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
International Music Summit set to reveal the annual report for 2020
The International Music Summit has been one of the key platforms dedicated to creating awareness and appreciation for electronic music over the past few years. After a thorough analysis of the global dance music industry, the platform is set to come up with the annual IMS Business Report on Thursday, July 16 at 17:00 BST in an interactive Zoom webinar.
IMS Ibiza 2020 postponed amidst COVID-19
The International Music Summit 2020 in Ibiza has postponed its dates due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) spread in Spain and around the world. The event that takes place annually has decided to take a unique route by turning to the virtual world. IMS Ibiza was originally taking place on May 20-22, will now be taking place online with dates to be
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.
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 reveals exponential growth for Spotify and Beatport
The International Music Summit (IMS) returns to Ibiza annually for an array of interesting seminars, interviews, debates and masterclasses. With many major dance music icons in attendance, the conference provides a unique insight for budding producers and industry professionals alike. Annually, IMS releases a business report that looks at data to establish present and future trends within the music industry.
Pete Tong gives emotional speech about Avicii at International Music Summit
While no one can perfectly put the pieces of the puzzle together - and it needs no scrutiny, only remembrance and reaction so that it is never repeated, Avicii's death has unfortunately led to a brief controversy and hearsay in the last few weeks. With too much focus on what has happened and the beautiful music that Avicii made, few
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
IMS Ibiza announce further inspiring speakers for 2018 event
International Music Summit (IMS), the three-day inspirational, educational and motivational thought-leadership platform held annually in Ibiza, present a further curated collection of summit speakers. 23 global artists and industry heavy-weights will bring further insight to the debate, covering every aspect of the diverse and ever-changing electronic music landscape. The new speakers now add to an unmissable roster totalling over 93 impressive voices
IMS Ibiza announces more influential industry speakers
The International Music Summit (IMS) officially announced the addition of 69 new speakers at this year's edition, which will be held from May 23rd to the 25th at the Hard Rock Hotel in Ibiza. The annual music conference, one of the most important throughout the world, will bring together some of the most influential figures in the industry. The 11th edition
Exclusive Interview: The Mambo Brothers on IMS, their residency at Hï, and magical Ibiza sunsets
"This is our 10th International Music Summit (IMS). It is a great thing for Ibiza, and we love it. We come and show support because we love what these guys are doing. Pete (Tong), all our friends. Lots of stuff gets done and lots of deals get closed so it is amazing to meet up with some many people and
IMS celebrates 10 years with annual Ibiza event
An event to mark the official start of the summer season, International Music Summit (IMS) has gained a reputation over the past decade as one of the most important conferences in the world. Appropriately set in the home of dance music, industry-goers from far and near gathered between 23rd and 26th May to celebrate 10 years of the event, which
IMS Report: Music Sales and Genres: A look at Beatport’s involvement in the Dance music industry
It is undoubtedly clear that, apart from facing stiff competition in terms of being a music sales platform from the likes of Apple's iTunes and Google's Google Play, Beatport has more or less pioneered and made Electronic Music its own forte. And if the recent report from last week's International Music Summit tells us anything, it is that Beatport has
IMS Report: EDM continues to dominate social media and festivals worldwide
Electronic dance music artists, producers, and DJs, continue to dominate social media platforms and the EDM genre itself remains the most successful focus of festivals worldwide, data presented at the International Music Summit in Ibiza this week revealed. The world's most popular DJs gained followers on social media accounts at an impressive rate in the first quarter of 2017, with Instagram follower
IMS Ibiza announce new speakers for 2017 event
Widely regarded as the event that kicks off the Ibiza season, International Music Summit (IMS)'s 2017 edition will take place in under a month, with the finale of the three-day event taking place at the sensational world heritage site, Dalt Vila. The brainchild of Ben Turner, Danny Whittle, Mark Netto, Pete Tong & Simeon Friend, the event has grown in