Fred Again.. Teases Music With Skrillex, Zedd Is Giving Away a Six-Month Supply of Healthy Ice Cream, and More

From Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) announcing their new artist residencies lineup to Four Tet winning a major streaming dispute with Domino Records, find the significant happenings in the electronic music world this week.

This week saw an amazing ADE lineup announcement, Boiler Room’s first-ever broadcast from Pakistan, and a brief teaser of a Skrillex collaboration, among other exciting news! Read all about it below –

Amsterdam Dance Event Announce New Artist Residencies Lineup and More Experiences at the ADE Arts and Culture Program 2022

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is back for its second installment this year and will be held from October 19 to 23, 2022, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Its debut saw massive success in 2021. As this year’s five-day event draws near, ADE has announced the latest updates on the residencies, conference and the festival.

ADE is said to be ‘the most upfront, influential and educational gathering for electronic music and its industry.’ It attracts more than 1000 events in over 200 locations! They announced their first-ever artist’s residencies as part of ADE’s Arts and Culture program.

In May 2022, ADE revealed its first wave of speakers at the conference. They were: Diplo, Suzanne Ciani, Youssou N’Dour, and Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano. The likes of Afrojack, Armin Van Buuren, David Guetta, Nicky Romero, Tiësto, and more, are set to perform their sets at the festival this year. The ADE festival garnered over 2500 artists within the electronic subgenres. It had 400,000 visitors in 2019.

Read more about it: HERE

Boiler Room Hosted Its First-Ever Broadcast From Pakistan

Boiler Room broadcasted its first-ever event from Pakistan on June 20, 2022, at District 19, a former ice factory in Karachi. This factory has been transformed into a multipurpose space for artists and creators.

Boiler Room celebrated the country’s growing dance music scene as well as its rich history of traditional music and live performances at an event where Nabihah Iqbal welcomed viewers to the first-ever boiler room staged in Karachi, Pakistan. Iqlab is a UK-based artist and presenter of Pakistani descent. Musician and anthropologist Daniyal Ahmed, too, joined Nabihah Iqbal. Performers at the event included Jaubi, Natasha Norani, and Natasha Ejaz, among others.

Boiler Room Pakistan was supported and executed by Dialled In, Karachi Community Radio, Cape Monze Records, and Chalo, with funding from the British Council Arts. DJ Ozzie, who also played at the event, commented via Instagram expressing, “This one is for all the believers. Historic moment for the PK underground scene. I’m beyond grateful & honored to be a part of this. This thing alone gives us so much hope & pushes us forward, it keeps us going.”

Read More About It: HERE

Fred Again.. Teases Music With Skrillex

Skrillex fans may be in for a treat! A Skrillex collaboration could be in the superstar producer’s wide-ranging trove of unreleased music, as a brief teaser clip of one such collab was originally posted on Fred Again..’s Instagram. The clip features the two artists cooking up a spicy new trap tune with no word on a release date. However, at the very least, it is still encouraging to see Skrillex in seemingly good spirits.

The American DJ has had last-minute withdrawals from two recent major festivals on his calendar. The first was Tampa’s Sunset Music Festival and the second – Detroit’s Movement. Skrillex attributed the cancellation to a need to spend more time in the studio to finish forthcoming projects.

Meanwhile, the British singer-songwriter Fred again.. continues to court mainstream attention as he rides high on the back of his scintillating ‘Actual Life 2’ album. He has been smashing it with the festival circuit. The record producer has also been nabbing high-profile production credits alongside the likes of Swedish House Mafia and Ed Sheeran.

Zedd Is Giving Away A Six-Month Supply Of Healthy Ice Cream

Russian-German DJ Zedd has announced a surprising and sweet giveaway! It is in partnership with N!CK’s, a healthy ice cream brand. They have developed a custom flavor for the Grammy-winning DJ called ‘Chilly Mango’. 

‘The Middle’ hitmaker says he was “blown away” when he first discovered the Swedish-style light ice cream brand. He has been a supporter ever since. Fans can now get a taste too by entering the giveaway for a chance to win a six-month supply of Zedd’s favorite N!CK’S pints! This also includes two VIP passes to the 2022 return of “Zedd in the Park” in Los Angeles. which is scheduled for July 8. It will be held at Los Angeles State Historic Park.

“We were excited to learn that Zedd had discovered our ice cream on his own, and even more thrilled when we had the opportunity to work with him on a custom flavor,” said Carlos Altschul, N!CK’S CEO in a press release shared with EDM.com.  “Our partnership with Zedd was extremely organic, which reflects in the unique and authentically adventurous Chilly Mango flavor, a refreshing mango ice cream with the perfect amount of spice and a swirl of sweet strawberry.”

The deadline to enter the giveaway is June 30, 2022. 

Enter the contest: HERE

Alan Walker Drops ‘Walkerverse Pt. 1’ Album

Alan Walker is back and better than ever! He has just released the first chapter of his newest album, ‘Walkerverse Pt. 1.’ featuring five tracks – ‘Adventure Time’, ‘Somebody Like U’, ‘Blue’, ‘The Drum’, and ‘Hello World’. This is only the first installment of his upcoming album, and the half-masked producer already gives us an emotional rollercoaster in just 15 minutes! Walkerverse Pt 1’ includes three previously unreleased tracks. It is out now via Sony Music.

‘The Drum’ and ‘Hello World’ had been released in April and March 2022, respectively. The former amassed millions of plays within the first few days of release. ‘Hello World’, the closing track of ‘Walkerverse Pt. 1’ was first performed live back in December with fellow Norwegian Torine. The track was popular and it received a rave response when it was released.

The ‘Faded’ hitmaker is also set to hit the road again with his 29-stop tour beginning on September 28 at Manchester Academy in Manchester, United Kingdom and Walker’s last stop will be at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, in San Francisco, CA, USA on December 3, 2022.

Electronic Musician Four Tet Wins Major Streaming-Royalty Dispute With Domino Records

There has been a significant development in the battle over streaming royalties. Veteran electronic musician Four Tet has settled his dispute with U.K.-based Domino Recordings. Four Tet, whose real name is Kieran Hebden, will receive an unusually high 50% royalty rate for streaming and downloads on songs covered in a 2001 contract, according to a report in Music Week. The English musician also has been reimbursed for an underpayment of GBP 56,921 (USD 69,889), plus interest, as per Variety.

In a lengthy statement on social media, Hebden said:

There has been a significant development in the battle over streaming royalties. Veteran electronic musician Four Tet has settled his dispute with U.K.-based Domino Recordings. Four Tet, whose real name is Kieran Hebden, will receive an unusually high 50% royalty rate for streaming and downloads on songs covered in a 2001 contract, according to a report in Music Week. The English musician also has been reimbursed for an underpayment of GBP 56,921 (USD 69,889), plus interest, as per Variety.

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