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Blanche announced as winner of 2018 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA)

Today in Liège, Belgium, Blanche was announced as a winner of the 2018 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA), the European music awards for emerging artists with outstanding success across Europe. Blanche was surprised at Pure Like On Stage, organized by PURE FM.

Blanche
Blanche stepped into the spotlight when she represented Belgium at the first semi-final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev. It's hard to imagine a better version of the folky song City Lights, but she did it again in the final. It earned her a 4th place ranking. The young Belgian singer has a soothing, husky voice that reminds of Lorde and London Grammar's Hannah Reid. Blanche is signed to PIAS, and with just this one song released so far, that has racked-up over 20 million streams, it is safe to say the world is eager to see and hear her next move.

EBBA ceremony
Earlier, Skott from Sweden and Off Bloom from Denmark were announced as winners of an EBBA. A total of ten artists will win an EBBA in the upcoming weeks. The winners will receive their award in a ceremony hosted by TV personality and musician Jools Holland at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen, Netherlands, on 17 January 2018. The ceremony will feature performances by the winning acts.

Public Choice Award
All EBBA winners are also in the running to win the Public Choice Award. Fans from all over the world can vote online from the end of November to Christmas for their favourite emerging artist. The winner of the Public Choice Award will be announced during the EBBA ceremony at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen. Up to ten voters, chosen at random from different countries, will be invited to the award ceremony. Each will be able to bring a friend and the flight and hotel costs will be taken care of.

The EBBA
The EBBA celebrate new and border-breaking artists who create today and tomorrow's music. From Dua Lipa (UK) to Alan Walker (Norway), the EBBA winners represent some of the standout European sounds of recent years. Other previous winners include Adele, Christine & the Queens, Stromae, Gabriel Rios, Hozier, Of Monsters and Men, Mumford & Sons, Aurora, Disclosure, John Newman, C2C, Tokio Hotel, The Script, Years and Years, Robin Schulz, Carnival Youth, MØ and Selah Sue.

From the group of enthusiastic gig-goers out on the weekend to the industry dedicated to making the music you love, Music Moves Europe. The EBBA are one of the EU's ways of celebrating European popular and contemporary music, by bringing the artists, the industry and the fans together to celebrate European music.

15th edition of EBBA
Every year, 10 European artists receive an EBBA to recognize their success in countries other than their own. This success is measured by: airplay, sales, live performances in Europe, position in the European Border Breakers Charts

To be eligible for the 2018 awards, the artists must have achieved border-breaking success with their first international release in Europe between 1 August 2015 and 31 July 2016 and come from a country participating in the EU's Creative Europe programme.

The EBBA, now in their 15th year, is an EU Prize, organised by Eurosonic Noorderslag in partnership with the European Commission (Creative Europe) and the European Broadcasting Union, with support from Buma Cultuur, the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Province of Groningen and the City of Groningen.

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ESNS announce 48 upcoming acts including Blackwave (be), Nilüfer Yanya (gb), Stefflon Don (gb), Warhola (be)

ESNS will take place in Groningen (The Netherlands) from the 17th to 20th of January 2018. The event hosts showcase festivals Eurosonic and Noorderslag, a music conference and several awards ceremonies.

Confirmed for Eurosonic festival: Agar Agar (fr), Andrea Belfi (de), AV AV AV (dk), Blackwave (be), Canshaker Pi (nl), Cléa Vincent (fr), David Keenan (ie), Dillon (de), Erki Pärnoja : Efterglow (ee), Foé (fr), Freya Ridings (gb), Goss (dk), Hannah Williams & The Affirmations (gb), Hearts Hearts (at), Hior Chronik (gr), Jade Bird (gb), Jafaris (ie), Loïc Nottet (be), Luca D'Alberto (it), Lydmor (dk), Maximillian (dk), Melissa Kassab (ch), MEUTE (de), Miriam Bryant (se), Mueveloreina (es), Nathy Peluso (es), Nilüfer Yanya (gb), Nordmann (be), Odina (es), Omiri (pt), Papooz (fr), Rohey (no), RONE (fr), Rosborough (ie), Ruby Empress (se), Ryan McMullan (ie), Rytmeklubben (no), Sam Fender (gb), Snavs (dk), Stefflon Don (gb), Stereo Honey (gb), SVIN (dk), Tshegue (fr), Tuvaband (no), Warhola (be), Weird Bloom (it), Wildwood Kin (gb), Xinobi (pt).

Last week ESNS announced the following acts for Noorderslag: Cartiez (nl), The Overslept (nl), EUT (nl) en Mooon (nl).

Full Line up here: https://www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl/en/festival/line-up/

About ESNS
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is the place to discover and access the very best emerging European music talent. The event has a proven track record of helping to break new acts on the international music scene, with now well-known names such as Alma, Ásgeir, Aurora, Dua Lipa, Hozier, HER, Mø, My Baby, Rejjie Snow, Lost Frequencies, Roosevelt, Royal Blood, Seinabo Sey and Vök, having played at ESNS as up and coming talents. The B2B side of the event attracts more than 4,000 entertainment industry professionals from all sections of the industry, including representatives of over 400 European festivals, managers, agents, publishers, labels, tech companies and event suppliers. 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. The event also hosts multiple networking opportunities, annual meetings by music associations, pitch sessions, dinners, parties and dedicated areas featuring the very latest thinking and technical innovation in the music, media, interactive and production industries. At this year's edition Denmark will be the ESNS focus country.

Check out the Spotify Playlist here...

https://open.spotify.com/user/eurosonicnoorderslag/playlist/5cRLHWNAgLUNVlEXel4sUn

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ESNS announce keynote interview with Harvey Goldsmith

Legendary English rock promoter Harvey Goldsmith is confirmed for a keynote interview at the ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) Conference, moderated by renowned British journalist Allan McGowan. Goldsmith is widely recognised and highly respected as a visionary producer, manager and promoter of rock concerts, charity events and television broadcasts. He has worked with the world's biggest artists and ran two of the largest music events ever, Live Aid and Live 8. His current projects include UK concert tours by Jools Holland, Andrea Bocelli and Hans Zimmer.

Goldsmith joins the conference alongside the previously announced industry heavyweight Scumeck Sabottka (MCT-Agentur, DE) who will take part in a keynote with Emma Banks, making this years line up strong from the outset and not to be missed. ESNS will take place in Groningen (The Netherlands) from the 17th to 20th of January 2018.

Biography Harvey Goldsmith
Born in 1946 in the north London district of Edgware, Goldsmith founded live music venue Club 66 while a pharmacy student in Brighton. By the end of the sixties the young student had already organised large live events at the Brighton Metropole as well as creating and producing rock events like the Crystal Palace Garden Parties. Clearly it was time to move to bigger events and larger stadiums, and in 1976 he promoted a show for prog-rock act Yes at Queens Park Rangers' football ground. His first global TV event as a promoter was The Concerts for Kampuchea in 1978 at Hammersmith Odeon, London, featuring artists such as Paul McCartney, Queen and The Who. In 1985 he and Bob Geldof set up Live Aid, a seventeen-hour live TV event watched in over sixty countries that also raised £140 million for charity. Goldsmith has received numerous awards including a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 1996, and more recently a Diamond Award for his contribution to The Arts. In July 2012, Goldsmith received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Brighton.

About ESNS
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is the place to discover and access the very best emerging European music talent. The event has a proven track record of helping to break new acts on the international music scene, with now well-known names such as Alma, Ásgeir, Aurora, Dua Lipa, Hozier, HER, Mø, My Baby, Rejjie Snow, Lost Frequencies, Roosevelt, Royal Blood, Seinabo Sey and Vök, having played at ESNS as up and coming talents. The B2B side of the event attracts more than 4,000 entertainment industry professionals from all sections of the industry, including representatives of over 400 European festivals, managers, agents, publishers, labels, tech companies and event suppliers. 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. The event also hosts multiple networking opportunities, annual meetings by music associations, pitch sessions, dinners, parties and dedicated areas featuring the very latest thinking and technical innovation in the music, media, interactive and production industries. At this year's edition Denmark will be the ESNS focus country.

Acts announced for Eurosonic
Alice Merton (de), Ana Curcin (rs), Ankathie Koi (at), Arcane Roots (gb), Au/Ra (de), August Rosenbaum (dk), Auðn (is), Bad Sounds (gb), BAEST (dk), Bitch Falcon (ie), Cannibale (fr), Celeste (fr), Coals (pl), D/troit (dk), Daniel Brandt & Eternal Something (de), Dermot Kennedy (ie), Diron Animal (pt), Drops & Points by Pascal Schumacher feat. Maxime Delpierre (lu), Ellis May (dk), Giorgio Poi (it), Hater (se), Housewives (gb), Hrtl (cz), IAMJJ (dk), Isac Elliot (fi), Jacob Banks (gb), Janice (se), Jardier (si), KillASon (fr), KONOBA & R.O (be), KYTES (de), L.A. (es), Lorenzo Senni (it), Lxandra (fi), Makree (lv), My Sacrifice (Max Fall) (md), meisterjaan (ee), Mist (gb), Mörk (hu), Naaz (nl), NIHILS (at), Off Bloom (dk), Pale Honey (se), Pardans (dk), Pekko Kappi & K:H:H.L (fi), Peter Kernel (ch), Phlake (dk), Saint Electrics (bg), SANDOR (ch), Scarlet Pleasure (dk), Schnellertollermeier (ch), School of X (dk), Seamus Fogarty (ie), Serushio (pt), SEVEN (ch), Sigrid (no), Širom (si), Soleima (dk), Sonar (pl), Soulé (ie), Superorganism (gb), Tamino (be), The Magnettes (se), Theo Lawrence & The Hearts (fr), TT Syndicate (pt), Úlfur Úlfur (is), Velvet Volume (dk), Vera (dk), Vurro (es), We like We (dk), YONAKA (gb), Yungblud (gb), Zagami Jericho (cz), Zeal & Ardor (ch), ŽEN (hr). More to be announced soon.

Acts confirmed for Noorderslag
Boef, Dakota, Equalz, Figgie, HAEVN, Iguana Death Cult, Komodo, Korfbal, Latifah, MOOON, MY BABY, Naaz, Nana Adjoa, Rollàn, Roxeanne Hazes, Tusky, Waltzburg, Wulf. More to be announced soon.

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Danish Act Off Bloom announced as winner of 2018 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA)

Today in Copenhagen, Denmark, Off Bloom was announced as a winner of the 2018 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA), the European music awards for emerging artists who have had outstanding success across Europe.

Off Bloom
Off Bloom understand what modern times are asking for. They threw out the rule book to create unconventional, eccentric and future-proof pop music, just like their influences such as Hudson Mohawke, Baauer, Major Lazer and AlunaGeorge also did. Eager to offer some glimmer of hope and solace in a dark world, this Danish trio and their inventive take on pop should be part of music's future.

EBBA ceremony
Earlier, Skott from Sweden was also announced as the winner of an EBBA. A total of ten EBBA winners will be announced in the upcoming weeks, and the winners will receive their award in a ceremony hosted by TV personality and musician Jools Holland at the Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) in Groningen, Netherlands, on 17 January 2018. The ceremony will feature performances by the winning acts.

The EBBA
The EBBA celebrate new and border-breaking artists who create today and tomorrow's music. From Adele (United Kingdom) to Christine & the Queens (France), the EBBA winners represent some of the standout European sounds of recent years. Other previous winners include Dua Lipa, Stromae, Gabriel Rios, Hozier, Of Monsters and Men, Mumford & Sons, Aurora, Disclosure, John Newman, C2C, Tokio Hotel, The Script, Years and Years, Robin Schulz, Carnival Youth, MØ and Selah Sue.

15th edition of EBBA
Every year, 10 European artists receive an EBBA to recognise their success in countries other than their own. This success is measured by: airplay, sales, live performances in Europe, position in the European Border Breakers Charts

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Skott announced as winner of 2018 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA)

Today in Stockholm, Sweden, Skott was announced as a winner of the 2018 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA), the European music awards for emerging artists with outstanding success across Europe. Skott was surprised on live radio at Musiken i P3, by DJ Emma Vikström.

Dreamlike folk, warm electronics and ethereal vocals conspire to draw you closer. Skott is Pauline Skött, a 25-year old singer-songwriter and musician from a tiny village just outside Stockholm. Early singles Porcelain and Wolf were praised by Lorde and Katy Perry, and the Swedish artist kept up the pace with a string of amazing singles in 2017. Skott cooperated with artists like Grey and Twelve'Len, and she is currently working on her debut album, expected to be released in 2018.

EBBA ceremony
Skott is the first European artist to be announced as a winner of an EBBA. A total of ten EBBA winners will be announced in the upcoming weeks. The winners will receive their award in a ceremony hosted by TV personality and musician Jools Holland at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen, Netherlands, on 17 January 2018. The ceremony will feature performances by the winning acts.

Photos of Past EBBA Winners - https://www.europeanborderbreakersawards.eu/nl/fotos/ebba-show-2017/

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DAVE CLARKE 'THE DESECRATION OF DESIRE’ OUT THIS WEEK

The wait is over the new album hits stores this week!

After a 14 year hiatus, techno and electronic music icon Dave Clarke releases his third full length album this month, entitled ‘The Desecration of Desire’. After teasing us with the fantastic first single ‘Charcoal Eyes (Glass Tears)’ featuring Mark Lanegan which received support from BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, Radio X and club plays from the likes of Laurent Garnier, Len Faki, Nicole Moudeber, Marcel Dettmann etc, the long-time pioneer once again showcases his studio skills and musical vision across 10 tracks that go well beyond the dance floor.

Get a taster of the album with these 3 tracks…

Charcoal Eyes (Glass Tears) Feat. Mark Lanegan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exom0CtVWQU
I’m not Afraid feat. Anika - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYHspGwgA_w
Plastmatic - https://daveclarke.lnk.to/PlasmaticFA

Over the last three decades, Clarke has proved a singular voice in the underground dance world. As well as turning out essential tracks such as his famous Red Series, he has also hosted his influential White Noise radio show, which has just surpassed 600 episodes and remixed an array of artists including Depeche Mode, Chemical Brothers, A Place To Bury Strangers, Placebo, Underworld and Soft Moon.

The Desecration of Desire follows 1995’s collection of singles Archive One and 2003’s Devil’s Advocate, which came produced under various outside pressures. As such, this new album is Clarke’s first fully formed musical vision as he would want it. “I decided to write it as I would a book, so the track order you have was also the order in which they were also written, like chapters,” he says in the accompanying sleeve notes.

The album itself contains very little techno. “Not because I don’t like it—I live and breathe it every single week—but I wanted to make an album that was not a collection of club tracks. I listen to many types of music all the time and I felt free for the first time to implement this approach for my own project.” As such it comes coloured with the perspectives of “some delightful, intelligent and deep people who inspired me in their own way” such as LOUISAHHH, Mark Lanegan, Mt. Sims, Anika, Gazelle Twin and Keith Tenniswood.

The Desecration Of Desire begins with the arresting and abrasive sounds of “Exquisite”, with industrial textures and heavy broken beats immediately grabbing your attention. ‘Is Vic There?’ is a cover of the Department S classic that meant so much to Clarke when growing up, a dark, heavyweight, slow motion slice of new wave with LOUISAHHH’s simmering vocals finishing it in style. On ‘Frisson’, Dave teams up with Matthew Sims AKA Mt. Sims, bringing more moody post-punk tension with its cold and stark drums and rumbling bass, before the driving ‘Plasmatic’ is the closest the album comes to hinting at Clarke’s ‘day job’. On ‘Charcoal Eyes (Glass Tears)’, Dave invited former Queens Of The Stone Age and Screaming Trees legend Mark Lanegan to Amsterdam, where the pair recorded the single that has already proved such a hit. Lanegan also features on ‘Monochrome Sun’, a brain twisting track full of fizzing feedback and distorted drums, while ‘Cover Up My Eyes’ is a paranoid and post-human techno track with vocals courtesy of Anti-Ghost Moon Ray’s Gazelle Twin barely perceptible between the twisted rhythms and dense electronics. Another stand out track on the album is ‘I’m Not Afraid’, with sublime vocals by Anika and bass by Keith Tenniswood AKA Radioactive Man making for an irresistible blend of industrial funk before the grit of ‘Death Of Pythagorus’ makes for a bleak and cinematic end.

This is a coherent and cohesive album that is autobiographical from start to finish: it distills Clarke’s life long love of punk, new wave, noise and industrial into something truly original and wholly spellbinding.

The Desecration Of Desire
Release Date: 27th October 2017 (SKINT)
Cat Number: BRASSIC111

01 – Exquisite
02 – Is Vic There? (feat. LOUISAHHH)
03 – Frisson (feat. Mt. Sims)
04 – Plasmatic
05 – Dot Forty One (Mute)
06 – Charcoal Eyes (Glass Tears) (feat. Mark Lanegan)
07 – Monochrome Sun (feat. Mark Lanegan)
08 – Cover Up My Eyes (feat. Gazelle Twin)
09 – I’m Not Afraid (feat. Anika)
10 – Death Of Pythagoras

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37 new acts announced for Eurosonic Noorderslag 2018, Jacob Banks, My Baby, Au/Ra, Scarlet Pleasure, Celeste and more

The festival tickets for ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) will go on sale this Saturday, October 28th at 10:00 CEST. Alongside that, the organisation has announced 37 more acts for the festivals Eurosonic and Noorderslag, which will take place 17, 18, 19 and 20 January 2018 in Groningen, The Netherlands.

Eurosonic will take place from Wednesday to Friday in the city of Groningen, with the showcase festival featuring emerging artists from all over Europe. Bookers and other music industry representatives flock to ESNS to find new acts to play at clubs and summer festivals around the continent. After playing at earlier editions of ESNS, acts including Mø, Dua Lipa, Hozier, Lost Frequencies and Royal Blood have been established as part of the international music industry. On Saturday, concert venue De Oosterpoort plays host to the best and most current acts from The Netherlands at the Noorderslag festival. Noorderslag is regarded as the best place to check out the promising artists that The Netherlands has to offer.

Confirmed for Eurosonic: Ankathie Koi (at), Arcane Roots (gb), Au/Ra (de), Auðn (is), Bad Sounds (gb), Cannibale (fr), Celeste (fr), Coals (pl), D/troit (dk), Daniel Brandt & Eternal Something (de), Diron Animal (pt), Ellis May (dk), Hater (se), Hrtl (cz), IAMJJ (dk), Jacob Banks (gb), Lxandra (fi), Mist (gb), Pale Honey (se), Pardans (dk), Pekko Kappi & K:H:H.L (fi), Scarlet Pleasure (dk), Schnellertollermeier (ch), Seamus Fogarty (ie), Serushio (pt), Superorganism (gb), Vera (dk), Vurro (es), Yungblud (gb).

Confirmed for Noorderslag: Figgie (nl), HAEVN (nl), Latifah (nl), MY BABY (nl), Nana Adjoa (nl), Rollàn (nl), Tusky (nl), Waltzburg (nl).

As well as being a showcase festival, ESNS is a conference and networking opportunity for professionals from the eventing and music industries. The B2B side of the event attracts more than 4,000 entertainment professionals from all sections of the industry, including representatives of over 400 European festivals, managers, agents, publishers, labels, tech companies and event suppliers. 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, and multiple networking opportunities. The event also hosts annual meetings by music associations, pitch sessions, networking dinners, parties and dedicated areas featuring the very latest thinking and technical innovation in the music, media, interactive and production industries. At this year's edition Denmark will be the ESNS focus country.

ESNS is also home to several awards ceremonies, among them the European Border Breakers Awards, Buma Music Meets Tech Awards, European Festival Awards and the national Dutch Popprijs.

Conference tickets
Tickets for the ESNS conference are selling quickly and can be acquired www.esns.nl. At the current rate, conference registrations cost € 345,-

Festival tickets:
Tickets for ESNS will be available through Ticketmaster on October 28th at 10:00 CEST. Service costs included, transaction costs and delivery costs not included.

ESNS Full Access: € 147,-
Noorderslag: € 79,50
Noorderslag Young: € 27,50
Noorderslag Young tickets
Exclusively available for anyone below 21. Age is checked at the door so bring a valid ID
Eurosonic Thursday + Friday: € 77,-
Eurosonic Wednesday: € 27,50

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Download Artist photos here
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B4MI_iRQ7M0IakE5eVJEWmhFVUk

Download ESNS logo here
https://www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl/en/media/logo/

Downlaod ESNS17 here:
https://www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl/en/media/press/

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ADE Attracts Record Number of 395,000 Visitors

The 22nd edition of Amsterdam Dance Event was attended by a record number of 395,000 visitors.

With 2,500 artists performing, 7,200 representatives of the worldwide electronic music industry attending the conference and people from over 90 countries, ADE has once again cemented its position as the worlds leading platform for electronic music.

This year Morocco was under the spotlight in this year’s ADE Global View, highlighting the regions growing music scene where musicians are mixing local sounds with dance floor beats. Morocco occupies a unique cultural position: an interface between Africa, Europe and the wider Islamic world, with ancient musical cultures of its own that incorporates deep and rich understanding of dance and repetition. Its modern dance scene is absolutely of the 21st century, though, and whether via young Moroccan producers or via the international festivals that take place in its stunning landscapes, its influence grows year-on-year.

China hosted a special pavilion. It was the first time during ADE a pavilion was built for a country with lectures, forums and debates to present themselves to professionals working in the dance industry. Countries including France and Belgium also took the opportunity to focus extra attention to themselves at this years event.

The development of pavilions of countries, known form Biënnale, will be the next logical step of ADE. During the last 25 years electronic music has grown internationally and mixed with many different genres so It is expected there will be more country pavilions in the future.

More dj’s took part in the ADE Soundlab, giving an insight into their DJ and Studio set ups including Martin Garrix, Richie Hawtin and KiNK, Soulwax and Tiga, Oliver Heldens and more.

The night program also included some ‘cross overs’ with other genres with special productions at unique locations including Underworld performing at the cycle passage of Rijksmuseum, Jameszoo and the Metropole Orchestra, and Colin Benders at Rembrandthuis.

Different ages were also represented at this years ADE. Martin Garrix (20), who was again voted most popular DJ of the world, hosted an all ages-concert, welcoming teenagers and their parents. Also the free festival Hangover, held for the first time at NDSM in the northern part of Amsterdam, was visited by a lot of families. On the closing night the 80 year old composer Philipp Glass performed at the Melkweg in a sold out show.

More conference highlights below…

Weds conference highlights
https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/news/2017/10/conference-highlights-for-wednesday/5273797/

Thurs conference highlights
https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/news/2017/10/conference-highlights-for-thursday/5285025/

Friday conference highlights
https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/news/2017/10/conference-highlights-for-friday/5284101/

For a visual overview of all highlights visit a-d-e.nl/live and a-d-e.nl/news

More info - https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl

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ESNS announces keynote interview with Scumeck Sabottka by Emma Banks

Scumeck Sabottka (MCT-Agentur, DE) is the first name to be announced for the ESNS Confercence. Sabottka has an accomplished career as concert promotor and agent, working with acts like Rammstein, Kraftwerk and The Ramones. Scumeck Sabottka is a fierce enemy of secondary ticketing and is the founder of ticketing company Tickets.de, which he has since sold. He will feature in a keynote interview by Emma Banks (CAA, UK), the booking agent of (among others) Katy Perry and Arcade Fire.

Biography Scumeck Sabottka
Born in 1962 in Oberhausen, Scumeck started MCT in 1984 with two partners to promote bands like the Violent Femmes, Ramones, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Tom Waits, John Cale and many more in the first couple of years of the company’s existence. Still with MCT, he joined Mama Concerts and Rau in the mid 1990s whichbecame the go-toagency for emerging names like Lenny Kravitz, Celine Dion, Rammstein, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sigur Ros, Jamiroquai, Kraftwerk, Marilyn Manson and Robbie Williams. He is also the international touring coordinator for Kraftwerk aswell as the European and Australian agent for Rammstein. Alongside that, Sabottka is manager for Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan, electronica mastermind Dinos Chapman and Berlin trio Brandt Brauer Frick. Sabotka is founding partner of the annual German double open air festival Hurricane and Southside.

About ESNS
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is the place to discover and access the very best emerging European music talent. The event has a proven track record of helping to break new acts on the international music scene, with now well-known names such as Alma, Ásgeir, Aurora, Dua Lipa, Hozier, HER, Mø, My Baby, Rejjie Snow, Lost Frequencies, Roosevelt, Royal Blood, Seinabo Sey and Vök, having played at ESNS as up and coming talents. The B2B side of the event attracts more than 4,000 entertainment industry professionals from all sections of the industry, including representatives of over 400 European festivals, managers, agents, publishers, labels, tech companies and event suppliers. 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. The event also hosts annual meetings by music associations, pitch sessions, networking dinners, parties and dedicated areas featuring the very latest thinking and technical innovation in the music, media, interactive and production industries. At this year's edition Denmark will be the ESNS focus country.

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Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
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BBC Music Introducing and PRS Foundation support new talent at Amsterdam Dance Event

For the first time the BBC Music Introducing and PRS Foundation showcase will take place at ADE, the leading electronic music platform and biggest club festival in the world that covers the spectrum of electronic sub-genres.

Four artists were selected to perform by BBC Music Introducing and PRS Foundation teams of experts and curated by BBC Radio 1’s Danny Howard and Monki.
And now the four talented emerging artists to perform live at their joint showcase at this year’s ADE in Amsterdam, Netherlands can now be revealed;

• James Orvis
• Rachel Collier
• KVASIR
• Prospa

The showcase will take place at Chicago Social Club on Thursday 19 November 2017 with the live performances starting from 4.30pm.
BBC Radio 1’s Danny Howard and Monki helped to curate the four artists selected to perform live at this showcase at ADE and both Danny and Monki will host the showcase along with BBC Music Introducing DJ, Marcellus Wallace.

Since 2015, BBC Music Introducing and PRS Foundation have been working together to support and create a platform for the UK’s most talented artists to showcase at overseas music industry events. So far more than 20 artists, who have uploaded their music to the BBC Music Introducing Uploader, have been selected via BBC Music Introducing and PRS Foundation’s teams of experts, tastemakers and advisors from across the UK, to perform at BBC Music Introducing and PRS Foundation showcases.

Bhavesh Patel, Programme Manager at PRS Foundation says, “We’re excited to be bringing our BBC Music Introducing and PRS Foundation showcase to ADE festival for the first time. We know how important overseas showcasing is to an artists’ career development, as seen in our recent report on international showcasing, and so we’re delighted to be supporting these four brilliant artist to have this opportunity to showcase in Amsterdam.”

Dan Roberts, Editor at BBC Music Introducing says “Following on from our stage at Creamfields this year, our showcase at ADE is another step towards improving BBC Music Introducing’s commitment to dance music. We’re really excited to see this great line up of exciting live electronic artists play their first international gig.”

ADE festival takes place from 18–22 October 2017 and you can find out more details at: https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/

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