ADE Lab
October 16th 〰 19th, 2024
Are you an (aspiring) producer, DJ, musician, visual artist, creator or all-round electronic music enthusiast, and are you keen to learn more about your field and industry? Good news: ADE Lab returns with a four-day program full of activities and experiences focused on the entire spectrum of creative disciplines in electronic music to help you push your music career forward.
ADE Lab Pass
Conference Program
Get a taste of ADE Lab
Morning Ambient Set by DJ Mell G
DJ Mell G (DJ, Producer)
Playing, Producing and Processing Vinyl with Freddy K
Freddy K (DJ, Producer), Bas Jenster (Vault Sessions)
Curating Culture with MARRØN
MARRØN (DJ, Producer)
From Strategy to Stage: Navigating the Artist-Agent Dynamic
Charles Green (Founder, Omni Artists), Mama Snake (DJ, Producer)
Exploring Creative Synergy with Indira Paganotto & Joseph Capriati
Indira Paganotto (DJ, Producer), Joseph Capriati (DJ, Producer)
Narciss’ Shifting Sounds
Narciss (DJ, Producer), Terry Ferguson (Founder, TURBO MGMT), Tim Dreske (Owner, Outlined-AM)
DJ Babatr: The Story of Raptor House
DJ Babatr (DJ, Producer)
From Vocal Booth to Dance Floor with Aluna & Chris Lake
Aluna (DJ, Producer), Chris Lake (DJ, Producer)
ADE Lab Courses
Get ready to go even more in-depth this year: we've divided the program into four courses: take part in the Producer, Visual Arts, Performing Artist and Industry Course. The best part? If you complete a course, you'll get a discount when you come back to ADE next year as a true Pro.
ADE Lab Courses
Get ready to go even more in-depth this year: we've divided the program into four courses: take part in the Producer, Visual Arts, Performing Artist and Industry Course. The best part? If you complete a course, you'll get a discount when you come back to ADE next year as a true Pro.
Confirmed Course Mentors:
Lab 〰 Visual Arts
Visual Arts Course with Spekki Webu & Matti Vilho
Spekki Webu (Artist), Matti Vilho (Artist)
Art of VJing with Emma Rubikaitė - Milašiūtė
Emma Rubikaitė - Milašiūtė (Artist)
How To Build Your Own Immersive Live Visuals
Max de Tiel (Founder, Thunderboom Records), Joost de Boo (Founder, Thunderboom Records)
Get Funded: How to Create the Perfect Application
Elijah (Creative Consultant, Writer & DJ)
Independent Artist or Label-Backed? Finding Your Best Fit
Bradley Zero (Rythm Section), Chris Lake (Black Book Records), Aluna (Noir Fever Records), Colin Eger (TuneCore Germany), Toon Martens (Managing Director, Sony Music)
ADE Lab 〰 Industry Course
Becoming a Business as an Artist with Rooler
Rooler (DJ, Producer)
Staying Grounded as a Touring DJ with DJ Mell G
DJ Mell G (DJ, Producer), Veronique de Leon (Founder, SolSync)
From Studio to the Shop
Freddy K (Label Owner, DJ, Producer), Bas Jenster (Co-Founder, Vault Sessions), Serge (Phuture West)
All About Artist Management
Brett Fisher, Dean Wilson, Harvey Tadman, David Gray, James, Mike Kadziulis, and Noelle Van Nostrand
From Strategy to Stage: Navigating the Artist-Agent Dynamic
Charles Green (Founder, Omni Artists), Mama Snake (DJ, Producer)
All About Artist Handling
Esther Gramsma (IT'S HER)
Resident Advisor Broadcasting Workshop
Chloe Lula (Senior Producer, Resident Advisor)
De Machine live from ADE Lab (Dutch Spoken)
Atze de Vrieze (Music Journalist & Podcast Host, 3voor12)
ADE Lab 〰 Producer Course
Producer Course with Sarz
Sarz (Producer)
From Vocal Booth to Dance Floor with Aluna & Chris Lake
Aluna (DJ, Producer), Chris Lake (DJ, Producer)
Exploring Creative Synergy with Indira Paganotto & Joseph Capriati
Indira Paganotto (DJ, Producer), Joseph Capriati (DJ, Producer)
Playing, Producing and Processing Vinyl with Freddy K
Freddy K (DJ, Producer), Bas Jenster (Vault Sessions)
Demolition XXVII
A Touch of Modular Synthesis with David Castellani
David Castellani (DJ, Producer)
Feng Shui your Studio Set-up with Helena Ho
Helena Ho (Founder, Worlds of Wisdom)
The Sampling Challenge with CR2
Owen Kiernan (CR2 Records), Rupert Ellis (CR2 Records)
Exploring Sound with the Bullfrog Synthesizer
Jacky Noise, Ģirts Ozoliņš, Kris Vanderheyden, .VRIL
A&R session with Agrio Tracks
Tjade (DJ, Producer)
Building House Grooves and Creating Arrangements with Sinca
Sinca (DJ, Producer)
Start Producing with Beau Didier hosted by Seedj
Beau Didier (DJ, Producer)
ADE Lab 〰 Performing Artist Course
Performing Artist Course with LUXE
LUXE (DJ, Producer)
Mindfull DJing with Benny Rodrigues
Benny Rodrigues (DJ, Producer), Veronique Leon (Founder, SolSync)
Narciss’ Shifting Sounds
Narciss (DJ, Producer), Terry Ferguson (Founder, TURBO MGMT), Tim Dreske (Owner, Outlined-AM)
Curating Culture with MARRØN
MARRØN (DJ, Producer)
DJ Babatr: The Story of Raptor House
DJ Babatr (DJ, Producer)
Hands-On Techno: Live Electronics with Hardware by Amanda Chang
Amanda Chang (Artist)
Music Rights on Tour with Laura van Dam
Laura van Dam (DJ), Silvia Biemans (Sena), Esther Maijer (Buma/Stemra), Martijn Crama (Artist Manager & Writer)
ADE Lab Incepted
Would you love to work on the release of a collaborative EP? Join us!
ADE Lab invites a small group of lucky talents to join the new bootcamp 'ADE Lab Incepted'. It's a writer's camp, but better. Experts at Sony Music and SAE Institute Amsterdam will coach the chosen talents for four days, leading them to create an EP that will be released via Sony Music. And, to top it off, the participants get to take the stage at Melkweg on ADE Saturday (Oct, 19) to showcase their work.
The only requirement is an ADE Lab Pass for all four days, and that you'll be able to attend the sessions and workshops in Amsterdam. Any experience in one of the four fields is enough to join the 'ADE Lab Incepted' bootcamp. As you know, the pros of the future are made at ADE Lab.
Sign up before September, 27 to be a part of this exclusive bootcamp. Our team will let you know if you made the cut by October, 4.
ADE Lab Incepted
Would you love to work on the release of a collaborative EP? Join us!
ADE Lab invites a small group of lucky talents to join the new bootcamp 'ADE Lab Incepted'. It's a writer's camp, but better. Experts at Sony Music and SAE Institute Amsterdam will coach the chosen talents for four days, leading them to create an EP that will be released via Sony Music. And, to top it off, the participants get to take the stage at Melkweg on ADE Saturday (Oct, 19) to showcase their work.
The only requirement is an ADE Lab Pass for all four days, and that you'll be able to attend the sessions and workshops in Amsterdam. Any experience in one of the four fields is enough to join the 'ADE Lab Incepted' bootcamp. As you know, the pros of the future are made at ADE Lab.
Sign up before September, 27 to be a part of this exclusive bootcamp. Our team will let you know if you made the cut by October, 4.
ADE Lab: four days of masterclasses, Q&A's, demo drops, competitions and much more...
Join in on the fun of four days of interactive workshops, talks by your biggest heroes, demo drops with the heavyweights, live listening sessions, and all the gear you could imagine 〰 and this is just a sneak peak. Come learn, play, connect, and get inspired.
〰 Workshops & Masterclasses
〰 Demo Drops & Contests
〰 Tailor-made Courses
〰 Gear Test Lab & more
〰 Workshops & Masterclasses
〰 Demo Drops & Contests
〰 Tailor-made Courses
〰 Gear Test Lab & more
ADE Lab — Latest updates
ADE Lab Locations
Kickstart your music career at ADE Lab! Get full access to the ADE Lab Conference program spread across various locations with the ADE Lab Pass.
Note: ADE Lab is also fully accessible with the ADE Pro Pass.
ADE Lab takes place from October 16 - 19, 2024
Interactive workshops, meet the pros, live listening sessions, and discover new gear from top brands.
€79,-+ €3,77% fee
Already a pro? Our ADE Pro Conference offers in-depth panels, talks, and workshops, for those that know the business from the inside-out and are looking for a more thorough connection still.
With the ADE Pro Pass you can visit both the ADE Lab and Pro conferences.
FAQ
ADE's conference program is the ultimate business and inspiration platform for the global electronic music industry, featuring dedicated programming for music professionals, aspiring DJs/producers and musicians, tech start-ups, brand- and marketing managers and much more.
Want to learn top-level strategies and key insights from industry leaders while expanding your network of other professionals? Make sure to visit ADE Pro.
If you're just starting your music journey (welcome!), want to enjoy hands on masterclasses, studio sessions, the newest gear and can't wait for the right person to listen to your demo? Don't miss out on the four days of ADE Lab.
The first part of the program is already live on the website. Via the Program page, you will be able to explore the program and start favoriting the program items you cannot miss! The rest of the program will be added over the next couple of weeks.
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The ADE Lab Conference takes place in 3 locations:
〰 De Brakke Grond - ADE Lab program
Entrance: Nes 45, 1012 KD Amsterdam
〰 Lynk & Co - ADE Lab program
ADE entrance: Nes 84, 1012 KD Amsterdam
〰 Melkweg UP - Exploring music creation at night
Entrance: Lijnbaansgracht 234A, 1017 PH Amsterdam
You can read more about the accessibility of the ADE Conference Program and the Info & Ticket Desk locations on this page.
Note that the ADE Festival and Arts & Culture program are out-of-home productions, meaning that these events are organized by external organizations. Therefore, the accessibility of these events is not determined by ADE. Please contact the individual events organizations for more information on their accessibility.
If you have other accessibility requests or requirements that are not covered on this page, please contact [email protected] and we'll do our best to accommodate your request.
Feel free to contact us by e-mail or phone:
+ E-mail: [email protected]
+ Phone: 0031 (0)20 247 07 07