ADE GREEN ANNOUNCES PROGRAM
Sam Feldt, W&W, Dave Clarke, Vivie-Ann (Blonde: ISH) and Dominic Peters (Goldfish) to speak at ADE’s dedicated one-day conference for sustainability and social progress in the electronic music industry on Wednesday, October 17, in the DeLaMar Theater.
During ADE, Amsterdam is the centre of the international electronic music scene, attracting over 9,000 influential players and 400,000 festival visitors. ADE Green aims to highlight the latest developments in sustainability and social issues in the music and events industry and use that huge presence to drive change on a large scale. For the sixth year in a row, the conference connects leading thinkers and innovators so that they can share their knowledge and experience through panels, workshops and debates. There are three central themes that ADE Green’s organisers believe define the future of the music and events world.
The Music Industry as an Instrument for Social Change
The panel Rave for a Revolution! outlines the role of electronic music as a powerful political tool that unites people from all backgrounds and gives them a voice. Inspiring examples include the massive rave revolution against police brutality in Georgia (Naja Orashvili, nightclub BASSIANI) and a taboo-breaking dance festival in Uganda (Derek Debru, MTN Nyege Nyege Festival), to the musical call for freedom in Palestinian through underground raves with Jazar Crew. In Artists Empowering their Communities to Create Change we feature artists Sam Feldt (NL), Dave Clarke (UK), Vivia-Ann (SP) from Blond: ISH and Tala Mortada (LEB), all of whom use their status as role models to inspire their supporters to engage in social change. The Power of Brands, with Q-Dance (NL) and Wonderfruit (THAI), focuses on the business world asking whether brands should also use their influence for social or sustainable goals, even if this is outside their core business? Unite the World with Music and Pay it Forward tells the story of Shailendra Singh, who provided education to 128.200 under priveleged children in India through his foundation Guestlist 4 Good, with the help of artists like Hardwell, Martin Garrix and W&W.
Events as a Testing Ground for Sustainable Solutions
Can we call a halt to the massive environmental pollution caused by plastic waste? During The Future of Plastic, Secretary of State for Infrastructure and Water Management Stientje van Veldhoven will be discussing the future of plastic use. Following that, DJ Sam Feldt, together with frontrunners from the event industry (o.a. AB InBev, ADE, AIR Events, Coca-Cola, DGTL, Grolsch, Heineken, ID&T, Lipton en Vrumona) will be launching an initiative that drastically reduces plastic use. In Cup, Cup, Cup from Waste to Resource, representatives from Festival Republic (UK), Pukkelpop (BE) and Amsterdam Open Air (NL) will be revealing how they have implemented a more sustainable drinking bottle system. The transport of festival materials, public, artists and crew also creates considerable CO2 emissions, and In The Elephant in the Room: Transport, Tijl Couzy (Lab Vlieland) will be talking about how he found successful solutions for Into The Great Wide Open. Then it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get to work at the Milan Meyberg workshop, How to Design a Green Strategy.
Innovations Shaping the Future of Events
Festivals and events simply cannot happen without diesel generators, so how do you fix that? During the interactive Power Rewired session, the five best solutions to make your energy plan sustainable are to be presented and discussed. Disruptive startups will get their moment in Six Innovations That Will Change the Event Industry. Ideas include urinals for women (Liquid Gold / Weestand, SA), mobile composting in 24 hours (Lab Vlieland, NL) and a tent that is biodegradable (Comp-a-tent, GB)? Also featured are SeMiLLa (Peter Scheer, NL), a startup that converts sanitary waste water into clean water and fertilizer, Society in Motion (Hooman Nassimi, IR), which gives festivals a role in the integration of newcomers to the jobs market (Jaime de Zwart, NL), and food designer Chloé Rutzerveld, who combines science, technology and nature in her experimental work, will be taking delegates on a journey to the future of our food.
For more information about the program go to https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/ade-green/events/.
Ticket sales and info:
ADE Green will take place on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, from 12:00 to 18:00 at the DeLaMar Theater in Amsterdam. Admission tickets cost €35 and tickets are available via http://bit.ly/adegreen2018_tickets. ADE Green is also accessible to 1- and 5-day ADE conference ticket holders.
ADE Green:
The pioneering conference on sustainability, innovation and social change in the music industry
Date: Wednesday 17 October 2018
Time: 12:00 – 18:00
Location: DeLaMar Theater, Marnixstraat 402, Amsterdam
Partners:
ADE Green is made possible by program partners Heineken, Ministerie I & M, Q-dance, Nachtlab Agency, The City of Amsterdam and ambassadors such as ABN Amro, Innofest, Green Events, Julie's Bicycle, The Association of Event Makers, b2s, Awakenings, Wonderfruit, Stibat, ID & T, ABN Amro and Westergasfabriek.
About ADE:
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), which takes place from 17 to 21 October 2018, brings the international dance industry together. With more than 2,600 artists performing in 200 music and entertainment venues, the full spectrum of electronic subgenres is in the spotlight. ADE is the center of the global electronic music scene, and attracts around 400,000 visitors in five days, and can rightly be called a breeding ground for cultural and technological innovation. Amsterdam Dance Event takes place from 17 to 21 October 2018. Various sub-conferences are held for the industry, such as Dance & Brands, ADE Tech and ADE Green. This is the sixth edition of ADE Green, which focuses on sustainability, social change and innovation within the music industry.
For more information about ADE: www.a-d-e.nl/about-ade . The Amsterdam Dance Event is organised by Stichting Amsterdam Dance Event, an initiative of Buma.
Contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
International Radio Festival leads the way with Blockchain for radio
The use of Blockchain technology in the audio world will be explored at the International Radio Festival’s Audio Conference in Malta. The ground-breaking session will lead the way in the exploring how blockchain can benefit the radio industry.
Led by Cliff Fluet, a digital lawyer from London-based law firm Lewis Silkin, who advises clients on music-based content, branded entertainment and rights issues, who will explain what Blockchain is, and what it might mean for audio and other creative businesses.
He says the potential impact of Blockchain is "staking a claim as being the most talked-about disruptor."
Fluet will look at how it can directly facilitate consumer sales and peer-to-peer transmission; allow a producer or musician to be able to track, tokenise and monetise their works including recordings, artwork, publishing and merchandise; and help ensure the protection of intellectual property.
The Audio Conference on 1st November is just one part of the ninth edition of the International Radio Festival, taking place in Valletta, Malta – the European Capital of Culture 2018 – from 29th October to 4th November.
Other speakers at the Audio Conference include composer and producer David Lowe discussing his work on branding and idents around the world, including the BBC News theme. How the radio and audio sector is reinventing itself will be explored with Xanthe Fuller, Mixcloud’s Head of Community, Nicky Birch from BBC Research & Development, and Scott Cohen, the co-founder of digital distribution pioneer The Orchard. The Orchard is the world’s leading distributor of music, film and video with operations is 30 global territories.
The day will close with legendary record producer and artist Martyn Ware in conversation with presenter and DJ, Carly Wilford. He’ll talk about his career, from founding the Human League in 1978, to his current work with unique 3DAudioScape immersive sound technology – including a demonstration in the setting of Malta’s historic Mediterranean Conference Centre.
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.
What the industry says:
“A gathering of an amazingly diverse and fascinating group of people with one thing in common: a love of radio. The most diverse radio gathering I’ve ever been to!”
Rusty Hodge, SOMA FM, San Francisco, USA www.somafm.com
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 plenitude 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
NOTES TO EDITORS:
For more information please contact:
UK & Europe: Nikki McNeill, Global Publicity, nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
View and Download photos from past events here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internationalradiofestival/albums
Amsterdam Dance Event completes program
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world's largest club festival and business conference for electronic music, has completed its program. Between the 17th and the 21st of October 2,500 artists and 600 speakers will perform in Amsterdam. The organisers expect to welcome over 400,000 visitors from over 100 countries for the 23rd edition.
Among the latest announced speakers are Jean-Michel Jarre (FR) and Nile Rodgers (US), who will make an appearance in the day program to speak about their career and their musical influence on current day electronic music culture. ADE, an initiative of Buma, has grown rapidly in recent years. The organisation hosts 2,500 and 600 speakers in a record-breaking amount of 200 venues. ADE kicks off Wednesday October 17th with the opening concert by Colin Benders and Metropole Orkest and ends with amongst other activities the ADE Hangover, a free festival at the NDSM-wharf.
Focus on South-Korea and celebrations of 30 Year Dutch Dance
Expected highlights in the extensive day and nighttime program are the focus on South-Korea, with multiple appearances in both the festival and conference and the celebration of 30 Years of Dutch Dance, with the release of a special documentary, Hardwell & Metropole Orkest’s concert Symphony – The Global Revolution of Dance as well as the release of the book Dutch Dance: How The Netherlands took the lead in Electronic Music Culture.
ADE by Day
Besides the extensive music program, ADE highlights current technological and social trends as well as crossovers with other genres such as design, film and photography. Among the highlights in the ADE by Day program are installations from Heleen Blanken (NL) in Lab111 and Ryoji Ikeda (JP) at the renowned Eye museum. The film program features work from amongst others Beate Kunath (DE).
Among the latest announced artists are Amp Fiddler (US), Bizzey (NL), Carista (NL), Carl Craig (US), Cassy (GB), Fenna Fiction (NL), Juan Atkins (US), Marcel Fengler (DE), Marco Carola (IT), Sam Feldt (NL), Solar (US) and Virginia (DE). The full line-up is available at a-d-e.nl/artists
About ADE
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is the most important business platform for electronic music and the world's largest club festival. During ADE, Amsterdam becomes the centre of the global electronic music scene for five days and thus is a breeding ground for cultural and technological innovation.
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is organised by The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation, an initiative of Buma.
For the complete program and more information about ADE: www.a-d-e.nl
The Amsterdam Dance Event takes place from the 17th to 21st of October, 2018.
Joycut supporting Morcheeba at Shepherds Bush Empire Show
After performing Robert Smith's Meltdown JoyCut will be back in the London playing Shepherds Bush Empire on Friday October 12th supporting Morcheeba.
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.
Website: http://www.joycut.com
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2200427683502365/
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Matthias Hörstmann confirmed as ESNS19 Keynote speaker
German music entrepreneur Matthias Hörstmann will be delivering a Keynote speech at ESNS19 in Groningen. Hörstmann has been active in the media and event industry as publisher, promoter and CEO for 25 years. He founded Hörstmann Gruppe in 1991, which currently covers more than ten successful companies, making it one of the most relevant businesses within the international music and media markets.
Hörstmann (1968) is founder of pop culture magazine INTRO and the annual Festivalguide since 1991. He currently leads the German MELT! Festival as well as open air events such as splash! and Lollapalooza Berlin. Hörstmann owns the concert agency MELT! Booking and advertising agency Gemeinsamen Sache. In addition to these roles, he is shareholder/joint partner and Supervisory Board Chairman of Goodlive, the live entertainment network group in Berlin.
About ESNS
ESNS is the place to discover and access the very best emerging European music talent. As the European Music Platform, the event has a proven track record of helping to break new acts on the international music scene, with breakthrough names such as ALMA, Alice Merton, Altin Gun, AV AV AV, Cari Cari, Dermot Kennedy, Husky Loops, Sigrid, Superorganism, Tamino, Tshegue, Zeal & Ardor and Zulu Zulu having played at ESNS as up and coming talents. The event attracts more than 4,000 entertainment industry professionals from all sections of the industry, including representatives of over 400 European festivals. Each year, ESNS stages more than 350 showcases all over the city of Groningen as well as offering a comprehensive and focused conference programme of around 150 panels and keynotes, alongside multiple networking opportunities.
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Meet the nominees for the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards
The European sound of today and tomorrow
Today, the nominees for the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards were announced at the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, Germany. This brand new annual music prize celebrates emerging artists who represent the European sound of today and tomorrow. All winners will be presented at the award ceremony during the opening night of ESNS 2019.
A total of twenty-four outstanding artists are nominated for the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards. An international jury will select two winners from each of the following six genres: pop, rock, electronic, r&b/urban, hip-hop/rap and singer-songwriter.
All twelve winning artists will be rewarded with a performance at ESNS, a training programme and financial support for touring and promotion. Furthermore, all winners compete for a public choice award, which will be announced at the award ceremony during ESNS, January 19th, 2019.
And the nominees for Music Moves Europe Talent Awards are:
Pop
Her (fr)
Soleima (dk)
Bishop Briggs (gb)
Lxandra (fi)
Rock
Pale Waves (gb)
Warhaus (be)
Pip Blom (nl)
Naked Cameo (at)
Electronic
Fais (nl)
Smerz (no)
Stelartronic (at)
Solo Ansamblis (lt)
R&B/Urban
Témé Tan (be)
Cosha (ie)
Aya Nakamura (fr)
Rosalía (es)
Hiphop/Rap
Ace Tee (de)
Eddy De Pretto (fr)
blackwave. (be)
Reykjavíkurdætur (is)
Singer/Songwriter
Albin Lee Meldau (se)
Boy Pablo (no)
Avec (at)
Fil Bo Riva (it)
Celebrating European Talent
Compared to Anglo-American music, the total percentage of music originating from continental Europe is relatively small. The Music Moves Europe Talent Awards are designed to accelerate the international careers of upcoming European artists.
Music Moves Europe
Music is one of the most popular forms of art, widely consumed, and a vibrant expression of Europe's cultural diversity. Music Moves Europe, the overarching framework for the
European Commission’s initiatives and actions in support of the European music sector, and Creative Europe, the EU funding programme for the culture and audiovisual sectors, aim to help the music sector flourish by, among other things, supporting the European Border Breakers Awards in previous years. As from now, to enhance creativity, diversity and competitiveness even better, this former prize is being replaced by the annual Music Moves Europe Talent Awards.
The Music Moves Europe Talent Awards are organised by ESNS and Reeperbahn Festival in partnership with Yourope, Independent Music Companies Association (IMPALA), International Music Managers Forum (IMMF), Liveurope, Live DMA, European Music Exporters Exchange (EMEE), Digital Music Europe (DME) and media partner European Broadcasting Union (EBU), with support from the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Province of Groningen and the City of Groningen. The awards are implemented in close cooperation with the European Commission and financially supported by Creative Europe.
More information & contact
On the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards: www.musicmoveseuropetalentawards.eu
On Creative Europe: https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/creative-europe/about_en On Music Moves Europe: https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/creative-europe/actions/music-moves-europe_en
Facebook: Music Moves Europe Talent Awards, Creative Europe Twitter: @mme_awards, @europe_creative
Instagram: mme_awards
Contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpubicity.co.uk
International Radio Festival announce more speakers
The 9th edition of the International Radio Festival will be held in the European City of Culture 2018 - Valletta, Malta - from 29th October to 4th November, with the Audio Conference taking place on 1st November, at the historic Mediterranean Conference Centre.
Celebrating the world's most sociable medium - music radio, the IRF 2018 Malta edition will explore the way major broadcasting organisations are tackling the changing nature of audio consumption; alongside the challenges of podcasting and on-demand audio, with industry experts and leaders from broadcasters, production and technology companies.
The IRF analyses the rise of niche-format radio stations, and the unique challenges of serving listeners across different media cultures. And we’ll hear from leading producers at the forefront of creating sound art and audio branding. And all this within the stunning surroundings of Valletta, European Capital of Culture 2018.
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.
Festival Director, Darryl von Däniken said: “These new speakers at our Audio Conference - plus the unique opportunity to ‘listen to how the world sounds’ with our guest stations from around the world broadcasting back to their home audiences live from Malta - make the Festival even more unmissable for anyone working in radio, audio or music.”
The IRF specifically celebrates 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 also offers invited radio stations the opportunity to showcase their chosen programme formats to attendees whilst simultaneously broadcasting their programmes live-on-air from the conference back to their home audiences, reaching millions of global listeners and making the IRF the largest on-air event of its kind.
Register here for the IRF Audio Conference 2018 https://www.internationalradiofestival.com/conference-malta18/?utm_source=Sign-Up.to&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=23590-28808-IRF18_Malta_Sep18_News_02
The world’s leading industry conference and public on-air event to showcase and debate the curation and business of music radio content, and to celebrate the on-air influencers and their production teams who command the trust and loyal “ear” of billions of listeners around the globe. Tune-in to the IRF and "Listen to how the world sounds"
Speakers include:
- Paul Sylvester- Content Director, Absolute Radio
- Martyn Ware- Artist, Producer, Founder, Illustrious Co. Ltd.
- Xanthe Fuller-Head of Community, Mixcloud
- John Simons- Intl Radio Consultant, John Simons Consulting
- Paul Smith- Head of Editorial Standards & Commissioning Policy, BBC Radio
- Nicky Birch- Executive Producer, BBC Research & Development, Director, Rosina Sound
- James Keen-Pan-Island Station Director, Channel 103 & Island FM, Tindle CI Broadcasting
- Andrew Zammit- General Manager, 89.7 Bay, Malta
- Scott Cohen- Co-Founder, The Orchard
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.
What the industry says:
“A gathering of an amazingly diverse and fascinating group of people with one thing in common: a love of radio. The most diverse radio gathering I’ve ever been to!”
Rusty Hodge, SOMA FM, San Francisco, USA www.somafm.com
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 plenitude 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
NOTES TO EDITORS:
For more information please contact:
UK & Europe: Nikki McNeill, Global Publicity, nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
View and Download photos from past events here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internationalradiofestival/albums
ESNS announces first acts for 2019 edition
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is announcing the first artists for its upcoming edition, taking place from January 16 - 19, 2019 in Groningen, The Netherlands. The first batch of acts, traditionally selected in cooperation with the national radio broadcasters, united within the EBU (European Broadcasting Union), consists of 29 up-and-coming European artists.
29 acts from 24 countries, selected in cooperation with EBU, confirmed to showcase in Groningen.
The following artists are set to play ESNS in January;
Any Other (it) - RAI/Radio 2
Apey & the Pea (hu) - MTVA/Petőfi Radio
Bass Astral x Igo (pl) - Polski Radio
Battle Beast (fi) – YleX
blackwave. (be) - VRT/Studio Brussel
Boy Azooga (gb) - BBC Music
Crimer (ch) – SRF
Delaporte (es) - Los 40 Principales
Eli (de) – ARD
Fleche Love (ch) - Couleur 3
Fontaines D.C. (ie) - RTE/2FM
Gurr (de) – ARD
Hatari (is) - RUV/RAS2
Holy Motors (ee) - ERR/Raadio 2
Isama Zing (sk) - RTVS/Radio_FM
Keep Razors Sharp (pt) - RTP/Antena 3
MAiKA (rs) - RTS/Radio Belgrade One
Mavi Phoenix (at) - ORF/FM4
Moha La Squale (fr) - Radio France/MOUV
Napoleon Gold (lu) - LUERSL/100.7
Noah Carter (dk) - DR/P3
Rimon (nl) - NPO/3FM
Ruth Koleva & The Fingertones (bg) – BNR
San Holo (nl) - NPO/3FM
Sarah Klang (se) - SR/P3
Sonnfjord (be) - RTBF/Pure FM
Tatum Rush (ch) – RSI
Torul (si) - Radio Slovenia/Val202
Very Cool People (lv) - Pieci/Latvijas Radio 5
Tickets and registrations
The presale date for festival dates will be announced soon. Registrations for the ESNS conference are currently available via esns.nl. The deadline to register for the medium rate is on September 27.
EBU
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is the world’s largest association of national broadcasters. The EBU will be broadcasting radio shows live from ESNS to several European countries.
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.
Fatboy Slim Announced an Exclusive Warehouse Rave at No Sleep Festival in Belgrade
One of the greatest DJs and producers of all time, and a relentless party maker Fatboy Slim will headline EXIT's whole-new No Sleep Festival on November 15th. This will be an exclusive one-off show simply dubbed as the Warehouse Rave which he describes as "one big intense party with plenty of lasers, dirty lights and smoke machines"!
The music selection will traverse from today's floor killers to classics anthems who are still shaking the biggest crowds around the globe. Known for his true DJ craft, Fatboy Slim brings in his highly energetic sets a spectrum of sounds from across the whole global rave movement that came about exactly 30 years ago in what was the Second Summer of Love in 1988! Acid synths, Latin percussions, piano rolls, string choruses, epic samples and other pillars that hold the global rave movement, will all come together at a party in a New Hangar, which is a mammoth warehouse in the Port of Belgrade, at the banks of Danube. Adding to the overall vibe, the venue is surrounded by cranes, loading docks, rails and a labyrinth of halls, while located just a mile away from Serbian capital's central square!
Fatboy Slim in Warehouse Rave at No Sleep Festival 2018: https://youtu.be/xMNVja55Q60
Joining Fatboy Slim on this rave extravaganza will be a back2back duo made of Life and Death's head honcho and a global electronic music aficionado DJ Tennis together with Berghain's resident and Berlin's techno legend Marcel Fengler! This unusual duo recently indulged in a mind-blowing 9-hour back2back set in the Parisian club Concrete, which was showcased two years in a row at a No Sleep stage of EXIT Festival. When asked to describe the sound of this unexpected duo, DJ Tennis replies: "It's techno but with a twist. Ravey and happy. It's also acidic, with some electro, it's fun. Girls seem to like it!".
No Sleep Festival 2018 - Step into the Next Chapter: https://youtu.be/DhbOYW5QpYQ
Promoted by the team behind the multi-awarded EXIT Festival, the No Sleep Festival will be held at several locations, while the central events with the state-of-the-art production will take place in the Port of Belgrade, on the banks of Danube. Aside from the central parties in the Port of Belgrade, No Sleep Festival will also feature daily parties as well as accompanying programs such as exhibitions, workshops and a music conference. Also confirmed on the festival bill for the next day, on Friday, 16th November are Nina Kraviz, Dax J, I Hate Models, Aleksi Perala and many more soon to be announced.
First release tickets are available online at Nosleepfestival.com and they allow access to all parties and venues across the whole weekend spanning from Thursday night to Sunday afternoon, 15th to 18th November, at multiple locations in Belgrade, from the three main all-night parties at New Hangar in the Port of Belgrade, to the after and daytime parties at Serbian venerated clubs like Drugstore, 20/44 and many other bars, record shops and galleries. The new festival originated from the club culture and the iconic No Sleep stage at EXIT that is known for showcasing clubs like Fabric, Tresor, Concrete, Sub Club, Nitsa, Arma17, The Bunker NY, Goa, Grelle Forelle and many more.
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Event PR | Festival PR | Music PR
ETEP Summer Round up: Hot, hotter, hottest!
With the end of the summer fast approaching, this year’s festival season is slowly coming to an end. Fortunately, it’s not too late to spot the acts participating in The European Talent Exchange Programme (ETEP) at festivals near you such as: Festival Number 6, What’s Next in Music, Lollapalooza Berlin, Mercat de Música Viva de Vic, Reeperbahn Festival, Waves Vienna, MaMA Event, Bizkaia International Music Experience, Budapest Showcase Hub, Iceland Airwaves, Rolling Stone Weekender, Linecheck and Les Rencontres Trans Musicales de Rennes.
ETEP 2018: a record-breaking year!
Although the ETEP season has not yet come to an end, we’d like to share some of this year’s highlights with you. First and foremost, with 457 shows and counting ETEP has already set a new record. Due to an ever-growing pool of festivals, as well as expansions within festivals outside of Europe such as South-African OppiKoppi and Canadian Music Week (CMW). The European Talent Exchange Programme offers participating artists even better support and opportunities.
Hot, hotter, hottest!
Local heatwaves occurred at festivals that featured ETEP record breaker Superorganism on the bill. With 20 shows, Superorganism broke the record of 17 ETEP bookings that SHAME set last year. Superorganism was not the only successful ETEP act this year: after playing ESNS, Zeal & Ardor, Yonaka, Sigrid and Tamino all managed to be booked by ten or more ETEP festivals! If you're not convinced yet: last year, 14 acts were booked for six or more ETEP shows, this year 22 acts got to play six or more festivals.
ETEP ARTIST CHART
1.Superorganism (gb) - 20
2. Zeal & Ardor (ch) - 13
3. Yonaka (gb) – 10
4. Sigrid (no) – 10
5. Tamino (be) – 10
6. Altin Gün (nl) – 9
7. Tom Grennan (gb) – 8
8. Tshegue (fr) -8
9. George Fitzgerald (gb) – 8
10. Lysistrata (fr) - 7
ETEP FESTIVAL CHART
1. Reeperbahn – 31 acts
2. The Great Escape – 29 acts
3. Iceland Airwaves – 16 acts
4. Waves Vienna – 15 acts
5. Roskilde festival – 13 acts
6. Lowlands Festival – 11 acts
7. Rock Werchter – 11 acts
8. Tallinn Music Week – 11 acts
9. By:Larm – 10 acts
10. Haldern Pop – 9 acts
A full overview of all ETEP acts and where they are performing can be found here.
"With the new record we aim to conquer the world. Eurosonic was a great way to introduce our Turkish psychedelic sounds to a broader audience" - Altin Gün (nl)
Super excited to have had the chance to perform so many great festivals for Tshegue’s first tour! Can’t wait to keep on playing new festivals and great scenes! - Dakou, Tshegue’s co-founder, drummer and producer (fr)
"Having had the chance to play so many festivals is unbelievable. It goes to show how many people are passionate about music and the lengths they will go to make it happen." - Manuel, Zeal & Ardor (ch)
DIY interviewed Superorganism during The Great Escape, and talked about their busy festival summer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD5UrM7F3-8&feature=youtu.be
About ETEP
The European Talent Exchange Programme (ETEP) was introduced in 2003 to stimulate the exchange of European artists across Europe. An initiative of ESNS, ETEP facilitates the bookings of European acts on European & international festivals outside their home countries and generates extensive media exposure for these artists in cooperation with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) public radio stations, the European export offices and national and international media. This way, ETEP aims to give a boost to the international careers of European artists and highlights the participating ETEP festivals.
For more information contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity | nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
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