Phase and Time Alignment at Festivals: Achieving Sub-Array Coherence Across Stages
Make your festival’s bass unforgettable. Discover how to phase-align your sound system for chest-thumping, clear low-end from front row to back, day or night.
The Two-Festival Strategy: DnB x Dubstep Districts
Discover how to unite Drum & Bass and Dubstep fans with a two-festival strategy. Learn to design distinct DnB and Dubstep districts with unique portals and colours, add a bridge stage for crossover acts, use clever stage orientation and landscaping to prevent sound bleed, and staff your event with crews fluent in both cultures. This in-depth guide shares real festival examples and insider tips on marketing, logistics, ticketing and more – everything you need to create one epic festival out of two bass music worlds.
All-Night vs Day-Into-Night: Picking Your Festival Operating Model
Sunrise finish or family-friendly sunset? Learn how top festival producers choose the right operating model and align every detail for an unforgettable event.
Label Takeovers Without Losing the Festival’s Voice
Festival label takeovers can supercharge your lineup. Discover how to invite record labels to host stages without diluting your festival’s voice or identity.
The Sound Promise: Making “Bassweight” a Contract With Your Festival Audience
Learn how festival organizers make “bassweight” a promise – delivering chest-rattling bass with SPL targets and cardioid subs while keeping fans safe and neighbors happy.
Release Launches Inside the Festival Grid
Make the next album or EP launch an unforgettable festival highlight with cinematic intros, bespoke visuals, exclusive record drops, and smart scheduling.
Crew Exchanges: Regional Festival Nights Swapped Across Borders
Swapping festival nights across borders is transforming the bass music scene – and this guide reveals how, from sister-city partnerships to sustainable travel.
Anniversary Albums, Label Retrospectives & Festival Celebrations: How to Do Them Right
Make your label’s anniversary unforgettable – secure rights to classic footage, unite legends and new talent, craft a story-driven celebration, and immortalize the night.
From Pirate Radio to Festival Campus: Defining Your Bass Culture Mission
Keep your drum & bass or dubstep festival authentic with a bass culture mission – focus on the right subgenres, host long DJ sets, and skip pop gimmicks.
Safer Festival Takeovers: Women/Non-Binary-Led Blocks With Teeth
Discover how safer, more inclusive festivals start with women and non-binary artists in prime slots – backed by diverse crews and gender-smart security.
The Bass History Tent: Curating Pirate Radio, Dubplate and Sound System History at Festivals
Bass History Tent: deepening fan loyalty at bass music festivals with pirate radio exhibits and talks by pioneers – turning events into must-attend experiences.
Sunrise Deep-140: Engineering the Quiet Peak at Music Festivals
Make sunrise a festival highlight by engineering a quiet yet powerful dawn set with warm lighting, low volume, and nature’s ambiance for a magical moment.