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Ambassador Award 2023 - KUJU Studio from Kosovo for the "Best Art Production of the Year"

Documentary about the iconic Berlin Tresor on the occasion of its 32nd birthday

New short documentary covers its past, present and future Berlin's Tresor is one of the oldest and most popular techno institutions that celebrates its 32nd birthday in 2023.  On the occasion of the birthday, Resident Advisor prepared a new short documentary film "Tresor: A Story of Survival".  The documentary explores the club's influence on Berlin's cultural landscape, and the founder of Tresor, Dimitri Hegemann, reveals more about it.    Tresor 2013. Photograph: Camille Blake  Through about 15 minutes of documentary film, Resident Advisor touches on the big problem of Berlin, increasing gentrification, rising real estate prices and insecure rental contracts.  Given that Berlin's real estate market continues to boom, the current circumstances prompted Dimitri Hegemann to found the Tresor Foundation with the goal of protecting cultural and creative spaces in the city center.  "Tresor: A Story of Survival" was directed by Josiah McGarvie and produc

Study of electronic music: 20% live from the industry; 35% earn part-time; 45% have no income

In its comprehensive survey of the electronic music industry, the International Music Summit presented interesting statistics and results  Among the numerous creators, DJs, producers and other actors of the electronic scene, only 20% of them can make a living from the industry. 35% of them earn part-time from electronic music, while 45% of actors have no income from the industry.  One thing that connects them all is that electronic music is not just a hobby for them, but a real passion from which they want to create a career and earn money. Investigating the statistics in more detail, IMS discovered that the average earnings of creators in electronic music is slightly less than 9,500 US dollars annually, while in some other music industries it amounts to several thousand dollars more.  Almost 47% of that income comes from streaming platforms, and 34% of respondents revealed that they had an increase in income compared to last year.  As for the problems and challenges that musicians

Reworks Festival Returns with 5-Day in September 2023

Greece's trailblazing electronic music celebration, Reworks Festival , is back with an extended 5-day fiesta from September 20th to 24th, 2023.  Since  2005, Reworks has been at the forefront of the electronic music scene , not only in Greece but across Europe.  Each year, Thessaloniki metamorphoses into a hub for aficionados of cutting-edge music from the city, the nation, and beyond.  This five-day odyssey across diverse venues crafts an urban adventure, spotlighting the distinctive pulse of the city through various encounters, all wrapped in Reworks' signature creative ethos and festive ambiance.  A vibrant mosaic unfolds, weaving from the city's eastern edge to its western borders and all points in between, courtesy of DJs and live performances by artists from across the globe, as well as Greece's local and domestic talent.  As the festival approaches its two-decade milestone, the 19th edition of Reworks promises to explore the multifaceted facets of electronic so

EXIT2023: Visitors Unite in the Desire to Return to EXIT Festival Yearly!

The recent EXIT Festival resonated with the biggest hits and a buzz of diverse languages from over 200,000 people gathered from 120 countries.  Guests from Kosovo, Turkey, Slovenia, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Hungary, the UK, Austria, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, and many other countries converged in Novi Sad for a grand celebration of music, love, and freedom from July 6th to 9th at the enchanting Petrovaradin Fortress, which, besides the fantastic lineup, stood out as the festival's highlight.  Visitors left the Fortress this year feeling happy, excited, and filled with memories from these four unforgettable days.  "It's so amazing,"  "The festival is fantastic,"  "We loved a hundred things about it,"  "The festival exceeded all my expectations and more" – these are just a few of the impressions shared by Exitors :)  Though each festival experience was unique, they all united in the desire to return to EXIT next year and eve

EXIT and Coca-Cola Present the World’s Best Festival VR Experience

After the EXIT Festival premiered an exclusive VR project last year at World Expo Dubai, EXIT and Coca-Cola are launching a series of events from May 28 to June 18 called EXITVERSE @ Coke Studio in five Serbian and two North Macedonian cities. The world’s best festival VR experience will allow visitors to see the EXIT Festival from an entirely new perspective — standing right next to David Guetta on the Main Stage or next to Solomon and Paul Kalkbrenner on the Dance Arena! To mark this occasion, special merchandise packages will be created, with one in each city containing two EXIT VIP tickets, while all funds collected on behalf of the EXIT Foundation will be donated to humanitarian causes. Exit’s exclusive VR project was initially presented within the Serbian Pavilion at World Expo 2020 in Dubai. Since then, the VR zone has been an integral part of every festival and event organized by Exit. This unique audio-visual project showcases recognizable festival locations, including some e

EXIT Festival Partners with NFT-TiX for Multi-Year Collaboration

After receiving an award for Best Innovation at the U.K Festival Awards, EXIT has entered into a multi-year collaboration with ticketing platform NFT-TiX for its upcoming festivals and events. EXIT, a multiple Best European Festival Award winner, became the first major music event in the world to use blockchain technology to sell NFT tickets for an event of this size, enabling the purchase of tickets on a decentralised ticketing platform.  It was this project that won the U.K Festival Innovation Award mentioned earlier and it has now been shortlisted for the DISRUPTOR Award at the Ticketing Business Awards, one of the most prestigious global awards in ticketing business industry.  The collaboration with NFT-TiX will include a series of events organised by the EXIT team, with a special offer for the upcoming EXIT Festival, which will take place from the 6th to the 9th of July 2023 at the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad.  In addition to NFT tickets, EXIT was the first big festival

HEMI Incubator CALL for 2023

HEMI Incubator 2023 is launching its second edition, offering mentorship, international contacts and business opportunities to music professionals in the Central and SouthEastern Europe region.  Applications are open now until the 22nd of March at 24:00 CET.  Participants will receive mentoring , workshops and accreditations, while 6 projects/companies will receive grant support.   The incubator is open to self-employed or small and medium-sized companies, entrepreneurs, and citizens of the 9 HEMI countries living in the EU, UK, or EFTA countries.   Those offering a sustainable solution to the music sector or creating a service, product or company related to the electeonic music sector are welcome to apply. Apply & good luck 🍀 by KS Clubbing team 

Sister Bliss, Richie Hawtin, Orbital and others in a new book celebrating 50 years of Roland

Inspire The Music: 50 Years of Roland's History is a 400-page hardcover "picturesque story" in full color that explores the history and impact of the electronic music company that gave us the TR-808, TB-303, TR-909 and other instruments. “Approaching both personally‘ renowned artists ’and their relationship with Roland’s products, production and performances,” the book also features interviews with “innovators who helped design the equipment that made Roland what it is today,” Roland says. Last month, Roland announced a new add-on as part of its Roland Cloud subscription service. The new plug-in mimics the famous Juno-60 chorus effect , which has become an essential part of the sound of the entire Juno range. Sister Bliss is releasing as a Faithless DJ Set at the upcoming Future Scope Festival at Jarun from May 13th to 15th. Her set is scheduled for 14.05. (Saturday) at Electronic Stage, and tickets for the festival can be purchased at Entrio. Richie Hawtin is also co

Sountrakcs of "The Matrix Resurrections" also includes techno artists

Numerous Berlin techno artists have made remixes for the music of the long-awaited sequel to The Matrix Resurrections. The original music for the movie  'The Matrix Resurrections'  was created by electronic music artist  Johnny Klimek , director, and composer of Run Lola Run - Tom Tykwer. The duo has been working through the partnership for almost 25 years, and they were nominated for an Oscar for their work.  In addition to the original score, the list includes 35 songs and numerous remixes by influential DJs, including German techno artists Marcel Dittmann, Gudrun Gut and System 01. Techno producer, Marcel Dittmann, contributed a remix of "My Dream Ended Here" to the forthcoming soundtrack. [source]  

First artists for Unum festival 2022

 The Unum Festival is a cultural and musical event in a secret and untapped corner of Europe, nestled between pine forests, lighted beaches and a mountainous landscape in the city of Shenjin, Albania. Last year, it was the first real underground party to be held after isolation due to the coronavirus, and the organizers are announcing a new edition of 2022 , which will last from Wednesday, June 1 to Monday, June 6.  The first phase includes numerous artists including Priku, Praslea, Raresh, Rhadoo, Ricardo Villalobos, Shonki, Sonia Moonear, Traumer, tINI, Cristi Cons, Died Soundorom, Fumiia Tanaka, Antheu, John Dimas, Vera ...  Immediately after the first release, Unum won the hearts of fans of electronic music. Last year, it officially launched the European festival scene as the first event to take place in a safe way since the initial coronavirus pandemic. Audiences come from all over Europe.  "The experience of Unum 2021 , in the context of the global pandemic, meant that tho

Awakenings message to the Dutch government - Techno culture is going to extinction

  Awakenings promotes # technotogether campaign with all ravers, artists, managers, and other members of the techno community.  Through this movement , they seek to make a powerful statement to the government of the Netherlands and to the rest of the world so that people involved in the industry are taken seriously in this context in which an entire culture is in danger of disappearing.  "As soon as creative companies and institutions do not survive this crisis, there will be no more new artists or other creatives on this stage to build. Think photographers, dancers, DJs, sound and light professionals, the production team, bar staff, club and event managers, the list goes on and on", they explain in a statement.  To spread the message they created a video, a Photoshop filter, a Facebook filter, and an Instagram filter so they can join together ‘from listeners to ravers, from artists to festival and club teams, managers, agents, and vendors’.  Check out the video and so