Mitch Renaud is a sound artist, composer, and curator based in Victoria, BC, on the unceded homelands of the lək̓ʷəŋən-speaking peoples.
Moving between performing with electronics and composition, he is interested in the myriad aspects of relation: whether it’s through feedback systems, co-composition, improvisation, or place-based work. Mitch performs solo as well as in ongoing collaborations with artists such as Dave Riedstra, Emilie LeBel, and Katelyn Clark
Mitch holds a Master’s degree in Cultural, Social, and Political Thought from the University of Victoria. His thesis deconstructed the role of noise in the materiality of sound. He studied composition in Toronto with James Rolfe and Gary Kulesha. Previously, he has collaborated with artists such as Mira Benjamin, Quatuor Bozzini, the Onyx Trio, Duo Incendium (Charlotte Mundy & Chelsea Stanoff), Greg Harrison, Jonny Smith, gamUT, the Earwax Ensemble, and the University of Toronto’s Junior Percussion Ensemble.
He is a co-director of of-the-now with Chedo Barone & Jeff Morton.