About

Devon Bate seated on stage with an electric guitar and a laptop, lit in blue — Photo: Van Hongbin Kim

I am a music producer, composer, sound designer and researcher in Montreal.

I produced Jeremy Dutcher's Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, which won the 2018 Polaris Prize and the 2019 Juno for Indigenous Album of the Year, and Motewolonuwok, which won the 2024 Polaris Prize. I have produced Jean-Michel Blais's records since Il in 2016, including Dans ma main and Aubades.

I compose and design sound for film, theatre and dance, including Bretten Hannam's Skite'kmujuekati'k, co-composed with Jeremy Dutcher and premiered at TIFF in 2025, and Pisuwin for the Atlantic Ballet of Canada.

From 2021 to 2023 I was researcher and artist-in-residence with the Sociability of Sleep project at McGill University and Université de Montréal. I hold an MA in Media Studies from Concordia and began a PhD in Communication and Culture at York University in 2025.

Education

Since 2025PhD student in Communication and CultureYork University, Toronto

2023MA in Media StudiesConcordia University, Montreal. Daniel Feist Memorial Scholarship; Luigi Liberatore Graduate Entrance Scholarship

2014BA with Distinction in Electroacoustics and Communication Studies, minor at the Liberal Arts CollegeConcordia University, Montreal

Residencies

2021 to 2023Researcher and artist-in-residence, Sociability of Sleep projectMcGill University and Université de Montréal

2015International artist in residence, MUU Artists' AssociationHelsinki, Finland

Service

2017 to 2020Co-Artistic Director, resident sound designer and composer, Cabal TheatreThirteen META nominations across three productions

2015 to 2017Juror, Montreal English Theatre Awards