Ida Toninato is a saxophonist, composer, and producer whose work unfolds at the intersection of acoustic resonance and immersive electronics. Known for her singular ability to channel vulnerability and explosiveness, she crafts powerful sonic environments where deep listening and raw emotion collide.

Her two solo albums — recorded in vast reverberant spaces like an abandoned water reservoir — explore the saxophone as a revealer of acoustic beauty, mirrored with subtle electronics. Her VR project Listening to the Walls (co-produced with Studio Trebuchet, NUMIX finalist) invites audiences to co-create meaning through immersive sound.

In 2024, Toninato embraced electronic composition with Lions on the Run, a bold solo project presented at SAT’s dome series Substrat (tbr, 2026). As producer, composer, and performer, she weaves obsessive rhythms and haunting melodies into a sensuous, dreamlike soundscape.

She also co-creates the A/V work Homeostasis with Pierre-Luc Lecours (Mutek, Inscape Festival), and the chamber album The Space Between Us with violist Jennifer Thiessen (JUNO and OPUS nominated). Her performances have taken her across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the UAE. A Doctorate holder in interpretation from Université de Montréal, she is currently a training program manager in immersive and digital arts at the Société des arts technologiques in Montréal.