Prairie Wires Modular 2025 Festival of Electronic Sound
Schedule
Fri, 19 Sep, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 at 09:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Brandon Manioba | Brandon, MB
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Prairie Wires Modular (PWM) is Canada’s only multi-day, multi-venue festival focussed on the art and music of the modular synthesizer.On September 19 and 20, electronic musicians of all styles—classical to punk—and everything in between will converge in Brandon Manitoba for two jam-packed days of free concerts, a free public open-house symposium, and free interactive activities across 6 unique events throughout several locations in Downtown Brandon and on Brandon University campus.
FRIDAY:
11:30AM - 2:30PM - Mod on the Quad: Sonic Scavenger Hunt Follow your ears to find an electronic pop-up performance every hour somewhere on B.U. campus.
• Dan Fur (MB) - jungle / drum & bass
• Bondegi (MB) - ambient experimental
• Messytone (MB) - electro-folka
7:00-9:00 - Electroacoustic Intersections: PWM Opening Night
Showcase Three acts who combine traditional acoustic instrumentation with modular synthesis at B.U. School of Music.
• Kerey Harper Ensemble (MB) - electronic chamber music
• Kris Burwash w/ Jennifer Theissen (AB/MB) - improvisational electroacoustic
• Jason Tait (MB) - experimental percussion
9:30-Midnight - Wiggle & Blunder: Electric Afterparty THIS is Synthpunk! An electrified dance party wired for mature audiences after 10:00pm.
• Stiff Wiggle (MB) - Synthpunk queercore
• Blunderspublik (ON) - electro-indie rock
• Acid Basement (MB) - synth pop
SATURDAY:
10:00AM - NOON - Wandering Wires: Ambient Morning Soundtrek Grab a sketch book and draw what you hear as you take a sonic journey through downtown Brandon. Starting at Chez Angela and ending at the AGSM
• Jennifer Theissen (MB) ambient electroacoustic
• Thomas Toews (MB) dark ambient
• k.burwash (AB) experimental ambient
12:00PM-5:00PM - Patch & Release : Modular Synthposeum at the AGSM. Part show and tell, part science fair, all synthesizers. Come see, hear and learn about modular synthesizers from the artists, or try your hand in the Wiggleroom Synthlab. Performances and presentations by:
• probableSelves (MB) cinematic drone
• Princess Dasha (MB) - Performance Art
• Qianna Zhen (MB) - Noise Muzik
• Dan Fur (MB) - Jungle D&B
6:30PM-9:30PM - Spectrasonic Intersections: PWM Finalé Concert A sonic, luminary and haptic multi-sensory experience of experimental sound spanning two rooms at Brandon University School of Music.
• Soft Verges (MB) - Interactive Sound-Art Installation/Performance
• Greenhouse (MB) - Experimental Guitar
• Jeremy Young (QC) - Musique Concrète
• Arc (QC) - Electronic Post-Rock
ALL FREE - ALL AGES - ALL WELCOME! Come to PWM2025 and Get Wired!
Visit prairiewires.ca/ for up to the date info. Email [email protected] to volunteer.
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Where is it happening?
Brandon Manioba, 531 9th St, Brandon, MB R7A, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
