KAO Production was founded by Jean-Francois Fortin in 2002. What started as a simple Industrial/gothic night (Replikant/Elysium) quickly became Montreal's most attended venue for these kind of live performances. Helped by a strong team, KAO Production reestablish Montreal as one of the major cities in North America for Industrial/EBM/Gothic live performances.

The first significant event to take the scene by storm was the Hocico/Haujobb tour (metropolis records), this concert was groundbreaking in the eyes of majors labels. 2002 marked a brilliant start. KAO Production achieved to bring on stage such accomplished artists as: WesternDream, Psyche, Headscan, Decoded Feedback, Mind Confusion, Cut.Rate.Box, Battery Cage, Hocico, Haujobb & Terrorfakt.

2003 was a year to remember for the Montreal scene. KAO Production achieved to bring a record number of bands in Montreal. The year started with the KAO Production first year anniversary, with a special Easter party with Horrorist/Acrosome and Things to come records DJ's. The following month, Covenant (Sony records artist) with an assistance of more than 500 people shown that Montreal was still very alive. After this, KAO Production focused on their next move : the first Funker Vogt Canadian Tour ever. All accross Canada : Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal. This tour was a total success. With a more than 20 original acts for 2003; Horrorist, Acrosome, Flesh Field, Covenant, Melotron, Funker Vogt, Terrorfakt, Epsilon Minus, Decoded Feedback, God Module, Assemblage 23, Culture Kultur, Headscan, Mentat, Cruxshadows, S.V.D., E-Craft, Razed in Black, Glis & Ayria, 2003 will be a year to remember.

At the end of 2003, KAO Production decided to change the format of the Replikant nights. To make it more accessible, a new day and bar was chosen to continue the evolution of the Replikant project. This new night, Replikant V2.0 at Club Saphir, now every Saturday, gave the chance to add more “permanent” dj's to the already strong KAO Production team. Helped by Dj Blackpaps, Mentat, Nachtengel, Brainstormer, dj Kaotik gave to Montreal the only weekly industrial/EBM nights, with live shows, release parties and other special events.

2004 bring a new reality to the production of shows in Mtl; big production companies. Most of 2004 "industrial" shows now taken and well produced by big productions, KAO Production keep is attention on is weekly industrial night, having the perfect playground to make discover new groups to Mtl Still produced quality shows during the year ( Perfection Plastic, Corrupted Suburbs, Headscan, M3N7A7, Re_Agent, Psyche, Ayria, Icon of Coil, The Cruxshadows, Terrorfakt & Manufactura ) and good special events like "La grande Mascarade", a Halloween special, produced with Groupe Spectra, KAO Production keep is original task, keep Mtl up to date with the new breed of EBM/Industrial music.

Jean-Francois Fortin, director of KAO Production

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Shows :

2007 Combichrist + Memmaker, KAO Production + [i] Prod, Cafe Campus, Mtl

2007 Front Line Assembly, Gillett + Grenland + KAO Production, Cafe Campus, Mtl

2007 VNV Nation + And One, Gillett + Grenland + KAO Production, Club Soda, Mtl

2007 Hocico + Tactical Sekt + Decoded Feedback + Ah Cama-sotz + Mlada Fronta + Vromb + 20 more, Rage Division + KAO Production, SAT, Mtl

2006 Covenant + Rotersand + Imperative Reaction, KAO Production + Gillett + Grenland, Les Saints, Mtl

2006 Assemblage 23, KAO Production + EBM Production, Grande Mascarade Loto-Quebec, Mtl + Reverb Toronto [nights webpage]

2006 Manu Le Malin + Lowtek + Sulphuric Saliva + Terrorfakt + more, Android Prod + [i] Prod + KAO Production, Caserne Letourneux, Mtl

2006 Grendel + Headscan + Re_Agent + Standeck + Cenotype + Fractured + Memmaker + 20 more, Rage Division + KAO Production, SAT, Mtl

2005 Adam X + Satronica + Terrorfakt + Negative Format + PerfectionPlastic, KAO Production + Rage Division, Neurotik room, Mtl [night webpage]

2005 Combichrist + Glis feat Manufactura + PerfectionPlastic, KAO Production + Rage Division, Cafe Campus, Mtl

2005 Terrorfakt + Cenotype + Memmaker, KAO Production, Club Saphir, Mtl

2004 Re_Agent, KAO Production, Club Saphir, Mtl

2004 La Grande Mascarade, L'entracte / Groupe Spectra / KAO Production, Marché Bonsecours, Mtl

2004 Perfection Plastic + Corrupted Suburbs, KAO Production, Club Saphir, Mtl

2004 Icon of Coil + Cruxshadows, KAO Production, Foufounes Electriques, Mtl KAO Production webpage

2004 Terrorfakt + Manufactura, KAO Production, Club Saphir, Mtl

2004 Psyche + Ayria, KAO Production, Petit Cafe Campus, Mtl KAO Production webpage

2004 Headscan + M3N7A7, KAO Production, Foufounes Electriques, Mtl KAO Production webpage

2004 DARK EASTER, Perfection Plastic + Dj Hellraver, co-prod. KAO Production, Club Saphir, Mtl

2003 Razed in Black, Glis, Ayria, KAO Production, Foufounes Electriques, Mtl KAO Production webpage

2003 E-Craft + TERRORFAKT, KAO Production, Foufounes Electriques, Mtl KAO Production webpage

2003 S.V.D., KAO Production + Club Saphir, Saphir, Mtl

2003 Cruxshadows, KAO Production, Foufounes Electriques, Mtl KAO Production webpage

2003 Assemblage 23, Headscan, Culture Kultur, Mentat, KAO Production, Foufounes Electriques, Mtl KAO Production webpage

2003 Decoded Feedback + God Module, KAO Production, Foufounes Electriques, Mtl KAO Production webpage

2003 Epsilon Minus, KAO Production + Club Saphir, Saphir, Mtl

2003 Perfection Plastic + Corrupted Suburbs , co-prod KAO Production, L'X, Mtl KAO Production webpage

2003 Funker Vogt Canadian Survivor Tour 2003, KAO Production, Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal - KAO Production webpage

2003 Covenant + Melotron + Khimera Kreationz, KAO + Republik Productions, Foufounes Electriques, Mtl KAO Production webpage

2003 Flesh Field + Dj Hellraver, KAO Production, Foufounes Electriques, Mtl

2003 TTC INVASION! / The Horrorist, Acrosome, Dj Satronica, Andrew Wilder, Dj Iznogood, Dj Kaotik, KAO + Republik Productions, Foufounes Electriques, Mtl KAO Production webpage

2002 Dark Horizon V-1.0 / Hocico+Haujobb+Headscan+TERRORFAKT, KAO Production, Foufounes Electriques, Mtl

2002 Cut.Rate.Box + Battery Cage, KAO Production, Foufounes Electriques, Mtl + Toronto.

2002 Decoded Feedback + Mind Confusion, co-production KAO+CNRG Productions, Foufounes Electriques, Mtl.

2002 Psyche + Headscan, co-production KAO+CNRG Productions, Foufounes Electriques, Mtl.

2002 WESTERNDREAM, co-production KAO+CNRG Productions, Foufounes Electriques, Mtl.

2003 - 2005 Replikant V2.0, Saphir, Mtl.

2002 - 2003 Replikant / Elysium nights, Foufounes electriques, Mtl.

2002 Revelation nights, Co-Production KAO Production, Back Track, Mtl.

2002 Cryogenix nights, Co-Production KAO Production, Saphir, Mtl.