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Amsterdam to host Europe’s first metaverse festival

Music Industry NLApril 7, 2022April 7, 2022

New metaverse festival MET AMS is the first of its kind and combines a substantive conference for professionals with a range of cultural side events and evening entertainment for a…

Dekmantel Festival 2022 announces first new program in two years

NLMarch 22, 2022March 22, 2022

After a two-year halt, Dekmantel Festival returns this summer. The Amsterdam organization is delighted to reunite for their much anticipated new rendition of the five day event, taking place from…

Audio Obscura returns to RAW Factory for an outdoor King’s Day event

NLMarch 17, 2022March 17, 2022

With a reputation for putting on events in the city’s most unusual spaces, Audio Obscura are heading back to RAW Factory for an outdoor King’s Day event on April 27th….

Mysteryland returns with 22 stages over 3 days

Festivals NLFebruary 15, 2022February 15, 2022

The world’s longest-running electronic music festival Mysteryland will make its long-awaited return to Haarlemmermeer from August 26-28, 2022. The legendary Dutch festival which showcases over 300 artists across 22 stages…

Crave Festival reveals line-up for its 4th edition in Zuiderpark, The Hague

Festivals NLJanuary 25, 2022January 25, 2022

Dutch electronic music festival The Crave Festival announces its lineup for its 2022 edition. The organisation previously announced that the festival would return to Zuiderpark, The Hague for the fourth…

Bye Bye Plastic Foundation holds ‘Clean The Beat’ event at ADE

ADE NLOctober 3, 2021October 3, 2021

Clean The Beat (CTB) is a new global event series of artist-led, musically-powered beach and city cleanups, with clearly identified goals for the plastic collected. Having launched with a successful premier…

Audio Obscura announces its ADE 2021 program

ADE NLSeptember 30, 2021September 30, 2021

Audio Obscura is back in full force to celebrate the reopening of dance floors across the world and will be making this year’s Amsterdam Dance Event unforgettable by organizing three…

Ricky van Broekhoven is a sound designer who turns songs into ceramics by 3D printing sound vibrations

Art Lifestyle NLMarch 3, 2021March 3, 2021

First appearing on Bored Panda, Ricky van Broekhoven is a sound designer. He records and creates sounds that briefly live in the mind. A designer focussed on expanding what can…

Turning Public Space Into A Nightclub

News NLFebruary 16, 2021February 16, 2021

For each new generation a new type of urban furniture is required. That’s why the Dutch street furniture and playground design company Yalp created the Fono, the world’s first outdoor…

NXT Museum audiovisual performances for ADE 2020

ADE Art NLOctober 20, 2020October 20, 2020

For the 25th edition of the Amsterdam Dance Event (21-25 Oct), Nxt Museum in North Amsterdam presents a programme of virtual audiovisual performances from Nxt Stage, supporting the music industry…

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) reveals its full ADE Pro online conference programme

ADE Music Industry News NLOctober 7, 2020October 7, 2020

Since the first lockdown, ADE has been exploring every avenue in order to create a meaningful ADE experience that respects the restrictions imposed by the Dutch government. This has resulted…

ID&T organizes ultimate chill out vacation at camping ‘Tijdloos’

Dance music in cinemas: Audio Obscura teams up with Dutch cinema chain Pathé for unique collaboration

Featured News NLMay 28, 2020May 28, 2020

Audio Obscura is back with something very special: a brand-new sunset stream series in collaboration with The Netherland’s main cinema chain Pathé. The ‘Revere Series’ of Audio Obscura will not…

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) gears up for 25th edition and returns to Felix Meritis in 2020

ADE Events News NLMarch 3, 2020

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s leading conference and festival for electronic music and its associated industries, is gearing up for its 25th anniversary edition which will take place from…

DGTL to become the world’s first electronic music festival that pursues full circularity

Draaimolen invites Eli Keszler for a performance at De Pont Museum

NLFebruary 13, 2020

In a pilot collaboration with De Pont Museum Draaimolen presents a performance of Eli Keszler. Draaimolen and De Pont started conversations a year ago to research where their creative insights,…

Reinier Zonneveld to take over the Hembrugterrein near Amsterdam for 11 hours straight

Events NLFebruary 13, 2020

Following an extensive world touring schedule with many sold-out live shows and performances at the biggest festivals such as Awakenings, Time Warp, Ultra and Sonar, Dutch techno genius Reinier Zonneveld…

Music On Festival returns to Amsterdam

NLFebruary 6, 2020

This year the unofficial start to the summer will be headlined by none other than Apollonia, Jamie Jones, Loco Dice, Danny Tenaglia, Stacey Pullen, Leon, Marco Faraone, Paco Osuna, Richy…

Loveland Festival unveils huge lineup for 25 year anniversary edition

Events Festivals News NLJanuary 30, 2020

Loveland Festival has just announced a massive lineup for 2020. On August 8th and 9th the Amsterdam-based festival will once set up camp at the stunning Sloterpark. For their 25th…

909 Festival pays homage to the iconic Roland TR-909 drum machine

Featured Festivals News NLJanuary 14, 2020

909 Festival has just announced a massive line-up for 2020. On May 30th the Amsterdam-based festival will once sweep through the lush meadows of Amsterdamse Bos. The festival pays homage…