The Worldwide Music Summit is increasing to Dubai, its organizers revealed at the moment.
Held yearly in Ibiza, the storied summit has grown into one of many digital music trade’s most influential gatherings, serving as a seedbed for innovation and development over the course of its 17-year historical past. From main label executives to rising DJs, IMS attracts a various vary of attendees who come collectively to debate trade developments, discover new applied sciences and have fun the tradition on a worldwide scale.
Hosted by Pete Tong, the inaugural IMS Dubai is scheduled for November 14-15 at W Lodge – Mina Seyahi in partnership with AlphaTheta and Beatport. The occasion is alleged to give attention to “investment, entrepreneurship and business growth” whereas “celebrating the innovative music and rich cultural heritage of the MENA region, spotlighting the artists, collectives and visionaries driving its evolution.”
IMS will not obtain authorities incentives or funding to execute its growth into the area, based on its founders.
“Our goal is to inspire continued growth, support and investment while addressing the unique cultural challenges musicians and startups face,” the summit’s founders mentioned in a press launch. “Electronic music culture is built on long-standing principles of bringing people together from diverse backgrounds on the dancefloor. Music has the power to unify and we all have a part to play in creating safer spaces for all; a principle that IMS and Beatport proudly stand behind.”
Fueled by a spate of high-profile acquisitions and venue openings, Dubai’s nightlife sector is flourishing. The proprietors of the long-lasting Tomorrowland pageant in 2022 opened a palatial desert resort, Terra Solis, billed as “a unique glamping experience in the Arabian Dunes.” Dubai-based hospitality titan FIVE in 2023 acquired Pacha Group, one in every of Ibiza’s most illustrious nightlife establishments, in a deal valued at $330 million.
A couple of months later, the organizers of Romania’s huge UNTOLD Competition launched an offshoot in Dubai, which they referred to as the town’s “first mega-festival.” A brand new open-air “superclub,” WHITE, additionally opened within the Dubai Harbor by advantage of a momentous present headlined by South African dance music icon Black Espresso.
Audio system confirmed for the primary IMS Dubai embody Aloki Batra, CEO of FIVE Hospitality and Pacha Group; Janet Ashak, Head of YouTube Music for MENA; Karima Damir, A&R Director for Warner Music Center East; and Maha ElNabawi, Managing Editor of Billboard Arabia, the lattermost of whom will ship the opening keynote.
Representatives from a bevy of famend digital music manufacturers may even seem on the summit, like Tomorrowland, HE.SHE.THEY., Defected Data and the Affiliation for Digital Music. On the artist aspect, audio system embody Deep Dish, Stryv, Cosmicat, Yasmeen Selectress and Parvané, amongst others.
Badges for IMS Dubai are set to go on sale Thursday, September nineteenth. Yow will discover out extra through the summit’s web site.
