Toninato & Lecours, sax/electro duo, reach for balance between humans and nature in their album and performance of "Homeostasis"

As part of Streaming Museum’s annual invitation by the MUTEK Montréal Festival to interview their featured artists, we've been highlighting creators who resonate with our views about the interconnected world. Pierre-Luc Lecours and Ida Toninato exemplify this as they immerse listeners in their album and performance of “Homeostasis” that immerses listeners in the dynamic equilibrium between natural systems that sustain themselves through self-regulating processes, and human survival that depends on operating within those limits.

Lecours and Toninato bring together the acoustic and electronic worlds through the encounter of baritone saxophone, modular synthesizer, and real-time video generation. Their work is influenced by the concepts of balance, ecology, and the equilibrium found in the Fibonacci sequence, they've explored the intersection of nature and humanity in their second full-length performance, "Homeostasis."

The audience was"blown away" by "some of the best music ever" at their performance of at Société des Arts Technologiques during the MUTEK Montreal Festival in September 2025. The artists act as components of a larger system, with video projection and lighting and images and sounds that continuously recalibrate one another, renewing their points of connection. This ongoing process of creating and disrupting balance allows both performers and audience to expand their perception of the on-stage systems.

Harnessing the full spectrum of their sonic encounter and generating a continuous flow

of intensity in dialogue with the visual content, Toninato and Lecours become a

powerful entity—at times merging, at times opposing their sounds—as they engage in a

search for equilibrium within themselves, between each other, and with their

environment.

"Homeostasis" Album by Toninato & Lecours Available here

Photo: ShigeoGomi

Project credits:

Artistic direction: Ida Toninato & Pierre-Luc Lecours

Curatorial direction: Jay Bang

Music composition and performance: Ida Toninato & Pierre-Luc Lecours Video: Pierre-

Luc Lecours

Touch designer programming: Pierre-Luc Lecours, Jean-Sébastien Schnubb Light and

Lighting Composition: Pierre-Luc Lecours

Stage design: Ida Toninato & Pierre-Luc Lecours

Produced by INSCAPE, Executive Producer Jay Bang and Co-Producer MUTEK

Communications director for INSCAPE: Kate Lee

Ida Toninato & Pierre-Luc Lecours thank the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec

for its financial support and acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

The creation of Homeostasis benefited from a residency at the Maison de la culture

Saint- Laurent, a member of the Maisons de la culture de Montréal network.

Photo: Myriam Boucher

Based in Montreal, Pierre-Luc Lecours composer, sound and video artist, and Ida Toninato, saxophonist, composer, and producer, form a duo that creates contemporary electronic music and immersive audiovisual performances. Their artistic approach is defined by a continuous dialogue between electronic and acoustic elements, resulting in a natural, organic fusion that transcends traditional boundaries. Their audiovisual works have been presented internationally, earning acclaim from both audiences and the media. Explore the extensive backgrounds, performances and albums of Pierre-Luc Lecours and Ida Toninato