The change of seasons from summer season to autumn marks an exciting time for the digital dance music group forward of the annual return of ADE. The enduring Amsterdam Dance Occasion attracts artists, followers and trade professionals from throughout the globe because it takes over town with a whole lot of occasions.
Now, organizers have unveiled a sequence of opening celebration sequence to usher on this 12 months’s summit, which is scheduled for October 16-20. The primary will happen at considered one of Amsterdam’s most iconic landmarks, the Van Gogh Museum, the place a stripped-back efficiency by Dutch singer-songwriter Eefje de Visser will happen.
The subsequent occasion takes a daring method, mixing the brand new with the outdated via expertise, artwork and classical music. Audiovisual artistic Nick Verstand and Cello Octet Amsterdam have teamed as much as design an revolutionary present, “COCON II,” crafted specifically for ADE whereby musicians interact with eight robotic arms to create gentle shapes. This distinctive occasion will happen on the Door Open House warehouse.
The subsequent ADE opening celebration fuses jazz and techno for a genre-bending expertise at Bimhuis. Greetje Bijma, a famend free jazz singer, will collaborate with digital artist Oceanic to carry out a daring set. Then, London-based producer LUXE will play a reside present meshing digital and classical music, showcasing distinctive interaction between these disparate genres.
Lastly, Amsterdam’s Melkweg venue is about to host a tribute to one of many world’s most influential hip-hop producers, the late J Dilla. The Metropole Orkest and composer Miguel Atwood-Ferguson will carry out their interpretation of Dilla’s works via a brand new lens to have a good time his 50-year legacy.
In different ADE information, EDM.com will host one other version of our free networking occasion, “Insider Access” on October seventeenth. The convention dropped their sprawling first wave lineup final month, that includes 4 Tet, Peggy Gou, Jamie Jones and plenty of extra.
ADE Professional passes can be found right here.
