ADE lists · Amsterdam · 21–25 Oct

Mixers · 10 picks · Wed to Sat · Pro pass

Industry mixers

Every meet-up worth your evening.

The Meet the... sessions and industry mixers, in one list. Some are invite-only or need the Pro pass; we say which.

By Songpot desk · from the ADE programme, our venue guide and artist notes

Some mixers are invite-only or need the industry pass; check before you go.

Wednesday21 Oct

13:15

Meet The Agents

Booking agents from WME, ROAM and THE·TEAM, in one room.

A structured meet-up with about a dozen agents for electronic acts. The fastest way to put a face to the inbox.

With Crosby Stewart, Jack Berg, Jake Bernstein, Joe Sigmund, Laura Ruiz, Manuela Budimilic

15:30

BMIM | Meet the Sync Pros

Twenty-odd music supervisors and directors in one room.

Buma Music in Motion's meet-up with sync pros from film, TV, ads and games: directors, supervisors and agency people. The best-value hour of the week if you pitch music to picture. Bring a short reel, not a hard drive.

With Aran Abe, Ayla Spaans, Bobby Boermans, Charlotte Stricker, Derk-Jan Warrink, Gemma Farrington

15:30

Meet The Labels & A&Rs

A&Rs from Universal to InFiné, open for pitches.

A structured meet-up with label and A&R people including Universal Music Switzerland's Burak Yeniyol and InFiné's Enora Pellerin. Bring two tracks, not ten.

With Bastian Meyer, Burak Yeniyol, David Rishty, Enora Pellerin, Hiroki Beck, Joel de Vriend

Thursday22 Oct

13:15

Meet The DSP's & Distributors

Every streaming and distribution rep you need, in one room.

Beatport, Bandcamp, Believe, Revelator, Subvert and more, in a structured meet-up. Come with a release plan and a question, not a pitch deck.

With Alex Branson, Amanda Cruzeiro, Arnau Sabaté, Austin Robey, Cameron Cox, Charlie Bird

14:45

Rethinking Our Relationship with Social Media

Artists who are tired of the feed, and what they do instead.

Greek techno DJ ANNĒ, Reworks' Anastasios Diolatzis, Acrylic Artists' Emma Chambers and Marrøn, with agent Katty Lange. For artists and managers weighing posting against making music.

With Anastasios Diolatzis, ANNĒ, Emma Chambers, Katty Lange, MARRØN

Friday23 Oct

12:15

Meet The Managers

Twenty artist managers, open for questions.

Including Black Coffee's manager Cristiana Votta, Mathame's Guillaume Thollet and Kwame Kwaten. For artists looking for management and managers looking for peers.

With Bas Kaspers, Cristiana Votta, Grace Russo, Guillaume Thollet, Hayley Lennox, Isabelle Fallmann

Natty Lou
Natty Lou · photo from their SoundCloud
15:00

Natty Lou & DNBIYF presents: The Sweet Spot - Industry Showcase

Sugar Shack · Velsen-Noord

A drum & bass industry showcase on the Rokin.

Natty Lou and Drum 'n Bass in Your Face bring CaitC's big-room liquid lift, Kidtellem's rollers and Maelie's jump-up and neurofunk to Sugar Shack. For DnB people who want to meet the Dutch and Belgian scene.

For fans of Sub Focus, Netsky

15:30

Meet the Experts of Sustainability & Social Change

The sustainability people, all in one room.

A meet-up with about a dozen experts on festival transport, power, touring and communications, including A Greener Future's Jamal Chalabi. Bring the problem you haven't solved.

With Bethan Riach, Daan Stigter, Jamal Chalabi, Joey Mahadewsing, Livvy Drake, Marc Carey

Saturday24 Oct

Slow Ted
Slow Ted · photo from their SoundCloud
14:00

The Mixer by Actuation, blooom, Sekora & Soave

t' Blauwe Theehuis · Vondelpark / Centrum

Four melodic house labels, a round teahouse in Vondelpark.

Actuation, blooom, Sekora and Soave meet artists and teams in a monumental round teahouse: UOAK's polished deep house, Slow Ted's warm organic house and Amber Revival's vocal trance anthems.

For fans of Ben Böhmer, Lane 8, Nora En Pure

16:30

Meet The Beats Pros: Dutch and Belgian Industries

The Dutch and Belgian hip-hop business, open for questions.

Bookers, label people and producers including Live Nation Belgium's Arno de Waard and SOUNDPLUG's Ephra. For rappers and producers who want to meet the people who book and sign.

With Amier Kalaeli, Arno de Waard, DJ Chuckie, Ephra, Gillian Landbrug, Hanneke de Jonge

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