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Photo: Lesson, Adu. (2024) - for Kunstenbond & BAM Popauteurs.
We're inviting music lovers, artists, and music industry professionals for two deep dives at the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), as part of the ADE Friends X 750 program. The expert sessions are organized by Plus One Legal and hosted by A Lab.
Deep dive #1
To cancel or not to cancel?
Cancellation of bookings in times of activism and polarization.
A conversation about the considerations and legal framework behind the decisions to cancel (or not) bookings due to unethical engagement, activism, and controversy while the world is on fire.
Topics to discuss:
- What considerations play a role in artists' decision to cancel (or not) their bookings?
- As an event promoter or location, how do you deal with (possible) cancellation of bookings and (possible) negative reactions from communities?
- Why do independent event promoters need to adopt sustainable business principles to survive?
- What arguments can be used within the legal framework of such (possible) cancellation of bookings?
Time: 3 - 4 p.m.
A Lab, in the Playground (Overhoeksplein 2)
Tickets: Sign Up here on for this (free) deep dive.
Deep dive #2
Sound system culture and decibels
The role of noise in event permits
Topics covered:
- Why is the origin of sound system culture more relevant than ever to today's event scene?
- What makes a sound system real?
- How do you deal wisely with noise in applications for event permits?
- What is the legal framework for noise as part of event permits?
Time: 4.15 p.m. - 5.15 p.m.
A Lab, in the Playground (Overhoeksplein 2)
Tickets: Sign Up here on for this (free) deep dive.