EVENTS
Day 2 of Dillon Francis’ Virtual Festival “IDGAFOS Weekend” Is Live
While this year’s Memorial Day weekend won’t be as grandiose as it should due to nationwide lockdowns and restrictions, Dillon Francis has come in clutch with a way to enjoy the sunshine. Day 2 of his IDGAFOS Weekend, a livestreamed festival featuring performances from himself and other artists across a large number of genres, is now live. For the holiday weekend festivities, fans can expect to see performances from Party Favor, Aluna of AlunaGeorge, Melvv, a special vinyl-only disco set from Chrome Sparks, and a live set from the exuberant DJ/producer himself. You can check out the IDGAFOS Weekend lineup and tune into the livestream below. IDGAFOS WEEKEND LIVESTREAM IDGAFOS WEEKEND LINEUP Twitter In addition to today’s IDGAFOS Weekend performances, t...
Recap from The Digital Media Ride Season 2
The second edition of the Digital Media Ride held on the 23rd of May 2020 on the zoom meeting platform. The event kicked off at 11:30 am Kenya Time and 10:00 am Nigeria time. The event had over 60 guests in attendance from various parts of the world including Canada, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria (Lagos, P.H, Delta, Bayelsa) to name a few. The facilitators were Ann Gathura, Tora Olaiya, Lateef Habib and Eshio Joseph. EVENT DETAILS The season started with Ann introducing the classes and the facilitators. Eshio Joseph taught the first class about Micro-Moments, Ann taught about how to create the Google My Business page. Lateef Habib taught the class how Storytelling can help brands grow. Tora Olaiya rounded up the season by teaching how to create content for Digital. The social media platform...
Factory 93 Brings the Warehouse to You with New Stream Tonight Featuring TESTPILOT, Deadmau5’s Techno Alias
Missing the sweaty underground warehouse scene? Us too. Insomniac and Factory 93 are here to curb your rave blues with their new house and techno-focused livestream this evening, May 22nd from 8PM to 12AM PDT (11PM to 3AM EST). Dance music livestreams like this have been dominating as our leading source of entertainment during quarantine, and we don’t know what we would be doing without them. Taking the virtual stage this evening will be platinum-selling industry mainstay Erick Morillo. He’ll be having us all screaming “I Like To Move It” like we’re one of those little lemurs out of Madagascar. deadmau5 will be unleashing his techno alter-ego TESTPILOT, and you know whenever he’s on the lineup, you don’t want to miss it. As if thos...
Do LaB’s Virtual Lightning In a Bottle Fest, DGTL LIB, Is Now Live
Do LaB’s virtual edition of Lightning in a Bottle, DGTL LIB, is now live! Day 1 of the festival is set to be a killer concert experience, with performances from Justin Jay, Beats Antique, Shiba San, The Funk Hunters, and more. Over the course of the festival, viewers will be able to witness many of its artists perform on the signature stages of Lightning In a Bottle, which are being digitally rendered in real-time by Vita Motus Design Studio. “For the first time ever, a branded festival environment has been recreated in a gaming engine to be used for live broadcast,” said Heather Shaw, CEO of Vita Motus Design Studio. “We at Vita Motus think that Lightning in a Bottle is an ideal environment to showcase our realtime rendering capabilities because of its...
Free Webinar: How to Sell Faster and More To Your Digital Customer
Over the last few years, more and more consumers have opted to engage with brands and businesses digitally. This technological evolution — while very beneficial for consumers — is extremely valuable for organisations, and it has only been fast-tracked by the impact of COVID-19 on social and economic activity. In these uncertain times, potential clients will interact with your company by phone, instant messaging, email, mobile app or social channels — providing a deep treasure trove of data that your sales team can utilize to close deals. This means that now, more than ever, it’s important to not only use but also properly understand the wealth of data within your organisation. With this in mind, leading call centre software company, Genesys wants you to join the virtual convers...
Lane 8 Is Hosting a Special Livestream This Saturday to Celebrate New Single “Keep On”
In celebration of his new single “Keep On,” deep house maven Lane 8 is taking to Twitch to host a special livestream event commemorating the release. Lane 8 fans can attest that the Colorado-based producer, who is streaming the “From My Basement to Yours” set from his Denver home, never fails to deliver a memorable performance. The Anjunabeats powerhouse remains one of the most consistent producers in the house game, a sentiment reinforced by his scintillating January 2020 Brightest Lights LP. Lane 8 is also fresh off the latest iteration of his patented mixtapes, the hypnotic Groundhog Day mix, which he released just over one month ago on April 14th, 2020. “Keep On” officially drops tomorrow morning, May 22nd, via Anjunadee...
Rave Family to Host Star-Studded Digital Festival, Electric Blockaloo, in Minecraft with Diplo, Jauz, Getter, and More
With major festivals moving to a digital landscape for the foreseeable future in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, promoters, organizers, and artists have been finding some interesting and unique ways to make the virtual event experience more memorable than a straightforward livestream. Thankfully, Rave Family has just the recipe for such an experience, within the world of modern video game classic Minecraft. Enter Electric Blockaloo, a virtual festival featuring over 300 artists, recreations of real life and fictional venues, mini games, and more, all taking place on Minecraft servers. Fans are able to play and attend on desktop or mobile computers via links to artist “guestlists” that will be shared via social media, and pay a GA or VIP admission charge for ac...
Digital Media Ride to Hold Free Online Training on Media Marketing
Top digital training company, The Digital Media Ride is set to hold a free online training program for anyone who wants their brand to stand out in the digital age. The Digital Media Ride exists to create experiential learning for participants interested in becoming better in their usage of digital media platforms including search engines and social media. The event which is scheduled to hold on 23rd May 2020, by 10AM on Zoom Meeting Platform, will have digital industry professionals ready to share their wealth of knowledge and experience. According to Mr. Eshio Joseph, the convener of the event said participants will have opportunities to learn the following: “Micro-moments and how to leverage on them. How to create contents for digital. How to make your business stand out on ...
EDM.com Presents Label Wars: A Call of Duty Tournament for COVID-19 Relief
With each major crossover event, one thing has become very clear—the EDM and video game worlds go together like peanut butter and jelly. Considering the fact that many leading figures in the dance music community are fans of all things video games, we’re proud to present Label Wars, a gargantuan music industry gaming tournament in partnership with COV-AID. Artists and content creators from some of the biggest labels in the dance music scene will form teams and compete in the latest battle royale extravaganza, Call of Duty: Warzone. With Mad Decent, Deadbeats, Never Say Die, Dim Mak, and many, many more onboard for the festivities, prepare for a star-studded test of dexterity and strategy on the virtual battlefield. While you’ll have to stay tuned for an announcement l...
David Guetta to Perform Second Edition of “United At Home” Fundraising Live Stream
Two-time Grammy Award-winning DJ and producer David Guetta will perform another edition of his “United At Home” fundraising livestream from New York City on Saturday, May 30th. This time, the performance will benefit the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City as well as Feeding America, the World Health Organization and Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris. Last month the world-renowned producer performed a two-hour live stream rooftop set from Miami’s Icon Brickell complex and raised more than $750,000 for COVID-19 relief. Over 25 million people tuned in on social media platforms and those in the surrounding apartment buildings got to experience the festival-grade performance first-hand. “I’m excited to announce I will host another livestream to raise m...
KISS FM to Host International #RadioRave Event with David Guetta, Martin Garrix, and more
UK radio station KISS FM is gearing up to host an epic international version of #RadioRave, bringing together some of the biggest names in electronic music for five hours of back-to-back sets simultaneously broadcasted through their seven partner stations. Europe will be the place to be on May 30th, as its countries will come together, united under the love of dance music. The lineup will feature several of the world’s most renowned DJs, including David Guetta, Martin Garrix, Robin Schulz, Alan Walker, R3HAB, and Matoma, among others. The mission is to create “one of Europe’s largest house parties.” UK fans can access the event through KISS FM, while those across Europe can tune in through their local stations in their area, including Poland (RM...
Governors Ball Announces Livestream with RÜFÜS DU SOL, Bob Moses, and More
Governors Ball is here to make things right in the dance world, sending us a virtual warm hug in the form of a new livestream event called “The Sun Still Sets.” After the forced cancellation of the annual festival hosted at Randall’s Island in New York City, Governors Ball is following in the footsteps of their counterparts by taking the party to the Internet, proving the show can and will go on. The stream will be hosted on Sunday, May 24th, beginning at 6:30PM EST (3:30PM PST) on the festival’s YouTube channel. The line up for “The Sun Still Sets” champions the idea of quality over quantity, hosting four huge names in the industry. Featured artists include RÜFÜS DU SOL, who will perform one of their famous DJ sets, Bob Moses, wh...
