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Icelandic alternative star Björk, punk godfather Iggy Pop, Detroit techno artist Theo Parrish and Canadian pianist and songwriter Chilly Gonzales are all due to participate in the Red Bull Music Academy in Montreal this fall.

This unusual event is partly a music festival open to the public, but it is also a private conference that brings musicians from around the globe together to spend quality time with some of the world’s top artists in intimate settings.

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The Red Bull Music Academy was founded in 1998 and touches down in a different city each fall. The 18th edition will take place at various venues around Montreal from Sept. 24 to Oct. 28.

Björk is bringing a virtual-reality exhibit to the DHC/ART Foundation for Contemporary Art in Old Montreal. The academy has commissioned a VR work from her, which will première here; it follows similar virtual-reality collaborations she has done with New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Vivid Sydney, Tokyo’s Miraikan and London’s Somerset House. The Björk Digital Exhibition features five of her VR videos and screenings of her music videos. The exhibition opens Oct. 15 and runs until Nov. 12. Björk will also be doing DJ sets in late October, with the venue to be announced at a later date.