After an exhausting ADE Thursday I decided that Friday 20th October at ADE is going to focus mainly on Felix Meritis and The Dylan despite the fact that ADE Beats which was focusing on urban electronic music like hip hop was taking place with very important speakers and panels. The reason was that Friday schedule at the two main sites was packed with very interesting panels and discussions that offered many important insights on the future of electronic dance music industry.
Buma Music Meets Tech Presents: Balancing Commercial Success in the Music Tech World Julian Gijsen (Kollekt.fm, NL), Vincent Reinders (22 Tracks, NL), Christiaan Alberdingk Thijm (Brandeis, NL), Roey Tsemah (Whitestone Interactive, NL) 14:00 - 15:00 / Felix Meritis - F10 Panel Room
Meet the Dutch: Dutch Dance Labels As Gateway to International Success Dick de Groot (Be Yourself Music, NL), Bas Kaspers (Cloud 9 Music, NL), Kees van Weijen (PIAS, NL) Managing Partner 14:30 - 15:15 / The Dylan - D2 Panel Room
Best and Worst of Being a Music Label in the 21st century Jon Berry (Kompakt, DE), Nadine van Bodegraven (Armada, NL), Eelko van Kooten (Spinnin' Records, NL), Liz Miller (Beatport, US), Sam Valentine IV (Ghostly International, US), Chris Goss (Hospital, GB) 15:30 - 16:30 / The Dylan - D2 Panel Room
Slam and SOMA Records Keynote - 25 Years Dave Clarke (Slam, GB), Glenn Gibbons (Slam, GB), Stuart McMillan (Slam, GB), Orde Meikle (Slam, GB) 17:00 - 17:30 / Felix Meritis - F5 Panel Room
The Future of North American Music (Business) Matt Adell (MetaPop, US), Mike Darlington (Monstercat, CA), Austin Kramer (Spotify, US), Henry Lu (Insomniac Events, US), Matt Medved (Billboard, US), Ali Shakeri (ToneDen, US), Moderator: Tommie Sunshine (US) 17:00 - 18:00 / Felix Meritis - F10 Panel Room
After his appearance at the radio station of ADE 2016, Ferry Corsten agreed to give us a short interview.
Friday night was quite for me as I attempted to get in at Markus Schulz solo show but unfortunately was sold out so I went back early in order to wake up and catch up all the action at ADE Next on Saturday that comes next...
Thanks very much the ADE crew and Clare at Global Publicity for the press accreditation.
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