Arts & Culture

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 »

On November 5th Aulart Music Masterclass, an educational online platform specializing in electronic music, announced the release of a Henry Saiz masterclass entitled “Music production: from studio to stage”. In this more than 5 hour long masterclass the renowned DJ and producer Henry Saiz shares his production and mixing secrets with Aulart users. In this... Read more »

People like Arkin Ilicali, popularly known as Mercan Dede, are responsible for driving much of the musical evolution that has come to define contemporary music. He was one of the first musicians and producers to merge traditional instruments and sounds with modern new age technologies. He’s been a trail blazer for a generation of musicians,... Read more »