#Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) 2019

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Felix Jaehn (DJ-SET) | SLAM! MixMarathon XXL @ ADE 2019

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G-Star “RAW RAVE” at RIJKS – What It’s Like to Attend ADE’s Most Sought After Private Party Invite, where ‘DJs, designers, models and music industry insiders outnumber regular people’

This year, we attended the Exclusive Invite-Only ‘RAW RAVE‘ at the iconic Rijksmuseum Bike Passage for G-Star RAW’s 30th Anniversary Bash during Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE).

TITIA

The G-Star RAW’s 30th Anniversary Rave at the RIJKS, with performances from TITIA, Boys Noize and , the Rijksmuseum was jam packed with industry insiders, movers & shakers, designers and models.

In honor of the 30-year anniversary of G-Star RAW, the iconic Passage under the Rijksmuseum was taken over by RAW RAVE on Thursday 17 October. Music performances by De Staat, Boys Noize and TITIA transformed the evening into a unique musical experience with an energetic mix of rave, breakbeat, acid and electro music.

1500 fans danced the night away under the iconic Rijksmuseum bicycle Passage outfitted strobe lights. A lucky number of G-Star fans obtained access through an online raffle where approximately 6,000 consumers participated in.

G-Star RAW Rave at Rijksmuseum – ADE 2019 (Album)

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With this live event, G-Star RAW marked the start of a three-year collaboration with Amsterdam Dance Event, a club festival with more than 400,000 guests and more than 2,500 artists.

The three-decade anniversary would not be complete without a striking G-Star collection, simply registered “30-Y Collection.” All pieces are inspired by pieces that have been associated with the denim brand since it was founded in 1989 and now have a place within the infamous “G-Star Archive.”

Highlights: Aside from getting to see Boys Noize and TITIA tear the RIJKS up — bumping into the Boisset Brothers, who flew in from Spain to make a special appearance for the night.

TITA & Boys Noize

For some time now, it’s been on our bucket-list to party at the Rijksmuseum during ADE, being able to fulfill it with Boys Noize and TITIA performing, is icing on the cake.

A special shout-out to G-STAR RAW for an incredible night, see you next ADE!

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WATCH THE G-STAR RAW RECAP VIDEO, HERE.

The Boisset Brothers (Mikel & Alex)

**More on the Boisset Brothers (Mikel & Alex) from our upcoming SPOTLIGHT: SPAIN feature. Stay tuned!

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The Eurovision Song Contest we had to have

The journey from Tel Aviv to Rotterdam was an unexpectedly long one. Who knew that when Duncan Lawrence raised the trophy in May 2019 that another Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final would not take place for another 736 days? Having to wait such a long time between two Eurovision (excluding 2 x Junior contests) was excruciating, soul destroying and plainly depressing. And just like that, Eurovision 2021 has come and has now gone.

As the title says, it is The Eurovision Song Contest we had to have. It is a bold statement and I considered it for a day before putting it there. In reflection the song contest in Rotterdam was a wonderful event for many reasons which I’d like to discuss a bit. So this may take a while, but bear with me and hopefully, I’ll make it worth your while.

THE HOSTS

Four hosts was two too many, but let’s talk about them. Chantal is beautiful and the most professional of the foursome. Jan was the token male and while his performance was contained to a very small potion, it was nevertheless, fine. Edsilia was much more chilled than I expected and provided a warm presence amongst these people. Nikkie was probably the most down to earth of them all, possibly the most personable, but also somehow cold.

In actually effect, while there were four of them, they worked. No one took a lite load but they each had an equal presence in the show. As many other people have mentioned, everyone would have preferred more Edsilia and Nikkie to Jan and Chantal, but I’m not terribly fussed. They were all well practiced and very on point for the event and as a viewer I was pleased by this.

THE STAGE 

Like most Eurovision stages, they do not look like anything unless you turn on the lights. That was definitely the case for this one. The lights were on, the stage sparkled, and the stage was alive in every way that it was asked. The screens provided everything that were needed for each of the songs and other performances. The transparent screen in the middle of the venue added so much to some of the performances and was the masterstroke that made some of them visually exciting.

There was one thing about the stage that felt like they were reminiscing stages of the Dutch past. I felt a hint of the Amsterdam 1970 stage on the sides. I don’t think it was a co-incidence, but I liked the fact that the paid homage like that. Everything else was state of the art.

POSTCARDS

The postcard films were well put together to present a place in the Netherlands, a tiny house structure with items that belong or relate to the act coming up and then a green screen appearance of the act in the tiny house. 

While the postcard as a whole were well put together and cleverly created, I felt I missed out on seeing more of the Netherlands because they were focused more on what was coming and less with the airport, the canal, the lighthouse, the field, the tulips and whatever else was presented. So it’s only a small thing in a small film, but I wanted more of a Netherlands tourism experience in the films.

THE INTERVAL ACTS

It’s a funny thing about this year’s interval acts, and to be completely honest, I happy about it. If you asked a fan about Eurovision 2014, people will say that they remember ‘Love love peace peace’ and Justin Timberlake. In 1994, people remember ‘Riverdance’. In Tel Aviv, there was Madonna. I like that the intervals this year did not overshadow the entrants to the song contest. They were a time filler, a light refreshment and then it was over. For the most part well performed, entertaining and gone before you know it

I recall there was something about water in the first semi final, there was a dancer and a bike in the second, the former winners sang on Rotterdam buildings and some unifying song and dance. Nikkie did some little films about losing, and behaviour in the green room during voting. All were quality performances that were well constructed, organised and presented. They held the viewers attention while we waited for the votes to commence/announcement of the qualifiers and because they were each engaging, they seemed to go quickly.

THE OUTCOME

In most cases, things went as expected in the semi finals. Fans were disappointed with Croatia not qualifying, but I don’t think the betting had them qualifying. Romania was expected to qualify, but Roxen could not sing the song and move at the same time. Ireland suffered the same fate with an impressive staging. Semi final 2 went as expected as well; maybe Austria was expected to get through in place of Albania; i disagree.

The results/placings in the final were a bit of a surprise to me, but there was one certainty for me and that was that Italy deserved their win. There is a very simple reason for it’s success too. It’s not that it was a loud song or that the song was outlandish, or the way they were dressed. The reason that Italy won was that the performance of the song was a natural performance. I’m sure there was choreography of movement, but they were not outside of what they usually do. There was no gimmick, no dance routine, no green screen to worry about, no spinning diamond or large gimmick hanging from the roof of the stadium. It is also why the French entry was such a success and for a lesser part Iceland and Ukraine. Finland and Portugal also presented an entry that was in essence what was expected for that type of song.

Switzerland was a vast success in my eyes. They rolled the dice and they came up on top with the juries. Switzerland have rolled out a prop in the past to highlight a song, but this year they added lighting and camera work to add to the tension of the entry and it worked. Gjon looked a bit clumsy at times, but it was  excellent captivating three minutes.

There were some countries that were dependent on a large prop. Some were there to attract votes as they went with the song while others to distract from it. Russia and Cyprus had several well placed props that worked well and were relevant to the song. Greece had a large invisible prop that made what was a good song appear like a joke entry. Malta had a prop that didn’t make sense to the entry being performed. Bulgaria’s rock was both inspirational and strange to me. Moldova’s revolving diamond worked for her also, but it was just a surface to perform choreography on. 

I want to spend a moment of praise on Serbia and Belgium that had very different performances, but appropriately performed. Serbia took their sexy manic, hair choreographed selves all over the stage gyrating and moving like they had drunk 15 cups of coffee. Belgium, on the other hand, was very intense and sedate in their presentation mainly because most of them were playing instruments that were unmovable. 

Of the countries that retained their choreography from a national final, other than Iceland, was Lithuania. They had varied it only very little from the national final and in their case, the performance was crazy perfection to match the theme of the song.  I was disappointed with Norway, Azerbaijan and Sweden for retaining almost identical choreography to their songs from the film clip/national final, but I wasn’t a big fan of either song in the final. They seemed tired in appearance and in formatting. Azerbaijan needs a further slap for submitting their 2020 song with a new name.

I feel some disappointment for a few of the entrants. I’m going to start with the United Kingdom. Poor James Newman. He had a thumping good song that fans liked. There was enthusiasm from the fans that the UK would do better this year and they did worse. What I find astounding is he does not appear to be a shy person, yet he allowed someone in the United Kingdom delegation to produce that choreography, that outfit and those props for that song. To my ear, James sounded sad and dejected in the final and I was unbelievably disappointed that they didn’t score something from somewhere.

I’m disappointed for San Marino too. Senhit has showed she is a class act and has spent the last year enthusiastically covering Eurovision songs. But at the song contest, she appeared to be a forgotten entrant. Even with the addition of Flo Rida did not give the song some cred. I have a recurring image of Senhit’s shoulders slump and physically shrink on hearing that her efforts accounted for 50 points.

I’m also disappointed for the Netherlands. They most likely did not want to host again and it is a sad curse that countries that host usually end near the bottom of the scoreboard (excluding Super Sweden). But to score so terribly for what was a gloriously performed entry was unconscionable. I praise the Netherlands for choosing such a wonderful cultural performance for the stage.

At the bottom end, Spain and Germany had very different entries, performed with contrasting enthusiasm and it got them both a very low level of support. Spain had the most tired song that was boring as all hell and the presentation of the entry gave the audience nothing in return but a large grey beach ball in the sky. Back to the drawing board?  Germany was destined to fail in March. The charisma and fun of their film was completely missing from the staging and it was never going to go well.

Albania had the misfortune of being ignored, given a terribly bad draw for the second year straight and not given anywhere near the appropriate amount of votes required. Anxhela gave a good stylish and appropriate performance. She was on-point vocally and in her performance on stage.

Israel, on the other hand, was a spectacle. The song was kind of meh, performed with a lot of choreography to distract from it. She did a whistle note; so? I’m sure she had to get noticed somehow with her t-shirt dress, her nude illusion reveal and the headdress she stole from reigning RuPaul Drag race winner, Symone. (Did she not no know where she was coming and who would be watching? Picked that up immediately)

IN CONCLUSION

There is one other things that I have not mentioned so far and it only occurred to me after re-reading some of the above comments. The Dutch were very time conscious. They said they were keeping the final under four hours and they pulled it in and got it done. In my opinion, it was a Eurovision that was very breezy, and very light experience because while the experience of Eurovision was 8 hours of your week watching the shows, this year did not seem like an ordeal. I felt that the shows progressed quickly without fuss or propaganda. As a package it came together well across the board.  

It was a good Eurovision year and had something to cater for the taste of everyone. Some songs were not suited to everyone, but that happens. Below is how I saw this years song’s after the three shows and believe me I have changed it a few times before settling on this list. Looking at it, I want to move them around again.

So that’s it. Next year it will be somewhere in Italy; maybe Turin, maybe Rome, Milan or Bologna. It won’t matter. Feel free to comment, complain, debate. I’m happy to back myself and for you to convince me otherwise. I haven’t got anything else to do. : )

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Challenge Cup, Haag

Another competition is here! And I bought the ticket just for one reason - Misha Kolyada. And then for seeing some more skating ;)

ICE DANCE

I really like these events when there are just a few participants and when you like all of them it’s even better.

Lopareva/Brissaud (FRA), Yankovskaya/Lukacs (HUN) and Verhaegh/van Geffen (NED) all have great rhythm dances.

The French with their Too darn hot and the Hungarians with Grease went for trusted programs many teams decided for and they did good job with it. I especially liked Grease (in my private ranking I’d put this Grease on third place behind Smart/Diaz and Guignard/Fabbri). 

On the other hand Chelsea Verhaegh and Sherim van Geffen decided for Diamonds are a girl’s best friend and I love it. I don’t think anyone else is skating to it. 

I generally prefer rhythm dance to free dance but I like everyoneeee here, so I liked Lopareva/Brissaud’s Daft Punk, Yankovskaya/Lukacs’ Une hymne d’amour and Verhaegh/van Geffen’s War of hearts. During ice resurfacing they were showing V/vG’s free dance from the previous season - Andre Rieu, Waltz and that was amazing. I have to say they are the discovery of the season for me! 

PAIRS 

So here are some highlights and thoughts... I wrote it after SP and then added some more thoughts after FP so... the opinions change quickly :D 

I know that Tarasova/Morozov are in the league on their own, but - to my own surprise - I caught myself thinking that I really liked their Bolero SP and that it was hot. And their FP to Adagio! Especially the second half is amazing and the last spin is so wonderfully performed to the music. They won very comfortably even with missing the jump combination. 

It was so nice to see Hocke/Kunkel in competition again after she had problems with a balance organ (I assume in the ear?). And that one lift in their FP? She just stretches her leg absolutely upwards wow. 

I really love Chtchetinina/Magyar’s Renaissance short program and they skated it without any mistakes here! They really are a great team on top European level. 

And I also loved Keriven/Pierre’s Corsica SP. They had a bit unfortunate FP. Fall on a throw and immediatelly afterwards interrputed the lift. (This lift gave them troubles also at nationals :(  ]

Netherlands has two pairs! (thanks to a little help from Russian ladies). And Osipova/Epstein got their TES minimum for Worlds. As for the other Netherlands’ team Danilova/Tsiba I really liked how commited to the performance they were in their FP to All of myself.  

The Program for me is Broda/Betegon’s The lion king SP. I wasn’t even breathing when they were skating because I want them to do well so much. And they did! They did a great program but unfortunately didn’t reach the TES minimum. I don’t think Spain will have a participant in the pairs category at Worlds... Laura Barquero teamed up with Marco Zandron but I don’t know how it’s with his release and their training... (now confirmed, no participants from Spain in pairs)

I don’t know I found Zhuk/Bidar’s West Side Story SP underwhelming? Maybe it’s because of the music, yeah there were also two falls but they are kind of bland generally? Oh, nope, sorry, change of opinion. It’s just the music. Because then I saw their Ave Maria FP and they were wonderful. I was a bit surprised to hear this music but they both were so graceful on the ice. How is such a change possible? And I love the moment when she’s doing a solo spin and he’s doing a spread eagle around her. 

Sweden has a pair! Twins pair Greta and John Crafoord. 

I’m so happy for Alexandra Herbrikova/Nicolas Roulet that their FP went so well! They skate to Imhotep and the drums really make sure that you hear every note and get the rhythm :D but they kept up with the music!

Sara Conti/Niccolo Macii. I love their Oblivion SP. Here they had an unfortunate hard fall after a twist. I really thought Sara was almost on the way to the hospital and they returned on the ice and flawlessly performed and finished their program. And they got the TES minimum for Worlds. (If everything goes according to the plan it will be Della Monica/Guarise and Ghilardi/Ambrosini going but why not to have an alternate?) I’m half shocked that they could continue and half admire their, especially Sara’s strenght. Understandably, they withdrew from FP.

MEN

Another portion of highlights and thoughts... Not me not only not watching the FP live but beginning to watch it two hours before the access to it expires. Ooops. But I managed to watch it just in time ;)

Jari Kessler’s SP is amazing. Really, Jari Kessler was another discovery for me at this competition. 

In the short program, Burak Demirboga was great! And Gabriele Frangipani too. I preferred his FP this season to the Impossible SP but now I’ve paid proper attention to the SP too and it’s great. The FP didn’t go so well here for Gabriele with two falls and he slipped off the podium. 

Romain Ponsart is like a different skater this season. Expressive performer. I love it: his SP as well as his Elvis FP. 

Georgi Rhestenko from the Czech Repblic got the TES minimum in SP! Yay!  Unfortunately, the FP went ... not well. Poor him. He skates to Joker (I have to admit that Joker is even bigger no-no for me than Mouline Rouge) but at least his program isn’t terrifying and he does a cool cantilever there.

Tomas Llorenc Guarino from Spain also got the TES minimum in SP! And he has such an amazing program. That’s so big. Can you imagine a Spanish skater again at Worlds? In 2019 there was no Spanish participant in men singles and the future looked bleak. Javi, Javier Raya and Felipe Montoya retired, then even Hector Alonso retired... And now? There are new upcoming skaters! Tomas, Aleix Gabara, Pedro Garcia, Arnaud Joly and Iker Oyarzabal. Some of them getting close to or achieving TES for Europeans and now Tomas even fighting for World’s TES. I’m just so so happy. His FP to Angel and Devil didn’t go that well, he had two falls and in the end didn’t get the necessary points for Worlds but he was close! I really have high hopes for next year’s Europeans and Worlds!

There was a really strong Spanish participation at this competition. Arnaud Joly and Aleix Gabara also took part and I really liked Aleix’ FP to Romeo & Julie. 

We had also two Hungarians there! Mate Borosz and Andras Csernoch. He has a really good Attack FP. 

I adore Morisi Kvitelashvili’s Amsterdam SP. I have to repeat again that his skating is so “civil” no pretending of fake deep emotions, just beautifully skating to Jacques Brel’s magnificent voice. Poor Morisi, the FP went really bad, falling, popping jumps... Though I’d watch him just skate without jumps any day.   

Still no opinion about Adam Siao Him Fa. I’m sorry. Though... I kinda liked his FP to Leave a light on.

Another skater I saw for the first time: Kornel Witkowski from Poland. Skating his FP to Fly me to the moon. I looooove jazzy programs. I love him already. 

Another big revelation for me was Basar Oktar from Turkey. I only knew Burak... And Basar skated absolutely amazing FP to Notre Dame. In fact, they both skated so well that they placed fifth and sixth overall.  (Basar 8th SP, 5th FP, 5th overall, Burak 5th SP, 6th FP, 6th overall). With a difference of just half a point between them. But I assume this was what decided and a day afterwards, Basar was nominated for Worlds. Woohoooo

Donovan Carillo is a sweetheart. He has so much charisma, he’s so authentic while skating (also his costume is awesome and he has suspenders which automatically means I love love love the costume, the program, the skater ;) ) His In the mood program is such a nice jazzy gem... though it wasn’t his day. Fortunately he already got the TES for SP and was fighting only for the FP.  OMG, yesss, skating gods, yess, he got the TES! His program to Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps is just so Donovan. Engaging, sweet, charming. I like this formula. One program to a well known English song, the other program more “local”. In the past, he skated to songs by a Mexican author, with Perhaps it’s really not “local” per se, but the lyrics in his program is sung in Spanish. (Matteo Rizzo goes the same way - one known engaging pop song and the other one Italian) 

 Misha Kolyada. I think it was a good decision to go to an international comp instead of Russian Cup final, to get used to it again, to international competitors and judges. (Ok, shame about the 1A) but he’s a king. Absolute king.  He’s also absolute king in the free. The way he moves on the ice is unreal. The emotions he makes us feel... 

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NOVEMBER 2019 GOLD STAR MEDIA SCHEDULES & REVIEW

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Overall Company

The behind the scenes of the company may have been messy lately, but that won’t stop CEO Bang Sunyoung from continuing her prosperous, multi-faceted career. Earlier in the year, Gold Star artists modeled for a lookbook for a fashion collab between Bang Sunyoung and an up and coming fashion line. The collaboration was a success and is opening a pop-up shop in Gangnam this month, which Gold Star artists are expected to attend the opening of to draw press coverage.

Important dates:

November 15: Pop-Up Shop opening in Seoul, South Korea.

Gold Star Soloist 1

The priority for her schedule is still fan meeting preparations, but at the beginning of the month, it will be confirmed Gold Star has her in their plans for a comeback with a mini-album in the first half of 2020, which is more confirmation than she had before. The songs aren’t fully decided yet, but the themes and concepts are beginning to be cemented through meetings. Meanwhile, in preparation for her fanmeeting, there are two open spots in the event’s performance set list for her to perform covers of her choice on top of the original songs she’s doing. These covers will be confirmed with management by the end of the month, but she has pretty free rein thanks to her seniority as long as her choices aren’t image-damaging. With comeback plans more internally sure than ever before, Gold Star plans to keep a steady stream of short video content to upload onto their Youtube channel before her comeback to create more fanbuzz. This month, that comes in the form of a support video for fans taking college entrance exams. At the end of the month, she’ll shoot the photos for her 2020 Season’s Greetings, themed after the four seasons.

Important dates:

November 1: Performance at Yonsei University Festival (also performing: Dimensions Soloist 1, Gold Star Soloist 2, and Aria).

November 4: College Scholastic Ability Test support message video filming.

November 25: 2020 Season’s Greetings shoot.

Gold Star Soloist 2

The fifth of the month marks her first comeback in nearly three years after Gold Star had to reconsider their plans for her following her American debut not finding the desired success. They’ve opted for minimal promotion other than music shows, which may spell out trouble when she hasn’t been on the public’s mind in quite a while. The month begins with another festival performance, as has become a common schedule for her over the years. Her comeback comes two days after filming a Tipsy Live video of her best hits, and then music show promotions begin for the month.

Important dates:

November 1: Performance at Yonsei University Festival (also performing: Dimensions Soloist 1, Gold Star Soloist 1, and Aria).

November 3: Tipsy Live filming.

November 5: Release of “Room Shaker & butterFLY album showcase, promotions continue until December 5. 

November 17: Guesting on Cultwo Show radio show.

Gold Star Soloist 3

During the first week of the month, he will be called into a meeting with management and it will be announced that they’re planning on pushing his Western promotions even further in 2020 and having him release his first ever all-English language album. Official preparation for it is not underway yet, though, as he has to finish off his Europe concert dates at the very end of the month.

Important dates:

November 28 : Self-titled tour concert at Melkweg Max in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

November 29: Self-titled tour concert at O2 Academy Islington in London, UK.

November 30: Self-titled tour concert at O2 Academy Islington in London, UK.

Silhouette

Promotions for this comeback have been amped up from the usual senior idol promotions, with a mix of radio guestings, online video content, and television performances. The goal is to make sure the comeback doesn’t go ignored now that there are fewer Gold Star artists coming back before the end of the year than initially planned. The members won’t have too much time off this month, but there don’t seem to be plans for them to attend many awards shows or Gayos, so it’s a trade-off.

Important dates:

November 5: Guesting on MBC FM4U radio show.

November 6: 1theK Gap Crush video filming.

November 7: M2 Relay Dance video filming.

November 14: KBS Open Concert filming (performing “ME&YOU” and “I Love You”, to air: November 16).

November 16: Guesting on Idol Radio radio show.

November 17: Guesting on Cultwo Show radio show.

November 23: Yoo Heeyeol’s Sketchbook filming (performing “ME&YOU”, “DDD/Hot Pink/Up & Down Medley”, and “We Are”, to air November 29)

November 30: End of music show promotions.

Aria

Now that they’ve successfully wrapped their Seoul concerts, they’re on to their concerts in Tokyo (please see September’s schedule for solo/duo special stages). They continue to nail down their performances for their comeback next month and will be doing the bulk of their remaining comeback preparations this month, including fittings, photoshoots, and filming for their music video for “Lost N Found”. Awards show season starts for them with the Melon Music Awards at the end of the month, where they’ll be giving a special performance of “I’m So Sick”.

Important dates:

November 1: Performance at Yonsei University Festival (also performing: Dimensions Soloist 1, Gold Star Soloist 1, and Gold Star Soloist 2).

November 4: Comeback outfit fittings.

November 8: Comeback teaser photo shoot.

November 16: Pink Space concerts at Zepp Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan.

November 17: Pink Space concerts at Zepp Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan

November 25: “Lost N Found” MV filming.

November 30: Melon Music Awards at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea (also attending: Origin, more TBA).

Origin

They end their stadium tour this month with encore concerts in Seoul. They’re sure to be touring again next year after their next album drops, but for now, they’ve closed another chapter. Their public schedules are non-existent for the back half of the month as Gold Star pushes the release of the Origin World mobile game and OST, but that doesn’t mean a break. Instead, they’re working hard in the dance studio preparing for all of their awards show and Gayo stages.

Important dates:

November 16: Speak Yourself Stadium Tour concert at Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea.

November 17: Speak Yourself Stadium Tour concert at Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea.

November 19: Speak Yourself Stadium Tour concert at Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea.

November 27: Release of Origin World mobile game.

November 29: Release of Origin World OST.

November 30: Melon Music Awards at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea (also attending: Aria, Femme Fatale, more TBA).

Impulse

November brings a short Latin America tour and the beginning of their Japanese tour, which coincides with the release of their newest Japanese album. Besides their touring and an appearance at the Asia Artist Awards, things are pretty laidback for Impulse this month, though an opportunity has come for the leader and the maknae of the group, who will be recording an OST for the upcoming drama He Is Psychometric, something that may even be a signs of plans to come, not that the members know it yet.

Important dates:

November 9: Keep Spinning World Tour concert at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico.

November 12: Keep Spinning World Tour concert at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile.

November 16: V Heartbeat Awards at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea (also attending: Alien).

November 19: Our Loop Japan Tour concert at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.

November 20: Release of Love Loop Japanese album.

November 21: Our Loop Japan Tour concert at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.

November 26: Performance and attendance at the Asia Artist Awards at Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam (also attending: BC Soloist 1, Decipher, CHARM, WISH, 7ROPHY, and Impulse).

November 29: Our Loop Japan Tour concert at World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan.

November 30: Our Loop Japan Tour concert at World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan.

Fuse

Teaser photo shooting and MV filming wrap up pre-comeback preparations and then Fuse will make their comeback mid-month. Management is embracing the mismatched concept to the season and Fuse will be hosting a “beach party” pre-release live stream the day before their album comes out, but the theme only runs as far as a beach-like indoor set for the VLive, where they’ll tease their album and discuss the comeback before it happens. Unfortunately, a plagiarism accusation regarding outfits worn in teasers and the MV hits the comeback as soon as it drops, throwing wrench into things. By the end of the month, the issue still isn’t resolved and leaves some non-fans hesitant to support the song until Gold Star releases a statement. Luckily, it’s an issue that reflects worse on the company and stylist than the members, and there are no issues going forward with a recording for an OST for the upcoming drama Hotel Del Luna.

Important dates:

November 1: Teaser photo shoot.

November 2: “Umpah Umpah” MV filming.

November 18: Fuse Festival: Day 2 pre-release “beach party” VLive.

November 19: Release of “Umpah Umpah & Fuse Festival: Day 2 album showcase, promotions continue until December 19.

November 26: Performance and attendance at the Asia Artist Awards at Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam (also attending: BC Soloist 1, Decipher, CHARM, WISH, 7ROPHY, and Impulse).

Element

Element is back on the touring grind for the next few months, beginning with the first date of their short Latin American tour at the end of the month, and when they don’t have new songs to add to the set list, that means new covers. For the month, they’ll be rehearsing new covers of “If I Can’t Have You”, “Thank U Next”, “Pesadão”, and “Taki Taki” that will be included in the concert, most of which will carry over into being performed at their North America tour stops in the new year, too.

Important dates:

November 29: 4lement in Latin America Tour concert at Escena in Monterrey, Mexico.

Femme Fatale

Their first Seoul concerts happen in the third week of the month (please see October’s schedule for their assigned solo stages) and the day after they’ve finished those, they’ll be called into a meeting to announce the news that Gold Star has finalized their deal for Femme Fatale to be co-represented by a large American record label for promotions outside of Asia, though it’s a different label than Gold Star already struck a distribution deal with for Origin. This promises more push outside of Asia with their next release, which Gold Star has confirmed to be planning, but hasn’t been locked down yet. After that news, the members have a Japanese album photo shoot and a brand event before they kick into full gear in the coming months.

Important dates:

November 16: Femme Fatale In Your Area World Tour concert at Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea.

November 17: Femme Fatale In Your Area World Tour concert at Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea. 

November 20: Femme Fatale In You Area Japanese album photo shoot.

November 27: Performance at Shopee Indonesia Birthday Sale Event in Indonesia.

November 30: Melon Music Awards at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea (also attending: Aria, Origin, more TBA).

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"Follow Me" di Monika Kiss su Revealed, la label di Hardwell

Monika Kiss è da sempre al centro della scena della musica dance.  Ungherese d'origine (è nata a Budapest) e italiana d'adozione, Monika è sempre più spesso in giro per il mondo con la sua musica. Cantante, vocalist, organizzatrice, da circa sei anni scrive e poi canta le sue produzioni e le presenta alla Miami Music Week e pure all'Amsterdam Dance Event.

"Ho già pubblicato  la mia musica su label importanti come Tiger, Jango, Street Royale tante altre", racconta. La bella notizia è che qualche ora fa, negli ultimi giorni di settembre 2019, la sua "Follow Me", scritta con Gianni Giudici, è uscita su Revealed, la label di Hardwell, uno dei dj producer più importanti al mondo. Il testo della canzone invita a cambiare il mondo in meglio e soprattutto in un periodo come questo è un messaggio davvero importante.

"La canzone è piaciuta moltissimo ai Vessbroz, dj duo olandese d'adozione già molto conosciuto in giro per il mondo, soprattutto in Asia e negli Usa. Mark Voss, dj producer slovacco, ha arrangiato il brano dando il suo tocco inconfondibile", spiega Monika.

Hardwell l'ha presentato nel suo RadioShow n. 436 ed il brano è stato subito più votato dal pubblico diventando il brano della settimana (favorite community track of the week). In poche ore "Follow Me" ha totalizzato decine e decine di migliaia di ascolti sulle diverse piattaforme.

Vessbroz & Mark Voss feat. Monika Kiss – Follow Me

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Monika Kiss

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Monika Kiss è vera una professionista della voce e spazia tra musica, club, radio e televisione. Italiana d'adozione, è d'origine ungherese ed è songwriter, cantante, producer e dj. Si esibisce nei club di tutto il mondo: ad esempio,  a Miami, Ibiza, Norvegia, Lussemburgo, Austria, Svizzera, Grecia, Olanda, Londra, Albania, Sharm El Sheik, Paesi Bassi, Albania, Sharm El Sheik. E' la voce ufficiale di alcuni famosi club italiani ed è stata testimonial di vari brand internazionali, tra cui il Win Win tour. Collabora con moltissimi dj e producer.  Ogni sabato e domenica presenta il radio show "Kiss From Miami" sull'italiana Orange FM e ha partecipato a diversi show tv come "Freedom" (Rai 2) o "Festivalbar" (Canale 5).

Dal 1996 al 1998 è stata la cantante dei Datura. Nel 2013 ha pubblicato il singolo "What a Life". Nel 2014 ha pubblicato "Pretty Face" con De Todo Bros, "For You" con Silvano Del Gado e Marco Meloni and "Love Paradise" con Luca@f. "Damned Paradise", il primo disco solista di Monika Kiss è uscito nello stesso anno, su LOUDDJ's records, un'etichetta di Miami.

Nell'estate del 2015 Monika ha lanciato "Bora Bora Bora Bora", brano realizzato con Victor Perez Rubio, Vicente Ferrer e Phil Daras, i produttori spagnoli di Baccanali. La canzone è stata presentata anche a Ibiza e all'Amsterdam Dance Event. Nell'ottobre 2015 Monika ha invece presentato a Londra la sua release "L'ectric LAV",  poi scelta come colonna sonora degli eventi Wedoyouenjoy.

Alla Winter Music Conference / Miami Music Week 2016, Monika ha presentato "Just Dance",  pubblicato dalla label francese Jango Music. Il brano, prodotto con il francese Damon Grey e l'italiano Benny Camaro, è stato presentato nei club più hot della città come House Nightclub, Intercontinental o Buskers E11Even.

Per la WMC 2017 ha organizzato un party house decisamente cool con alcuni dei migliori produttori mondiali al The Deck, in Island Gardens. Durante la festa, House Stars, Monika Kiss ha cantato con Todd Terry, The Cube Guys, Victor Simonelli, Plastik Funk e molti altri.  Nel 2017 Monika ha poi lavorato con Hopeton Brown alias The Scientist, leggendario produttore di dub, realizzando "Treasure Island", in collaborazione con il management di Solgie Rokcstone.

La sua ultima produzione house, "Welcome to Hollywood", pubblicata nel 2018 sull'etichetta ungherese HouseU records, l'ha prodotta con Paul Jockey. La terza edizione (2018) della sua festa a Miami, "House Stars", Monika l'ha organizzata con Backstage Miami all'Highbar Dream Hotel. Si sono esibiti molti artisti famosi (Joe Smooth, Plastik Funk, Victor Simonelli, The Cube Guys) e si è pure tenuta una sfilata di moda Elya Cioccolato.    

Nel 2019, per "Follow me" Monika Kiss ha collaborato con i Vessbroz, olandesi d'adozione e con lo slovacco Mark Voss. Questa fresca ed energica canzone progressive house è stata pubblicata su Revealed Records. Il brano è stato lanciato da Hardwell nel suo 436 radio show, diventando la n.1 community pick della settimana.

Monika Kiss è poi testimonial di "100 percento anni 90" del Miami di Monsano (AN), di Tavullia in Moto e presenta i più importanti eventi di Gatteo Mare e Cattolica. Inoltre, è ospite di tanti festival in giro per l'Europa (Ginevra, Brugg, Amsterdam Dance Event, IMS, etc).

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DJ EZ & Elvin Zedo (UK) at Paradiso, Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) 2019

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Dave Seaman (DJ-SET) @ ADE 2019

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WOWZA! That was some week! Although, we’re back in NYC the buzz from ADE is still in full effect. We bring you some highlights from this year’s record-breaking

WATCH – Amsterdam Dance Event 2018 Highlights:

If you missed the Electronic Music Gathers Here video, WATCH IT.

The 23rd edition of the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has come to an end in the early hours of Monday morning. For the first time ADE welcomed over 400,000 visitors from more than 100 countries for an extensive day and night program featuring over 1000 events and leading artists and speakers from around the world. From 17 to 21 October there were more than 450 night and 600 daytime events spread over 200 locations, with over 2500 performing artists and around 600 speakers participating in keynotes, workshops and master classes on a variety of topics. The conference and festival program by day saw an increase in numbers attending with daytime activities exceeding more than 600. ADE General Manager Richard Zijlma looks back on a ‘fantastic edition.’ This was the last edition under his supervision, with new director Mariana Sanchotene taking over.

A major focus was the anniversary of 30 years of Dutch Dance. Celebrations included the premiere of a three-part VPRO documentary and the launch/presentation of a reference book featuring the scene’s leading lights. South Korea was the focus country this year, consequently much attention was paid to the rapidly growing South Korean music scene. Several conference and festival events illustrated that musically and culturally South Korea has a lot to offer the rest of the world. Other countries highlighted as one to watch were Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Columbia and Mexico, with special industry network sessions and a growing number of artists performing in the day- and night-time program.

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A Growing Cultural Destination The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has grown into a five-day poly-cultural event hosting more than 2500 music artists across all participating clubs and concert halls. Undoubtedly the biggest electronic music conference in the world, ADE hosted a myriad of events from countless panels discussions at the main conference through to pop-up performances, audiovisual installations, film screenings, tech schools and charity events. Some of the diverse and exciting speakers involved in this year’s conference program included; Albert van Abbe, Bonobo, Bruce Carbone, David Guetta, Headhunterz, Imogen Heap, Jayda G, Jean Michel Jarre, Jillionaire, Kerry Trainor, Lena Willikens, Nile Rodgers, Orbital, Paula Temple, Ralph Echemendia a.k.a. The Ethical Hacker, Yann Pissenem, Xosar, Zoe Margolis, and more.

Dutch journalist, musician and event organizer Gert van Veen received the Amsterdam Dance Event Lifetime Achievement Award for his enormous and crucial contribution to the dance scene, the city and ADE, only the second person in the history of the event to have received the honor.

For a visual overview of the best things that took place at ADE 2018 look at the website here: https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/live/

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The Amsterdam Dance Event is organized by Stichting Amsterdam Dance Event, an initiative of Buma.

See you at ADE 2019!

WORLDWIDE: Amsterdam Dance Event rounds up Record-Breaking 23rd Edition WOWZA! That was some week! Although, we're back in NYC the buzz from ADE is still in full effect.

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Under Amsterdam’s grey skies, Bolivians cheer Luis Arce’s presidential win

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Under Amsterdam’s grey skies, Bolivians cheer Luis Arce’s presidential win

With candles, incense and dancing, Bolivians abroad celebrated the government change

Demonstrators dressed in celebratory outfits at Dam Square. Ivonne, one of the demonstration’s organizers, is pictured on the right. Photo by the author.

“Jallala!” cheered dozens of demonstrators on Amsterdam’s Dam Square on Saturday, October 24. The demonstration was organized in celebration of Luis Arce’s presidential win in Bolivia, which was confirmed a day before. Against the Dutch buildings’ brick facades, whipalas— colorful, checkered flags representing some of the Andean native populations—fluttered in the wind. Jallalla means “long live” or “live well”, in Aymara, as Ivonne van Pelt, one of the demonstration’s organizers, told Global Voices. “In our culture, we don’t say ���good morning’ or ‘good afternoon’,” she explained. “We say ‘live well’.”  The demonstration was organized by Whipalas Across the World—”an alliance of Bolivian collectives, cultural and social groups based mostly in Europe.” It consisted of a homage to the 2019 massacres of Sacaba, Senkata, and Pedregal, a homage to Mother Earth, dancing, and an apthapi. “It was not easy to organize the party during the pandemic,” van Pelt told me. “We used technology and social media. Whatsapp to communicate. YouTube to practice the choreography. Facebook to publish the event.”

Demonstrators and a crowd listen to speeches. Photo by the author.

On October 23, Luis Arce emerged as the winner of Bolivia’s 2020 presidential race with 55.1 percent of the vote; centrist politician Carlos Mesa came in second with 28.8 percent. Arce’s victory marks a return to power for political party Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), which was previously led by Evo Morales until accusations of electoral fraud followed by mass protests forced him to step down in November 2019. Arce, the former Minister of Economy and Public Finance under then-President Morales, will take over the presidency from right-wing politician Jeanine Áñez Chávez who assumed the interim presidency after Morales stepped down. For many Bolivians, memories of Áñez’s short presidency are tainted by corruption and state violence. “Dictatorship” was the word demonstrators at Dam Square often used to describe Mrs. Áñez’s interim administration.  On November 15, three days after assuming power, Áñez signed a decree that “gave impunity to military personnel involved in the repression of protests” that had occurred that month. This piece of legislation was subject to heavy criticism by several human rights organizations. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, for example, claimed that the Bolivian armed forces facilitated the “Sacaba massacre,” in which twelve civilians lost their lives.  Áñez’s period in power was also marked by heightened ethnic tensions, according to journalists and academics. Her initial cabinet did not “include a single indigenous person, in a country where at least 40% of the population belongs to one of 36 indigenous groups,” writes the Guardian. During a recent Zoom conference organized by Whipalas Across the World, Bolivian political scientist Jorge Richter also condemned the interim administration for promoting racial and ethnic intolerance. “They [the Áñez administration] hate indigenous people,” van Pelt added during a follow-up interview via WhatsApp. Religion also proved to be polarizing during Áñez’s interim presidency. Bolivia’s constitution puts Christianity on equal ground with other religions, yet “…The Bible has returned to the government palace,” Añez stated when she was sworn in. Añez’s Christian fervor was previously analyzed by Global Voices. For Bolivians at home and abroad, the 2020 elections were an opportunity to reverse the country's political course and a chance to repair the nation. Others see the MAS as a defender of national interests. According to van Pelt, before Evo gained power, “we exited a state of total submission in which [our resources] passed from one entrepreneur to the next, in which we could never be the owners of our own resources.” With the MAS in power again and with a new leader, Bolivians have hope that decision-makers will represent the national interest instead of serving foreign companies. However, it should be noted that Morales allowed foreign companies’ extraction of natural resources, sometimes with little state oversight.

Whiplalas waved in the air. Photo by the author.

All over Europe, Arce's victory set off celebrations amongst like-minded Bolivians. Despite many not having lived in their country for a long time—many Bolivians emigrated to Europe because of US-sponsored military coups in 1971—the Bolivian diaspora still has strong emotional ties to the people back home. “My true family is back in Bolivia,” van Pelt told Global Voices on Saturday. Bolivians abroad were allowed to vote. In Amsterdam, diasporic Bolivians held a ritual thanking Pachamama (Mother Earth) for Arce’s victory, during which two demonstrators spread petals in the wind, lit incense, and gave speeches—mostly in Dutch, but also in the Quechua and Aymara languages—as they sat on a colorful mantle surrounded by flowers and candles. Equality—both in a political and spiritual sense—was at the heart of their rhetoric. “We are all the same before Pachamama,” a demonstrator told the small crowd huddled around the altar.

Demonstrators perform a ritual, give speeches, and recite poetry. Photo by the author.

To conclude the ritual, Ramón—pictured on the left—poured water on the ground. Later on, an onlooker asked van Pelt why he did that. “We believe that when nature gives us something, we have to give back,” she said. Pouring water on the ground symbolized that. After the ritual, a celebration ensued. An assortment of Latin American music boomed from speakers and people danced. “There is nothing like Latin music,” van Pelt told Global Voices. Honoring a promise she had made before the elections, one demonstrator danced two laps around the square barefoot, then followed by several others. 

A demonstrator takes off her shoes as she prepares to dance around the square. Photo by the author.

Several onlookers joined in. Nick, a 20-year-old man from Brazil, told Global Voices why he was there. “I am just a guy who likes celebrating and dancing to the freedom of a nation,” he responded. He also believed the occasion was something all Latin American people should laud. “Bolivia has set an example,” he said. 

Nick waving a Whipala. Photo by the author.

Nick was not the only non-Bolivian there. People from Latin American countries, like Curacao, Surinam, Mexico, Argentina, and Colombia, were also in the crowd. The Surinamese and Venezuelan flags were visible during the celebration. Bolivians welcomed other Latin Americans warmly, calling the continent, “one big family.”  “All of us Latin Americans have to come together to fight imperialism,” van Pelt said. 

Gabriella hands out cups and plates. Photo by the author.

After around an hour of dancing, the demonstrators brought out food and drinks, laying them neatly on a mantle spread out over the concrete. This sort of “picnic” is called an apthapi in Aymara, which Gabriella—who invited me to the demonstration—said meant “union and the power to share […] in the Aymara, Guraní, and Quechua cultures.” The onlookers were offered tangerines, vegetables, wine, and soft drinks from the apthapi.

The apthapi. Photo by the author.

The evening was not without tensions. The demonstrations were allowed under COVID-19 restrictions, but in practice, it proved difficult for people to keep 1.5 meters apart, as stipulated by Dutch law. The police intervened, and the organizers agreed to enforce social distancing rules more strictly.  The evening was peaceful and joyous overall, and a sense of relief was palpable. “The people are finally back in power,” a demonstrator said in the crowd.

Written by Ricardo Diaz

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Maxim Lany: The Belgian artist who’s got everyone dancing on their feet

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ADE 2020 EDITION

Maxim Lany is a Belgian DJ and producer well-known in the European country’s club scene who has also made waves with his music continentally and overseas in recent years.

Kölsh, Bedouin, and Jamie Jones are names of just a few of the artists he’s shared the stage with––stages at festivals like Tomorrowland, Extrema Outdoor, and WeCanDance. His EDM track “Renaissance” garnered millions of listens across streaming platforms.

The artist has released music with an array of labels: Bedrock Records, King Street, Kittball Records, Moonbootique, and We Play House Recordings. Most recently, he signed onto Armada Electronic Elements, which is where he released his latest single, “Closer,” a project that has been in the works for a year and conceived at an Armada writing camp during Amsterdam Dance Event 2019.

To learn more about Maxim Lany, including what cocktail is getting him through the pandemic, read our interview with him below:

Q; Before we dig in, tell us about your latest project.

I’ve been working on ‘Closer’ for a while now, it’s actually a track we started working on last year during ADE when we organized a writing camp at Armada in Amsterdam.

We finished the track then later this year and this felt like the right time to release it, giving people that track which gives them the right energy in these uncertain times.

Q; What cocktail (or drink) recipe is getting you through the pandemic?

I really love a good Mezcal Mule, and especially during Lockdown this was the one to give us back that ‘weekend’ feeling.

Q; What is your first musical memory?

I think it is the constant musical background at my parents home when I was a kid, having the classic albums of Prince, George Michael, Sade on repeat gave me that sense of wanting to hear music constantly.

Q: What’s the most useless talent you have?

Spending way too much time in the bathroom before an appointment, thus being late. I do try being on time though, but in the end it’s kind of my trademark between friends, being fashionably late.

Q; If you could know the absolute and total truth to one question, what question would you ask?

How did Bruce Lee really die? And what about Bruce his son btw.

Q: You must survive in the Amazon Rainforest for a year. Which 3 DJs or industry friends would you take with you and why?

Solomun, so we can have after parties every day. David Guetta, to stay in shape. Dubfire, so we can drink Sake everyday.

Q: Which fictional character would be the most exciting to meet in real life?

Batman, no doubt about that. He’s cool and sexy and kicks ass.

Q: Amsterdam, New York, or Tokyo?

Amsterdam, it’s really one of the most exciting cities I know, really hartwarming with an international feel. The restaurants and nightlife offer is just surreal. + let’s not forget it’s the Armada home.

Q: Do you sing in the shower?

I try to yes, lately I’ve been enjoying singing songs more and more, I think it comes with the years, ‘experience’ you know 😉

Q: And finally, what’s on your Netflix watch list?

My Octopus Teacher (a must see reality check), The Last Dance (hugely inspiring way of looking at working on something as a team), Friends (that’s what love is for)

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Interview with Plastik Funk

We had the pleasure of interviewing Plastik Funk over Zoom video! 

Spanish-born, Germany-based Plastik Funk is a renegade within modern electronic dance music that, as European DJs and producers continue to dominate and entice, leads the charge with an impressive collection of accolades, mind-boggling energy and world-class releases to solidify his status.

With an ever growing amount of multi-million streamed tracks to his name including the UK chart-smashing ‘Dr.Who!’ alongside Tujamo and Sneakbo (clocking in at 6 million Spotify plays alone)to his recent collaboration alongside Aussie sisters NERVO and Tim Morrison - ‘Dare Me’ on the mighty Spinnin’ Records, which has received over 2 million streams and still climbing! Plastik Funk continues to take his “bliss house” sound to audiences around the world. Whether he’s collaborating with elite artists such as Timmy Trumpet and Alle Farben, or remixing the likes of Robin Schulz, David Guetta or Robyn, the core of Plastik Funk’s sound is all about the party. From club shows to mainstage festival arenas it’s that bass-driven, bouncing house style that never fails to ignite a dancefloor and have the crowd in pure hysteria.

From early nods by dance royalty like Bob Sinclair who invited Plastik Funk to join him at his ADE (Amsterdam Dance Event) showcase, and by none other than the late Avicii who previously invited him on-stage at is Ushuaia Ibiza Sunday residency, Plastik Funk has since gone on to prove this high praise around his talents was justified. Appearing on the mainstages of the world’s biggest clubWorld Club Dome and Ultra Europe, as well as performing scorching live sets at some of the scenes biggest and most exciting events including Tomorrowland and Parookaville, Plastik Funk has also delivered rip-roaring performances across headline, solo tours of Asia, Europe, North America and beyond. In 2019 alone he performed 195 shows in his continent-hopping DJ schedule.

With worthy, double-figure Beatport Top 10’s, a string of releases on equally impressive labels such as Spinnin’ Records, Smash The House and Mixmash, Plastik Funk is set to usher in a new era of excellence in 2020.With a stacked release schedule that is set to reveal some of his finest studio tracks to date, a dot-to-dot constellation of tour shows that will have him shaking dance floors across the globe, the best is surely yet to come...

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OCTOBER 2019- WE VISITED AMSTERDAM UNAWARE THAT THE ADE (AMSTERDAM DANCE EVENT) WAS TAKING PLACE, HOWEVER IT WAS AMAZING AND WE SPOKE TO SO MANY INTERESTING PEOPLE WHO HAD TURNED OUT FOR THE EVENT. ALONGSIDE THIS WE VISITED THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT AND EXPLORED THE CITY.

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Nicky Romero & Deniz Koyu lançam Destiny, relembre o bate papo que fizemos com o Deniz no útilmo ADE

Nicky Romero e Deniz Koyu se juntam novamente e trazem Destiny que tem tudo para ser um hit, vocais marcantes e as assinaturas de ambos que criam uma vibe incrével! em Outubro de 2019 durante o Amsterdam Dance Event batemos um papo com o Deniz e na ocasião ele nos disse um pouco sobre essa […]

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Navigating Amsterdam Dance Event: Where to get the week’s best house, techno, bass, and electronica

Words by Bella Bagshaw & Josh Stewart

The tick of the clock grows tantalizing as mid-October (16-20) draws nearer, and in turn, unearthing another chapter of Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE).

While ADE’s prodigious masthead may suggest something altogether singular, it is, in fact, massively multi-pronged. Since 1995, the music industry-geared celebration has been boasting conferences, workshops, and high-profile panels in tandem with its sprawling sonic agenda. In short, ADE tackles all things electronic music, from virtually every vantage point.

It’s easy to feel disoriented from the dizzying litany of dance music decadence on deck for ADE 2019, between the manifold menagerie of branded parties across the city—day and night—and the festival’s native events alike. No worries. Dancing Astronaut has it covered. We’re breaking it down nice and neat this year to help attendees find the best parties of the week.

Boris Brejcha x FCKNG SERIOUS [High Tech Minimal] Wednesday at Warehouse Elementenstraat

Things get pretty fcking serious pretty fcking quick at ADE this year, as Boris Brejcha and company plan to smash through Warehouse Elementenstraat with their distinct brands of minimal and techno on Wednesday night. Theydream, Ann Clue, and Deniz Bul bring supporting sets for head honcho Brejcha, whose pristine and textured productions are currently sweeping dance music worldwide.

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For a taste of Boris Brejcha’s nuanced techno sound, checkout “Gravity,” the lead single from his upcoming album.

Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927) w/ live electric score [Experimental / Audio-visual] Wednesday at Studio K

If you’re looking to lose the rave gear and check out something on the artsy side, check out Studio K on Wednesday night, where Tomer Baruch and Alex Brajković will be performing a live electronic score to Fritz Lang’s 1927 film Metropolis. Regarded by many as the very first sci-fi film, Metropolis explores the blurred lines between man and machine. Now, almost 100 years later, Baruch and Brajković reexamine those very themes as they employ the machines themselves to conduct the film’s score (or is it the machines who are employing them?).

Richie Hawtin CLOSE & Modeselektor (live) [Techno / Live Electronica] Wednesday at NDSM Warehouse

Richie Hawtin, Modeselektor, and SOPHIE are about as eclectic as a three-act lineup gets, but there’s an admitted artistic synergy amongst the triad. Universally accepted techno overlord Richie Hawtin will bring his idiosyncratic audiovisual CLOSE show to ADE, where he is set to explore the technological meeting point between man and machine all while throwing down one of the festival’s most furiously raging minimal techno sets at the festival. Modeselektor also returns to their roots as live performers in their latest Who Else album tour, with an opening set from SOPHIE, who’s expected to bring her cunning performance art along for the ride.

Listen to Richie Hawtin’s latest release, “CLOSE COMBINED,” an amalgamation of sounds from live shows in London, Tokyo, and Glasgow.

The Rest is Noise X ADE: Tim Hecker + Caterina Barbieri [Ambient / Experimental / Live] Wednesday at Muziekgebouw aan t’ IJ

The Rest is Noise X ADE is an evening that explores live electronic music as an art form, recruiting the eminent talents of Tim Hecker and Caterina Barbieri for a standout sonic experience on Wednesday night. Hecker performs a live rendition of is recent work, Konoyo, which delves into the spiritual nature of traditional Japanese instruments and song structure, making for the perfect ambient adventure to open up ADE with. Barbieri should turn things up just a few notches, though, as her sequencing board and modular instrument prowess are both known to forge sets as hypnotic as they are energizing.

Spinnin’ Sessions [Big Room] Wednesday at Q-Factory

Spinnin’ has been a resounding force in the ADE domain—and electronic continuum at large— for years now. Organizers of the native Netherlands production powerhouse have lined up a multitude of their upper-echelon talent from across the house music spectrum. From big room-ready Bassjackers to Amsterdam’s syrupy club-floor connoisseur, Sam Feldt, Spinnin’ will be boasting a packed rotation on Wednesday at the Q-Factory. 

G-Star RAW RAVE [Electro / Instrumental] Thursday at Rijksmuseum

Beneath the Rijksmuseum’s immaculate bicycle passage on Thursday, G-Star RAW hosts RAW RAVE, the 30th-anniversary celebration of the denim company. With an all-embracing lineup—which includes German house hero and one half of the infamous, Skrillex-assisted Dog Blood duo, Boys Noize, Dutch alt-rock ensemble De Staat, and Amsterdam-housed DJ assassin, TITIA—this one checks all the boxes: a one-of-a-kind backdrop alongside an equally nuanced artist agenda. 

Netsky & Friends [Bass] Thursday at temp.

The multitalented Belgian bass purveyor, Netsky, will be accompanied by fellow heavy-handers, Fox Stevenson, NGHTMRE, Feed Me, and more this year at multifarious event housing, temp. in Amsterdam-Zuid. Bringing some of the very best international drum ‘n’ bass, pop, trap, dubstep, and hard house music, the Thursday evening affront plans for close-knit quarters accompanied by a high-voltage aural atmosphere.

Filth On Acid Pres. Reinier Zonneveld [Techno] Friday at De Marktkantine

If you’re coming from out of town, you owe it to yourself to check out the pulsating and vivacious techno of one of the Netherlands’ very finest, Reinier Zonneveld.  Known for productions that are as tantalizing as his live sets, Zonneveld plans to turn De Marktkantine into his personal studio on Friday night, allowing him to find synergy between his own tracks and improvisations over a marathon 12-hour performance.

Tickets are sold out.

STRAF_WERK X Kölsch Presents IPSO [Techno / House] Friday at De Kromhouthal

Denmark’s Kölsch teams up with STRAF_WERK to bring his lucid and ethereal wave of melodic house to the warehouse styled De Kromhouthal. The IPSO label boss tops off an impressive 2019, one that includes showcase sets at Tomorrowland and Creamfields, with an extended four-hour set at this year’s ADE, supported by label mates Henrik Schwarz [live], Patrice Bäumel, and Nicky Elisabeth.

For a sampling of Kölsch’s charming sound, checkout fabric presents Kölsch from earlier this year.

Defected [House] Friday at World Fashion Centre

London’s Defected imprint will likely prove all but adeptly titled for its 2019 tenure at World Fashion Center. Gearing up for an ultra-potent 12-hour blowout—with the likes of Low Steppa, Gorgon City, Robosonic, and more in tow—Defected is bringing its heaviest hitters and some scintillating special guests to appease ADE-ers from Friday night until the break of Saturday’s dawn. Easily accessible via public transport, with an industrial aesthetic to boot, Defected is primed to set South Amsterdam ablaze at the festival’s midway point.

Tickets are sold out.

Paradise x Loveland [House/Techno] Friday at Warehouse Houthavens

Among a number of Loveland’s scheduled stops en-route to ADE victory, the Paradise party at Warehouse Houthavens rests among the most enticing. Jamie Jones and a number of accomplished cohorts, Alan Fitzpatrick, wAFF, and more, are ready to bring the underground sounds of The White Isle (Ibiza) to Amsterdam on October 18. While landing at a new locale, Paradise plans to make good on its propensity for an intimate, up-close experience with some of the most in-demand names in the subtler house/tech realm.

Tickets are sold out.

Garrix Solo [Big Room] Friday & Saturday at RAI Convention Center

Martin Garrix brings his globally renowned skills home to ADE, the Dutch superstar is set to play an all-nighter to end the week’sFriday showcases at the RAI convention center. Last year’s ADE performance saw the world’s No. 1 DJ debut his ANIMA live show. Expect Garrix to drop the hammer as he hopes to, “Make these shows the best ones yet.”

Friday’s show is 18+, but Garrix runs it back on Saturday for a five-hour all-ages set starting at 5 pm.

Ritter Butzke x Multiversum [Live Electronic] Saturday at The Church of Ruigoord

What better place to worship the sultry sounds of minimal and experimental acts like Christian Löffler, Dominik Eulberg, and Janus Rasmussen (of Kiasmos) than at a literal church? On Saturday night The Church of Ruigoord turns into the holy epicenter of dance music, with six live sets, including a rare performance from the iconic Booka Shade, Ritter Butzke x Multiversum is positioned to be one of ADE’s most intimate and spiritual events.

For a sampling of that evening’s sounds, checkout Christian Löffler’s Cercle set at a castle ruin in the south of France.

Tickets are sold out.

Kompakt Party [Deep House/Left-Field] Saturday at De Marktkantine

Label co-owner Michael Mayer brings his Kompakt crew to ADE for a total showstopper of an event this year. Brazilian mastermind Gui Boratto’s live set alone puts this party near the top of the overwhelming pile of must-see shows at ADE, but back-to-back sets between Mayer and German electronic pioneer Roman Flügel as well as Pachanga Boys and Axel Boman truly make De Marktkantine the place to be on Saturday night.

DGTL x Bonobo present Outlier [Electronica] Saturday at NDSM Warehouse

Bonobo’s Outlier concept relies on finding distinctly different venues so that the performers can craft unique atmospheres that break the mold. This year at ADE the English-born musician has done just that, teaming up with DGTL to take over the shipbuilding warehouse-turned-neighborhood-art-haven in the NDSM Warehouse. Grab the free ferry from Central Station to NDSM on Saturday evening to experience not just Bonobo but an absolute all-star cast behind him, including Jon Hopkins, Catching Flies and The Black Madonna.

Listen to the latest in Bonobo’s ever-evolving nonchalant house sound.

AMF [Trance / Big Room / Future House] Saturday at Johan Cruijff Arena

To put the scope of ADE as a festival into perspective, some of the events held within it are festivals themselves. AMF is a big example; it’s a one-night indoor extravaganza at the Johan Cruijff Arena (capacity of 55,000) with a lineup that, on its own, justifies looking up flights to Amsterdam. The billing features crossover gods Armin van Buuren and Tiësto, as well as Don Diablo, David Guetta, and the icing on the cake, a back-to-back set between Timmy Trumpet and , two of the hardest-hitting acts on the global EDM roster today. Thankfully AMF is on Saturday night, as it’s hard to imagine having any gas left in the tank the morning after.

Dockyard Festival [House/Techno] Saturday at Havenpark

A festival within a festival, Dockyard stands as a longtime fixture in Amsterdam’s all-things-electronic week. With six sprawling stages showcasing both veterans and new names in the house/techno terrain, Dockyard promises a memorable jaunt amid the ADE-goer’s 2019 journey. Havenpark’s waterfront will this year house Dubfire, Nastia, Eats Everything, Ellen Alien, and more on Saturday, October 19. 

Tickets are sold out.

ADE Hangover [Food trucks / Hammocks / Market] Sunday at NDSM WERF

Visit NDSM Werf on Sunday afternoon to soothe your ADE Hangover with a waterside hammock and several servings of vlaamse frites. Cruise the pop-up market, grab a craft beer, or simply sweat out your ADE weekend woes in one of the event’s saunas or hot tubs as you come down from the tumultuous. Entrance is free, so feel free to drag your rave-worn, lifeless self (and friends!) to NDSM whenever you’re feeling capable.  Show up anytime from noon to 11 for a bit of post-ADE revitalization.

Entrance is free.

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Tchami X MALAA (FR) at Lil’ Central Station, Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) 2019