Gareth Anton Averill, AKA Great Lakes Mystery, has been chosen to represent Ireland at the truly bonkers Red Bull Music Academy which takes place in Paris from October 25 to November 27.

The event is a month-long series of concerts, club nights and talks celebrate Paris’ standing at the forefront of contemporary culture.

The festival of sorts includes artists such as Laurent Garnier, Jean-Michel Jarre, Hudson Mohawke, Nicolas Godin (Air), Kamasi Washington, Floating Points, John Talabot & Sarah Neufeld, and many more. Some are giving talks, some are helping out on producing duties, some are playing live and some are performing b2b sets.

Want to know a little bit more about Great Lakes Mystery?

Great Lakes Mystery, makes music that has transportative qualities – even without accompanying images. After graduating with Honors from the Irish National Film School, Averill was first inspired to write music for films by John Carpenter’s score for Assault on Precinct 13. Now, his scores are experiments in tension and release, designed to evoke various emotions and moods. He’s equally at home composing the score for Dublin skate documentary Hill Street, as he is creating the Sub-Aquatic sound installation, hosted by the National Concert Hall in Dublin. Not limited to electronic instrumentation, either, Averill has also written for a Gamelan orchestra, drawing out the unique, resonant and propulsive qualities of the Javanese instrument.

It’s great to see Irish acts jetting off to represent their country and only today we received info that Le Galaxie will be scooting off to Les Trans Musicales in Rennes, France.

If you want to head along or find out more about Red Bull Music Academy – check it all out here