This year’s ADE is jam packed with talent from every corner of the planet. In October, the world of dance music descends upon our beloved Amsterdam once again for non-stop energy.
This year’s ADE is jam packed with talent from every corner of the planet. In October, the world of dance music descends upon our beloved Amsterdam once again for non-stop energy.
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Deer Jade’s dazzling talent as a DJ and producer has solidly established her on the international scene over the past years. The Swiss and French producer, DJ and born-traveler, is releasing music on legendary labels such as Innervisions, Diynamic and Kompaktas well as playing at the most important festivals and clubs around the world.
The Bouncy-fun-fuelled performances combined with a refreshingly unique musical selection have earned her a growing fanbase and recognition from electronic music critics and taste makers alike.
Her passion and devotion for music transpires from behind the decks, while her bright and elevating productions grasp full attention.Deer Jade’s signature is characterised by its invigorating power and its heartfelt story telling as she sprinkles the dance floor with versatile, groovy and energetic beats based on her wide and various musical interests.
Immersed in an explosion of ecstatic feelings and emotions, you will find your feet stomping to the beat, relentlessly dancing like nobody’s watching.Deer Jade’s warm presence, infectious smile and constant dancing supercharges the atmosphere to galactic levels, embarking us into an hypnotic and transcendental journey.As a portal to the depths of your soul, her pure and irresistible energy will make you travel through time and space, blurring the lines between our planet earth, the cosmos and our beings, reaching a place where time is none and all is one, the ultimate vibration of unconditional love… Enter the now and awaken to your divinity.
Deer Jade plays at the iconic DGTL festival this Autumn in Amsterdam.
“Rice is part of a frontier movement of like-minded artists who twist, transform and manipulate the hallmarks of electronic dance music and visual accompaniments into exciting new shapes”
Electronic Sound Magazine
Halina Rice is an ‘immersive first’ electronic music producer and AV artist working at the intersection of music, art and technology. Her music ranges from ethereal soundscapes to beat-driven IDM with critically acclaimed releases including latest album EVOLVE created in Dolby Atmos.
Launching the NEW WORLDS project in 2020 she creates AV shows and installations in which to envelop her audience – frequently incorporating immersive technologies such as spatial audio, 360 visuals and metaverse environments. With her sold out headline shows – described as “part rave, part art-happening” – she has toured the UK and internationally including appearances at MUTEK Montreal, Wonderfruit, Thailand and Polygon London Live – the UK’s first festival delivered in 360 spatial audio.
Upcoming appearances include key shows at London’s HERE at Outernet, The Other Side Amsterdam as part of the official ADE programme and MUTEK Japan. Her new album, UNREAL is set for release this Autumn.
This is the first time Rice is playing in Amsterdam but the city has provided incredible inspiration in the field of visuals and sound with artists such as Daito Manabe and Ryoji Ikeda – the work is rooted in graphic design but at the same time truly awe inspiring and moving.
Halina Rice special show Full Cycle, at The Other Side, Rigakade 10.
Lisbon based Patrick Mason is a house and techno DJ supremo well known for high energy sets, signature and theatrical dance moves. The creative Director ’s journey first began working in a lift at a club called The Weekend in Berlin. A whirlwind romance with the techno scene of Berlin saw him playing out in Berghain with a 5 hour set with other notable rave spots following, including Virage, Amnesia, Kalt, Lofi, Fabric and Lenox. Mason has played alongside the likes of 999999999, Todd Edwards, Cloudy, Adam Beyer, KETTAMA, Carl Cox, Sara Landry and Daria Kolosova. If you want to be see what Patrick Mason brings to the party, check out his recent Boiler Room X Glitch festival.
A music project with Matt Edwards also known as Radio Slave has seen him reach around 2 million Spotify plays with notable tracks including Elevate, In the dark, Twitch, Moi Honey.
Mason’s next Amsterdam performance will be at Levenslang for an Intercell ADE special on October 23rd.
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Rotterdam based cosmic runner Alberta Balsam throws crazy curveballs at you when you least expect them—glitchy rhythms, skittering percussion, and wild synth freak-outs—only to pull you into sweeping ambient dreamscapes the next moment. Riding that fine line between IDM, breakbeats, bass, and leftfield techno, she thrives on unpredictability, crafting DJ sets that are as cerebral as they are high-energy.
Over the past five years, her hardware-driven live performances have a highlight, with appearances at festivals like Dekmantel and Draaimolen. Whether performing solo or as part of A#, she blends heavy machinery with improvised live vocals. A staple of Clone and Dekmantel, she also helms her own imprint, Terra Atomika.
Building on her earlier releases—like the dreamy IDM of Higher Dreams (Dekmantel) and the melodic yet dance floor-ready 15 Billion Elektrovolt (Clone)—her latest album, One Way Trip to Gaia, transforms into a sci-fi odyssey featuring vocals, bass-heavy beats, breakbeat rhythms, and dub-infused atmospheres. She seamlessly fuses pop sensibility with otherworldly sound design, never losing that club-ready energy.
Departing from her usual hardware-heavy approach, Alberta presented One Way Trip to Gaia in 2024as a mesmerising A/V show, featuring striking visuals. The visuals and album artwork, created by Timaeus, bring to life her alternative universe, where human and alien biology merge as one.
Alberta will play at Stoor Live at ADE.
DAVE CLARKE
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Born and raised in Brighton, UK, Techno enthusiasts can thank Dave Clarke for championing the genre over the decades, specifically throughout Europe. Now a resident of Amsterdam, the late, great John Peel of BBC named Dave Clarke “The Baron Of Techno.”
Clarke was one of the few DJs who played live on Peel’s award winning show. Clarke’s uncompromising views on the genre have won him resounding applause. Clarke is a passionate photographer, presenter and producer, a creative inside and out.
Clarke’s first international appearance was in Amsterdam at club Richter, the venue closed in 1997. Outgrowing England, Clarke made the move to a thriving Amsterdam in 2008. It was in the Netherlands that Clarke sound grew even more, a collab with Utrecht based Mr.Jones saw remixes of fellow Brit producer and DJ Ben Sims and Boys Noize.
ADE has been a regular fixture in his career – the event ‘Dave Clarke Presents’ has subsequently sold out on 8 occasions. The Baron now plays the biggest festivals on the circuit including the likes of Tomorrowland, FUSE, Awakenings, Pukkelpop and Glastonbury. Whilst these festivals are enormous commercial monsters, Clarke still manages to bring a pulsating underground sound to his shows. Classic albums from the artist include Charcoal Eyes , Devil’s advocate and a special compilation for Fabric 60.
20 years of Dave Clarke Presents at Melkweg this ADE.
