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Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s largest festival and business gathering for electronic music, today reveals the first wave of confirmed artists for ADE 2024. Among the confirmed artists to perform are Benga, Brutalismus 3000, FJAAK, Four Tet, Honey Dijon, Indira Paganotto, Jeff Mills, KlangKuenstler, Major League DJz, Marlon Hoffstadt, Martin Garrix, Miss Monique, Peggy Gou, Rebekah, and The Martinez Brothers. Over 300 artists and DJs have now been confirmed throughout 100+ events,

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) reveals the first lineup of ADE Pro speakers and confirmed events. Highlights include Timbaland and Martin Garrix, fabric celebrating its 25th anniversary with Laurent Garnier, and HOMECOMING founder Grace Ladoja, alongside industry heavyweights at Armada Music, WME, CAA, UTA, Awakenings, Intercell, DGTL, and many more. Photo by Enrique Meesters Featured speakers & keynotes None other than superstar hit makers Timbaland and Martin Garrix are set to share the

New names added to the line-up include Carl Craig, Jane Fitz, Kerri Chandler, Marcel Dettmann, Moodymann, Palms Trax, and more Continue reading...

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) reveals the first lineup of ADE Pro speakers and confirmed events. Highlights include Timbaland and Martin Garrix, fabric celebrating its 25th anniversary with Laurent Garnier, and HOMECOMING founder Grace Ladoja, alongside industry heavyweights at Armada Music, WME, CAA, UTA, Awakenings, Intercell, DGTL, and many more. Featured speakers & keynotes None other than superstar hit makers Timbaland and Martin Garrix are set to share the stage at ADE Pro for a

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) and G-STAR introduce the new 2024 edition of the rave-friendly bag. This multi-purpose accessory, with a built-in messenger bag, is as versatile as the ADE Pro Pass, as it is suited for the ADE Pro Conference by day and the hundreds of ADE events by night. https://electric-mode.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/03_CARISTAxADE_30FPS_FINAL_001.mp4 G-STAR is known for its contemporary designs and innovative outlook on fashion. The denim brand returns as the creator

With two months left until ADE 2024, the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) presents an extraordinary lineup of one-off Opening Concerts on ADE Wednesday. The series offers unique and immersive experiences that embody the spirit of electronic music in unique locations including Van Gogh Museum, Door Open Space, Bimhuis and Melkweg. The opening specials feature the likes of Eefje de Visser, Nick Verstand, Cello Octet Amsterdam, Greetje Bijlma, Oceanic, LUXE, Metropole Orkest and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson.

With two months left until ADE 2024, the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) presents an extraordinary lineup of one-off Opening Concerts on ADE Wednesday. The series offers unique and immersive experiences that embody the spirit of electronic music in unique locations including Van Gogh Museum, Door Open Space, Bimhuis and Melkweg. The opening specials feature the likes of Eefje de Visser, Nick Verstand, Cello Octet Amsterdam, Greetje Bijlma, Oceanic, LUXE, Metropole Orkest and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson.

The ADE Festival line-up includes over 3000 acts who will be performing across 1000 events and at over 200 venues Continue reading...

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is set to electrify the city once again in October 2024, bringing together some of the most influential names and events in the electronic music industry. As the world’s leading electronic music conference and festival, ADE will feature a host of performances, networking events, and showcases across the city. Here are some of the most exciting shows you won’t want to miss: 1. EDM.com, EDMHouseNetwork & Friends: Insider Access Industry Networking Event & Party

Taking place on October 16, the series will include performances at the Van Gogh Museum and amid a spectacular robotic arm display Continue reading...

More than 300 artists have been confirmed, including Four Tet, Honey Dijon, and Benga Continue reading...

Every October since 2013, the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has occurred in venues across the city. The event is five days long, and the week’s highlight is always held on the Saturday of ADE—the big names and icons of EDM roll in on Saturday for the Amsterdam Music Festival (AMF). AMF is being held this year on October 25, 2025. Taking over the Johan Cruijff Arena, they turn it into a massive nightclub, filling it with 40,000 fans ready to dance the night away. Performing on the decks this ye

The book, titled HET ALTIJD, is a “visual journey” through De School over the years Continue reading...

Today, the techno festival, Awakenings, set off a firestorm with a social media post about saying (temporary) goodbye to the legendary Gashouder venue in Amsterdam. We’ve already said temporary farewell to Printworks and we saw Miami’s Club Space closed for the entire Summer for its renovations. What’s happening with Gashouder? As it turns out, these plans have been in motion since August. On August 10, Amsterdam granted a permit to build a basement under Gashouder. Right now, the

When Chicago house and Detroit techno emerged in the 1980s, Dutch music fans were among the first in Europe to welcome it with open arms and open minds. From the beginning, Amsterdam was at the forefront of electronic dance music innovation, breeding iconic clubs such as RoXY and iT to champion the new music genres, with established venues like Melkweg and Paradiso following suit. Now a new chapter in music tech is being written at The Other Side, a cutting-edge club founded by producers and mus

Streaming transformed the music industry, sending widely accepted measures of success like radio plays and national charts wayward. With more artists releasing music in a market that continues to grow increasingly complex and demanding, artist-friendly and data-driven distributor and artist services platform Amuse teamed up with MIDiA Research to conduct a study on what sustainable success looks like in 2024 – from the artist’s point of view. “We started tracking the growth of the independen

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The all-female EP represents for us, in many ways, how the future of Trance is being woven. Yes we are two days late. No we are not by any means less excited. If anything, we spent a proper chunk of the last 48 hours adding to Amy Wiles‘ Spotify play count. Matter of fact, we could do the same today. The UK-based producer has just released the Here I Am EP, a collection of five impeccable tunes which battle on all fronts of the Trance sphere, and we can’t get enough of them. In case you’

The hunted becomes the huntress in Swedish House Mafia's new single, "Lioness." Prowling into a sonic savanna of swelling house music, "Lioness" arrives hotly anticipated. Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello had confirmed a mid-April release, but they decided to delay it after playing the song live because they "weren't satisfied with the production and needed to do last minute changes," the band said at the time. After slithering in with an eerie flute pattern, Swedish House Mafia's pr

Spotify executives have reportedly cashed out over $1.1 billion in company stock in 2024, a figure that would take artists an astronomical 314 billion streams to match through royalties. That's according to Music Business Worldwide founder Tim Ingham, who today bemoaned the disparity in a LinkedIn post. A report published by the outlet on Wednesday says Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has sold 875,000 shares of Spotify for a total of $283 million this year. That figure pales in comparison to the cash amas

The legacy of Avicii, one of EDM's most influential artists, will soon grace a different type of stage. Pophouse Entertainment is reportedly developing a musical about the late DJ after purchasing a majority stake in his music catalog back in 2022. That's according to the company's Brand & Marketing Director, Kim Nyström, who said it's been working with Avicii's estate on a long-term brand strategy. "Our job is to make sure that we have an ongoing brand mission that is talking to fans, that

Kicking off 2023, An Error Occurred presents his reality-distorting five-track EP, “phonk_ep.exe,” as the follow up to his debut album, “life is probably a simulation.” An Error Occurred takes listeners on a roller coaster of energy and emotions, with phonk as the central theme of the EP. Always looking to push the boundaries of sound design and electronic music, his music has been included in Riot Games’ Valorant and the trailer for PUBG. “I’m excited to drop this 5 song EP to follow up my d

Kicking off 2023, An Error Occurred presents his reality-distorting five-track EP, “phonk_ep.exe,” as the follow up to his debut album, “life is probably a simulation.” An Error Occurred takes listeners on a roller coaster of energy and emotions, with phonk as the central theme of the EP. Always looking to push the boundaries of sound design and electronic music, his music has been included in Riot Games’ Valorant and the trailer for PUBG. “I’m excited to drop this 5 song EP to follow up my d

Diamante Blackmon, better known as GORDO and formerly known as Carnage, has released the tracklist for his highly anticipated album, DIAMANTE, which will be released on July 26th via Ultra Records. “DIAMANTE” is finally out after years of working with and producing for big names like Drake, Bad Bunny, Nicki Minaj, El Alfa, Migos, Lil Yachty, the late Mac Miller, The Martinez Brothers, and Rema. It will set the sound agenda for nightlife around the world with his albums and DJ sets. Over 20.000

The organizers of Bonnaroo in 2025 are introducing an immersive 360° stage, Infinity, according to sources close to the festival. Details are scarce at the time of writing, but the stage is said to be "the world's largest and most immersive 360° live music experience," per marketing materials shared on social media by Festive Owl. In response to followers comparing the stage to Lost Lands' innovative "Crater" production, the festival insider claimed Infinity is "a completely new concept for a U.