To some it is where the real business of the year happens. To others it is an excuse to put names to faces and escape the tedium of email management for a few days. Wherever you stand on the fence, there is no denying the buzz surrounding the docile canals and cobbled bridges of Amsterdam when Amsterdam Dance Event comes to town. While the days may be reserved for hard graft and steady listening at the various conference sites dotted around the city, the annual event always holds special resonation to the people of the night that travel from across the globe to be there. For fear of newcomers getting lost among the action, this is our first breakdown of just some of the parties you should be vetting some interest in once you are done dodging kamikaze cyclists and ‘subtly’ scoping out peoples’ conference passes. Continue reading →