ADE Pro announces major new wave of artists and global music companies, with Marcel Dettmann, Tinie Tempah, Nastia & Thys, SoundCloud, Believe and more
at Pro's 30 YEARS ADE
Luciano in conversation with Marcel Dettmann
Two artists with decades of electronic music history between them meet at ADE Pro: Marcel Dettmann joins previously announced Luciano in conversation. Closely connected to Berlin, Hard Wax and Berghain, Dettmann has spent more than three decades moving across techno, house, electro, industrial and beyond. Together, Dettmann and Luciano bring decades of electronic music history to the stage for 30 YEARS ADE.
Kikelomo: From local communities to global connections
British-Nigerian DJ, presenter, curator and Oroko Radio co-founder Kikelomo joins ADE Pro, bringing a perspective shaped by music communities across continents. From her work connecting African, Caribbean and diasporic sounds behind the decks to building programs for marginalized communities in Berlin and co-founding community radio station Oroko Radio in Accra, community has long been central to her work.
At ADE Pro, Kikelomo joins Jägermeister's 'Micro Communities: Connected Locally, Impacting Globally' to explore how locally rooted scenes and communities can create connections and impact far beyond their immediate surroundings.
Lady Starlight joins Jean-Michel Jarre for 'Music & Machines'
Lady Starlight joins previously announced Jean-Michel Jarre for 'Music & Machines: A conversation between artists from different generations'. Known for raw, hardware-based live performances that bring together techno, rock and performance art, her career has been driven by an ongoing fascination with pushing instruments and musical forms into unexpected territory. At ADE Pro, she brings that perspective to a conversation on the evolving relationship between artists and technology. Drawing on Jarre's soon-to-be-released book 'Machines', the panel explores how electronic instruments and production tools shape sound, creation and authorship, and how artists continue to redefine the machines they work with.
at Pro's 30 YEARS ADE
Luciano in conversation with Marcel Dettmann
Two artists with decades of electronic music history between them meet at ADE Pro: Marcel Dettmann joins previously announced Luciano in conversation. Closely connected to Berlin, Hard Wax and Berghain, Dettmann has spent more than three decades moving across techno, house, electro, industrial and beyond. Together, Dettmann and Luciano bring decades of electronic music history to the stage for 30 YEARS ADE.
Kikelomo: From local communities to global connections
British-Nigerian DJ, presenter, curator and Oroko Radio co-founder Kikelomo joins ADE Pro, bringing a perspective shaped by music communities across continents. From her work connecting African, Caribbean and diasporic sounds behind the decks to building programs for marginalized communities in Berlin and co-founding community radio station Oroko Radio in Accra, community has long been central to her work.
At ADE Pro, Kikelomo joins Jägermeister's 'Micro Communities: Connected Locally, Impacting Globally' to explore how locally rooted scenes and communities can create connections and impact far beyond their immediate surroundings.
Lady Starlight joins Jean-Michel Jarre for 'Music & Machines'
Lady Starlight joins previously announced Jean-Michel Jarre for 'Music & Machines: A conversation between artists from different generations'. Known for raw, hardware-based live performances that bring together techno, rock and performance art, her career has been driven by an ongoing fascination with pushing instruments and musical forms into unexpected territory. At ADE Pro, she brings that perspective to a conversation on the evolving relationship between artists and technology. Drawing on Jarre's soon-to-be-released book 'Machines', the panel explores how electronic instruments and production tools shape sound, creation and authorship, and how artists continue to redefine the machines they work with.
BT: Artists, AI and the technology behind music
Grammy-nominated producer, composer, and technologist BT (Brian Transeau) brings over 25 years of pioneering work at the intersection of electronic music and technology to ADE Pro. A long-time innovator in music software and production, BT joins 'Artists on AI: A No-BS Roundtable', 'Sonic DNA', and the jury for Demolition XXIX, bringing a seasoned artist’s perspective to the rapidly evolving landscape of AI and music tech.
Tinie Tempah on investment and the changing live industry
British rapper and entrepreneur Tinie Tempah joins 'Music Industry As Investor' and 'The State of the Live Industry: One Year On'. The latter tackles some of the pressures reshaping live music today, from dynamic ticket pricing and rising touring costs to algorithm-led booking and access, alongside Tamás Kádár, Michael Discenza, Rebecca Kane Burton and Matt Smith.
Nastia meets Thys (Noisia): Underground Forever
Techno and drum & bass might seem like unlikely bedfellows, but dig a little deeper and the connection runs strong. Nastia meets Thys, aka Thijs de Vlieger of Noisia, for 'Underground Forever', bringing two artists rooted in different corners of electronic music together. From the grit and experimentation shared by both genres to the sounds and ideas that move between their scenes, the conversation explores what keeps underground music evolving without losing its edge.
Sofia Kourtesis: Insights into the South American market
Peruvian-Greek producer, singer, songwriter and DJ Sofia Kourtesis joins ADE Pro's panel 'Si Se Puede: Insights into the South American Market'. With a career spanning Lima, New York and Hamburg, she brings an artist's perspective to a wider conversation about the South American music landscape.
BT: Artists, AI and the technology behind music
Grammy-nominated producer, composer, and technologist BT (Brian Transeau) brings over 25 years of pioneering work at the intersection of electronic music and technology to ADE Pro. A long-time innovator in music software and production, BT joins 'Artists on AI: A No-BS Roundtable', 'Sonic DNA', and the jury for Demolition XXIX, bringing a seasoned artist’s perspective to the rapidly evolving landscape of AI and music tech.
Tinie Tempah on investment and the changing live industry
British rapper and entrepreneur Tinie Tempah joins 'Music Industry As Investor' and 'The State of the Live Industry: One Year On'. The latter tackles some of the pressures reshaping live music today, from dynamic ticket pricing and rising touring costs to algorithm-led booking and access, alongside Tamás Kádár, Michael Discenza, Rebecca Kane Burton and Matt Smith.
Nastia meets Thys (Noisia): Underground Forever
Techno and drum & bass might seem like unlikely bedfellows, but dig a little deeper and the connection runs strong. Nastia meets Thys, aka Thijs de Vlieger of Noisia, for 'Underground Forever', bringing two artists rooted in different corners of electronic music together. From the grit and experimentation shared by both genres to the sounds and ideas that move between their scenes, the conversation explores what keeps underground music evolving without losing its edge.
Sofia Kourtesis: Insights into the South American market
Peruvian-Greek producer, singer, songwriter and DJ Sofia Kourtesis joins ADE Pro's panel 'Si Se Puede: Insights into the South American Market'. With a career spanning Lima, New York and Hamburg, she brings an artist's perspective to a wider conversation about the South American music landscape.
Leading global music companies join ADE Pro
Essential Insider Knowledge – SoundCloud: Breaking independent talent with Silva Bumpa
What does it take for an independent artist to break through today? At ADE Pro, SoundCloud will unpack the strategy behind artist discovery through a live case study featuring genre-shaping global dance artist Silva Bumpa, SoundCloud’s Global Head of Music, Maurice Slade, and VP of Editorial & Music Marketing, Mike Spinella.
With more than 500 million tracks from over 40 million artists across 193 countries, SoundCloud has a unique view into how emerging talent moves from first upload to wider recognition. Using Bumpa’s rapid rise as the lens, the conversation will explore the key decisions, tools and moments that helped build his momentum, from early discovery and community growth to global audience, and what his trajectory reveals about how independent artists break today and how SoundCloud helps surface what’s next in music.
Jeff Chang joins Models and Agents: The Future of Music Production in the AI Era
Google DeepMind's Jeff Chang joins ADE Pro for two conversations exploring the role of AI in music creation. As Product Management Lead for DeepMind's generative AI music efforts, Chang focuses on artist collaborations and the success of the wider music ecosystem, following more than 14 years working on products including Gmail, Chrome, Android, Google Search and YouTube.
Chang leads 'Models and Agents: The Future of Music Production in the AI Era', exploring how emerging models and agents could shape the way music is made. A musician and electronic music producer himself, he also joins Jean-Michel Jarre for a panel on the positive use of AI in music creation, bringing his perspective from both music and technology.
Warner Music: The Future Shape of the Music Industry
Warner Music joins ADE Pro for an Essential Insider Knowledge session featuring Lisa Yang, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Strategy, and Niels Walboomers, President of Warner Music Central Europe, Spinnin’ Records and Warner Chappell Music Benelux. Together, they bring perspectives from across global strategy, recorded music, publishing and electronic music to the ADE Pro stage.
Troy Carter: The industry we want to build
Many industry conversations converge around the central question if the streaming model is structurally working against artists, what do we build instead? Legendary artist manager and industry veteran Troy Carter is one of the very few who can answer from inside every layer of that system: he helped build the streaming era at Spotify, managed global artists including Lady Gaga, John Legend and Priyanka Chopra, and is putting his own capital behind artist ownership.
He is now building an artist development platform at Venice Music together with co-founder Suzy Ryoo, where they empower independent artists to plan releases and run marketing without guesswork by pairing real human expertise with agentic systems. Their latest venture is CoManager: a software enabled music career manager that helps artists 24/7 on long term strategy, daily tasks and execution.
Believe: Building for a digital music industry
Few parts of the music business have changed as fundamentally as the way music is distributed and artists build their careers. Believe Founder and CEO Denis Ladegaillerie joins ADE Pro with more than 25 years of experience across digital music and entrepreneurship.Since founding Believe in 2005, Ladegaillerie has helped build the company through the digital transformation of music, with a particular focus on artist development and the growth of local music around the world. At ADE Pro, he brings his perspective as a founder and one of the voices who has witnessed and helped shape that transformation for an exclusive discussion alongside the Group’s GlobalHead of Music & President for Europe Romain Vivien.
Leading global music companies join ADE Pro
Essential Insider Knowledge – SoundCloud: Breaking independent talent with Silva Bumpa
What does it take for an independent artist to break through today? At ADE Pro, SoundCloud will unpack the strategy behind artist discovery through a live case study featuring genre-shaping global dance artist Silva Bumpa, SoundCloud’s Global Head of Music, Maurice Slade, and VP of Editorial & Music Marketing, Mike Spinella.
With more than 500 million tracks from over 40 million artists across 193 countries, SoundCloud has a unique view into how emerging talent moves from first upload to wider recognition. Using Bumpa’s rapid rise as the lens, the conversation will explore the key decisions, tools and moments that helped build his momentum, from early discovery and community growth to global audience, and what his trajectory reveals about how independent artists break today and how SoundCloud helps surface what’s next in music.
Jeff Chang joins Models and Agents: The Future of Music Production in the AI Era
Google DeepMind's Jeff Chang joins ADE Pro for two conversations exploring the role of AI in music creation. As Product Management Lead for DeepMind's generative AI music efforts, Chang focuses on artist collaborations and the success of the wider music ecosystem, following more than 14 years working on products including Gmail, Chrome, Android, Google Search and YouTube.
Chang leads 'Models and Agents: The Future of Music Production in the AI Era', exploring how emerging models and agents could shape the way music is made. A musician and electronic music producer himself, he also joins Jean-Michel Jarre for a panel on the positive use of AI in music creation, bringing his perspective from both music and technology.
Warner Music: The Future Shape of the Music Industry
Warner Music joins ADE Pro for an Essential Insider Knowledge session featuring Lisa Yang, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Strategy, and Niels Walboomers, President of Warner Music Central Europe, Spinnin’ Records and Warner Chappell Music Benelux. Together, they bring perspectives from across global strategy, recorded music, publishing and electronic music to the ADE Pro stage.
Troy Carter: The industry we want to build
Many industry conversations converge around the central question if the streaming model is structurally working against artists, what do we build instead? Legendary artist manager and industry veteran Troy Carter is one of the very few who can answer from inside every layer of that system: he helped build the streaming era at Spotify, managed global artists including Lady Gaga, John Legend and Priyanka Chopra, and is putting his own capital behind artist ownership.
He is now building an artist development platform at Venice Music together with co-founder Suzy Ryoo, where they empower independent artists to plan releases and run marketing without guesswork by pairing real human expertise with agentic systems. Their latest venture is CoManager: a software enabled music career manager that helps artists 24/7 on long term strategy, daily tasks and execution.
Believe: Building for a digital music industry
Few parts of the music business have changed as fundamentally as the way music is distributed and artists build their careers. Believe Founder and CEO Denis Ladegaillerie joins ADE Pro with more than 25 years of experience across digital music and entrepreneurship.Since founding Believe in 2005, Ladegaillerie has helped build the company through the digital transformation of music, with a particular focus on artist development and the growth of local music around the world. At ADE Pro, he brings his perspective as a founder and one of the voices who has witnessed and helped shape that transformation for an exclusive discussion alongside the Group’s GlobalHead of Music & President for Europe Romain Vivien.