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Having the unfavorable health situation in Montenegro in mind and considering that the health and safety of all festival participants is top priority, this year’s edition of the Sea Dance Festival has been rescheduled to 2021.  New festival dates will be announced soon together with the first names of the performers.  All tickets, accommodation and transportation for this year’s Sea Dance Festival purchased at official points of sale will be valid for the 2021 festival edition.  New contingents of tickets, accommodation and transportation will be on sale soon with detailed information coming in the following period.  All ticket-holders who find the new festival dates unsuitable will be able to get a money refund, with all the information about the refund process being published in the days ahead on the festival’s official website and social media profiles. [ source ]

We are very big fan of Viberate , as they have the best curators ever :) Viberate is such a big database with a very precise selection of genres and had a chit-chat with Betport's CEO,  Robb McDaniels. We just got this info and we wanna share with you :)  If you’re a raver , you heard about Beatport . As an online music store and streaming service with 100% of their customers being DJs in some way, shape or form, the platform is one of the important resources for Electronic Music artists.  Music tech entrepreneur and Beatport’s CEO, Robb McDaniels , talks about the challenges for artists during the coronavirus crisis. It’s a worthy read , and here are some takeaways.  ⚡ Understanding the power of digital media makes you more resilient. “The artists who had already embraced digital media and were connecting with fans on a variety of platforms were the ones who saw the least impact on their ability to monetize those fans in other ways.”  🎥 Livestreams could become part of art

All Denon Engine OS gear now comes " primed and ready " with Beatport's revolutionary streaming service, LINK , allowing DJs to access Beatport's entire streamable library.  This represents a major breakthrough in performance technology allowing the DJ to log in directly at the device without carrying any portable storage or connected computer.  Once logged in, all LINK subscribers have direct access to their stored playlists and tracks, that when loaded are directly analyzed on the WiFi-enabled hardware, providing professional metadata like cover art, beat-grid, waveform, key detection, BPM, and more. By taking Denon's standalone streaming functionality and combining it with the powerful music playlists of Beatport LINK , subscribers can enjoy unlimited control and performance possibilities.  Denon Engine OS-powered products include SC6000, SC6000M, SC5000, SC5000M, PRIME 4, PRIME 2, and PRIME GO. GO! :)  [ source ] 

Akai's new MPC Beats music production software is a free digital audio workstation designed for beginners .  Available on the Akai website  Any MIDI device can be mapped to control MPC Beats , which either runs as a standalone app or as a plug-in in another DAW . 2GB of samples, three virtual instruments, more than 80 effects and sample editing tools are on hand for building and shaping sounds.  Two stereo audio and eight MIDI tracks can run simultaneously and VST, AU, AXX plug-ins are also supported.  Akai also recorded several MPC Beats Academy videos  tutorials for this version to make it easier for users to use the program.  Enjoy! [ source ]

Berghain club will host a techno party on Saturday and Sunday - but it will look different than in pre-pandemic times. Let's say we started to create new world ;)  “Club won’t be opening its oft-dubbed “hardest door in the world” - named for its notoriously picky bouncer - but holding the event outside, and with face masks.” says thelocal.de. Starting from 4 pm on Saturday , clubbers will be welcome in Berghain’s summer garden.  “After a long break, we will dare to start the summer slowly,” organisers wrote on the club’s homepage.  Like the entire Berlin club scene, Berghain has been closed since March 14th, and a reopening of the clubs themselves is not in sight due to the pandemic.  Berghain , however, has found other ways to stay in business, such as hosting an unusual acoustic sound exhibition which stretches through the end of this weekend.  For the garden party - which will take place with a limited number of guests and only in good weather - the Berghain has planned hygi

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