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deadmau5 and Richie Hawtin Top Lineup of Speakers at Beatport’s Inaugural ReConnect Summit
Beatport has announced the headlining speaker lineup for the company’s inaugural ReConnect summit, set to take place in New York on September 21st and 22nd. Dance music stalwarts and PIXELYNX founders deadmau5 and Richie Hawtin are slated to speak about their experience in the Web3 space and provide insights on metaverse music experiences in the years to come. Representatives from Meta, Red Light Management, Disruptor Records, the Association for Electronic Music and more will lead discussions on timely topics like diversity and inclusion, wellness and branding among others. Beatport’s ReConnect summit builds upon Beatport’s philanthropic initiative that launched shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic wrecked havoc on the music industry. It has since raised more than $...
Beatport Announces First-Ever “ReConnect” Electronic Music Summit In New York City
Beatport has announced its first-ever “ReConnect Summit,” a two-day event that will examine electronic music’s intersection with technology, cryptocurrency, wellness and more. The inaugural conference will take place on September 21st and 22nd at 74 Wythe, a 15,000-square foot venue located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The summit will feature think tanks and discussions rooted in a number of timely topics, such as dance music culture and creative innovation. Partners include Audius, the blockchain-powered audio platform; PIXELYNX, an innovative company founded by deadmau5 and Richie Hawtin developing music experiences in the metaverse; and Women in Music, a nonprofit committed to advancing equality for women, among others. “It is our hope that extending and transformi...
Beatport to Host Fundraising Livestream In Support of Ukraine
Beatport is hosting over 24 of performances from artists all over the world in support of Ukraine this weekend. On Sunday, the popular music platform will host a special edition of their ReConnect livestream series in support of Choose Love Ukraine, an organization dedicated to protecting the Ukrainian LGBTQIA+ community in the wake of Russia’s invasion. According to a press release, previous iterations of the ReConnect series have raised over $600,000 in total.. Organizers have recruited an international cast of dance music talent for the charity event. Nicole Moudaber, Chris Liebing, TERR, Yousef, Hector Romero, Daria Kolosova and many more will stream performances from a variety of locations all over the world. While some artists will beam in on their own from their homes or ...
