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Coronavirus is keeping Berlin's techno clubs closed but Berghain has found a way to throw its doors back open, luring visitors with an unusual sound exhibition.  Visitors listen to the sound installation 'eleven songs – halle am berghain' at Berghain club in Berlin on July 24, 2020. (AFP/Stefanie Loos) Just 50 people are let in at a time to allow for physical distancing, but without the venue's notoriously picky doormen standing guard, no one has to worry about being denied entry.  The sound of techno will not fill the space during this first installation. Instead, visitors to the former power plant are enveloped by an eery, almost surreal soundscape of rhythmic throbbing, soft city noises, murmurings and even the whirling of helicopter blades.  "You listen, you experience, you can close your eyes or leave them open and follow the sound across the room," said Carsten Seiffarth, co-curator of the Singuhr projects, a platform that organises sound art install

We already wrote about this report but we found more info, in case you want to follow what will happen with electronic music industry.  Pandemic greatly impacted global dance music industry , according to IMS Business Report 2020 staff, 20 hours ago  2 min read It’s all bad news for the global electronic music industry this year, according to the data-driven IMS Business Report 2020. About 350 electronic festivals had been cancelled or rescheduled. The most hurt countries include Germany, France, the Netherlands, the UK and the USA. Almost 9 million fans were unable to attend scheduled festivals due to restrictions and cancellations. Clubs and festivals lose 75% of income. Partying a huge role in Ibiza . In Ibiza last year, party-animals spent €260 million, which contributed about €0.5 billion to the economy. For perspective, a “musical tourist” spends double in comparison to a normal tourist. Techno still the most popular electronic dance music - the fourth year in a row. Over the

Bandcamp crew started Bandcamp Fridays back in March to support artists impacted by the pandemic.  In the past few months the music community has come together in a huge way: in just four days, fans put more than $20 million directly into the pockets of artists and labels.  To continue supporting artists during the pandemic , they will keep holding Bandcamp Fridays on the first Friday of every month for the rest of 2020.  The next one will be on August 7, 2020. More info on this HERE !  [ source ] 

The past four months have been one of the most unprecedented and challenging times in electronic music history, its same for ADE . Amsterdam Dance Event has always been a place to connect, inspire, dance and share experiences, and they continuously pouring efforts into providing a platform that offers new ingredients :)  ADE Conference will take place in an online-first format, combining an extended digital program with limited physical networking elements:  - As travel to Amsterdam is limited for most of the broader international B2B audience, 2020 conference program will take place as an online-focused format.  - As always, we will combine panels, masterclasses and interactive  Q&As  with an extensive networking platform that enables ADE delegates to connect and meet up, both virtually as well as in real life.  Details about the conference program and networking possibilities will follow in the coming weeks. [ source ]

More than a thousand people took part in a rubber dinghy demo in Berlin  to support the city’s struggling club culture, an event which quickly turned into a party . Around 1,500 people ( police estimates) gathered at Berlin’s Landwehr Canal, lining the banks and filling the body of water with yachts, canoes and small inflatable boats.  People cramped into the packed canal partying with music , but not many face masks at all. The event was organised by club collective Rebellion der Träumer to support Berlin’s hard hit nightclubs, who have been unable to open their doors since the Covid-19 health crisis began. The group, which said the demonstration was organised with an alliance of different initiatives and clubs, said it had chosen to host the event on water "in order to minimize the risk of infection as much as possible". [ source ]

Ramona Pop,   Berlin economics minister,  sent a letter to district mayors calling on them to find parks, streets, squares and sports halls that would make suitable venues, so techno clubs can come back to life during the corona scare. "Berlin misses its diverse club scene. Clubs and bars are suffering economically during the corona crisis. That's why, in addition to providing immediate aid, we want to create legal opportunities to party in public areas for the clubs and Berliners," she said.  All clubs had to close their doors at the beginning of the epidemic on March 14th. There is still no news on when they will be allowed to fully reopen but some have started to offer small outdoor parties. [ source ]

Nathan Blecharczyk , cofounder and chief technology officer of Airbnb , said that Berliners will be able to take tourists and curious techno locals on a paid experience , adding that an experience could include going out for drinks.  “We’re really repositioning Airbnb as a platform for the entire trip ,” he told an audience of entrepreneurs and tech workers at the Factory tech hub in Berlin, adding that Airbnb is also looking at offering flights and other travel services through its app. Travellers can use the company's experiences feature to go foraging for mushrooms, hiking, marathon training in Nairobi, or cycling in San Francisco. More info find HERE   [ source ]