Avant la pandémie, j'ai travaillé longtemps à perfectionner de nouvelles créations musicales adaptées pour la performance en live en sachant que je ne jouerai pas avant longtemps. Exceptionnellement, J'ai eu la chance et l'opportunité de jouer en direct, filmé durant une présentation du PURR SOCIAL CLUB organisé par Dominique Thibault (Dj Mighty Kat) à Montréal le 9 avril 2021. La suite de DJs présentés pendant cette soirée fut SUFèR, Mighty Kat et moi-même. Au moment de la performance, j'ai jouer à une vitesse de 126 bpm. J'ai décider de le diminuer à 116 bpm se qui laisse plus d'espace dans les sons. Pour voir la prestation sur Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-XP_Bq3fPY

Kressel LIVE PURRSOCIALCLUB - 116BPM EDIT2021

Beaucoup de temps à été passé à confectionner chaques boucles de sons pour en faire des tracks électroniques qui s'entremèlent et se juxtapose; créant un mixe soniquement inspiré par pleins d'influences musicales. J'ai eu l'occasion de jouer ce set dans le cadre de la fête à mon amie Mélanie au début de 2023. Créé, composé, arrangé et perfomé en direct par Charles Fortier (Kressel).

Memory Imprint - Kressel (LIVE) January 7 2023

It‘s been a while since I‘ve perform live in front of people. My last gig was in autumn 2022 at Stereobar. Years of experience, music knowledge, performances and sampling technique are all combine with a vibe to dance and to listen to. The beats gives visceral energy to move and It‘s also a blend of all of what I want to hear when I‘m dancing. It‘s a return to basic, to pure beats with a bit of house and techno and a lot of strange punctuating sounds to keep the listener aware. All music made are all composed by Charles Fortier and made for this live performance at Stereobar, September 6th 2024.

Live performance At Stereobar Montreal - 06092024

This epic 4 hrs recording, is part 1 of my 80 tracks "made to be" live compositions. Playing at 8 am in the morning of new years eve at the opening of the Stereobar nightclub is something special that Im very lucky and grateful for. I had a double mission: People needs to be captivated in music and also, they need to party more! So this set is for the day party people or the one that don't want to stop partying. It's an intricate set that starts with energetic dub techno influences but with minimals sounds punching every now and then to tech house. All my influences are in this set with all kinds of emotional sounds that are transporting me. With no rush for me to perform in that timeframe, my sense of urgency is less present and my sequences longer. Hope you enjoy part 1 live at Stereobar, part 2 is coming this spring.

February 12

4hrs LIVE @ STEREOBAR January 1st, 8 AM

This new live set of my compositions is an exercise in style with no compromise: using all my electronic music influences into one. The deep dub tones of atmospheric sounds underlying the pulsing and punchy tech percussions, with sound effects coming from everywhere. It's a very energetic 128 bpm live set, with an after hour vibe.

Kressel-Live@Sanctuary-April19_2025

Ce mix live de mes compositions est teinté de mélodies inspirées de musiques house et deep house. C'est un set très axé sur les lignes de basses mélodiques. Des saveurs d'été et de groove de fêtes le jour.

SOULFOOD-Liveset@Celsius HQ, Montreal, June 2025

My latest 2 hrs live performance is a blend of deep tech house style with a lot of melodic sounds and edgy beats.

Kressel Live performance Stereo Afterhour 5DEC2025

This live performance was recorded for my wife's and Yellowithnavy birthdays. This is all my compositions, composed and performed in Ableton Live.

Kressel Live @ NOMADlife oct 4 2025

All 22 non-released exclusive tracks composed and assembled by Charles Fortier with a Macbook Pro and a AKAI APC40 controller in a live performance in between 12:30 and 2:00 AM, the 1st of january 2016. It took place at Montreal's Espace Reunion Main Room for the VISION party. 

LIVE PERFORMANCE @ VISION PARTY MAIN ROOM, ESPACE REUNION - NYE 2016

This is the live recording of my live performance at Stereo Afterhour on NYE at VISION event. In between John Acquaviva and Chaim at 4h30 AM (peek hour).

LIVESET_2016-VISION2

Live performance with all exclusive music composed at Stereobar party NOVA with ableton live. Daytime play at 11AM after Night Vision from Toronto and Monitor from Montreal dj set.

LIVE - NOVA STEREOBAR APRIL 16 2017

This is my recording of the latest mix I've composed and performed live at Stereobar Montreal at 11 am. The sound of this performance is in between tech house and techno with a glimpse of deep. These tracks are not finished tracks: music is re-assemble live and mixed for a flowing performance purpose.

Live @ VISION Stereobar NYE 2019

LIVE PERFORMANCE - VISION STEREOBAR NYE - 01 2019

This live was first performed at 127 bpm for a private party and slowed down to a 'great groovy pool party' when experimenting with bpm. Inspiration such as Robot heart, Audiofly, All day I dream, comes to mind but with a little bit more intense and progressive edge.

SLOWMOTION EDITION 118BPM - LIVE 2019 - 09 - 03

Closing live set at Salon Daomé. Performed, composed and arranged by Charles Fortier.

LOFTANZA-2107-DAOME LIVE JULY 21, 2019

Recorded at Stereobar before Alex Pyke birthday set, 15th august 2019.

KRESSEL LIVE@Stereobar 15082019

LIVE STEREO JUNE23

Performed and composed live specially for AIM festival 2016.

Kressel Live performance 17-07-2016 AIM Festival

Produced and created by Charles Fortier. 2 samples were used from Daoust (crafted by Dominic Chagnon)

Berlin Fog - Kressel (Feat Daoust) Preview

Charles Fortier alias Kressel, fut conquit par la musique électronique depuis la fin des années 90. Il a ensuite découvert et maîtrisé certains programmes de séquence musicale tel qu’Ableton Live pour composer et manipuler des rythmes et des grooves. Ses plus grandes influences furent profondémment impreignées dans les sonorités techno et techno minimal des étiquettes Minus, Kompakt, Perlon, Mobilee, Resopal, Trapez et Get physical.

Depuis février 2009, Kressel signe et co-signe des compositions musicales minimal et tech house publiées sur les étiquettes tel que Doot, Aenaria, Minimal Brain Damage, Power Recording, Move The Masses, Eresys Recording, Stereo Tension, Pronto Musique, Mile End Recording, Imagine et Plaisirs Sonores.

Se produisant dans divers évènements depuis 2006, la performance en direct de production musicale fut sa marque distinctive. Très dansant, son Live fut joué à différents endroits tel que le Savoy du Métropolis dans le cadre des Piknic Électronik du festival Mutek, au Festival de Musique Émergeante (FME) en Abitibi-Temiscamingue, au Pacha Club (NY), au Salon Daomé, au Circus Afterhours, au Stereo Nightclub, au Streo Bar et à l'Espace-Réunion.

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