Amsterdam is packed with musical talent; the many clubs continue to prove this every weekend and that is why Amsterdam Dance Event has been around for almost 20 editions to once a year fill the city with a week of electronic music, conferences and a ‘playground’ that offers art exhibits, talkshows and much more. To guarantee the quality of the young talent that arises year after year, MassiveMusic and citizenM organise an ADE edition of their Portfolio Night.

The aim of these Portfolio Nights is to connect young, motived talent with masters of the trade who already earned their stripes in their field. The past couple of years creative agency Blendbureaux organised similar networking events that stay far away from the bitter aftertaste of the word ‘networking’. To celebrate the Amsterdam Dance Event that conquers the city next month, music agency MassiveMusic and hotel chain citizenM present a unique Portfolio Night, dedicated to the impressive amount of musical talent in Amsterdam.

A Portfolio Night is the ideal opportunity for young wolves to get in-field hints and tips from experts that have proven themselves in their domain. Each new talent is invited to show these masters their portfolio in a face-to-face meeting, getting the necessary feedback and advice based on the experts’ own experiences. Because these masters had to pave their own way, they are the perfect match for fresh talent. The Portfolio Night is not just about connecting with masters: the young talent is also encouraged to meet with the other creatives, inciting interesting cross-overs. The ADE edition of the Portfolio Night is centered on the city’s rich musical creativity and invites no less than 25 professionals. The first ten names we can announce are: Leonieke Smit (booker @ LIWYN), Time Heineke (owner SHUFFLER.FM & PAUSE), Renaat Vandepapeliere (founder R&S Records Belgium), DJ Melon (DJ/ producer), Sanne Huijsmans (programmer @ Vice), Boye’t Lam (programmer @ Paradiso & label manager @ Rush Hour), Vanessa Vassallo (owner Vassallo Bookings), Titia Beckum (A&R @ Massive Talent), Jesler Amarins (booker @ Barkers), and Casper Tielrooij (founder Dekmantel Festival). We’re keeping the other names for ourselves for a little while and they will be announced as ADE draws closer, but they sound very promising.

Do you consider yourself a young and creative musical talent and do you have the portfolio to prove it? Register yourself through [email protected] for a coveted spot on the guest list of this free event taking place in citizenM Amsterdam on Thursday 26th of October. The Portfolio Night is not just ‘all work and no play’, because we invite you to stay after the officialities and enjoy a causal drink and chat with the masters and other talents.

Date: Thursday 26th of October
Time: 19h-23h
Location: citizenM hotel, Prinses Irenestraat 30, Amsterdam
Entrance: free, after registering through [email protected]

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