Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s largest and most influential club-based festival and conference for electronic music has completed its conference program, with numerous globally renowned artists and industry leaders added to the line up. Among them are Hardwell, speaking in depth about his recent comeback after a three year hiatus and the topic of mental health, Martin Garrix in conversation with Joseph Capriati, a special edition of RA Exchange live with Peggy Gou, and a live NFT minting masterclass and demonstration by Richie Hawtin.
These additions join an already impressive line up for ADE's 27th edition, which includes keynotes and discussions with industry leaders at Warner Music, Coachella, TikTok, Q-Dance, Billboard, FUGA, shesaid.so, YouTube, Meta and more, with young producers also able to take part in masterclasses and sessions at ADE Lab with artists such as Carl Cox, Ellen Allien, Nicky Romero, Van Anh, KiNK and many others.
- World class artists take the stage at ADE Pro
In addition to the previously confirmed roster including Diplo, Suzanne Ciani, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Youssou N'Dour, Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein (composers of Stranger Things), Seth Troxler and Joris Voorn, many others have joined the immense program.
- Hardwell: The Return
Almost four years after he announced an extended sabbatical while at the absolute top of his game, Hardwell returned to the stage this year. At ADE, he'll be talking about his new work and future production plans, why he took a sabbatical, what he learned in that time, and what he'll be doing differently in this new phase of his career.
- Martin Garrix & Joseph Capriati: Different Paths, Same End Game
Martin Garrix and Joseph Capriati have been friends for years, and at ADE Pro they'll be discussing how they each approach their productions, who or what they look to for inspiration, who their production/artist heroes are, the importance of friends, the ups and downs of being famous, and much more.
- Futuristic innovations
The conference also hosts a series of futuristic initiatives as part of ADE's focus on the future of live events, including ADE Blendrealities, transforming home base Felix Meritis into a hybrid VR space, where discussions are hosted on artificial intelligence, Web3 and the Metaverse. Speakers include Nick Adler, responsible for transforming Snoop Dogg’s Death Row Records into the first ever major NFT label, ex-Google Senior Engineer Blake Lemoine on the impact of AI, Warner Music’s Chief Digital Officer Oana Ruxandra, artist and futurist Don Diablo, Coachella’s Sam Schoonover and Lightyear CEO Lex Hoefsloot.
Other key topics and themes covered at ADE Pro include sustainability for the live scene, mental health, inclusivity and social change, with Ukrainian artist Nastia and Lesia Vasylenko (Ukraine Parliament) in the discussion ‘Ukraine: How Can We Help?’, as well as talks on circular event management, gender representation in dance music and more.
- ADE Lab masterclasses
Next to the ADE Pro conference, this year marks the inaugural edition of ADE Lab, focused on masterclasses, Q&As and studio sessions for the next generation of producers. Artists taking part include Peggy Gou, Carl Cox, Nicky Romero, Ellen Allien, Van Anh, KiNK and others, and visitors can obtain inside knowledge from global platforms such as TikTok, Spotify, YouTube, Armada Music, ID&T, shesaid.so, KNTXT and Spinnin’ Records.
The complete conference program can be attended with the ADE Pro Pass, available here.
The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to nurturing electronic music, its culture and its industry worldwide. The organisation devotes itself to stimulating development, innovation and talent, gathering the global industry and laying a foundation for future generations.The ADE Pro Conference program is complete with the addition of world-class artists @HARDWELL, @MartinGarrix & @josephcapriati, Peggy Gou, @Nastia_DJ and many more! Check out the most recent highlights and the complete conference program via: https://t.co/71hGPSWUOz pic.twitter.com/J3uUG0VXKa
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- About ADE
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), an initiative of Buma, has grown into the world’s largest and most influential club-based festival and conference for electronic music. The event continues to grow and develop each year, featuring over 2,500 artists and 600 speakers in almost 200 venues. The five-day event attracts visitors from over 146 countries and features every conceivable aspect of electronic music culture, with dedicated conference programming, an extensive Arts & Culture programme, live music and DJ/artist performances, all spread across the city of Amsterdam. More information about ADE can be found here.
ADE – Electronic Music Gathers Here
The Amsterdam Dance Event is organised by The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation. Founding partner: Buma
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