ESNS expands 2019 line up with 123 confirmations
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) has expanded the line-up for the 2019 edition with another 123 acts. Among the confirmations are 19 acts from Czech Republic and Slovakia, the two focus countries of ESNS 2019. Apart from the earlier confirmed Hellwana (cz) and Isama Zing (sk), selected in collaboration with EBU, ten more acts from the Czech Republic and nine from Slovakia will showcase in Groningen in January.
With the first ever dual country focus, ESNS presents the following newly confirmed acts from Czech Republic: Bohemian Cristal Instrument, Circus Brothers, Floex & Tom Hodge, Lazer Viking, Lenny, Manon Meurt, Mydy Rabycad, Pipes And Pints, Thom Artway and Zabelov Group. Slovakia brings the following acts to Groningen: Autumnist, B-complex, Katarína Máliková & Ensemble, Möbius, Nvmeri, Our Stories, The Ills, Thisnis and Tittingur.
ESNS booker Robert Meijerink comments, “We are keen to showcase the unique, high-quality music from these two neighbours. Although two of the youngest countries in Europe, they both have diverse and growing music scenes, a great history and lots of amazing music to be discovered.”
ESNS announces even more emerging acts from all over Europe. With 60 acts already announced, the line-up expands with the following confirmations, including the acts from Czech Republic and Slovakia: Adam Naas (fr), Alien Tango (es), Amanda Tenfjord (no), Annabel Allum (gb), Apey (hu), Apre (gb), Arp Frique & Family (nl), At Pavillon (at), Autumnist (sk), B-complex (sk), Babe Sila (hu), Balcony (gb), Becky And The Birds (se), Belako (es), Black Futures (gb), Black Midi (gb), Blanco White (gb), Blind Channel (fi), Blu Samu (be), Blue Lab Beats (gb), Bohemian Cristal Instrument (cz), Borokov Borokov (be), Circus Brothers (cz), Cyril Cyril (ch), Danitsa (ch), Delgres (fr), Deluge (fr), Diron Animal (pt), Drahla (gb), Dvtch Norris (be), Emma-jean Thackray's Walrus (gb), Erki Pärnoja: Efterglow (ee), Eut (nl), Farveblind (dk), Federico Albanese (it), Feet (gb), Fieh (no), Floex & Tom Hodge (cz), Flohio (gb), Flynn (ie), Free Love (gb), Gerry Cinnamon (gb), Gold (nl), GRANT (se), Hildur (is), Hugo Barriol (fr), Ilgen-nur (de), Implore (de), Indianizer (it), Ivan Dorn (ua), Jimi Somewhere (no), Juniore (fr), K-phax (dk), Kælan Mikla (is), Kara Marni (gb), Katarína Máliková & Ensemble (sk), Kelvyn Colt (de), Kiddy Smile LIVE (fr), Kojaque (ie), Komfortrauschen (de), L'Impératrice (fr), Lass (pl), Laura Perrudin (fr), Lazer Viking (cz), Lenny (cz), Lisa Morgenstern (de), Long Tall Jefferson (ch), Lonker See (pl), Louise Lemón (se), Machweo (it), Mambe & Danochilango (dk), Manon Meurt (cz), MDC III (be), Möbius (sk), Molly (at), Moncrieff (ie), Mydy Rabycad (cz), Nico Casal (es), Niklas Paschburg (de), Nvmeri (sk), O Gajo (pt), Ondt Blod (no), Our Stories (sk), Pavvla (es), Penelope Isles (gb), Petrol Girls (at), Pillow Queens (ie), Pip Blom (nl), Pipes And Pints (cz), Pitou (nl), Plàsi (se), Portland (be), Powersolo (dk), Radiant Children (gb), Rendez Vous (fr), Rews (ie), RuthAnne (ie), Sasha Boole (ua), Scúru Fitchádu (pt), Sibiir (no), Sports Team (gb), The Blinders (gb), The Canyon Observer (si), The Entrepreneurs (dk), The Grand East (nl), The Ills (sk), The Mauskovic Dance Band (nl), The Murder Capital (ie), The Pier (it), The Psychotic Monks (fr), Thisnis (sk), Thom Artway (cz), Tittingur (sk), Tomat Petrella (it), Tversky (es), Villejuif Underground (fr), Wannes Cappelle, broeder Dieleman en Frans Grapperhaus (be/nl), Whenyoung (ie), Whispering Sons (be), Wild Youth (ie), Yegor Zabelov (by), Zabelov Group (cz) and Кукла (si). More acts to be announced in the coming weeks.
The festival, with showcases by around 350 acts from Europe, takes place in the city of Groningen, the Netherlands, from January 16 - 19, 2019.
TICKETS AND REGISTRATIONS
Tickets for the festival and registrations for the ESNS conference are currently available via esns.nl. The deadline to register for the late rate is on December 7.
About ESNS
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is the key exchange for emerging European music talent, with a proven track record of helping to break new acts on the international music scene. With its first ever dual-country focus on the Czech Republic and Slovakia, ESNS stages more than 350 showcases alongside offering a full conference programme of around 150 panels and keynotes, alongside multiple networking opportunities and award ceremonies. The event attracts more than 4,000 conference delegates from all sections of the entertainment industry, including representatives of over 400 festivals.
ESNS confirms 19 acts from the focus countries Czech Republic and Slovakia
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) has expanded the line-up for the 2019 edition with 19 acts from Czech Republic and Slovakia, the two focus countries of ESNS 2019. Apart from the earlier confirmed Hellwana (cz) and Isama Zing (sk), selected in collaboration with EBU, ten more acts from the Czech Republic and nine from Slovakia will showcase in Groningen in January.
With the first ever dual country focus, ESNS presents the following newly confirmed acts from Czech Republic: Bohemian Cristal Instrument, Circus Brothers, Floex & Tom Hodge, Lazer Viking, Lenny, Manon Meurt, Mydy Rabycad, Pipes And Pints, Thom Artway and Zabelov Group. Slovakia brings the following acts to Groningen: Autumnist, B-complex, Katarína Máliková & Ensemble, Möbius, Nvmeri, Our Stories, The Ills, Thisnis and Tittingur.
ESNS booker Robert Meijerink comments, “We are keen to showcase the unique, high-quality music from these two neighbors. Although two of the youngest countries in Europe, they both have diverse and growing music scenes, a great history and lots of amazing music to be discovered.”
The festival, with showcases by around 350 acts from Europe, takes place in the city of Groningen, the Netherlands, from January 16 - 19, 2019.
TICKETS AND REGISTRATIONS
Tickets for the festival and registrations for the ESNS conference are currently available via esns.nl. The deadline to register for the late rate is on December 7.
ABOUT ESNS
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is the key exchange for emerging European music talent, with a proven track record of helping to break new acts on the international music scene. With its first ever dual-country focus on the Czech Republic and Slovakia, ESNS stages more than 350 showcases alongside offering a full conference programme of around 150 panels and keynotes, alongside multiple networking opportunities and award ceremonies. The event attracts more than 4,000 conference delegates from all sections of the entertainment industry, including representatives of over 400 festivals.
JoyCut at The Pickle Factory on 5th November
After performing Robert Smith's Meltdown and supporting Morcheeba at Shepherds Bush Empire, JoyCut are back on London on Monday 5th November at The Pickle Factory.
Making music for the future, JoyCut weave sounds from a mass of electronics and two drum kits, with orchestral breathings, cinematic saturations, tribal drumming and industrial percussion.
Designing atmospheric layers of sound with a dark edge, the three piece band seamlessly blend big drum rhythms with a twitching melancholy and inventiveness that makes them hypnotic in their power.
Watch them live here: http://bit.ly/AUDIOTREEWir
The last album, PiecesOfUsWereLeftOnTheGround took the band to new heights, evidenced by the album’s continued success, with a never-ending tour of over 300 dates across North America, Asia and Europe. With the digital mantra #JoyCutNeverStops the band touched more than 60 countries, culminating in a Top 5 European Talent Exchange Programme [ETEP] position.
Following a successful TEDx performance in Verona and inspired by their recent travels to the East, JoyCut played a sold-out Venice Biennale show debuting their new six-act “Opera” K O M O R E B I, a soundtrack tribute to Japan: a combination of their dramatic music with visual art chapters that created a world to get lost in.
Commitment to environmental issues has also led JoyCut to participate in many sustainability green projects and campaigns. The band are now working on their fourth album and plan to release in 2019.
Date: 5th November 2018
Venue: The Pickle Factory
Time: 7:30pm - 11pm
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1879015645726101/
Website: http://www.joycut.com
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Amsterdam Dance Event rounds up record-breaking 23rd edition
The 23rd edition of the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has come to an end in the early hours of Monday morning. For the first time ADE welcomed over 400,000 visitors from more than 100 countries for an extensive day and night program featuring over 1000 events and leading artists and speakers from around the world. From 17 to 21 October there were more than 450 night and 600 daytime events spread over 200 locations, with over 2500 performing artists and around 600 speakers participating in keynotes, workshops and master classes on a variety of topics. The conference and festival program by day saw an increase in numbers attending with daytime activities exceeding more than 600.
ADE General Manager Richard Zijlma looks back on a ‘fantastic edition’. This was the last edition under his supervision, with new director Mariana Sanchotene taking over.
A major focus was the anniversary of 30 years of Dutch Dance. Celebrations included the premiere of a three-part VPRO documentary and the launch/presentation of a reference book featuring the scene’s leading lights. South Korea was the focus country this year, consequently much attention was paid to the rapidly growing South Korean music scene. Several conference and festival events illustrated that musically and culturally South Korea has a lot to offer the rest of the world. Other countries highlighted as one to watch were Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Columbia and Mexico, with special industry network sessions and a growing number of artists performing in the day- and night-time program.
A Growing Cultural Destination
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has grown into a five-day poly-cultural event hosting more than 2500 music artists across all participating clubs and concert halls. Undoubtedly the biggest electronic music conference in the world, ADE hosted a myriad of events from countless panels discussions at the main conference through to pop-up performances, audiovisual installations, film screenings, tech schools and charity events. Some of the diverse and exciting speakers involved in this year’s conference program included; Albert van Abbe, Bonobo, Bruce Carbone, David Guetta, Headhunterz, Imogen Heap, Jayda G, Jean Michel Jarre, Jillionaire, Kerry Trainor, Lena Willikens, Nile Rodgers, Orbital, Paula Temple, Ralph Echemendia a.k.a. The Ethical Hacker, Yann Pissenem, Xosar, Zoe Margolis, and more.
Dutch journalist, musician and event organiser Gert van Veen received the Amsterdam Dance Event Lifetime Achievement Award for his enormous and crucial contribution to the dance scene, the city and ADE, only the second person in the history of the event to have received the honour.
For a visual overview of the best things that took place at ADE 2018 look at the website here: https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/live/
Contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Photo Credit: Laura Jacobs
UK stations line-up for International Radio Festival
BBC Radio 1, BBC 1Xtra, Jazz FM, MiSoul, Fun Kids, United DJs, Hits Radio and Flex FM are just some of the radio stations taking part in the International Radio Festival in Malta this year.
They’ll be broadcasting live from the Piazza D’Armi in Valletta, reaching over 100 million potential listeners around the globe.
Now in its 9th year, this international broadcasting event represents the first and only global conference to debate and showcase the business, production and curation of the world’s most consumed medium – audio/radio content.
The IRF’s unique conference format presents industry leaders from the world of broadcasting and audio production and features more than 30 international radio stations broadcasting their programmes live-on-air across Malta and the International Radio Festival DAB+ channel and also to their peers and home audiences, reaching over 100 million listeners around the globe.
Radio stations taking part in this year’s event include Bay Radio, Vibe FM, XFM and Magic FM from the host country Malta alongside international stations Ego FM (DE), Le Mouv (FR), M20 (IT), Teenage Radio Immaginaria (IT), Kasheme – Lounge (CH), LikeFM (RU), Radyo 2 -TRT FM (TU), Ibiza Sonica (ES), Kronenhit Radio (AT), IFM (TU), 102FM Tel Aviv (IL), The Big Time (USA), Pride Radio (USA), Kiss FM (AU), Love Radio (CN), plus Sound of India Contest winner RJ Devanki and Mixcloud online radio award winners Dublin Digital Radio (IE) who won ‘Best Online Radio Station’ and Pinata FM (FR) who won ‘Rising Star’ – Listeners Choice award.
IRF Festival Director Darryl von Däniken says: “We are delighted to be heading towards music-island Malta, producing the 9th edition of the IRF midst the historic Piazza D’Armi in Valletta, this year’s EU Capital City of Culture, which is more than apt as the IRF represents the world’s leading broadcasting cultural exchange showcasing ’radio’ nationalities such as India, UK, France, Russia, Turkey, USA and China.”
As well as the live radio broadcasts The Malta edition of the International Radio Festival’s B2B Forum takes place at the historic Mediterranean Conference Centre on 1st November.
BBC R&D’s Executive Producer Nicky Birch will cover developments in voice-first audio formats, while international radio consultant John Simons will lead a panel on the rise of niche radio services from rock to jazz.
James Keen, the newly-appointed Station Director for Channel 103 and Island FM in the Channel Islands, will talk with Andrew Zammit from Malta’s ‘number one hit music station’ 89.7 Bay, about the benefits and challenges of targeting a small island-based audience.
The Conference will also include a celebration of ten years of the UK’s Absolute Radio, with its Content Director, Paul Sylvester; and a look at how audio services are re-inventing radio from Xanthe Fuller, Head of Community at Mixcloud.
Martyn Ware – founder of The Human League and Heaven 17, with a 40-year career as a leading record producer – will be talking about his work past and present, including designing and composing ground-breaking 3D-soundscapes.
The use of Blockchain technology in the audio world will be explored at the International Radio Festival’s Audio Conference in Malta. Led by Cliff Fluet, a digital lawyer from London-based law firm Lewis Silkin, the session will lead the way in the exploring how blockchain can benefit the radio industry.
Find out more about all the radio stations and shows here: https://www.internationalradiofestival.com/
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublciity.co.uk
The Cure Will Headline Award-Winning EXIT Festival in Serbia
After they sold out Hyde Park for 65,000 music fans this year, The Cure are set to perform one of the most anticipated tours of 2019. They will be headlining some of the biggest European music festivals to celebrate 40 years of the band's outstanding work. Leader of this iconic group, Robert Smith has personally picked the renowned EXIT Festival, voted twice as the Best Major European Festival in the last five years, as one of their dates, and The Cure's first appearance in Serbia is scheduled for the festival's opening on July 4th! This already being a tour of a few carefully selected events, it's expected that the tickets for their shows will be the most in-demand of 2019. Such was the case just recently in Ireland, where tickets for their Malahide Castle festival show were sold out in a matter of hours.
The Cure are the first act confirmed for EXIT festival, that will take place at the magical 18th century Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia from 4th to 7th July 2019. Emerged from the massive student protest back in 2000, each year, EXIT showcases most diverse music program - from rock to punk, hip-hop, and best electronic music. The acclaimed Serbian festival boasts a very diverse lineup with 40+ stages and zones in moats, trenches and even tunnels, while it has been headlined so far by The Killers, Arctic Monkeys, Guns'N'Roses, Sex Pistols, Grace Jones, David Guetta, Migos, Snoop Dogg, Arcade Fire, Fever Ray, Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, Nina Kraviz and Paul Kalkbrenner, to name but a few. Apart from stellar line-ups and impressive production, the Serbian festival also offers quite affordable tickets, so it should be no surprise that this show is going to be extremely popular among festival goers who are already booking their next festival summer.
Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e8tWh2jLUQ&feature=youtu.be
The Cure are known for great live shows, and their timeless spirit fascinates international media – The Guardian describes them as the band who “maintained their integrity” and which “tore through the 80s the way the Beatles rushed through the 60s, or Bowie the 70s: wildly prolific, constantly changing”. After receiving "Godlike Genius Award" from NME in 2009, the magazine described the show in Hyde Park as "pure perfection”, going on to say that the band is entering their prime years. Rolling Stone described their recent London appearance as having “an intimacy that’s rare for shows of this size". Whether they play at festivals or not, The Cure set list stretches through their entire career, making their shows last from two to three hours, with everlasting hits like "Boys Don't Cry”, “Lovesong" and "Friday I'm in Love” being mixed in with more atmospheric classics such as “A Forest”, “From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea” and “Disintegration”.
Uniting post-punk, pop, gothic, indie and alternative rock to create a sound that is uniquely their own, during four decades of existence The Cure - for the past seven years comprising Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Jason Cooper, Roger O’Donnell and Reeves Gabrels - have produced 13 studio albums, 40 singles, played 1,500 concerts, and are now teasing the release of a new record. A unique phenomenon on the music scene, they have influenced such diverse talents as Adele, Manic Street Preachers, Deftones, Massive Attack, Nine Inch Nails, Rihanna, The Smashing Pumpkins and Mogwai among a myriad of other performers performing in genres light years away from their own.
They started playing pubs and clubs in and around south London in the early days of punk, and they were known for their uncompromising attitude. Their first record label boss, shocked by the music they played to him, said: “No-one on earth will like these songs!” He was obviously wrong, because during their career The Cure have sold many millions, winning numerous music awards, such as the NME “Godlike Genius” award, several MTV awards, two prestigious BRIT awards and two Grammy nominations! Songs by The Cure are an essential part of the soundtracks for some of the most iconic movies in modern culture, such as The Crow, Underworld, Judge Dredd, 50 First Dates, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist and many many others, while Vogue, Highsnobiety and other respected fashion sources often mention Robert Smith, with his wild black hair, smudged red lipstick and smeared eyeliner, as an immortal fashion inspiration. Aside from his style and voice, Smith’s taste and word are highly respected in the world of culture, as evidenced by the fact that he was invited to act as the 2018 curator of the famous London Southbank Meltdown festival, joining a list of eminent predecessors that include the immortal David Bowie and the internationally acclaimed artist Yoko Ono.
Ticket Sales
General ticket sale for EXIT starts on October 23rd via exitfest.org.
Four-day tickets will be available for 99 EUR +b/f and daily tickets for the first day of the festival when The Cure is performing (4 July) will be available at 29 EUR +b/f for general entrance, 39 EUR +b/f for the fan pit and 100 EUR +b/f for GOLD VIP.
The official tourist agency of the festival, exittrip.org will offer tourist packages containing tickets, as well as accommodation and transport options!
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
ESNS confirms another twenty one acts for Eurosonic
The festival announces twenty-one more acts for Eurosonic. 5K HD (at), Bülow (de), Die Wilde Jagd (de), Haerts (de), Hilary Woods (ie), Iris Gold (dk), Kompromat (fr), Lafawndah (fr), Nova Materia (fr), Nova Twins (gb), Octavian (gb), Solo Ansamblis (lt), Sons (be), The Holy (fi), Une Misère (is), Violetta Zironi (it), ViVii (se) and Vulpynes (ie) will be playing in Groningen next January. In collaboration with the European Broadcasting Union ESNS also announces girl in red (no), Hellwana (cz) and Lion (gb) to play at the festival, respectively selected by NRK/P3, CR / RADIO WAVE and BBC Music. ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) will go on sale Friday October 19 at 10:00 hrs via esns.nl.
ESNS previously announced 29 up-and-coming European artists for Eurosonic and nine Dutch acts for Noorderslag. More to be announced in the coming months. The festival, with showcases by around 350 acts from Europe, takes place in the city of Groningen, the Netherlands, from January 16 - 19, 2019.
Previously confirmed for Eurosonic: Any Other (it), Apey & the Pea (hu), Bass Astral x Igo (pl), Battle Beast (fi), blackwave. (be), Boy Azooga (gb), Crimer (ch), Delaporte (es), Eli (de), Fleche Love (ch), Fontaines D.C. (ie), Gurr (de), Hatari (is), Holy Motors (ee), Isama Zing (sk), Keep Razors Sharp (pt), MAiKA (rs), Mavi Phoenix (at), Moha La Squale (fr), Napoleon Gold (lu), Noah Carter (dk), Rimon (nl), Ruth Koleva & The Fingertones (bg), San Holo (nl), Sarah Klang (se), Sonnfjord (be), Tatum Rush (ch), Torul (si), and Very Cool People (lv).
Noorderslag confirmations: Rondé, Jeangu Macrooy, Donna Blue, Feng Suave, Jiri11, Kita Menari, Marlene Bakker, Nona and Young Ellens (all from the Netherlands).
TICKETS AND REGISTRATIONS
While the pre-sale for the festival will start on October 19, registrations for the ESNS conference are currently available via esns.nl. The deadline to register for the late rate is on December 7.
ESNS
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is the key exchange for emerging European music talent, with a proven track record of helping to break new acts on the international music scene. With its first ever dual-country focus on the Czech Republic and Slovakia, ESNS stages more than 350 showcases alongside offering a full conference programme of around 150 panels and keynotes, alongside multiple networking opportunities and award ceremonies. The event attracts more than 4,000 conference delegates from all sections of the entertainment industry, including representatives of over 400 festivals.
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
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THE INTERNATIONAL RADIO FESTIVAL MALTA 2018 EDITION FINAL LINE UP OF RADIO STATIONS
The International Radio Festival (IRF) is pleased to announce the final line up of international radio stations broadcasting their programmes live-on-air to their peers and home audiences, from the Piazza D’Armi in Valletta, reaching over 100 million listeners around the globe.
Now in its 9th year, this international broadcasting event represents the first and only global conference to debate and showcase the business, production and curation of the world’s most consumed medium – audio/radio content.
The IRF’s unique conference format presents industry leaders from the world of broadcasting and audio production and features more than 30 international radio stations broadcasting their programmes live-on-air across Malta and the International Radio Festival DAB+ channel and also to their peers and home audiences, reaching over 100 million listeners around the globe.
Radio stations taking part in this year’s event include Bay Radio, Vibe FM, XFM and Magic FM from the host country Malta alongside international stations; BBC Radio 1 (UK), BBC 1Xtra (UK), Jazz FM (UK), MiSoul UK), Fun Kids Radio (UK), United DJ's with Tony Prince (UK), Hits Radio (UK), Flex FM (UK), Ego FM (DE), Le Mouv (FR), M20 (IT), Teenage Radio Immaginaria (IT), Kasheme - Lounge (CH), LikeFM (RU), Radyo 2 -TRT FM (TU), Ibiza Sonica (ES), Kronenhit Radio (AT), IFM (TU), 102FM Tel Aviv (IL), The Big Time (USA), Pride Radio (USA), Kiss FM (AU), Love Radio (CN), plus Sound of India Contest winner RJ Devanki and Mixcloud online radio award winners Dublin Digital Radio (IE) who won ‘Best Online Radio Station’ and Pinata FM (FR) who won ‘Rising Star’ - Listeners Choice award.
IRF Festival Director Darryl von Däniken says:
"We are delighted to be heading towards music-island Malta, producing the 9th edition of the IRF midst the historic Piazza D’Armi in Valletta, this year’s EU Capital City of Culture, which is more than apt as the IRF represents the world’s leading broadcasting cultural exchange showcasing ’radio’ nationalities such as India, UK, France, Russia, Turkey, USA and China."
Find out more about all the radio stations and shows here: https://www.internationalradiofestival.com/
Get ready to listen to how the world sounds.
Watch the video recap of edition in Milan here: https://youtu.be/hMO087MTO68
As well as the live radio broadcasts The Malta edition of the International Radio Festival’s B2B Forum takes place at the historic Mediterranean Conference Centre on 1st November, covering the hottest topics in the global audio and music industries.
BBC R&D’s Executive Producer Nicky Birch will cover exciting developments in voice-first audio formats, while international radio consultant John Simons will lead a panel on the rise of niche radio services from rock to jazz.
James Keen, the newly-appointed Station Director for Channel 103 and Island FM in the Channel Islands, will talk with Andrew Zammit from Malta’s ‘number one hit music station’ 89.7 Bay, about the benefits and challenges of targeting a small island-based audience.
The Conference will also include a celebration of ten years of the UK’s Absolute Radio, with its Content Director, Paul Sylvester; and a look at how audio services are re-inventing radio from Xanthe Fuller, Head of Community at Mixcloud.
Martyn Ware – founder of The Human League and Heaven 17, with a 40-year career as a leading record producer - will be talking about his work past and present, including designing and composing ground-breaking 3D-soundscapes.
The use of Blockchain technology in the audio world will be explored at the International Radio Festival’s Audio Conference in Malta. Led by Cliff Fluet, a digital lawyer from London-based law firm Lewis Silkin, the session will lead the way in the exploring how blockchain can benefit the radio industry.
Register here for the IRF Audio Conference 2018 https://www.internationalradiofestival.com/conference-malta18/
The International Radio Festival
The International Radio Festival (IRF) is all about Music Radio Content. The IRF was founded in 2010 to specifically celebrate radio’s on-air influencers and their production teams who command the trust and loyal “ear” of billions of listeners around the globe, and is unique in that the conference format offers invited radio stations the opportunity to showcase their chosen programme formats to attendees whilst simultaneously broadcasting said programmes live-on-air from the conference back to their home audiences, thus reaching millions of global listeners and making the IRF the largest media event of its kind. www.internationalradiofestival.com
Malta Tourism Authority
With superbly sunny weather, fantastic Mediterranean food, a thriving nightlife and events calendar and 5,000 years of intriguing history, the Maltese archipelago attracts visitors from all around the world all year long. The island country has a plentitude of exciting landscapes, sport activities, historical spots, events, family entertainment programmes, restaurants, and much more to discover and to be cherished. The Malta Tourist Authority helps you to make your visit truly unforgettable - for pleasure or for business. www.visitmalta.com
ADE Conference Highlights 2018
Amsterdam Dance Event is undoubtedly the biggest electronic music conference in the world. Starting out as a relatively unassuming gathering back in 1995, ADE now attracts almost 400,000 visitors every year. During ADE the Dutch capital hosts a myriad events from countless panels discussions at the main conference through to pop-up performances, tech schools and charity events.
Last week ADE announced that the program was complete. Incase you missed some of the highlights here is a recap covering the wide range of and topics and speakers involved in this years ADE conference program including Albert van Abbe, Bonobo, Bruce Carbone, David Guetta, Headhunterz, Imogen Heap, Jayda G, Jean Michel Jarre, Jillionaire, Kerry Trainor, Lena Willikens, Nile Rodgers, Orbital, Paula Temple, Ralph Echemendia a.k.a. The Ethical Hacker, Yann Pissenem, Xosar, Zoe Margolis, and more.
South Korea is ADE's 2018 focus country because of it's dynamic, technically advanced and productive music markets in the world currently. This means a surplus of festival and conference activities are dedicated to , including Catching The Korean Wave taking place on ADE Thursday at De Balie and presented by BEPC Tangent Creative. All you want to know about the nightlife in the city of Seoul and the key music industry players of South Korea will be presented to you with several panel sessions on Thursday afternoon at ADE Guesthouse, as Partner Program at De Balie, a 5 minutes walk from DeLaMar Theater.
Other other countries being highlighted as one to watch being Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Columbia and Mexico.
Wednesday 17th
Day one kicks of with ADE Pro and ADE Green at the DeLaMar Theater and the return of ADE BeamLab at the Festival Hangout.
Highlighting current and meaningful topics ADE Green includes panels on the effects on mental health from touring, how plastics can be used in a responsible way and music as a driver of positive change in Rave for a Revolution! with panelist from amongst others BASSIANI based on the ongoing project ‘I Dance Alone’ by Serbian/Dutch artist, curator and researcher Bogomir Doringer and the keynote speech by Zoe Margolis, Us Too? - Sexism, Shaming and Standing up for What's Right in the Age of Social Media being discussed at ADE Pro.
The opening keynote speech at ADE Pro will be Yann Pissenem, owner, founder & CEO of The Night League, the company responsible for Ushuaïa, Hï Ibiza and many other successful brands. The Ibiza club scene is constantly evolving and Yann will discuss how he uses the intersection between art, architecture, commerce, culture and music to create epoch-defining and game-changing clubs and brands.
Paul van Dyk will also return to give a keynote interview at ADE Pro which will be his first public interview after sustaining serious injuries from falling from the stage at the A State of Trance festival. ADE Sound Lab features the The Record Bag of 30 Years of Dutch Dance in which some of the scene's original movers and the DJs they inspired share the records that set dance floors alight when house music came to the Netherlands, while ADE BeamLab highlights the audiovisual arts with Weltmaschine ''World-machine'', Albert van Abbe's brainchild developed with Andreas Nicolas Fischer
Over at ADE University you can meet the team Behind Audio Obscura. After hosting two superb parties underneath the Rijksmuseum, this year at ADE Audio Obscura host nine events over five days at locations like Central Station, the Scheepsvaartmuseum and more. But who are these guys?
The House of China is a new platform taking place at De Balie that has been set up to connect the Chinese and international electronic music industry and to present the latest developments, opportunities and challenges in the Chinese market.
Full program:
https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/program/conference/events/
Wednesday highlights:
https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/news/2018/10/conference-highlights-for-wednesday/12908669/
Thursday 18th
The second day of ADE’s conference offering will include ADE Pro and ADE University for their plus the return of ADE Tech for the second year in a row at DeLaMar. On top of that the ADE Sound Lab program gets started at the ADE Festival Hangout and the South Korea focus program at De Balie
Thursdays Keynote Interview for ADE Pro is with SoundCloud's CEO Kerry Trainor who will discuss the vision and future of SoundCloud, the integral role of the electronic and dance community on the platform, and share exciting new developments for DJs, live from the ADE stage.
Also at ADE Pro Def Jam VP Bruce Carbone will examin of the ingredients and production style that enabled acts like Crystal Waters, C+C Music Factory, Stevie V, Ultra Naté and Cathy Dennis to create brilliant crossover tunes that rocked the charts in The Power of Pop - What the New Generation of Pop/Dance Acts Can Learn from the 90s.
ADE Music Talks welcomes music legend and GRAMMY award winning artist Nile Rodgers in conversation.
Netsky will be bringing Lost Frequencies on stage for ADE Soundlab turning it into their own makeshift STUDIO XL. There they will dissect the track they made together 'Here With You'. Also at ADE Sound Lab will be In the Studio with De Sluwe Vos and Lucas & Steve, plus the new format The Record Bag of with Jayda G & Kenny Dope
Alan Walker will join ADE University to highlight the trends, successes, opportunities in China and meet the team behind the Headhunterz.
Over at ADE Tech 5 finalists will battle it out to win in the Companies to Watch session, plus Laidback Luke Goes Back to the Future revisiting his early days as a vinyl-only DJ and recounting how tech changed his performances and how that affected his relationship with the crowd.
Full program:
https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/program/conference/events/
Thursday highlights:
https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/news/2018/10/conference-highlights-for-thursday/12908853/
Friday 19th
The third conference day will include ADE Pro and ADE University, plus the return of ADE Dance & Brands at the DeLaMar and ADE Beats across the street at the Melkweg. The ADE Festival Hangout is the place to be for gear and MusicTalks at ADE Sound Lab.
ADE Beats kicks off with Major Lazer’s Jillionaire answering questions related to his amazing musical career, international sneaker culture and his unique global approach when it comes to pushing the music forwards. Also ad ADE Beats will be a Keynote Q&A with Khady Thiam Gueye, COO of KonLive, the company founded by her brother, Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum selling artist, producer, entrepreneur and philantropist Akon. In this talk Khady will discuss her unique global perspective on our industry and its untapped worldwide potential and London On Da Track will share some in-depth stories behind his biggest beats and his influence on hip-hop and electronic music in general in this unique 1-on-1 Q&A.
Shanti Das will discuss her vision and guidance as a successful woman in the urban music industry on creating a more inclusive and healthy music industry, with special emphasis on her campaign Silence the Shame that aims to tackle stigmas surrounding mental health and offer more healthy alternatives.
GRAMMY Award winning artist David Guetta will make a welcome return to ADE Pro to talk about this life in music. In this intimate conversation, Guetta will be looking back to his earliest days and formative influences as well as revealing what and who inspired him on 7, his latest recording.
Bonobo will make his his speakers debut at ADE MusicTalks 2018 discussing his musical journey so far and Xosar will host a workshop on sound healing, opening portals of awareness into the effects of sound on the human brain + body.
ADE University host a panel on The Power of Playlists and Tiga and Kölsch will discuss the pros and cons of starting a label, what they've both learned about the joy and pain of being involved with labels over their careers and what labels have to deal with in today's music industry.
ADE Dance & Brands will present a keynote talk about working with musicians in extreme and highly challenging situations to create unforgettable moments that exemplify what can be done when music and brand message are in perfect harmony.
Friday will also see the start of the 24h ADE Hackathon. The third edition of ADE's innovation pressure cooker will take place on ADE Friday -right in the centre of the conference area around Leidseplein- and we're now looking for a great mix between music, technology, data, entrepreneurship and innovation from creative minds.
Full Program:
https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/program/conference/events/
Friday Highlights:
https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/news/2018/10/conference-highlights-for-friday/12908987/
Saturday 20th
On the final day of the conference ADE Sound Lab will welcome music and tech adventurist Imogen Heap, who will highlight how innovations such as Distributed Ledger Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality have the potential to change the lives of music makers. Also in the studio XL sessions will be Colin Benders will use his module synthesizers to show the ins and outs of his work-process using during his crazy masterclass.
Don Diablo regarded as one of the founding fathers of the Future House movement, will be welcomed to the Music Talk stage for an a extensive chat about his ever rising career.
The legendary Demolition XXIII signals the end of the conference program. Headed by techno titan DJ Dave Clarke, the panel of DJs, producers and music industry figures are ready to give you an honest appraisal of your work.
Full program:
https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/program/conference/events/
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
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Any Other Tour Dates Announced
"A deep and intriguing record that has moments of stark emotional honesty, intricate melodic lines and instrumentation that interweaves with delicate poignancy.” - The Line of Best Fit
Gifted with a rough but indelibly enduring vocal which sits somewhere within the realm of Waxahatchee’s solemn calling, Nigro’s songs are full of heart and fiery passion, the kind of voice that eclipses all around it. - Gold Flake Paint
Following her debut at Primevara Sound and a recent release of a new LP 'Two, Geography' Milan-based artist Adele Nigro is bringing her emotive leftfield project Any Other to the UK audiences with a 7-date tour across the country, including a show at London’s Shacklewell Arms on 23rd October 2018.
Released in September 2018 on an Italian indie label 42 Records, 'Two, Geography’ comes three years after Any Other’s debut 'Silently. Quietly. Going Away'. While her debut album was heavily influenced by ‘90s indie, with a robust power trio sound, her second is a much more mature, complex and original undertaking. Adele writes, sings, plays, produces and arranges all of her songs, which bear the traces of several different influences, from the American indie-folk of Phil Elvrum (The Microphones, Mount Eerie) to the guitar work of Jim O’Rourke and David Grubbs, spiritual free jazz and orchestral arrangements as well as classic songwriting by Carole King and Joni Mitchell, all filtered through a thoroughly contemporary sensibility.
The lyrics of 'Two, Geography' are an emotionally raw, disarmingly honest journey through the rites of passage that mark the beginning of adulthood: growing up, breaking up, learning to cope, all the things that make one’s twenties the blinding, white-hot experience that people tend to go back to in their minds for the rest of their lives.
Rolling Stone Italy named Adele Nigro “Best Italian female musician’ and ‘Two, Geography’ has received praise across the continent from the likes of Radio Eins (DE), Byte FM (DE), The Line of Best Fit (UK) and Gold Flake Paint (UK).
WATCH / LISTEN:
'Two, Geography’ album stream: https://soundcloud.com/anyotherband/sets/two-geography/s-lwB11
First single ‘Walkthrough’ video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP-E1-CCs3k
'Capricorn No' video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3nc3bc19EU
'Mother Goose’ live performance at OOAM Festival (Baden) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWjdbrCwCFQ&feature=youtu.be
UK Headline Tour Dates:
22nd October 2018 - Brighton, Green Door Store
23rd October 2018 - London, The Shacklewell Arms ( Tickets - https://www.seetickets.com/event/any-other/the-shacklewell-arms/1236270)
24th October 2018 - Nottingham, JT Soar ( Tickets - https://www.musicglue.com/default-this/events/2018-10-24-any-other-jt-soar
25th October 2018 - Leicester, Soundhouse (Tickets - https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/any-other-special-guests-the-soundhouse-tickets/8448155)
26th October 2018 - Manchester, Night People (Tickets - https://www.facebook.com/events/183270659057849/)
27th October 2018 - Leeds, Mabgate Bleach (Tickets - https://www.musicglue.com/cpwm/events/2018-10-27-cpwm-x-ep-any-other-mabgate-bleach)
28th October 2018 - Glasgow, The Hug & Pint (Tickets - https://www.thehugandpint.com/events/62f72c90-10b3-0136-37fe-0a20ab9c57cd)
European Tour Dates:
19th October 2018 - Left of the Dial Festival, Rotterdam, Netherlands
20th October 2018 - Espace B, Paris, France
30th October 2018 - Cafe Glocksee, Hannover, Germany
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