After receiving an award for Best Innovation at the UK Festival Awards, EXIT has entered into a multi-year collaboration with ticketing platform NFT-TiX for its upcoming festivals and events.
Last July, EXIT, a multiple Best European Festival Award winner, became the first major music event in the world to use blockchain technology to sell NFT tickets for an event of this size, enabling the purchase of tickets on a decentralised ticketing platform. It was this project that won the UK Festival Innovation Award mentioned earlier and it has now been shortlisted for the DISRUPTOR Award at the Ticketing Business Awards, one of the most prestigious global awards in the ticketing business industry. The collaboration with NFT-TiX will include a series of events organised by the EXIT team, with a special offer for the upcoming EXIT Festival, which will take place from the 6th to the 9th of July 2023 at the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad. In addition to NFT tickets, EXIT was the first big festival in the world last year, along with Coachella, to launch its NFT collection.
The partnership between NFT-TiX and EXIT Festival is a leading example of the innovative solutions the ticketing industry needs to meet the demands of today’s event goers. For the upcoming edition of the EXIT festival, in addition to regular NFT tickets, ten never seen before, ultra VIP humanitarian NFT tickets will be available, priced at €10,000. These passes will provide fans with a unique festival experience, including a personal host at the festival, meet and greets with performers, access to the VIP GOLD zones on the festival’s main stage and the Dance Arena, Onstage tickets to the Dance Arena, entry to the Infinite Dance Arena Lounge and the VIP Diamond area at the Dance Arena. In addition to the perks on festival grounds, holders of these tickets will be provided with accommodation at the Leopold Hotel, transfer from the airport, a separate wristband exchange location and festival entrance, and telephone assistance from the EXIT Festival’s VIP protocol service.
NFT-TiX and EXIT Festival have been shortlisted for the DISRUPTOR Award at the Ticketing Business Awards. The partnership between NFT-TiX and EXIT Festival is recognised as a leading example in the industry, and this award rewards innovation and competence in ticketing and event management. The winner will be announced at the Ticketing Business Forum in Manchester on the 19th of April.
NFT-TiX is a revolutionary ticketing platform built on the Ethereum blockchain that utilizes smart contracts to connect ticket sellers and buyers directly, eliminating the need for middlemen. By leveraging blockchain technology, NFT-TiX offers a secure and transparent way to buy and sell tickets for various events, such as music festivals, sports games, conferences and many more. NFT-TiX prioritizes fair prices and exclusive benefits for ticket holders, including long-term solutions against fraud, reselling, and secondary markets. NFT-TiX is a game-changer in the ticketing industry, providing a new level of transparency, convenience, security, and exclusivity for event-goers while empowering event organizers with direct access to their audience.
Tickets like these are undeniably the future of the festival industry and a profound contribution to the expansion of the music NFT community. With an NFT ticket, festival-goers don’t just receive admission to the event, but a one-of-a-kind digital asset making each ticket a unique and immutable digital asset that guarantees entry. These tickets also very often give their holders access to exclusive experiences, including fan clubs made up only of holders of similar NFT tickets.
Exit’s last year was also marked by its entry into the Metaverse and the creation of one of the first NFT collections in the festival world, as well as NFT festival tickets. Well known for being creative and innovative, this venture was fortunate to say the least, as all collections were sold out. Three NFT collections were created in collaboration with world music stars and famous personalities. The SHADES collection was created by one of the most famous artists from the world of electronic music, MACEO PLEX, the WINGS collection was created by model, pilot and human rights activist CHRISTINA CARMELA, while the third was a unique digital art called HEADPHONES.
Love Machine is the ultimate musical escape and one that restores and revives mind, body and soul deep in the sun-bathed and boulder-strewn mountains of Jacumba in California. This cultural getaway mixes up meditation, yoga, workshops and glamping with a soundtrack from world renowned talents including Rødhåd, Rodriguez Jr live, Nic Fanciulli, Themba, Pig & Dan, Doc Martin, Konstantin Sibold, Ian Pooley, Halo Varga, Emanuel Satie and many more. This intimate gathering all goes down from April 28th – 30th 2023 at DeAnza Springs in 500 acres of high desert. Get your passports to paradise now at https://lovemachine.live
The aim of Love Machine is to bring awareness to mental and emotional health through new human connections which are formed on the dance floor. With that in mind, the pillars of Love Machine are community, art, yoga, music and lifestyle awareness as well as cutting edge production. These themes run through three unforgettable days with like minded people, experts and performers from the local area as well as around the world. It’s a place to learn and share, to reinvigorate your senses and enjoy music in a truly unique location.
This year the festival remains in Jacumba but moves to DeAnza Spring, one of the largest newest clothing optional resorts in North America. Guests can splash around the outdoor or indoor pool, explore trails into the hills of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, grassy lawns, areas of shade under ancient trees between typical desert vegetation and stay in a wide array of different RV’s and motel rooms.
The production at Love Machine has to be seen to be believed – towering metallic structures reflecting the natural beauty of the setting and mapped with immersive lighting, stylish stage designs and world class sound systems. There will also be grand art installations, sound baths, lectures, bodywork, meditation and healthy food offerings with a focus on plant-based living and an array of holistic workshops including yoga and mindfulness.
On Friday, renowned Berghain mainstay and techno favourite Rødhåd headlines with a live show from Rodriguez Jr after he impressed so much last year. Deer Jade, Harvard Brass and Tyler Reid also lineup while Saturday features Saved label head and global tech house star Nic Fanciulli, global Afro house pioneer Themba, techno from the iconic Pig & Dan, West Coast sounds from US legend Doc Martin, deep vibes from Emanuel Satie plus Tony Y Not, Joe Pea, Carlo Key, Mala Ika and Tyler Chase. On Sunday, it is Konstantin Sibold’s master of melody Konstantin Sibold who is joined by Berlin’s longtime house innovator Ian Pooley, plus Invoker, Halo Varga and Kitsch.
Love Machine is an idyllic getaway and perfect escape to leave the everyday behind and form new musical and personal connections on a dance floor in the desert.
Pioneering and legendary French festival FAMILY PIKNIK, which was recently voted #57 in DJ Mag’s Top 100 Festivals, today drops an all-star menu for this year’s event on August 5 and 6th with Carl Cox (Hybrid Live), Adam Beyer, Ben Böhmer, ANNA, Margaret Dygas, Josh Wink, Raresh, Patrice Bäumel, Fumiya Tanaka, tINI b2b Anthea & many more…
After a hugely successful debut last year, the festival once again goes down in Frontignan next to the Mediterranean sea, which is easily accessible with direct trains from Montpellier. It is a charming city offering many advantages: 7kms of beaches, water sports, delicious local wine, oysters and great local food and now the most friendly music outdoor festival with the best talents in house, techno, deep and electronic music
Says TOM POOKS – Family Piknik founder, “This venue sticks to our values and initial concept, with a wide open terrain, trees and nature all around. It’s just only 10 minutes away from Montpellier by train and next to the Mediterranean sea. The perfect summer spot!”
EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCES
Since its debut in 2012, Family Piknik Festival has always invited the biggest house and techno talents to deliver exclusive performances and rare extended sets. 2023 won’t be any exception, with than exclusive French appearance from the king Carl Cox himself. Four years after a legendary extended set next to Sven Väth, the British superstar will showcase his new Hybrid Live set exclusively on Family Piknik’s stage on Sunday 6th of August. He will be joined by many of his favourite Live acts, including Christopher Coe, Hannes Bieger and Marc Romboy, most of them now being linked to Cox & Coe’s Awesome Soundwave project.
Sunday’s main stage will entirely focus on LIVE performances, from opening to closing. French duo Popof & Space 92 will also exclusively share their explosive Turbulences show, while Berlin’s new rising talent Joplyn is set to be one of the most promising newcomers of this 2023 edition. After years of back-to-back sessions, Family Piknik’s head honchos Tom Pooks & Joy Kitikonti will also launch their new Live set-up on that day.
On Saturday 5th of August, there will be another highly expected exclusive performance at Family Piknik, with German’s talent Ben Böhmer dropping his Live show in the middle of the afternoon. Anjunadeep’s stalwart will line up next to French newcomers Abstraal and Romain Garcia, before the stage progressively switches from deep melodic to something much more techno, with the likes of Patrice Bäumel, Josh Wink, Nakadia, ANNA and Adam Beyer, the Swedish DJ and producer who has been leading the techno industry for 15 years with his own label Drumcode, will be back to Family Piknik two years after a mesmerising first session next to Reinier Zonneveld.
FAMILY NOMAD STAGE
Family Piknik’s second stage, named Family Nomad Stage, will offer a totally different experience from the main stage. Built under some ethnic tents, with an innovative circular dancefloor, there will be a great proximity between the artists and the audience. Musically, this stage will look like an immersive travel through the waves of minimal, ethnic, micro and mental House music.
Romanian’s talent Raresh, member of the famous RPR Soundsystem and regular partner of Ricardo Villalobos, will be one of the highlights of this special stage on Saturday 5th of August, along with Berlin’s finest digger Margaret Dygas and living legend Fumiya Tanaka. On the following day, Sunday 6th of August, an exclusive back-to-back session with tINI & Anthea is sure to turn the dance floor upside down. Gene on Earth, Man/ipulate, Illi & Nikizi, Mood Gorning & Albanø and several other French support acts will spread the finest underground music through the week-end under this brand new Nomad Stage.
FAMILY CAMP
This is one of the main new additions to Family Piknik’s festival this year, the Family Camp will welcome festival attendees from Friday 4th to Monday 7th of August. This camping area will be settled next to the festival, with all the requested services to enjoy a great camping experience. May you bring your own tent or rent a premium Tipi, you’ll live in a cool village for this special week-end without worrying about your safety or your budget. Easy, cheap and convenient, Family Camp is the ideal solution to enjoy the best festival experience.
With the Mediterranean sea being just a few minutes away (walking, cycling or by bus), campers will be able to enjoy miles of wonderful beaches, while several chill zones will be built inside the camp. As Frontignan’s tourist area is often busy during the summer, making it difficult to find the right accommodation at a decent price, Family Camp is the best solution! What’s more, there are serious rumours about a free Opening Beach Party taking place on Friday 4th of August, which could give you a good reason to stay for three nights in the camp.
The mighty Filth on Acid kicks on with label head Reinier Zonneveld joining forces with Kiki Solvej to release their very first EP together, “Keine Liebe, Kein Rave”! It features two new tracks to blow up your next party.
Kiki Solvej is a German DJ, producer and vocalist with a lifelong connection to music. She has performed on mega stages like Tomorrowland and debuted on this label late last year. Reinier Zonneveld is on a fine run of form having revitalised hard techno and acid over the last couple of years with his faithless label, DJ sets and unique live shows.
Says Kiki:
‘Keine Liebe, Kein Rave’ is about the love you feel, when you are – let’s say it like this (laughs) a ‘real raver’. Without true emotions there is no real rave. And this is always something that Reinier and I have in common so much. Our love for each other, our love for the music, the scene, the rave. This is why we’re here.
Says Reinier:
What we tried to pack into this so special track is what being at a rave is giving us: feeling the extreme, the lightness, the powerful, the hedonism (in a good way), the realness and most of all the connection to other people. Having the connection to each other while touring the world, making music together and sharing our passion and then also being connected to so many other people is what feeds us every day new energy.
‘Keine Liebe, Kein Rave’ kicks off with rock solid drums and a machine beat that will lock in the crowd then blow its mind with mind alterings synths that fizz with real energy. Dark vocal loops add more intensity to this funky banger. Royal then brings the laser lit rave sounds with flashes of acid and bright synths over quick techno beats.
This is another triumph from this label.
Artist(s): Reinier Zonneveld, Kiki Solvej
Title: Keine Liebe, Kein Rave
Record Label: Filth On Acid
Cat.Number: FOA128
Release Date: 17th March 2023 [Beatport + Streaming (2 weeks)]
There are so many things to love about Common Ground Presents: We Belong Here in Miami.
One of them is the circular stage known as the first ever 360 experience. It is a unique way to be fully immersed in music as you dance at the centre of the action with sound all around.
Another is the setting, right on the Atlantic with mesmeric views, sweeping beaches and acres of historic Virginia Key Beach Park to explore.
The third is the line up with names like Themba, Kaskade Redux, Lane 8, Korolova, James Hyp, Gioli & Assia, Calussa b2b Malone and many more.
These pictures convey some of the magic of the escape and we can’t recommend it enough.
Genre-bending duo Bedouin build on the success of first single “Voices In My Head” with news of “Alien”, a second single from their debut album which arrives ahead of the opening party for their Saga Residency at Pacha Ibiza on May 24th.
The acclaimed duo’s weekly Ibiza residency and event concept, Saga, quickly cemented itself as one of the island’s most sought-after weekly parties soon after it launched. It earned the 2019 award for “Best Night In Ibiza” by the DJ awards and then made a huge move to Pacha last summer. It was a huge success and became the most talked about on the island with world class guests and the signature production making event even a mesmeric and immersive experience with guests like Black Coffee, Luciano, Danny Tenaglia, Layla Benitez, Bob Moses and tens more.
The magical Middle Eastern-inspired sounds come infused with incense, soft and warm lighting and an enticingly beautiful, dramatically fresh and infectiously blended soundtrack each and every Wednesday. The first party of the new season is on May 24th with further Saga exclusives to take place in both New York City on April 22nd at Brooklyn Mirage and London on April 1st at Koko with live performers, art and exclusive performances.
The just-released “Aliens” is a celestial club cut that blends surreal lyrical imagery into a hypnotic mixture of pulsating percussive kicks and spacey synths. As intricate and intentional as it is catchy, the single is a prime teaser of what to expect from Temple of Dreams via Bedouin’s own label Human By Default. “Aliens” comes alongside a surreal music video directed by Christian Lamb (John Mayer, OneRepublic) that tracks the movements of a masked figure from childhood to adulthood. As the protagonist blankly spectates on a world with arguing parents and packed clubs, the visuals — at times tragic and other times blissful — are as mystifying as the music. In collaboration with Lamb, the duo of Bedouin add another fascinating dimension to their work.
Between Bedouin’s Tamer Malki and Rami Abousabe, the gestation of their new track began when Rami wrote a personal poem and Tamer built lead elements around those words, effortlessly evolving into traditional lyrics and electronic catharsis. The musicians, singer-songwriters, and producers in Bedouin have spent the better part of a decade fine-tuning their sound, which draws as much from their Middle Eastern heritage as it does their world travels as DJs playing iconic venues across the globe. Malki explains the forthcoming Temple of Dreams looks to “experiment and push the boundaries.” It differs from their previous work, as the album is intended to be a deep listening experience for the fans, rather than a slew of club cuts.
2023 is set to belong to Bedouin as the ever creative pair continue to reach new heights with each new original tune and spellbinding Saga party.
Highly accomplished artists Adam Port & Monolink join forces for a spine-tingling link up.
Underpinned by a hypnotic main riff, this cut utilises the power of Monolink’s haunting vocals. Alongside a rousing instrumental, this track’s components make for an emotionally-charged journey…
Artist(s): Adam Port & Monolink Title: Point Of No Return Record Label: Afterlife Cat.Number: AL077 Release Date: 15th March 2023
tonhalleLATE is the ever-popular and usually sold-out concert and party series of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich. In the first part of the evening, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich will perform “An Alpine Symphony” by Richard Strauss under the baton of our Music Director Paavo Järvi.
An Alpine tour in the evening? No problem, that’s exactly what Strauss’ “Alpine Symphony” is for. Strauss himself was a passionate mountaineer, and he composed everything here that he experienced in nature: the sunrise and a waterfall, the happiness on the summit, and the thunderstorm on the descent. The only thing missing is relaxation after the exertions. The musicians of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich and the Croatian techno-producer Petar Dundov are responsible for this in the second part of the evening – with the legendary fusion of classical and electronic music.
Los Angeles’s pioneering underground party Framework in the Desert is returning to the epic active airport hangar Atlantic Aviation in Thermal, California. From April 14 – 16 2023, the likes of Jamie Jones, Pawsa, Adam Beyer b2b Maceo Plex, Gordo b2b Colyn, Camelphat b2b Carlita, Chris Lake b2b Fisher, DJ Tennis b2b Chloé Caillet and more will all play and individual or three day passes are available now from $55 at https://arep.co/p/framework-in-the-desert.
Over the last decade, Framework has established itself as the most cutting edge, diverse and carefully curated underground event producers coming out of Los Angeles. In all it has welcomed more than 200 of the world’s most influential artists with over 1.5 million dancers having the night of their lives at some 35 different international venues across the world. Framework has garnered immense industry respect and has in turn become one of the leading consultants, talent buyers, and marketing partners for brands looking to offer the most authentic and novel underground experiences in new and emerging regions.
Amongst many other standout events Framework has hosted the Yuma Stage at Coachella since 2013, brought the first ever live electronic music show to The Torch at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, introduced the Art of the Wild music and arts festival to Wynn Resorts in Las Vegas, hosted full sale events with world-class production at Pershing Square in downtown LA, put on a boutique live show at LA’s historic train station Union Station with WhoMadeWho, did a series of stylish and intimate events at Schragers West Hollywood edition with on point artists like SG Lewis, Amtrac, TEED, Hot Chip and Channel Tres who ended up going b2b with Ty Dolla $ign and has worked with the likes of Goldenvoice, Coachella, Red Bull, Soundcloud, Youth to the People, Dice and many more.
Atlantic Aviation is an unreal setting that made for a spectacular debut event last year with the likes of a Purple Disco Machine, Peggy Gou, Dixon and a first ever Black Coffee b2b The Martinez Brothers set. Around 10000 people attended across their three day hanger takeover last year, which featured world class lighting and sound systems making it a high level experience that broke company and market records. The hangar is just 40 minutes from Palm Springs and 12 minutes from Coachella Festival Grounds and is transformed with Framework’s signature production. This high level attention to detail explains why Framework has such a devoted following and includes collaborations with award winning designers, huge investment in state of the art lighting and world beating sound design.
Says Founder Kobi Danan, “Our commitment to innovation and delivering unforgettable music experiences remains steadfast and drives us to continue pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the world of underground music events. After an unprecedented debut at Atlantic Aviation last year (previously known as Ross Aviation), Framework and our partners are truly looking forward to making our return to Coachella Valley for a second year. With the stunning backdrop of a live airport hangar soundtracked by the cross-genre diversity of this year’s lineup, our sights are set on what will be another extraordinary weekend.”
This mouthwatering three day series sees Framework once again reach new heights starting on Friday with Jamie Jones, Mochakk, Pawsa and Special Guest: Channel Tres. On Saturday it’s Adam Beyer b2b Maceo Plex, Gordo b2b Colyn, Camelphat b2b Carlita and Keyspan b2b Minus the Light, then finally on Sunday Framework Presents: Under Construction with Chris Lake b2b Fisher, DJ Tennis b2b Chloé Caillet and Airrica.
This is another landmark series for Framework who continue to bring all new and immersive underground experiences to discerning dancers around the world.
