ADE lists · Amsterdam · 21–25 Oct

Talks by topic · 10 picks · Wed to Fri · Pro pass

Labels, A&R and the team behind an artist

How artists get found, signed and built.

For A&Rs, label managers, distributors and the managers who negotiate with them. Discovery, distribution deals and the team around an artist, from the independents and the platforms that serve them.

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

Industry pass needed for most sessions.

Wednesday21 Oct

13:30

Brazil Calling: How a New Generation of Selectors, Clubs and Labels is Taking Over Global Electronic Music

Brazil isn't exporting one star DJ at a time any more.

Mochakk, whose percussive, sample-flipping house took him into the Circoloco orbit, and the Solarce Brothers on the clubs, selectors and labels behind Brazil's moment.

With Mochakk, Solarce Brothers

14:15

Behind the Booking: What Artist, Managers and Promoters Really Want

Bookers say out loud what they want.

MDLBEAST's head of bookings Anaïs d'Olivat, Encode Talent's Aurelia Sarah Ortiz and Noon Agency's Floris Groeneveld, with journalist Robyn van Gorsel. Candid, and useful for anyone on either side of an offer.

With Anaïs d’Olivat, Aurelia Sarah Ortiz, Floris Groeneveld, Robyn van Gorsel

15:00

Believe | From Access to Success: Building the Next 20 Years of Music Together

Believe's founder on the next twenty years.

Believe's founder Denis Ladegaillerie in conversation with Billboard Dance's Katie Bain. For label people deciding who to partner with.

With Denis Ladegaillerie, Katie Bain, Romain Vivien

Thursday22 Oct

11:30

Believe HUB | Curating Discovery: Amplifying Scenes and Sounds

How a club record travels from one city to the world.

Spotify's UK dance editor Charlotte Kain, Believe's CMO Darya Pourshasb and Sam Feldt trace the path from a DJ's bag to a global playlist. For labels and artists who want to understand discovery.

With Charlotte Kain, Darya Pourshasb, Romy Harber, Sam Feldt, Will McGilivray

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

15:00

Believe HUB | Sammy Virji & Oppidan - The Assist: Songs, Stages & the Team That Built Them

Sammy Virji and Oppidan, and the team behind the breakout.

Two of UK garage's busiest names sit with their managers at CTRLFRK to unpack songs, stages and the work behind a run that looks inevitable in hindsight. For managers and artists at the same stage.

With Jasmine Reeder, Keiran Lawler, Oppidan, Sammy Virji, Shino Parker

16:00

Global South: From Extraction to Exchange

The Global South isn't emerging. It's here.

Brazilian DJ and club owner Eli Iwasa, Spotify's Phiona Okumu and EMPIRE's Suhel Nafar, with Leila Fataar, on fairer deals between scenes and the industry that profits from them.

With Eli Iwasa, Leila Fataar, Phiona Okumu, Suhel Nafar

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

14:00

The Delicate Art Of Balancing Success

Managers look after everyone except themselves.

Skretz's Grace Russo, HE.SHE.THEY.'s Steven Braines and house vocalist Jackie Queens, with ADHD coach Tristan Hunt, on the toll of managing careers. Honest and overdue.

With Grace Russo, Jackie Queens, Steven Braines, Tristan Hunt

16:15

How to Become an Independent Powerhouse with Mau P

How Mau P built an independent career at full size.

Mau P, the house DJ behind 'Drugs From Amsterdam', with Pacha Group CEO Aloki Batra and his label and management team. For artists weighing a deal against doing it themselves.

With Aloki Batra, Jelle Keizer, Julius Leuftink, Mau P, Talina

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