Hip Hop 50: Grandmaster Flash - Birth of a Culture
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Hip Hop 50: Grandmaster Flash - Birth of a Culture
Grandmaster Flash
We celebrate 50 years of Hip Hop at ADE Beats with founding father and turntable legend Grandmaster Flash, one of the culture’s most influential and ground-breaking pioneers. He will host a unique and interactive master class and an exclusive keynote Q&A on the evolution of Hip Hop and DJ culture at this year’s Amsterdam Dance Event. Grandmaster Flash is one of the original founders of Hip Hop who became world famous for his revolutionary and disruptive way of looking at the DJ and his equipment. He has influenced generations of DJ’s and Hip Hop and electronic music artists with his pivotal role in the development of using record players and vinyl to create new music, perfected the technique of splicing and mixing breaks with two turntables, scratching and so much more, laid the foundation for turntablism and helped turn DJ’s into fully fledged live acts. For their enormous impact on modern music, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by JAY Z in 2007, as the first Hip Hop group ever. This year, as his culture turns 50, Hip Hop legend Grandmaster Flash joins ADE to present an explosive journey through the evolution of Hip Hop and DJ culture.
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+ Year round access to ADE Pro's networking platform & database
+ Join dedicated networking events and sessions
+ Access to all official ADE Business Hubs
+ Access to the complete festival program (limited capacity at venues)
+ Access to the Arts & Culture program (limited capacity at venues)
+ Receive the official ADE 2023 backpack
Separate tickets for ADE Lab, ADE BMIM, and ADE Green are also available on our ticket page.
ADE PRO
Join us at the Felix Meritis for the full ADE Pro programme. The conference is set to be extended by an additional day, taking place from ADE Wednesday to Saturday. Just down the road the prestigious Andaz Amsterdam by Hyatt Hotels is transformed to a buzzing network & business hub from Wednesday to Friday.
ADE LAB
ADE Lab returns with a four-day programme from ADE Wednesday to Saturday at the Brakke grond and many more venues around the Amsterdam Nes area.
A couple weeks prior to ADE we will complete the ADE Conference program.
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Tickets for the specialist sessions and ADE Lab can be found on the ticket page.
Our conferences are accessible for all ages in general. Do note that when alcoholic beverages are served, access can be denied.
The program for this year is complete. The application form for ADE 2024 will be available online soon.
ADE has a couple of preferred hotel partners:
Meet Me At The Hotel
IJDOK 6, 1013 MM Amsterdam, Netherlands
Andaz
Prinsengracht 587, 1016 HT Amsterdam, Netherlands
Information about the pick-up points will be announced soon.
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