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ADE’s Arts and Culture Expands to Include Artist Residencies and New Experiences In 2022
The organizers of Amsterdam Dance Event are taking its arts and culture initiative to the next level. Following last year’s successful debut, ADE’s Arts and Culture program is set to return with a series of experiential crossover activations. The sheer amount of new residencies and projects only serves to reinforce the summit as the world’s most influential hub for electronic music enthusiasts. Just a year after introducing an expansion, the leading dance music conference is introducing its very first artist residencies. Among the first to be announced is Tamara Shogaolu, an award-winning director who will showcase her transformation of the Westerkerk church into a Panama rainforest. Another is contemporary artist Nick Verstand, whose “Within Without II” ...
ADE Announces First Wave of 2022 Speakers & Showcases
Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is gearing up for a full return and the first key participants in the 2022 conference have been revealed. The ADE Pro conference will return to host an illuminating series of discussions from prolific artists and industry power players alike. The panel of diverse perspectives includes Diplo, Youssou N’Dour, Suzanne Ciani, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, IMPALA Executive Chair, Helen Smith, Ben Turner, and many more. Hailing from all corners of the world, and various functional areas of the music industry itself, these subject matter experts will impart their knowledge and expertise to the current and future generation of industry professionals. Of course, the live element of ADE is something participants are eager to reignite in full force. Various ...
“Dance Is a Rave-olution”: ADE Shares Mini-Documentary Ahead of 2022 Conference
In honor of the return of Amsterdam Dance Event, organizers have unveiled a new mini-documentary inspired by the spirit of the music that fuels the influential gathering. Titled Dance Is a Rave-olution, the documentary is fleshed out through footage of the 2021 edition of the music conference and its many parties. Emphasizing freedom of expression, the short film features appearances from Honey Dijon, Octo Octa, Hyperaktivist, Colin Benders, Luke Slater and more. Through a combination of show footage and voiceover storytelling, the beauty of club culture is explored by the meaningful connections and unforgettable memories it engenders. This is done via a variety of different viewpoints, but all come to the same conclusion: these moments are powerful and have a monumental effect on th...
Nicky Romero on Historic Protocol Recordings ADE Party, Monocule Alias and More
Label parties are an integral part of the Amsterdam Dance Event, offering imprints a coveted chance to showcase their artists. But despite its huge significance in the local Dutch music community, Nicky Romero‘s Protocol Recordings had yet to host their own label party at ADE. EDM.com sat down with Romero and Protocol’s A&R Director, Jorik Van de Pol, to chat about the milestone for the record label and learn more about the DJ’s various other ventures. EDM.com: Nicky, how are you feeling tonight? Nicky Romero: I’m feeling good. I’m a little—I don’t want to say nervous—but excited in a way. All of my friends and family are here. Literally, all my close friends and the people that mean a lot to me are here and normally when you play a show, it’s quite professional, but ...
Nicky Romero on Historic Protocol Recordings ADE Party, Monocule Alias and More
Label parties are an integral part of the Amsterdam Dance Event, offering imprints a coveted chance to showcase their artists. But despite its huge significance in the local Dutch music community, Nicky Romero‘s Protocol Recordings had yet to host their own label party at ADE. EDM.com sat down with Romero and Protocol’s A&R Director, Jorik Van de Pol, to chat about the milestone for the record label and learn more about the DJ’s various other ventures. EDM.com: Nicky, how are you feeling tonight? Nicky Romero: I’m feeling good. I’m a little—I don’t want to say nervous—but excited in a way. All of my friends and family are here. Literally, all my close friends and the people that mean a lot to me are here and normally when you play a show, it’s quite professional, but ...
Why Aspiring EDM Artists Can’t Miss the Amsterdam Dance Event
For over 25 years, the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has been recognized as the most influential gathering for the electronic dance music industry. Hundreds of thousands of people from around the world come together for the massive summit and ADE Festival, which take over Amsterdam every October. In the wake of the region’s #UnmuteUs protests, which were carried out in response to the Dutch government’s restrictions on nightlife and music festivals instated weeks before ADE 2021, the conference’s organizers managed to produce another wildly successful event. Opting to ax the conference portion, they gave attendees just what they needed: dance music hedonism. Nicky Romero headlining the Protocol Recordings Label Night at Escape Nightclub for Amsterdam Dance ...
ADE Announces 2022 Dates, Return of Pro Conference
Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has announced it’ll be returning in 2022. The event, scheduled for October 19th to 23rd, will also be bringing back its daytime business conference. 2021’s ADE exceeded expectations and is considered one of the most significant iterations in the organization’s history. It celebrated 25 years in the wake of the #UnmuteUs protests, which attracted tens of thousands in the streets of Amsterdam to speak out against the Dutch government’s clamp on the region’s music festivals. “Given the role that ADE fulfilled this year, it was perhaps the most important edition in its history,” according to Dutch newspaper Volkskrant. Chelsea Cutler performing at ADE Amsterdam Dance Event Recommended Articles Organizers did ...
Watch a Teary-Eyed Hardwell Take the Stage at ADE 2021 and Emotionally Address Fans
As the 2021 Amsterdam Dance Event drew to a close, Hardwell threw in a twist few saw coming. The Dutch dance music icon, who is still officially on a hiatus—where he’s remained since 2018—broke trend and appeared with some of his Revealed Recordings artists onstage at the label’s showcase event. “This is not official yet, but he’s coming, he’s coming,” KAAZE elatedly teased on the mic as Hardwell joined him onstage. In a clip posted to Instagram, Hardwell is seen jumping around energetically on stage to the sounds of Ran-D’s hardstyle thriller, “Zombie.” At one point Hardwell is overcome with emotion, visibly tearing up as he looks out across the crowd. “I fucking miss you guys so much,” he said, addressi...
More Than 250 ADE Festival Events Confirmed For 2021 Edition
Despite overwhelming adversity due to COVID-19, ADE Festival‘s organizers have been steadfast in their belief that the show must go on. It now appears that their efforts have been well spent. This week, they confirmed that more than 250 in-person shows across 90+ venues will take place during the event’s upcoming 2021 edition, scheduled for October 13-16. This development follows a recent loosening of COVID-19 mitigation measures in the Netherlands, including an official end to social distancing on September 25th. Still, nightlife establishments are being held to a strict midnight curfew so ADE Festival will be held between the hours of 6AM and midnight. Patrons will also be required to show proof of vaccination or provide a negative COVID-19 tes...
ADE Festival 2021 Moving Forward Despite New COVID-19 Regulations
Prospective attendees of the 2021 ADE Festival can safely plan accordingly after organizers announced they’re moving forward with the event in light of new regulations by the Dutch government. The news arrives on the heels of an announcement by Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who said in a press conference yesterday that social distancing will end in the Netherlands on September 25th. Despite new COVID-19 regulations forcing clubs, bars, restaurants, and other nightlife businesses to shut down by midnight, ADE Festival will forge on as planned from October 13th to 17th. Rutte also noted that the country will begin mandating coronavirus access passes on the 25th, when patrons must provide proof of vaccination or a negative test within 24 hours. “The risk still is not gone,&...
Amsterdam Dance Event 2021 Moving Forward Despite New COVID-19 Regulations
Prospective attendees of the 2021 Amsterdam Dance Event can safely plan accordingly after organizers announced they’re moving forward with the summit in light of new regulations by the Dutch government. The news arrives on the heels of an announcement by Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who said in a press conference yesterday that social distancing will end in the Netherlands on September 25th. Despite new COVID-19 regulations forcing clubs, bars, restaurants, and other nightlife businesses to shut down by midnight, ADE will forge on as planned from October 13th to 17th. Rutte also noted that the country will begin mandating coronavirus access passes on the 25th, when patrons must provide proof of vaccination or a negative test within 24 hours. “The risk still is not gone,̶...
ADE 2021 Hangs In the Balance After Dutch Government’s “Disastrous” COVID-19 Nightlife Restrictions
The 2021 edition of Amsterdam Dance Event, the world’s premier electronic music summit, is in jeopardy after the Dutch government’s latest clamp on nightlife. Amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in the Netherlands, Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge organized a press conference last week to announce that Dutch nightclubs must remain shuttered until November 1st. “I realize that this is again a hard message and that more was hoped for,” Rutte said. “The work in these sectors can continue, but with one hand tied behind their back for the time being.” ADE is scheduled for October 13-17, painting a grim picture for what was supposed to be the event’s triumphant return after going virtual in 2020. Organizers recently c...
