What do connectors gain with an ADE Pro Pass?
ADE Pro is where you meet the right people and build real connections. Its program is curated for the connectors of the scene. Whether you shake hands after a panel talk or spark ideas on a dance floor or our networking sessions, ADE Pro is where your network grows.
The ADE Pro Pass is your gateway to the industry’s inner circle. But how do you turn access into real opportunity? From targeted meetups to the tools that keep you connected, here’s how to make it work for you.
Here's everything you need to know if you want to connect with like-minded people
ADE Pro Database opens soon
Some connections begin long before ADE starts. The ADE Pro Database is a resource to explore and prepare: with thousands of profiles across the industry, from artists and agents to curators, collectives, and companies. It allows you to reach out, set up meetings, and follow up after the week wraps up. A practical tool, shaped by the way the industry works.
Tailor-made ADE Pro Matchmaking, online and during the ADE Week
With your ADE Pro account, you can use our the Matchmaking Tool we introduced last year and upgraded vastly this year to connect with people you might not have crossed paths with otherwise. The tool opens online before ADE, and helps you find the right people in person during the week.
The Networking & Business Hubs return, reimagined and improved for ADE Pro 2025
Your bases for meeting the right people. Pop in between keynotes, recharge, or sit down for real conversations. Would you like to create your own ADE meetup moment? We’re offering B2B hosting opportunities at venues like Andaz Hotel, Pulitzer Hotel, and Felix Meritis. Perfect for networking events, roundtable conversations, or innovation showcases.
Have something in mind?
Apply here to host your own ADE moment
Curated meetups, built for your goals
Whether you're a performer, or work in bookings, brand partnerships, artist management, sync, or anything else, our curated sessions connect you with peers and potential partners. Over the years, we’ve seen where the most valuable conversations happen: not always in the spotlight, but in the in-between. Between keynotes and shows, between familiar names and new ones. That’s why we’ve created space to support that side of the week, whether you're reconnecting with longtime peers or starting fresh with someone you’ve only met online via the ADE Pro Matchmaking tool. Our sessions take place at all ADE Business Hubs.
The global music industry, in one place
ADE Pro is where the global industry comes together. As the network grows, we’ve seen a rising interest in regional connection. Artists, professionals, and collectives are looking to meet others from their part of the world while in Amsterdam.
That’s why we've announced that this year’s Pro Meetup Sessions include a new focus on key emerging regions such as Brazil, the MENA region, and Sub-Saharan Africa. These sessions offer space for exchange, sharing local context, cultural insight, and new opportunities for collaboration.
Another great example is of global connection is Australia House, the initiative that's back at ADE this October. Australia House will be taking over Box Sociaal Jordaan on ADE Wednesday and Thursday. Join them for two days of curated networking, discovery and celebration, connecting directly with some of Australia’s most compelling electronic artists and forward-thinking industry leaders, with coffee by day and cocktails by night.
More global initiatives at ADE Pro will follow soon.
The global music industry, in one place
ADE Pro is where the global industry comes together. As the network grows, we’ve seen a rising interest in regional connection. Artists, professionals, and collectives are looking to meet others from their part of the world while in Amsterdam.
That’s why we've announced that this year’s Pro Meetup Sessions include a new focus on key emerging regions such as Brazil, the MENA region, and Sub-Saharan Africa. These sessions offer space for exchange, sharing local context, cultural insight, and new opportunities for collaboration.
Another great example is of global connection is Australia House, the initiative that's back at ADE this October. Australia House will be taking over Box Sociaal Jordaan on ADE Wednesday and Thursday. Join them for two days of curated networking, discovery and celebration, connecting directly with some of Australia’s most compelling electronic artists and forward-thinking industry leaders, with coffee by day and cocktails by night.
More global initiatives at ADE Pro will follow soon.
ADE Pro Pass
What you can get out of your ADE Pro Pass:
‣ Full access to all ADE Pro programming, including all masterclasses, 'Meet the...', and 'Essential Knowledge' series
‣ Industry mixers, meetups, and private events
‣ ADE Pro networking platform & database
‣ Entry to ADE Festival events (first come, first served)
‣ ADE Pro, ADE Lab, and sub-conferences video database with ready-to-access knowledge on demand
What you can get out of your ADE Pro Pass:
‣ Full access to all ADE Pro programming, including all masterclasses, 'Meet the...', and 'Essential Knowledge' series
‣ Industry mixers, meetups, and private events
‣ ADE Pro networking platform & database
‣ Entry to ADE Festival events (first come, first served)
‣ ADE Pro, ADE Lab, and sub-conferences video database with ready-to-access knowledge on demand
All the ways to make new connections and do business at ADE
Whether you’re planning a meeting with fellow delegates, looking for a comfortable spot to work or simply want to hang out between conference events, your ADE Pro Pass grants access to all of ADE’s official Business Hubs.
With over 9.000 music professionals from around the globe gathering in Amsterdam, you’re almost guaranteed to find who you need. An abundance of networking events and opportunities with fellow ADE delegates and industry leaders provides an advantageous base for dealmaking and career advancement.
Get a head start on connecting with fellow music professionals and companies with the ADE Pro networking database, available throughout the year. The online networking tool enables you to find and connect with all ADE Pro delegates, showcase your business with a dedicated profile page, plan meetings during ADE and much more. Over 50.000 messages are being sent on the platform yearly, with new professional connections being made on the regular.
