archive continues to grow, a living document of a creative journey that remains committed to experimentation, collaboration, and the simple, powerful act of making sound together in real time.