Martin Tétreault (born 1957 in
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec
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, Canada) is a
free improvisation
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musician and visual artist. He often employs the
turntable
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as the basis for his experimental music, he has over 60 releases, featuring him solo or in collaborations with artists like
Kevin Drumm and
Otomo Yoshihide.
[Fortier 2013.]
References
Further reading
*Fortier, Sylvain.
Finalement, je me suis fait avoir… / Clearly, I’ve been had…: Entrevue avec Martin Tétreault" ''eContact! 14.3 — Turntablism'' (January 2013). Montréal:
CEC.
*Weissenbrunner, Karin.
Experimental Turntablism: Historical overview of experiments with record players / records — or Scratches from Second-Hand Technology" ''eContact! 14.3 — Turntablism'' (January 2013). Montréal:
CEC.
External links
Martin Tétreaultat
Discogs
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Martin Tétreaulton the DAME CD label (Montréal)]
1957 births
Canadian DJs
Musicians from Quebec
Living people
Free improvisation
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