International Music Summit Ibiza announces 2022 return
International Music Summit (IMS), the leading platform for industry, culture and education in electronic music, has postponed IMS Ibiza 2021 and announced the summit will return in 2022 for its 13th edition. The event will reunite thousands of global electronic music industry professionals after a two year hiatus, curating a programme of diverse discussions that are set to help us
IMS Business report shows the rise and fall of dance music financial share
The IMS Business report 2020 is here! As with every year, the study conducted by the London-based strategy specialist Kevin Watson has shown some of the most interesting data relating the electronic dance music scene. One of these aspects is the study of the evolution of the dance music financial share during 2019. Overall, dance music has scored high as one of the preferred
IMS outlines the impact of streams on the gaming and live music industry in 2020
It’s been quite an interesting, and also sad, year for the live music and entertainment industry due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Almost no in-person events are taking place, all major organizers are hosting live-stream events challenging their designers in a completely different way this year. IMS has now released its 2020 Business Report that addresses the impact of live streams
IMS Report shows rebound for high-earning DJs across 2019
2020 may have been a bit of a shocker to say the least, but the newly released IMS Business Report 2020 shows that the industry was in a state of rebound throughout 2019, based on the earnings of the highest paid DJs, along with the sheer number of festivals touring DJs played across the year. In terms of earnings, 2018 saw
IMS Business Report looks at festival cancellations and income losses
it's no secret that pretty much every festival across the world has been cancelled, and festival season for 2020 is non-existent. It seems like every day people wake up to a new festival cancellation, but how many exactly have been cancelled in each country? The new IMS Business Report looks at this in depth and explores the affects of what this has
Survey shows 73% of musicians have experienced mental health issues
A recent survey from the Record Union concluded that 73% of independent musicians have experienced negative emotions throughout their career. The news follows a more trending awareness on mental health issues within the industry, following the death of Avicii in April 2018. The industry has since moved to make sure artists feel supported, with Axtone star D.O.D dedicating all profits from
Techno: Electronic music’s unstoppable force
'The golden era'. What does that phrase really mean? Used often to describe the peak of 'EDM' back in 2011-2014, the golden era is an ever-present, but the genre it represents is changing rapidly. From the progressive and big room craze of the early 2010's, to the emerging tropical house scene, not forgetting the domination of future house, the hot
Is this the end of golden era of EDM?
Last week, the International Music Summit took place in Ibiza once again. Apart from all the amazing speakers and panels, the annual study of electronic music industry by Kevin Watson, was presented there as well. It shows quite a few alarming statistics and it seems like the golden era of EDM is slowly running out. The report covers five key areas
Avicii’s father Klas Bergling to speak at IMS Ibiza
International Music Summit (IMS) Ibiza is the premier global platform for business, culture, and education in the electronic music industry. Spread across three magic days of inspirational and motivational thought-leadership forums, the event is held annually in Ibiza. Similarly to what happens with WMC and Ultra Miami (WMC being held just before Ultra Miami), IMS kicks off the Ibiza summer season.
Music industry looks to avoid repeat of Avicii death
“How could Avicii, one of the most talented and successful artists of his generation, go from making music in his bedroom in 2008 to taking his own life in a hotel room in 2018?” Pete Tong's speech at the International Music Summit (IMS) in Ibiza last month was one that set so many minds racing. Avicii’s suicide hit so many around
Up and coming labels supported on Beatport via new Hype Charts
Just like connoisseurs, DJs have their own market. The single biggest place where DJs and artists head to check out new music, buy records to add their collections and support their colleagues is none other then the mammoth marketplace known as Beatport. It's been the largest market source for new music for the past several years, hosting several exclusive releases and extended
IMS Ibiza 2018 Recap
The International Music Summit (IMS) in Ibiza stands tall as one of the most anticipated music industry weekends of the year. This year's exciting edition has just came to an end and We Rave You was there to witness this energy packed event and gain an insight on the new trends within the music industry. We enjoyed the Ibiza sunshine
IMS Business Report: Beatport’s highest selling music genres
Per the IMS Business Report, techno remains among the hype taking Beatport's #1 top-selling genre. Following closely behind in order of sales are tech-house, house, deep house, and drum & bass which round out the top 5. A new landing at number 6, and newly introduced genre in March, melodic house & techno, (which is not to be rounded in
IMS Ibiza report reveals rapid growth in Asia
The annual IMS Ibiza report has been released for 2018, with stats revealing EDM's rapid exponential growth across Asia. Given China's gargantuan population, targeting the Chinese market is often a no-brainer, however, after years of expansion, China isn't the only market in the Asia region that's picking up momentum. The report also revealed a vast number of topics within the
IMS Ibiza announces full schedule ahead of 2018 summit
IMS Ibiza has finally unveiled the full schedule for the highly anticipated International Music Summit, coming to its 11th edition this year. This year, it will take place at the Hard Rock Hotel, from May 23rd until the 25th. With less than two weeks to go, the organisers added quite a few more influential speakers and professionals to the gathering. 28