Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s largest festival and business gathering for electronic music, has just completed its ADE Pro Conference program. The final speakers include KI/KI, Chris Stussy, DJ Bone, Daft Punk Creative Director Cédric Hervet on the new Daft Punk Experience, TikTok phenomenon DJ AG, alongside Insider Knowledge sessions with platforms Spotify, YouTube featuring TxC, and Epic Games, plus a host of music industry powerhouses. These come alongside Armin van Buuren, Hannah Laing & Joris Voorn together on stage, Voices From The Lake, ANNA, Grammy-winning producer Focus… (Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé), and others.
With the program now complete, highlights for ADE Pro 2025 include:
- World class artists: Skepta & Más Tiempo, KI/KI, ANOTR, Scuba, DBN Gogo, Eris Drew & Modeselektor, Luke Slater & Chris Liebing, Nicole Moudaber, Vintage Culture
- The biggest platforms & tech: Google DeepMind, YouTube, Spotify, SoundCloud, Twitch, Bandcamp, Beatport, Netflix, Epic Games, COLORS
Top music industry brands: Sony Music, Warner Records, STMPD RCRDS, MOJO, Tomorrowland Brazil, Armada Music, Helix Records, Kompakt, WME, UTA, CAA, Defected, Warp Records, LVRN, !K7 Records, UnitedMasters, No Art.
Epic Games | Press Play! The Daft Punk Experience in Fortnite
Hear from the teams at Daft Punk and Epic Games on how they brought the new Daft Punk Experience to life inside Fortnite. With Cédric Hervet, visionary Creative Director of Daft Punk and responsible for the visual universe around their music, alongside Epic Games’ Brett Marks (Music Partnerships Director) and Alex Rigopulos (Senior Director, Game Development – Music).
How to Break Through, Build a Fanbase and Evolve as an Artist
Artists Chris Stussy, KETTAMA & Enzo Sarigusa dive into the evolution of DJing – from underground beginnings to global stages. TikTok phenomenon DJ AG breaks down the playbook behind his 2M followers, how to use the algorithms to build a fanbase. Meanwhile, Helix Founder Patrick Moxey answers the question: “100k releases a day, how do you cut through the noise?”
Insider Knowledge sessions with Spotify, YouTube and SoundCloud
Get inside music’s biggest digital platforms at ADE Pro. In Spotify’s Insider Knowledge on the Rise of Afro House, Spotify Africa RADAR artist Thakzin joins Spotify Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa, Phiona Okumu. Rising Amapiano duo TxC join YouTube’s Head of Black Music & Culture, Sheniece Charway, to share inside strategies to unlock success on YouTube. SoundCloud goes Beyond the Beat: AI, Law and the Future of Music Careers with Ama Walton (EVP & General Counsel) and Jack Bridges (Electronic Music Lead) to chart how AI is reshaping the music industry.
ADE Green: Music, Money, & Moral Lines – with Dan Lambert (Manager Kneecap), Ellen Evers (DGTL / ID&T), Henk Willem Smits (Follow the Money), Ruth Daniel (In Place of War). When festivals become entangled in global controversies, silence is not an option. Explore the growing pressure on our industry to take a stand on ethics, investment ties, and geopolitical injustices.
These additions join the now complete ADE Pro program with over 200 in-depth sessions on music industry intelligence, strategies, innovations and more. The full program is accessible with the ADE Pro Pass, available here
