With just over a month to go until the 20th edition of ADE takes place in Amsterdam, the majority of the conference schedule is now in place.
The Amsterdam Dance Event, which celebrates its 20th edition this year, today announces more additions to the conference programme. Over its 20 year history, the event has grown into a renowned platform for the international dance scene, attracting 5,500 professional visitors and 365,000 festivalgoers from 85 countries each year. ADE’s multiple conference streams connect the worldwide music industry, offering the ultimate annual business and inspiration platform in the field of electronic music. Divided into six themed programs, ADE’s comprehensive conference covers every aspect of the modern music industry, featuring dedicated programming for business professionals, start-ups, aspiring producers and musicians, students, VJs, visual artists and stage designers. The programs also feature in-depth expertise and insight into the harder music genres, the relationship between music and technology, and sustainable, ecologically responsible practices for the global dance music industry.
Meet the Godfathers will bring together music legends who were making proto-house and techno before the words were even invented, including Manuel Göttsching of Ash Ra Tempel, Irmin Schmidt of Can and Boris Blank of Yello, alongside Kenny Dope Gonzalez of Masters at Work and Paul Hartnoll of Orbital. The annual Artist Debate this year features Nicky Romero and Martin Solveig in Power to the Artist!, looking at how these hugely popular figures spend their fan-love capital, and examining how they leverage their fan base to effect positive changes and eventually, hopefully, a better society. More top names for the Artist Debate are due to be announced shortly.
20×20
To mark the 20th anniversary, ADE has asked some of the music industry’s best known names (and a few wild cards) to talk for 20 minutes about business-related topics that are close to their hearts. So far confirmed are Daniel Miller of Mute, Cooking Vinyl’s Martin Goldschmidt, Kenny Gates of PIAS, Helen Smith of IMPALA, Kobalt Music’s Willard Ahdritz, Herman Schepers of the GSMA and Lucy Blair of Motive Unknown.
Best Practice Day
Best Practice Day is a series of six 30 minute panels covering everything you need to know about the business of doing good business. Topics include Contracts: When, Why, How Much?, Label Life, Agents & Managers, Spreading the Word and Piracy After The Death of Downloads. Each panel will be followed by a 10 minute Q&A session with the panelists. Participants include attorneys Edward J. Shapiro, Mark Quail and Helen Yu in Contracts, Roland Leesker, Jon Rundell and Chris Johnson in Label Life, and Liz Miller, Ed Karney and Sharron Elkabas in Agents & Managers.
Next, Dance & Brands, Sound Lab and MusicTalks
Other highlights include Martin Garrix at ADE Dance & Brands, the Oliver Heldens Q&A alongside a Revealed Recordings 5th anniversary panel at ADE Next. At ADE MusicTalks Henrik Schwarz will be revealing The Evolution of my Sound and Jeff Mills will be discussing his experiences composing and recording in the Rembrandthuis. MusicTalks will also feature Q&A sessions with Gui Boratto and Boys Noize, with Boratto also appearing at the inaugural Sound Lab to talk about his studio technique and its relationship to architecture. Other artists confirmed for Sound Lab include Dave ‘midi’ Smith, Paul Hartnoll, Boris Blank, Machinedrum, and Chris Howe and Cyril Lance from synth-maker Moog. And finally ADE are delighted to welcome Ben Liebrand who will be in conversation with Armin van Buuren. The duo will be joined by Belgian producer Felix de Laet, better known to most of us as Lost Frequencies. Information on days and venues will be announced soon, stay tuned for more program updates.
About ADE
In the past twenty years ADE has grown into a globally renowned platform for the international dance and electronic music scene. The festival is the perfect place to spot the latest musical trends and emerging talents, as well as hearing the most recent work of both electronic music pioneers and current superstar acts. In addition to the extensive live line-up of the ADE Festival, the ADE Playground offers music enthusiasts a large and varied daytime program including exhibitions, in-store promotions, pop-up stores and film screenings all over the city center. The business aspect of the event (ADE Conference) is recognized as the most important of its kind, presenting a broad range of conferences and networking opportunities that focus on music and technology, VJs & visuals, sustainability, dance & brands, harder dance styles, new talent and the education of students.
The Amsterdam Dance Event takes place October 14-18, 2015. For more information about ADE and to purchase tickets: http://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl
The Amsterdam Dance Event is organized by the Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation, an initiative of Buma. Official Partners ADE: KPN | Samsung