Arts & Culture
Amsterdam Dance Event confirms first artist residencies, experiences and more for ADE Arts and Culture 2022
After last year’s successful debut, ADE Arts & Culture returns with a series of artistic crossover projects for five days and nights during Amsterdam Dance Event 2022. Among the first confirmed highlights are Tamara Shogaolu’s transformation of the Westerkerk church, a journey through light and sound by Nick Verstand, plus artist-residencies in NXT Museum and... Read more »
Interview: Dan Duncan from Pig&Dan discusses latest NFT project ‘CryptoDJs’
CryptoDJs – the brand new NFT concept offering unique digital collectable cards of some of the world’s most respected electronic music artists – launched last February 9th, on the Polygon blockchain. Created by a small group of DJs, music lovers and experts from across the music industry, CryptoDJs offers new ways for fans to engage... Read more »
The Annual 2021 presented by When We Dip
2021 was another challenging year. Across the music industry, artists, managers, agents, promoters and more faced the biggest challenge in a lifetime. The global pandemic fuelled emotion, drove innovation and, all in all, left us with a very different picture at the end of the year. Like many, we’re excited to close the book on... Read more »
John Monkman challenges the status quo with new NFT audio release ‘META’
‘Meta’ is a new experiment from John Monkman, it sees him paving the way for a new kind of release format that embraces the world of the NFT. There will be two versions of ‘Meta’ released; The original – Extended Mix, that is limited to 50 copies and available to download and stream exclusively as... Read more »
The Annual 2020 presented by When We Dip
2020 was a year that no one could have expected. Across the music industry, artists, managers, agents, promoters and more faced the biggest challenge in a lifetime. The global pandemic fuelled emotion, drove innovation and, all in all, left us with a very different picture at the end of the year. Like many, we’re excited... Read more »
The Annual 2019 presented by When We Dip
Hard to believe 2019 has come and gone! With 2020 fast underway, the When We Dip crew are very excited to bring to you the latest edition of The Annual. As with tradition, we look back on the previous 12 months and forward to the future with friends from both the artist and industry communities.... Read more »
Aulart releases a new masterclass by Henry Saiz “Music production: from studio to stage”
On November 5th Aulart Music Masterclass, an educational online platform specializing in electronic music, announced the release of a Henry Saiz masterclass entitled “Music production: from studio to stage”. In this more than 5 hour long masterclass the renowned DJ and producer Henry Saiz shares his production and mixing secrets with Aulart users. In this... Read more »
What is Halaken Records? An Interview with Mercan Dede
People like Arkin Ilicali, popularly known as Mercan Dede, are responsible for driving much of the musical evolution that has come to define contemporary music. He was one of the first musicians and producers to merge traditional instruments and sounds with modern new age technologies. He’s been a trail blazer for a generation of musicians,... Read more »
Rare interview with Timmy Regisford about his 35 years of career, his thoughts on today’s music industry and more
There’s not many who can boast such a colourful career in the music industry as the legendary Timmy Regisford. From his early experiences at New York’s finest clubs through to embracing A&R Director roles at MCA Records, Atlantic Records, vice President of A&R roles at Motown Records and Dreamworks Records; remixing greats from Diana Ross... Read more »
SoundCloud Premier Monetization Program Opening to Hundreds of Thousands of Original Music Creators
Previously invite-only program rolls out to SoundCloud Pro and Pro Unlimited creators with eligible content, at no additional cost. SoundCloud, the world’s largest open audio platform, today announced it is expanding its direct monetization program, SoundCloud Premier. Since inception, SoundCloud Premier has empowered creators to grow their careers by combining a leading revenue share with... Read more »