DAY FOUR: INSPIRATION VS. TECHNOLOGY!

Saturday is all about getting to know your ways around in the dance scene. Aiming mostly on people that are new in the scene. We are all familiar with the fact that the dance scene is pretty much technology based. Now anyone can stack a pile of loops, and call it a track.Technology made producing a track a lot simpler, and maybe faster, but how about the inspiration?

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DAY THREE: BRING ME SOLUTIONS!

We’re at this panel to get those little, or maybe even bigger, problems in running a label solved. Inevitably vinyl comes to speak. Why should one keep putting out these old fashioned plates with music? Only for the fat bass? Ronny Krieger from Beatport thinks not. “Digital releases are dominant right now, but if there is a demand for other formats, you shouldn’t ignore it. You should focus on all formats.”

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DAY THREE: DJ HERO: A JOURNEY FROM VINYL TO CONSOLE

Yes guys, it's official. 'We' have our very own game now! This will take bedroom dj'ing to another level, and the great thing is you don't even need to leave your room to reach it. With DJ Hero, you can become your all time favourite dj, and play for sold out crowds all over the world! And it's cool, really.

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DAY THREE: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO RICHIE HAWTIN

 

Richie Hawtin, dj, producer, futuristic entrepreneur is an old time friend of the ADE. This man cannot be stopped. His secret? Full focus on progress. His supposable pitfall? Full focus on progress. But like Speedy J said earlier this week: it's about the possibilities, not the limitations. Richie gathered some interesting people for full backup onstage, among which we find Terry Weerasinge of Native Instruments. He took care of the development side of Richie's Twitter DJ app that he uses to post the titles of the tracks he's playing in real time. "For some people, I am the antichrist," says Hawtin.

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