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  • Amsterdam Dance Event 2020 reveals its full program

    Amsterdam Dance Event 2020 reveals its full program

    Amsterdam Dance Event 2020 recently revealed its full program of events, which is scheduled to be held Wednesday, Oct. 21-Sunday, Oct. 25 virtually.

    This year’s edition will feature a multitude of live streams, concerts, and shows from the ADE Specials program held live in Amsterdam.  There will also be a sneak peek of behind-the-scenes footage from artists around the world through a number of interactive workshops, masterclasses, DJ sets, artistic cross-overs, and an extensive film and documentary program.

    Kicking off the festivities with a live stream on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 6 PM (18:00) CEST, Ultra Records will host ADE co-directors Jan-Willem van de Ven and Meindert Kennis as they open ADE 2020 with drinks and a special performance from Illyuus & Barrientos and Sofi Tukker.

    Also featured will be guided tours through the studios and record collections of Bloody Mary, Carista, Carl Cox, Kypski, Niklas Paschburg, Pan-Pot, and Reinier Zonneveld.

    New to this year, will be ADE Online, a free, immersive virtual experience during Amsterdam Dance Event 2020.  For a complete program of the online events, please click here. 

    The Sound of ADE 2020 is powered by Deezer with over 40 acts participating with their own “mood of the year” playlist.  Each playlist embodies the curating producer’s 2020 frame of mind. Just some of the producers featured include Aluna, Black Coffee, David Guetta, deadmau5, Diplo, DJ Snake, Honey Dijon, Marshmello, and Nina Kraviz.

    2020 marks Amsterdam Dance Event’s 25th anniversary. To celebrate its anniversary this year, the world-renowned music event launched a Silence Between The Notes campaign, which shared a message of how this year’s edition has become “silent” due to COVID-19.  

    Amsterdam Dance Event 2020 Digital Pro Passes are still currently available for €75.  The Digital Pro Pass will grant access to all ADE 2020 digital conference tracks, one-year subscription to ADE’s social networking platform, one year access to additional ADE Conference items with on-demand program access, and receive a €50 discount for ADE in 2021.  To secure passes, please visit the following link. 

    Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is an annual conference and festival that brings together the world of electronic dance music together.  Known for its rich panel discussions, interactive Q&As, and masterclasses by top music artists and professionals, it is known to host parties throughout its week-long events including playing host to the annual Amsterdam Music Festival.

  • ADE reveals Silence Between The Notes campaign

    ADE reveals Silence Between The Notes campaign

    ADE revealed a unique campaign video, “Silence Between The Notes,” which shares the message of how this year’s edition of the festival has become “silent” due to COVID-19.  

    In celebration of the festival’s 25th anniversary, ADE has not let this memorable moment pass and has joined forces with the talented Dutch directors Joost Biesheuvel and Boris Acket to create a unique campaign movie.  The movie not only celebrates the love for dance music but also the silence the world is living in now.

    “Music is not in the notes, it is in the silence in between.”

    – Mozart

    The idea behind the campaign was to portray how silence is an essential part of the music. 2020 can be seen as a monumental time where there has been a deafening silence within the club, event, and music industry.  With all of Amsterdam Dance Event’s 2020 club events being canceled, the industry is hit hard and something must be said about the silence. 

    To illustrate this concept, Joost Biesheuvel and Boris Acket made an attempt to visualize all the sonic aspects of musical composition. Dancers in reflective suits were added to come alive as soon as a musical composition emerged from the noise. The entire film sets out to illustrate the birth of music through silence. 

    This year’s ADE will be taking place in a new online format from Oct. 21-25 due to COVID-19. Digital Pro Passes can be purchased at the following link here. 

    For the past 25 years, Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has become one of the most important events in dance music.  Known for its rich panel discussions, interactive Q&As, and masterclasses by top music artists and professionals, it is also known to host parties throughout Amsterdam including its annual Amsterdam Music Festival. 

    Crew:

    • Director: Joost Biesheuvel
    • Director & scenography: Boris Acket
    • Installation: Lumus Instruments
    • D.P: Zeeger Verschuren
    • A.C: Christiaan van Dijk
    • Gaffer: Chris van Marle
    • Best-boy: Alexander Karl Ubelhor
    • Grading: Ruben Labree

    Music:

    • Boris Acket & Joost Biesheuvel

    Choreo: 

    • Nicola Balhuizen Hepp

    Dancers:

    • Camilla Bundel
    • Rebecca Collins
    • Uri Eugenio
    • Lo Walther Boer

    Location:

    • LOFI Amsterdam