Arts & Culture

PIXELYNX, an interactive music platform co-founded by deadmau5 & Richie Hawtin; and majority-owned by Animoca Brands, officially launched its BeatKOR AI music collection in partnership with Beatport, the global leader in music for DJs, producers, and their fans. As part of PIXELYNX’s music platform called KORUS, BeatKOR will enable participating creators and fans to remix... Read more »

Beatport, the global leader in electronic music for DJs, producers, and their fans, is joining forces with Polkadot, the next-generation blockchain network powering the movement for a better web, to launch Beatport.io, a digital collectible marketplace bringing electronic music culture to Web3. Developed and designed in partnership with Define Creative, Beatport.io will launch on Aventus,... Read more »

Iranian artists AIDA and Nesa Azadikhah have announced a not-for-profit compilation ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ to draw attention to the plight of women in their home country, with female Iranian artists recording 12 original tracks for its release. Throughout Iranian history, women have been at the forefront of music and performing arts. However for the past... Read more »

This is a moment that we look forward to each year. The Annual is now a deeply-ingrained When We Dip tradition that gives us a moment to look back on the year past and an opportunity to gaze to the future with insights from an array of leading artists, managers, agents, promoters and other leading... Read more »

After last year’s successful debut, ADE Arts & Culture returns with a series of artistic crossover projects for five days and nights during Amsterdam Dance Event 2022. Among the first confirmed highlights are Tamara Shogaolu’s transformation of the Westerkerk church, a journey through light and sound by Nick Verstand, plus artist-residencies in NXT Museum and... Read more »

CryptoDJs – the brand new NFT concept offering unique digital collectable cards of some of the world’s most respected electronic music artists – launched last February 9th, on the Polygon blockchain. Created by a small group of DJs, music lovers and experts from across the music industry, CryptoDJs offers new ways for fans to engage... Read more »

2021 was another challenging year. Across the music industry, artists, managers, agents, promoters and more faced the biggest challenge in a lifetime. The global pandemic fuelled emotion, drove innovation and, all in all, left us with a very different picture at the end of the year. Like many, we’re excited to close the book on... Read more »

‘Meta’ is a new experiment from John Monkman, it sees him paving the way for a new kind of release format that embraces the world of the NFT. There will be two versions of ‘Meta’ released; The original – Extended Mix, that is limited to 50 copies and available to download and stream exclusively as... Read more »

2020 was a year that no one could have expected. Across the music industry, artists, managers, agents, promoters and more faced the biggest challenge in a lifetime. The global pandemic fuelled emotion, drove innovation and, all in all, left us with a very different picture at the end of the year. Like many, we’re excited... Read more »

Hard to believe 2019 has come and gone! With 2020 fast underway, the When We Dip crew are very excited to bring to you the latest edition of The Annual. As with tradition, we look back on the previous 12 months and forward to the future with friends from both the artist and industry communities.... Read more »