true IMS Industry Insider | Welcome
Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
Amene
andhim
Superfriends
out now
Comment
This week's ENT is for a track that’s been building steadily over the last five or six weeks, a track that’s really earned the right to the moniker, even if it wasn’t released this week. It’s a tune called Amene and it has firmly established itself as one of the Ibiza closing party anthems on the underground circuit this year. It comes from the excellent andhim, released on their own Superfriends label, get your head bobbing to this. 
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 33:50 mins here.
Contact
Label: Superfriends
Booking: Markus Nisch, Return Booking
Radio: Neil Bainbridge, Neighbourhood PR/Exclusive Promo
Online: Neil Bainbridge, Neighbourhood PR
Live: Markus Nisch, Return Booking
13 Oct 2017
Business
  • EDM Magazine has been acquired by EDMtv Network founder and record label executive Matt Bolton for $2.5m. (RotD)
  • Mixcloud, which specialises in long-form audio, has struck a licensing agreement with Warner Music and is in negotiations with Universal and Sony. (FT) It plans to offer subscriptions to specific radio personalities or programmes, who will also earn a cut of the sales.
News and Features
  • The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has announced its Independent Festival Awards shortlist. (RotD) The Pioneer Award will go to Freddie Fellowes of Secret Garden Party.
  • Australia's first pill testing operation at a festival will not go ahead amid claims of political pressure from conservatives on organisers of Canberra's Spilt Milk. (Mixmag)
  • Sydney proposes agent of change principle amid other nightlife reforms. (RA)
Digital
  • KOMA Elektronik reveal experimental Field Kit FX modular processor. (RA)
  • Dreadbox releases €140 DIY version of Hades analogue synth. (RA)
  • Mutable Instruments discontinues popular Clouds module. (Fact)
  • SOCAN and Muzooka collaborate to streamline live show reporting for artists. (Socan)
  • WARM – The World Airplay Radio Monitor – offers a tool for providing an overview of an artist’s airplays worldwide. (Mixmag)
  • Affordable radio airplay monitoring platform WARM has the potential to boost DIY artists, indie labels, promoters, marketers and more using the power knowledge. Jesper Skibsby, CEO & Founder, explains more about the opportunities it presents. (RotD)
Live
  • Australia's Sugar Mountain announces 2018 line-up featuring Shanti Celeste, J Hus, Joey Bada$$ and more. (Mixmag)
  • Maceo Plex and Nastia to play Tobacco Docks NYD party. (Mixmag)
  • ​Sweden’s women only music festival gets the green light for next summer. (Mixmag)
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Stop telling DJs to stay out of politics. (YourEDM)
  • Nicole Moudaber, Pepe Rosello, more discuss the changing face of Ibiza on DJ Mag panels. (DJMag)
  • Progress has been slow in bridging the gender divide within the UK music scene. Here successful musicians, producers and executives offer advice on breaking in. (Guardian - Naomi Larsson)
  • Both the Electronic Music Award's and Goldies fell short in an important way: accurately representing the many talented women at the top of the game. (ElectronicBeats)
  • SoundCloud competitor MixCloud just signed its first major label deal–but is a business model possible? (FastCo)
  • Research by Chinese tech company NetEase claims that the number of Chinese online dance listeners has grown from 197m people in 2016 to 286m now. (MusicAlly)
  • Ben Turner, co-founder of the International Music Summit, explains how the event helps music professionals overcome the challenges of working all over the world. (CITMag)
  • IMS conference report: This year saw business luminaries on the Chinese music scene and electronic music stars present keynotes while Nielsen offered the results of a study it conducted on Asia. (Billboard)
  • How SoundCloud lost its way. (Mashable)
Clubs
  • Berghain and De School have been named as two venues for Dixon's all night long tour this November. (Mixmag)
  • Omnia nightclub is to host a Las Vegas fundraiser with Tiësto, Zedd, Kaskade, Steve Aoki, and more on November 7. (YourEDM)
  • New club, Hall, opens in Tallinn. (RA)
  • Terminal 7 is the new Paris club that looks like it's from the future. (Mixmag)
  • A new venue, called E1, is opening in London with a 27-hour New Year’s Eve party to celebrate. (Mixmag)
Deals
  • We Are Grape has won the tenders to produce Radio 1's Annie Mac Friday evening shows and Dance Anthems with MistaJam, and will continue producing Pete Tong and Annie Nightingale’s shows. (RadioToday)
Artist and Music Features
  • Five times TRAX Records changed the course of house music. (DT)
  • 10 under-the-radar club tracks you need to hear in October 2017. (Fact)
  • Harangue the DJ: Charlotte de Witte. (Guardian)
  • Interview: Yokoo & Retza. (DHA)
  • Mick Harris: Greetings from Birmingham. (RA)
  • Minor Science's favourite 'breakbeat slammers’. (IfOnly)
  • Arty explains how a Russian DJ discovered Bruce Springsteen & earned his approval on 'supposed to be’. (Billboard)
  • Richy Ahmed talks plans for Four Thirty Two. (Fabric)
  • Where is the musical underground in 2017. (Guardian - Alexis Petridis)
  • A who's who of Romanian techno. (IbizaVoice)
  • Anya Schneider discusses how she’s embracing her new-found freedom with a brand new label and her first solo album in nearly a decade. (DJMag)
  • Boris Werner gives the inside details on Amsterdam, ahead of this month’s ADE, with the five places he most enjoy’s in his home city. (DHA)
  • The Secret DJ: "A proper DJ selects well and mixes well”. (Mixmag)
  • As she releases her debut album, Take Me Apart, Kelela reflects on her experiences as a woman of colour in the music industry. (RA)
  • Radio Slave is a master of propulsive, muscular, inventive house and techno. (Mixmag)
  • Saoirse: The industry is geared towards rewarding producers more than DJs. (IbizaVoice)
  • In Close, techno legend Richie Hawtin bears it all between machines. (MiamiNewTimes)
  • Romanian DJ-producer Cosmin TRG explores how social media has broken the dance music ecosystem. (XLR8R)
  • Gerd Janson’s Running Back is a label with an unparalleled reputation for consistency. Kristan Caryl speaks to the man himself about the imprint’s 15th birthday, then a group of top artists and DJs explain why they admire it. (Attack)
  • Josey Rebelle is the genre-bending DJ dominating top-tier dancefloors worldwide. (Mixmag)
Artist News
  • Kölsch is to DJ on top of the Eiffel Tower next week. (MagneticMag)
  • Electric Indigo to release debut album on Monolake's Imbalance Computer Music label. (RA)
  • Andy Blake revives World Unknown label after four-year hiatus. (RA)
  • Watergate have announced Watergate XV, a new compilation to celebrate 15 years. (DT)
  • Claro Intelecto returns with first album in five years, Exhilarator. (Fact)
  • Modeselektor hints at new material with an updated logo. (Mixmag)
  • Sasha will be performing his REFRACTED : Live shows in London and Manchester next year. (Mixmag)
  • Mano Le Tough signs to DJ Koze's Pampa for the Ahsure EP. (RA)
  • Floating Points to release new 19-minute track, Ratio. (RA)
  • Cassy starts new label for 'honest and upfront' house music. (Mixmag)
  • Wrong Assessment launches label, AWRY. (RA)
  • Trikk back on Innervisions with Mundo Ritual EP. (RA)
  • Burial to release an EP on Boddika’s NonPlus this month. (Mixmag)
  • Nic Fanciulli announces two album live shows in Miami and London. (Decoded)
  • Jeff Derringer starts new record label following cancer treatment. (RA)
  • DVS1 mixes fabric 96. (RA)
  • Actress brings new live/AV show to the US. (Mixmag)
  • Martin Garrix, David Guetta, Major Lazer, Calvin Harris and The Chainsmokers are nominated in the Best Electronic category at this year’s MTV EMAs. (DJMag)
  • Flume has been nominated for Best Australian Live Act at this year's ARIA Awards. (YourEDM)
  • MistaJam is to take over hosting duties on Radio 1’s Dance Anthems, Saturdays 4pm-7pm. (RadioToday) Danny Howard has secured a Friday primetime slot for his new BBC Radio 1 show. (Mixmag)
  • The Chainsmokers, Calvin Harris and DJ Snake battle for Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music (EDM) at this year’s American Music Awards. (Billboard)
Recent newsletters

19 Nov 2024

After Five - Luke Alessi
"This has been a huge summer track ID and has finally dropped on DJ Tennessee's Life and Death label. It...

12 Nov 2024

Guessing Game (Kasango Remix) - TMPLE
"This week's ENT goes to a track that is getting props from Black Coffee. It comes from TMPLE, a duo...

05 Nov 2024

Kidz - Arodes
"It comes from a Spanish producer who spends his summers in Ibiza and winters in Miami. He's been on a...

29 Oct 2024

Arachnids - Disclosure
"After the summer anthem of 'She's Gone, Dance On' and the Chris Lake club collaboration 'in2minds', the Disclosure brothers strip...

22 Oct 2024

Now It's Gone - In Parallel
"It comes from In Parallel and a record we previewed on last week's show. George from the duo initially found...

15 Oct 2024

Neverender - Rampa remix - Justice, Keinemusik, Rampa & Tame Impala
"I previewed it on last week's show and it's been released as part of Justice's Neverender remixes EP. If you...

About IMS

IMS: International Music Summit is a global educational and motivational thought-leadership platform dedicated to the continued development of electronic music primarily through the presentation of global summits for the industry. 

About Beatport

Beatport is the worldwide home of music for DJs, producers, and their fans. Founded in 2004, the Beatport family of companies includes Beatport, the preeminent store for electronic music DJs, Beatsource for the open-format DJ community, and Loopmasters, Loopcloud and Plugin Boutique for music producers. Follow us on Twitch, Facebook and Twitter, and Instagram.

About AFEM

AFEM: A global voice for electronic music; representing our culture and commerce. AFEM's membership spans all industry sectors, with over 250 company members across 25 countries, the organisation connects its worldwide membership to develop opportunities and enable change.

About ROTD

Record of the Day has produced a subscription-based daily publication for the music industry for over 21 years, featuring all the best news and comment, along with an editorially-chosen future hit. Sign up for a free trial here.
Submit your news stories here.
About Industry Insider | Get in contact | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Brought to you by: www.recordoftheday.com