IMS Industry Insider

27 Jun 2023

News and Features

Shawn Reynaldo is releasing a new book based on his newsletter, called First Floor Volume 1. (Attack)
ASM Global has pledged support to Music Venue Trust and the grassroots music industry. (RotD) The venue management and event strategy company will offer donations, training and marketing support.

Digital

Law firm Reed Smith launches guide to AI’s key legal issues. (MusicAlly)
80 EDC Las Vegas 2023 sets are now available on Apple Music. (EDMTunes)
Subscription-based membership platform Patreon has added a free tier and will now enable creators to sell digital products to fans on and off the platform. Patreon’s new tier is free.
A new generation of tastemakers and curators who are emerging on Spotify have the potential to change the way people discover music. (FastCo)
Pioneer DJ introduces support for Beatport Streaming on the CDJ-3000 via latest firmware update. (RotD)

Live

Time Warp has announced the return of its Two Days / Two Stages event, taking place in Mannheim, Germany, on 3-4 November. (Mixmag)
Romania's Neversea Festival has released the full line-up for its 2023 edition. (Mixmag)
Armin van Buuren's A State of Trance Festival is officially moving from Utrecht to Rotterdam in 2024. (EDM)
Serbia's Exit Festival has released the full line-up for its 2023 edition this July, with Chase and Status, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Prodigy all confirmed to play. (Mixmag)

Tech

Korg announces new Wavestate synths. (RA)
The 8 best wireless earbuds for dance music in 2023 (Mixmag)

Beatport

Beatport Next: The Afrobeat Futurism of Junior Simba (Beatportal)
Playlist of the Week: Chloé (Beatportal)
Cover Story: Saoirse is flexing her passion and prowess at maximal decibels (Beatportal)
Purchase your Beatport DJ playlists with one click (Beatport)

Clubs

Ibiza:
Cosmic Pineapple has announced the line-up for its second instalment of the summer, taking place at Pikes Ibiza on 29 June. (Mixmag)
fabric has announced a one-off special event at London's St Paul's Cathedral with RY X. (Mixmag)
Chicago nightclub The Warehouse is now officially a historic landmark. (Mixmag)

Streams & Podcasts

RA Sessions: INVT (RA)
DT836 – Guz (DT)
Fact Mix: Liyo (Fact)

Artist and Music Features

Fresh Kicks 199: AK Sports (DJMag)
Going All Out: 30 Years of Sónar (RA)
Intonal, Sweden’s most future-thinking festival, is an experimental haven (Mixmag)
Cherry on top: celebrating Pacha Ibiza at 50 (DJMag)
Music Talk with Dub Pistols’ frontman Barry Ashworth. (DT)
Alison Goldfrapp: "I was told I was too old for the music industry at 25" (Telegraph)
"Singing is super vulnerable, but it's such a big release." Jayda G opens up about her new album and how she brings deeply personal issues to bear. (RA)
AI Music Generation just got a whole lot better (DJTechTools)
The renaissance of dance and hope (ElectronicBeats)
Have synthesizers peaked? (Attack)
Beyond Wonderland attendees detail ‘Chaos’ of shooting: ‘I’m not ok’ (RollingStone)
Millions of musicians, fatigued by the algorithms of traditional social media, are turning to Discord, the community-first platform. But how does it work? And how do you get the most out of it? (RA - Cherie Hu)
Everyone agrees the dance world should be more inclusive — How club night HE.SHE.THEY. is actually doing it (Billboard)

Artist News

Terminal V launches new label with Franck single, ‘For Real’. (DJMag)
Fred again.. announces 8-night run at Los Angeles’ Shrine Expo Hall this autumn. (Billboard)
Fatboy Slim backs appeal to allow onsite festival drug testing. (Guardian)
The Chemical Brothers light up Glastonbury with a ferocious Arcadia DJ set. (NME)
Influential electronic music producer Akira Complex has died, according to their former label. (EDM)

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