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by Mike Breeuwer
Last week marked Amsterdam Dance Event 2011, the European electronic music conference that has become the premier gathering of dance music professionals looking to get business done during the day while still hitting the best parties at night. It took us a week to recover from our ADE adventure, but without further adieu, here’s the top moments from this year’s agenda—only a few of which took place behind the decks. …MORE
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Now in it’s 15th year, Amsterdam Dance Event has grown into one of the world’s premier electronic music gatherings. With top DJs playing in dozens of clubs each night, and a daytime program that’s actually interesting enough to attend, ADE has gained enough status in the past few years to be considered a rightful rival to Miami’s annual Winter Music Conference.
With Holland’s globally renowned mainstream dance acts mingling with Berlin’s biggest underground techno practitioners and America’s dance music veterans, it’s hard to be sure where to best spend you time. Check out our list of top things to do at ADE after the jump, and save yourself some time in the que. …MORE
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Several years ago, when speaking to Ed Banger records honcho Busy P, I asked the frenchman who he thought was the greatest French DJ of all time. “Laurent Garnier,” he answered without the slightest hesitation. Of course, there could be no other answer. With over 20 years of experience both behind the decks and performing live, Garnier has moved multiple generations of techno fans with his exceptionally long DJ sets and classic tracks such as “Crispy Bacon,” “Acid Eiffel” and “The Man With The Red Face.” And he’s spent the past decade performing his own music live with accomplished jazz musicians, proving himself to be a stellar festival act as well as nightclub staple. …MORE
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Ultra Music Festival has announced the initial batch of performers for their annual dance music bachannal in Miami, including easily the three biggest names in dance music—Deadmau5, David Guetta, Tiësto—to headline the event’s first three-day party. Also on the bill are global dance faves The Chemical Brothers, Benny Benassi and Sander Kleinenberg (performing an unusual live set). But beyond these mainstream mainstays, the bill is packed with popular American electro icons (MSTRKRFT, Steve Aoki, Wolfgang Gartner), crossover indie dance stars (Chromeo, !!!, Empire of the Sun, Cut Copy, Klaxons, CSS, Crystal Castles), European techno legends (Laurent Garnier, Carl Cox, Gui Boratto) and dozens of other top acts from Afrojack to, er, Afrobeta. …MORE
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