Alex Jukes

Electronic Labor Day and Beatport ReConnect present ‘For Beirut’

ELD, Beatport and the international electronic music community join forces to raise funds to rebuild Beirut

Headliners include Andhim, Amelie Lens, Blond:ish, Carl Cox, Danny Howard, Dennis Ferrer, Derrick May, Kölsch, Luciano, Pete Tong, Roger Sanchez, Skream, Umek and many many more…

On September 13, 40 days of mourning, after the tragic and horrific blast that shook the Lebanese capital, Beirut,Electronic Labor Day (ELD), Beatport ReConnect, together with the international electronic music community, will join forces through the ‘For Beirut’ initiative. As international DJs from around the world spared no time in getting in touch with their friends and partners in Beirut, delivering messages of solidarity and support.

‘For Beirut’ is an initiative geared towards raising funds to support Lebanon and its people, after the fourth biggest explosion in history shook Beirut on August 4, 2020. Alongside the material damage estimated at over USD 15 billion, the livelihood of thousands of individuals and families has been diminished. Thousands have been left without homes, as parts of the city have been erased.

The electronic music fundraiser will begin at 01:58PM EEST (Beirut time) on Sunday, with a moment of silence, marking the timing of the blast, after 40 days of mourning. The minute of silence is in honor of nearly 200 victims who have lost their lives, others still buried under rubble, and all those who have been injured by the blast. The DJ sets will ensue at 2PM EEST (Beirut time) ending at 2AM EEST. 

Around 100 international artists will play their sets as the stream will be broadcast across multiple rooms. Headliners include Andhim, Amelie Lens, Blond:ish, Carl Cox, Danny Howard, Dennis Ferrer, Derrick May, Kölsch, Luciano, Pete Tong, Roger Sanchez, Skream, Umek and many many more…

Funds will be distributed to three initiatives that have been leading the relief efforts: 

• Beirut Emergency Fund: a coalition of Lebanese diaspora organisations, LebNet, LIFE, SEAL, Jamhour Alumni (US/Europe) and Kuwait-America Foundation, are focusing on supporting non-profit, non-governmental organisations that are working to meet the humanitarian needs among vulnerable populations impacted by the explosion in Lebanon. These include shelter, food, medical supplies, physical and mental health, as well as mitigating any environmental damage.
• Impact Lebanon who are raising funds for ongoing relief efforts through their Disaster Relief for Beirut Explosion initiative with a rigorous NGO vetting process. The most important selection criteria for the NGOs is that they are apolitical and non-sectarian, are registered and recognised, have ongoing initiatives to address the crisis and have passed an audit test.
• Bebw’shebbek now dedicated to rebuilding the doors and windows of homes that have been impacted by the explosion through a volunteering team of experts. They have already undertaken 500 homes, with a goal to fix 150 homes every month and the ultimate objective to repair 3,000 homes. 

This is the second edition of Electronic Labor Day (ELD), the first taking place in May 2020, to support the nightlife non-managerial personnel who have been deeply impacted by the repercussions of COVID-19.

Beatport’s ReConnect series has been running since March and has raised over $350,000 for charities, and amassed more than 35,000,000 views. 

LINE UP

Facebook event page: https://bit.ly/2R1sOJw

Line-up:

Andhim

Amelie Lens

Blondish

Carl Cox

Danny Howard 

David Morales

Dennis Ferrer

Derrick May

Kölsch

Luciano

Marco Bailey

Matador 

Pete Tong

Roger Sanchez

Skream

Stefano Noferini

Umek

Agents of time

Alex Kennon

Amonita

Carlo Lio

Christian Smith

Darius Syrossian

Denney 

Eli & Fur

Fatima Hajji

Francesca Lombardo

Francisco Allendes

Francesco Tristano

Franky Rizardo

Fideles

Gregor Tresher

Hector

Hito

John Acquaviva

Josh Butler 

Lilly Palmer

Louisahhh

Martin Eyerer

Musumeci b2b Lehar

Nakadia

OC & Verde 

Oxia

Philipp Straub

Q Hey

Scuba

Teenage Mutants

The Advent

Uto Karem

Waze (Waze & Odyssey)

Yulia Niko

AFFKT

Aitor Ronda

AJ Christou

Alex Stein

Alevtina

Animal & Me

Aracil

Ash

Camilo Franco

Citizen Kain

Claudio Ricci

David Di Sabato

Defex

Dorian Craft

Eli Escobar

Elif

GIGEE

Henri Bergmann

Igor Marijuan

Indira Paganotto

Jay

Julia Govor

Lollino

Lorenzo De Blanck

Luna Semara

Manda Moor

Mark Reeve

Maxim Lany

Murthovic

Nikolina

Oscar L

Outcome

Paulette

Raidho

Ramiro Lopez

Rob Clouth 

Sama 

Samanta

Skizzo

Sobek

Squire

Steve Hope

Third Son

Wheats

More information: 

• To donate to the fundraiser, go to: www.electroniclaborday.com/donate  
• You can check the full list of artists participating here: www.electroniclaborday.com/artists  
• You can watch the livestream on the ELD website, Beatport Twitch and ELD Facebook Page.  
• To interact on social media:
  • ELD Instagram and ELD Facebook 
  • Beatport Instagram and Beaport Facebook 

DATES: SEPTEMBER 5TH – OCTOBER 4TH 2020

VENUE: DAMNYS HALL AERODROME, UPMINSTER

FROM £24.50 PER PERSON

We Are FSTVL is delighted to announce it’s brand new COVID safe event series We Are 500, taking place over 5 weeks at Damnys Hall Aerodrome from September 5th – October 4th 2020.

500 guests ✔️ 5 weeks ✔️ Massive outdoor main stage ✔️ The world’s biggest DJs ✔️ Pods of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 people on spacious tables with umbrellas ✔️ Only 500 tickets per show!  ✔️ VIP table bookings available.

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LINEUPS:

WEEK 1 OPENING PARTY  (SAT SEP 5TH)

GW HARRISON  / JESS BAYS / LOW STEPPA / SAM DIVINE

WEEK 1 (SUN SEP 6TH)

LOCO DICE / WAFF

WEEK 2 (SAT SEP 12TH)

CHASE & STATUS (DJ SET) /RAGE / SAMMY VIRGI & GUESTS

WEEK 2 SUN SEP 13TH)

PATRICK TOPPING & GUESTS

WEEK 3 (SAT SEP 19TH)

ANDY C / HARRIET JAXXON

WEEK 3 (SAT SEP 20TH)

SOLARDO / BEN HEMSLEY

WEEK 4 

Coming soon…

WEEK 5

Coming soon…

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Kicking off week 1 in style the opening party see’s sets from WAF favourites GW Harrison, Jess Bays, Low Steppa and Sam Divine on the Saturday whilst the Sunday sees a techno take over from Loco Dice and wAFF. 

Week 2 opens up with Chase & Status, Rage and Sammy Virgi with Patrick Topping & guests taking over the Sunday. Week 3 continues on the d’n b vibe with festival favourite Andy c and Harriet Jaxxon whilst the Solardo boys will be tearing it up on Sunday. More lineup coming soon. 

Full details can be found here: https://www.weare500.com 

www.builtwithplot.com

Plot is designed to cater for all stages of a festival lifecycle and is constantly evolving, with new features always being added to improve the user experience. Plot sites can be adapted, changed and updated according to a festival team’s bespoke needs – from sign up forms to banner ads, line-up release info to filterable artist pages, all on a quick to launch and load website that looks beautiful and engages users. Importantly, a Plot festival website is full of features, meaning customers can completely remove any ongoing costs for third party design and development once the website is launched. 

Says Plot co-founder Christian Hill, “Plot allows festivals of all sizes and budgets to create a festival website that looks amazing, engages its audience, has all the features a festival marketing team needs, and will be delivered within a week. We are able to do this by removing the bespoke design process, whilst still delivering something unique, powerful and affordable.”

Over the last decade, Project Simply has worked with some of the most prestigious clients in the world such as Parklife, BPM, Sundown, Field Day and Love Supreme, but now also want to use all their skills and knowledge, via Plot, to help smaller festivals with less experienced teams, on tighter budgets. The team at Project Simply have essentially bottled all of their combined knowledge of what makes a great music festival website, removed the bespoke design process, but still created something flexible, unique and powerful.

Plot adheres to some key principles including the ability to create, modify, expand and grow the pages on the site in the lead up to the event as more information is released, and then scale it back once it is over.  As artists and performances are at the heart of every event, Plot has created various custom tools and an intelligent, easy to modify system for managing and presenting performance and lineup information, filterable artist pages, auto-generated smart schedule calendars, What’s On listings and poster-style text lineup generators. 

Launching an event is a stressful time, and making a system that gives all control to the admin teams with an instant site launcher – rather than having to speak to developers or hosting companies – is also a hugely important time and stress saving factor that stands Plot apart. Plot websites are also incredibly fast to load, even during launch phases. Plot has also created a fully branded, fully customisable and powerful, hassle-free form system for contact, email sign-up, pre-registration, volunteer applications and much more. Add in a smooth scroll system, a completely custom notification system with powerful banner messages and popups, the familiarity and comfort of WordPress and a simplified go-live process thanks a custom built system that can handle DNS and SSL settings within the admin area, and you have a superbly streamlined but feature packed and efficient site that is as easy to use as it it is engaging for both festival teams and customers alike. 

Plot has everything it takes to become the most highly considered and best rated festival website solution for music festivals anywhere in the world.

GROOVE CRUISE ANNOUNCES THEIR END OF SUMMER VIRTUAL SAIL AWAYS LIVE STREAM EVENT WITH BOTH DJ AND LIVE PERFORMANCES. COMING AUGUST 21-23, 2020. HEADLINING TALENT MARKUS SCHULZ, MORGAN PAGE, NIFRA, EMMA HEWITT, AND MANY MORE WILL BE SEEN ON THEIR TWITCH CHANNEL! THE LAST MASSIVE 3-DAY EVENT SAW OVER 100,000 VIEWERS AND ONE OF THEIR NIGHT SWIM AFTER HOURS WENT FOR 24 HOURS.

The world’s largest floating electronic music festival returns for an end of summer massive live stream event with over 30+ artists and performers.

 Whet Travel, the leader in independent music cruise experiences, reveals their next Groove Cruise Virtual Sail Aways Live end of summer event coming the weekend of August 21-23, 2020. With a global music community that is vast beyond words, 30+ DJs and vocalists, from all over the world, will be performing all live sets thanks to their super-tech hub in FL. Atop the electronic music acts and acoustic sets, will be live mixed visuals, alongside this their Night Swim After Hours have now earned a reputation for going all night long — their most recent stream saw a 24+ hour after hours session. Viewers will be able to donate for rewards on the Groove Cruise Twitch to help both artists performing and the Whet Foundation; also known as Whet Travel’s 501c3 nonprofit that focuses on giving back to those facing hardships and creates exciting experiences for underprivileged children in South Florida, the Caribbean and Mexico. 

Festivities will kick off on Friday, August 21, 2020, and the weekend will see headlining talent from the likes of Markus Schulz, Morgan Page, Nifra, Emma Hewitt, and many more! The Groove Cruise Virtual Sail Aways events hold themselves at a high standard as all performances on the platform are performed and streamed live; even including donation incentives like free Groove Cruise merchandise, Artist Activities, and backstage experiences aboard their upcoming Miami sailing Jan 7-11, 2021! Groove Cruise’s previous virtual extravaganza saw over 100,000 viewers across all platforms, their main one being the Groove Cruise twitch channel. Their team has expressed nothing, but excitement to give their music loving community a good time and more support during these hard times.

This online music festival will also feature Whet Travel’s interactive WhetZoom video chat room for viewers to watch, dance, and donate together, simulating an in person Groove Cruise sailing. Up to 500 #GCFAM are able to video chat, dance, and enjoy on the platform. This feature is special because it gives viewers a truly human connection and an essential interaction alongside the show. The WhetZoom screen window will be featured during the livestream so everyone watching will be able to see the charity celebration.

Features of the Groove Cruise Virtual Sail Aways end of summer weekend live stream event in benefit to the performing artists and Whet Foundation include:

• WHO:  Anyone interested in donating to help support the incredible talent performing or the Whet Foundation will be able to during the stream for rewards and prizes such as GC merchandise, Artist Activities, and backstage experiences during their next Miami sailing Jan 7-11, 2021.
• WHAT: This live stream event will feature artists from all over the world, performing from locations such as Amsterdam, Australia, London, Miami, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and more; plus live visuals will be added to simulate a real in-person show. The Whet Foundation is a 501c3 that was started 8 years ago and all donations are tax deductible.   
• WHERE: The Groove Cruise Twitch will be the main hub and where donations will be collected. It will also go live on Groove Cruise Facebook, Youtube, Zoom and Instagram pages, and we will also go live on artist, media and partner pages, such as EVR Worldwide, to generate more exposure and donations. 
• WHEN: August 21-23, 2020 for approximately 11 hours per day.
• WHY: What’s important during this time is supporting the people who make up our diverse community; giving back to both the artists who represent Groove Cruise, the Captains who make up our Groove Cruise Family, and to those underprivileged who we are able to extend a hand to is the only thing that makes sense for us during the pandemic and aboard our music cruise experiences.
• HOW: Our tech team has been online streaming collectively for over 20 years and will be having all streams from artist homes going into their mega-center in Florida with added live visuals and then out to the world across all Groove Cruise, artist, and media channels.  

For the latest Whet Foundation updates, visit the Groove Cruise website, and follow the event on Twitch, Facebook, Instagram andTwitter. 

About Whet Travel

For the past 16 years,Whet Travel has curated and produced more half-and full-ship music cruises than any other independent company. Partnering with some of the cruise industry’s most recognized and trusted brands, the revolutionary company has executed more than 50 wildly successful events includingGroove Cruise,Motorboat,Zen Cruise,Salsa Cruise, andGroove Island, among others. Innovators since their launch in 2004, Whet Travel was named Inc. Magazine’s No. 4 fastest-growing travel company in the country, has won the prestigious “Charter Partner of the Year” award from Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Lines, and has been featured in USA Today, Billboard, Forbes, and more. 

About Groove Cruise

What started in 2004 as a group of 125 thrill-seeking house-heads (led by founder Jason Beukema) sailing on a cruise together has erupted into the world’s first and largest floating dance music festival. Groove Cruise is the only music cruise to sail from both East and West coasts, and is a non-stop experience comprised of four straight days of beach, pool and theme parties, great food, EDM and luxurious destination parties. In addition to the standard cruise amenities, there are also artist activities, yoga classes (often paired with deep house), costume parties, and various onboard events that rival the best dance music festivals in the world. Groove Cruise is produced by Whet Travel.

About the Whet Foundation

GROOVE CRUISE ANNOUNCES THEIR END OF SUMMER VIRTUAL SAIL AWAYS LIVE STREAM EVENT WITH BOTH DJ AND LIVE PERFORMANCES. COMING AUGUST 21-23, 2020. HEADLINING TALENT MARKUS SCHULZ, MORGAN PAGE, NIFRA, EMMA HEWITT, AND MANY MORE WILL BE SEEN ON THEIR TWITCH CHANNEL! THE LAST MASSIVE 3-DAY EVENT SAW OVER 100,000 VIEWERS AND ONE OF THEIR NIGHT SWIM AFTER HOURS WENT FOR 24 HOURS.

The world’s largest floating electronic music festival returns for an end of summer massive live stream event with over 30+ artists and performers.

 Whet Travel, the leader in independent music cruise experiences, reveals their next Groove Cruise Virtual Sail Aways Live end of summer event coming the weekend of August 21-23, 2020. With a global music community that is vast beyond words, 30+ DJs and vocalists, from all over the world, will be performing all live sets thanks to their super-tech hub in FL. Atop the electronic music acts and acoustic sets, will be live mixed visuals, alongside this their Night Swim After Hours have now earned a reputation for going all night long — their most recent stream saw a 24+ hour after hours session. Viewers will be able to donate for rewards on the Groove Cruise Twitch to help both artists performing and the Whet Foundation; also known as Whet Travel’s 501c3 nonprofit that focuses on giving back to those facing hardships and creates exciting experiences for underprivileged children in South Florida, the Caribbean and Mexico. 

Festivities will kick off on Friday, August 21, 2020, and the weekend will see headlining talent from the likes of Markus Schulz, Morgan Page, Nifra, Emma Hewitt, and many more! The Groove Cruise Virtual Sail Aways events hold themselves at a high standard as all performances on the platform are performed and streamed live; even including donation incentives like free Groove Cruise merchandise, Artist Activities, and backstage experiences aboard their upcoming Miami sailing Jan 7-11, 2021! Groove Cruise’s previous virtual extravaganza saw over 100,000 viewers across all platforms, their main one being the Groove Cruise twitch channel. Their team has expressed nothing, but excitement to give their music loving community a good time and more support during these hard times.

This online music festival will also feature Whet Travel’s interactive WhetZoom video chat room for viewers to watch, dance, and donate together, simulating an in person Groove Cruise sailing. Up to 500 #GCFAM are able to video chat, dance, and enjoy on the platform. This feature is special because it gives viewers a truly human connection and an essential interaction alongside the show. The WhetZoom screen window will be featured during the livestream so everyone watching will be able to see the charity celebration.

Features of the Groove Cruise Virtual Sail Aways end of summer weekend live stream event in benefit to the performing artists and Whet Foundation include:

• WHO:  Anyone interested in donating to help support the incredible talent performing or the Whet Foundation will be able to during the stream for rewards and prizes such as GC merchandise, Artist Activities, and backstage experiences during their next Miami sailing Jan 7-11, 2021.
• WHAT: This live stream event will feature artists from all over the world, performing from locations such as Amsterdam, Australia, London, Miami, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and more; plus live visuals will be added to simulate a real in-person show. The Whet Foundation is a 501c3 that was started 8 years ago and all donations are tax deductible.   
• WHERE: The Groove Cruise Twitch will be the main hub and where donations will be collected. It will also go live on Groove Cruise Facebook, Youtube, Zoom and Instagram pages, and we will also go live on artist, media and partner pages, such as EVR Worldwide, to generate more exposure and donations. 
• WHEN: August 21-23, 2020 for approximately 11 hours per day.
• WHY: What’s important during this time is supporting the people who make up our diverse community; giving back to both the artists who represent Groove Cruise, the Captains who make up our Groove Cruise Family, and to those underprivileged who we are able to extend a hand to is the only thing that makes sense for us during the pandemic and aboard our music cruise experiences.
• HOW: Our tech team has been online streaming collectively for over 20 years and will be having all streams from artist homes going into their mega-center in Florida with added live visuals and then out to the world across all Groove Cruise, artist, and media channels.  

For the latest Whet Foundation updates, visit the Groove Cruise website, and follow the event on Twitch, Facebook, Instagram andTwitter. 

About Whet Travel

For the past 16 years,Whet Travel has curated and produced more half-and full-ship music cruises than any other independent company. Partnering with some of the cruise industry’s most recognized and trusted brands, the revolutionary company has executed more than 50 wildly successful events includingGroove Cruise,Motorboat,Zen Cruise,Salsa Cruise, andGroove Island, among others. Innovators since their launch in 2004, Whet Travel was named Inc. Magazine’s No. 4 fastest-growing travel company in the country, has won the prestigious “Charter Partner of the Year” award from Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Lines, and has been featured in USA Today, Billboard, Forbes, and more. 

About Groove Cruise

What started in 2004 as a group of 125 thrill-seeking house-heads (led by founder Jason Beukema) sailing on a cruise together has erupted into the world’s first and largest floating dance music festival. Groove Cruise is the only music cruise to sail from both East and West coasts, and is a non-stop experience comprised of four straight days of beach, pool and theme parties, great food, EDM and luxurious destination parties. In addition to the standard cruise amenities, there are also artist activities, yoga classes (often paired with deep house), costume parties, and various onboard events that rival the best dance music festivals in the world. Groove Cruise is produced by Whet Travel.

About the Whet Foundation

The Whet Foundation is a Florida based 501c3 organization that offers grass roots disaster relief for those experiencing hardships and creates exciting experiences for underprivileged children in South Florida, the Caribbean and Mexico. Through our Community Captains and Destination Donation programs, we strive to excite the lives of those less fortunate in a fun and engaging way while positively affecting an entire generation.

After the overwhelming success of their first run, Social Avenue today announces an extension to their socially distance event series in the glorious surrounds of Manchester’s Trafford Park. For the next eight weeks, renowned brands like Circus Recordings, Retro, Moxy Muzik and Kaluki as well as DJs like Darius Syrossian, Skream, Eats Everything, Yousef, Mason Collective, Latmun, Kings of the Rollers, Alan Fitzpatrick, Mason Maynard, Sam Divine, Steve Lawler and many more will all be taking part, with a full September series of five extra dates to be revealed soon.  

The series got underway in fine fashion and set out a blueprint for safe, socially distant partying that is still hugely fun, welcoming and atmospheric. Reasons for this include the fact that Social Avenue will be only powered by the best ‘Void Tri Motion’ sound system, on-site bars are fully stocked and mouth watering street food is also available. 

You and those in your social bubble will be seated on a table that is exclusively for you and your crew so you can enjoy the day at a safe distance from all, while there are also cameo areas for you to get that perfect social media selfie shot all whilst maintaining a safe distance. One-way systems will be in place in toilet areas, bars and around the site to keep you safe, and face masks and coverings are advised, with sanitiser stations available throughout the site.

The next event is a special four hour set from Darius Syrossian on August 15th, followed by Kaluki hosting Skream on the 16th, HIT & RUN’s summer session with Kings of the Rollers playing a special extended set with Halogenix, Gray, Monroe and more, then, the global party starter Eats Everything playing on the 23rd.

Next up is a special 90s Baby party featuring Baby D, N Trance, Livin Joy and Rozalla on the 28th, bass-house heroines Sam Divine and Jess Bays headlining Cuckoo Land on the 29th and a famous Retro gathering on the 30th with the iconic K-Klass playing live and joining main man Paul Taylor before Yousef’s long running and colourful Circus Recordings comes to town with the boss Yousef playing as well as a red hot b2b from Latmun and Mason Maynard. 

September’s series of five special dates will be revealed soon, with plenty more big names including Judge Jules, Alan Fitzpatrick and more.

August 15th 

Social Avenue | Moxy Muzik 02 – Darius Syrossian 4hr set

August 16th

Social Avenue presents Kaluki w/ Skream

August 21st

HIT & RUN: The Summer Session w/ KOTR & Inja, Halogenix + more

August 23rd

Social Avenue presents: Eats Everything

August 28th

Social Avenue Presents: 90s Baby

August 29th

Social Avenue presents: Cuckoo Land | Sam Divine & Jess Bays

August 30th

Social Avenue presents: Retro

August 31st

Social Avenue Presents: Circus Recordings

September 5th

Social Avenue | Moxy Muzik – Darius Syrossian 4hr set

    September 12th

Social Avenue | Alan Fitzpatrick, Ronnie Spiteri & more

September 18th

Social Avenue presents: Judgement w/ JUDGE JULES

Artists will play 2200m above sea level offering panoramic views of the crystalline skies and snow-capped mountain ranges.

The 17th edition of Caprices Festival might have had to move from its original April date, but it makes a much anticipated return to the stunning resort of Crans-Montana in Switzerland across two specially curated weekends. With a reduced capacity and different look thanks to the warmer end of the summer weather and beautiful green hillsides, this will be special and unique one-off editions from September 18 – 20 and 25 – 27 September, with returning favourites and hot new headliners from the original line-up all playing including Sven Vath, Ricardo Villalobos, Mathew Jonson (live), Sonja Moonear, Behrouz, Damian Lazarus, Guy Gerber, Archie Hamilton, Dorian Paic, Traumer, Steve Rachmad, Agents of Time, Dubfire and many more.

With joint effort between the artists, the partners and the festival team, in current complex circumstances, an unprecedented edition of the festival will be able to see the light of the day and offer a privileged few an unforgettable experience. In order to keep party goers safe during the Covid-19 era, capacity was reduced to 1000 people per stage, with each one then split into independent zones of max 300 people as advised by the government measures. 

Instead of initially planned four stages, there will be two stages per day – the famous daytime ‘Modernity Stage’ and one new nighttime stage, ‘The Forest Stage’ – but the famously high production values and world class sound systems that have made Caprices Festival such an iconic underground event will remain. The Forest Stage is a circular building, offering a 360-degree view, with indoor and outdoor spaces, located in the middle of the forest, in the old intermediate station of Signal cable car line and has never been before by the Caprices Festival. The stage will host a combination of international artists, “new comers” and the Swiss local acts, offering the public a musical context at the forefront of the latest artistic trends in the field. 

The world renowned Modernity Stage, of course, is a one-off, greenhouse-like structure that sits 2200m above sea level offering panoramic views of the crystalline skies and snow-capped mountain ranges.

Across all three days of weekend one, the Modernity Stage will be headlined by the likes of Damian Lazarus, Dubfire, Behrouz, Yokoo, Parallells, Audiofly, Guy Gerber, Guti live, Mina, Tia, 3rd Floor Brothers and DJ Reas, while The Forest Stage welcomes Ion Ludwig live, Digby, Seko & Persci, Madnax live, Mira & Chris Scwarzwalder, Manolo, Adolpho & Franky, Argenis Brito and Dandy Jack.

Weekend two sees Modernity headlined by Marco Farone, Agents of Time, Adriatique, Alci, Sonja Moonear, Ricardo Villalobos b2b Edward, Dana Ruh, Skizzo, Given (aka James Mc Hale b2b Giorgio Maulini), Dorian Paic and Sven Vath. The Forest Stage will then bounce to the sounds of Nicolas Duvoisin, Traumer, Archie Hamilton, Andrea Fiorito, Mathew Jonson live, Steve Rachmad, MHMD, Bruk Boogie Kru and Michel Cleis.

Next to the world class music there is plenty to make this an experience of a lifetime: high end restaurants and eateries that include award-winning restaurants and mountain huts, boutique shops and an eco-museum as well as a wellness centre and endless mountains to explore.

Caprices Festival 2020 will look very different to usual, but the forward thinking soundtrack, next level production and welcoming atmospheres are sure to make it a truly one of a kind event.

Tickets for the April edition remain valid for the September edition. However, refund options are possible within a limited time frame (19 August). For clients who cannot make it to the festival on these dates but wish to help support Caprices Festival in this extremely difficult time for the music and events industry, a donation system is also in place. All the details related to the ticketing are available on the social media platforms of Caprices Festival & ticketing Partner xtixs.

Caprices Festival 2020

18 – 20 and 25 – 27 September

Crans-Montana, Switzerland

Tickets & Info: http://www.caprices.ch/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/capricesfest/

Twitter:https://twitter.com/caprices_fest

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/capricesfestival

LINE-UP (BY WEEK)

WEEKEND ONE

3RD FLOOR BROTHERS

ADOLPHO & FRANKY 

ARGENIS BRITO

AUDIOFLY

BEHROUZ

DAMIAN LAZARUS

DANDY JACK

DIGBY

DJ REAS

DUBFIRE 

GUTI (LIVE)

GUY GERBER

ION LUDWIG (LIVE)

MADNAX (LIVE)

MANOLO

MINA

MIRA & CHRIS SCWARZWÄLDER

PARALLELLS

SEKO & PERSIC

TIA

YOKOO

WEEKEND TWO

ADRIATIQUE

AGENTS OF TIME

ALCI

ANDREA FIORITO

ARCHIE HAMILTON

BRUK BOOGIE KRU

DANA RUH

DORIAN PAIC

GIVEN (JAMES MC HALE B2B GIORGIO MAULINI)

MARCO FARAONE

MATHEW JONSON (LIVE)

MHMD

MICHEL CLEIS

NICOLAS DUVOISIN

RICARDO VILLALOBOS B2B EDWARD

SKIZZO

SONJA MOONEAR

STEVE RACHMAD

SVEN VÄTH

TRAUMER

Social Avenue is taking over a car park in Manchester’s Trafford Park and turning it into a safe and welcoming music and food pop up for a series of socially distant events for six weeks with the red hot Mason Collective headlining the first party. Brands and DJs like Bontan, Mele, Sed Zito and Josh Butler plus Darius Syrossian, Moxy Muzik, Haus22, OC & Verde and many more will all be taking part in future events, ensuring that summer is rescued and people finally get dancing safely and legally for the first time in four months. 

You can expect huge brand partnerships and DJs from all dance music genres to take over this space on Saturday and Sundays at Longbridge Road at Trafford Park, Manchester. Social Avenue will be only powered by the best ‘Void Tri Motion’ sound system and on-site bars will be fully stocked with all of your favourite beers, gins, vodkas, whisky, brandy and much more. 

Mouthwatering eats are also available so you can enjoy a variety of delicious street food to carry you throughout your day at Social Avenue. It starts when you and those in your social bubble will be seated on a table that is exclusively for you and your crew so you can enjoy the day at a safe distance from all. 

As well as food and music there will be photo booths and cameo areas for you to get that perfect social media selfie shot all whilst maintaining a safe distance. One-way systems will be in place in toilet areas, bars and around the site to keep you safe, and face masks and coverings are advised, with sanitiser stations available throughout the site.

It all kicks off with The Mason Collective, who since their inception in 2014 have been drawing attention in the underground music scene for their explosive DJ sets and highly renowned MVSON events. The Manchester based DJ and production trio have been developing their own signature brand of high energy grooves, showcasing them at a number of high profile clubs all round the world, so this hometown gig will be epic indeed. 

Tickets are only available in groups of 2,3,4,5 or 6 and you must stay with your group in your zone for the duration of the day.

August 1st

Origins | Bontan + Josh Butler + Mele + Seb Zito

August 8th

Haus22 At Social Avenue | OC & Verde + Rudosa

August 15th 

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VirtualDJ significantly improves the sound quality of the separated stems. It also gives additional control to the DJs to adjust in real-time a bleeding parameter, and to fine-tune even more the quality of each track

www.virtualdj.com

Videos:

http://www.virtualdj.com/press/videos.html

Just one month after releasing its game changing new technology, VirtualDJ announces today a new version that significantly improves upon the quality of its real-time track separation technology.

In today’s update, VirtualDJ significantly improves the sound quality of the separated stems. It also gives additional control to the DJs to adjust in real-time a bleeding parameter, and to fine-tune even more the quality of each track.

VirtualDJ is the only pro DJ software that allows DJs to access in real-time, on any computer, separated acapella, instruments or beats of any track. This new technology has been described as a game changer, and has long been the holy grail for professional DJs.

Stephane Clavel, CEO of VirtualDJ, said:

“The release of this new technology last month has really put us in the spotlight, and we saw an incredible number of customers switching over from competitors. That gave all the team a boost of energy and pride, and got us to work double-time to improve on this already amazing feature. And we’re not going to stop there. We all see that what we’re doing here is really impacting the DJing world, and it’s an immensely satisfying feeling. “

VirtualDJ is the most popular DJ software, with over 150 million downloads, and is sold in more than 180 countries. It is used from superstar DJs to curious music enthusiasts all around the world, and has been helping to make DJing better and more accessible for over 20 years.

It is free for non-commercial use, and can be downloaded on www.virtualdj.com

“We Move Together” is a concept t-shirt put together as a community effort from the DnB scene to raise money to help combat and dismantle systemic racism within the industry and society as a whole.

We are asking for your logo and your support, this can happen in one of three ways:

1. Give us permission to use your logo on the T-Shirt, share and promote the product on your social channels.

2. Use of logo, social channel posting and sale on your individual web shop.

3. All of the above as well as becoming part of the board to decide where the funds will be spent. Be available to take part in panels and give time to educate and tutor young BAME promoters, producers, djs and other industry students.

 There will be a run of t-shirts and hoodies printed on sustainable and recycled material which is guaranteed not to be a product of slave labour or exploitation. 100% of all profits raised will go to charity; including key organisations like The Stephen Lawrence Foundation, Black Minds Matter UK, black music charities (TBC) and American bail support charities like The Bail Project. We are open to further suggestions on recipients and will split the funding as the board sees fit by manner of voting.

 The exact numbers of t-shirts, stats and sales will be available to all labels that contribute. Any future plans will be agreed and actioned by anyone involved in the board.

What next?

 Send us your highest quality logo and what level of involvement you’re interested in.

 *Logos on the t-shirts are for example bands have been contacted but not fully confirmed