Martin Bédard received a prize with great distinction from the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal and a doctorate in electroacoustic composition from the Université de Montréal.
His works have been presented at over seventy national and international events. He has been a prizewinner or finalist in fourteen international competitions. He was awarded a Prix de Distinction (award of dictinctions) at the 2010 Ars electronica competition (Linz, Austria).
In addition to his activities as a composer, he teaches auditory perception, composition and analysis of electroacoustic music at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, as well as electroacoustic composition at the Université de Montréal.
Cinema remains a major source of inspiration for his acousmatic pieces.