Last week saw the 13th Amsterdam Dance Event take place in the heart of the city (and what a fantastic city it is!).
ADE is arguably THE biggest coming together of everybody
involved in the electronic music 
scene - with representatives from all kinds of record labels, management companies, DJ agencies, digital download sites, press agencies, producers & DJ's!Spread across 3 days, and based in the Felix Meritis - the European Cent , European Centre for Arts, Culture and Science - the atmosphere is frantic as everyone grabs their opportunity to quickly catch up and swap sampler CD's, talk deals and discuss matters of business.
Also running in the panel rooms are various discussions on topics such as 'A Guide To The World Of Music Synching', 'Perspectives of publicity', 'pondering on publishing'
But whilst lots of good business is done during the day, the many, many parties that take place at night across Amsterdam at all of the main clubs also provide a good opportunity for networking and building relationships which can often lead to new opportunities.
Cr2 hosted their 3rd ADE party, this year at Club Zebra. This 500 capacity club provided 2 rooms and an intimate setting for friends of Cr2, industry contacts & fans of the label to come together and party the night away - and what a fantastic time was had by all!
DJ's on the Night were: Mark Brown, John Dahlback, DJ Jeroenski, Arno Cost, Gold Ryan & Tapesh, Damian Wilson, Delicious, Norman Doray...and special surprise guest Micky Slim!
So, here we are back home and unscathed (if a little exhausted!) - and this week we have been wading through the piles of CD Samplers and Demos that we collectively acquired to see if there are any tracks for the label to sign, or new artists to be looking at.
Cr2's main man - Mark Brown, has been attending the conference pretty much from day 1, and he feels that this was the most successful ADE so far.
Cr2's Big ADE track? - DJ J 'Renegade Master' (Mad Hat Remix) (CPOP Records)
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