In the summer of 2016, I unexpectedly ended up at Tomorrowland after missing out out on the general sale. Here’s how I managed to get the coveted Tomorrowland tickets. [Updated October 2018, after my second trip to Tomorrowland!] Going to Tomorrowland in Belgium is on every raver’s bucket list. In the beginning of each year, […]
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Mysteryland (NL) 2016 Review
Festival rating: 8/10. Mysteryland was my favorite festival in 2016. Yes, I loved it more than Tomorrowland 2016! Mysteryland is one of those classic, historic dance music festivals that you got to visit at least once if you’re serious about the festival scene. It’s billed as the oldest dance music festival in the Netherlands, since 1993. […]
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Tomorrowland Festival Review 2016
My Rating of the Festival: 7/10. Tomorrowland’s scale cannot be beat – 15 stages and 180,000 people from over 75 countries. However, two general impressions that detracted from my experience – 1) Too big! Takes forever to walk anywhere, even if you are staying in the Dreamville camping area (20 min minimum to walk into the festival). […]
Dance Music Tourism Statistics
I took a total of 7 trips to new cities in 2015 and the main reason I went on all those trips was because there were EDM events I wanted to go to in those cities – London, Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Ibiza, and Eindhoven. Some of those cities I probably would have never cared to visit […]
Review of Green Valley – DJ Mag #1 Club in the World
My rating of the Club: 7/10. Big, festival-style club in Balneario Camboriu, Brazil, championing mostly mainstream house music. Voted #1 club in the world by DJ mag, and while it’s undoubtedly beautiful I feel that it lacks character.
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Airbeat One Festival Review: Great Lineup & Best Campground Ever
Rating: 7/10. Cool countryside festival with 4 diverse stages and genres. Music was curated really well with unbelievable lineup. Real German festival with cool crowd and nice communal feeling. The camping area is a sight to behold. Very hard to get to as a foreigner and consequently there were very few.
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Why Vegas Pool Parties Are The Best Parties I’ve Ever Been To
I had the fortune of going to Las Vegas over EDC weekend, and never imagined that I would have so much fun! I only went to EDC for one night but that was not the highlight of my trip – they were the pool parties. Granted, my pool party experiences were pretty limited – I […]
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Guide to Barcelona Clubbing & Best Clubs for Techno and EDM
In terms of electronic dance music clubbing, Barcelona is good for techno, commercial house, and alternative dance music. Here’s a rundown of the top nightclubs in the ciyt. As an ultra touristic city, there’s no such thing as an off-night in the Barcelona clubbing world. Many of the clubs are open every single night. And […]
A weekend of dance music in Tokyo and a review of ageHa club
My rating for ageHa club: 6.5/10. The venue was huge, especially the outdoor one (unfortunately it was raining, but usually you can see the sunrise). There were so many spaces to explore and time flew by in there. However, it is just way too far from the city center!!! So hard and stressful to get to […]
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UMF Ultra Music Festival Europe 2014 falls short
My rating for the festival: 3 out of 10 Ultra Music Festival (UMF) is one of the two most important festivals for electronic music lovers in North America. Held annual in March in Miami, it marks the arrival of “festival season” in addition to hosting industry-wide events throughout the city for a week. I was lucky […]