DRUNKEN KONG, DJ CHUS & AKA AK JOIN CRYPTODJS COMMUNITY IN NEW ‘VERSE DROP’

Community Members to Unlock Exclusive Benefits Including Production Masterclasses, 1-on-1 Feedback Sessions, Access to High Profile Labels and More

Following the widespread international uptake of its ‘Genesis Drop’ launch event back in February, online electronic music community and NFT platform CrytpoDJs now announces the next set of talent to be added to its burgeoning roster of participating artists.

Dubbed the ‘Verse Drop’, this latest development sees three more globally recognised house and techno artists, Drunken Kong, DJ Chus and Aka Aka join the eight original artists – Pig&Dan, Christian Smith, Simina Grigoriu, Victor Ruiz, Gregor Tresher, Mark Reeve, Wehbba and Ken Ishii – as the CryptoDJs movement continues to expand its reach across the electronic music community.

Steadfast in its mission to develop and foster innovative ways for artists and fans to interact through the medium of Blockchain technology, the CrytptoDJs ‘Verse Drop’ sees the introduction of an additional 660 unique digital artist cards (60 per artist), to accompany the 240 original cards released in February.

Most significantly, the acquisition of these cards acts as a starting point for collectors to unlock exclusive community experiences and benefits, including music production master-classes, one-on-one feedback sessions, direct access to well known labels and their A&Rs, artist meet and greets, AAA concert passes and more.

Speaking about the growing community and the recent Verse Drop, CryptoDJs co-found Dan Duncan said:

“CryptoDJs is a community of creators, fans, producers, curators and ravers that share the idea of equality, on and beyond the dance floor. We set out to realize the utopia of a global family united in music and let it flourish in the mixed reality multiverse. We’re incredibly excited to be welcoming Drunken Kong, Aka Aka and DJ Chus to the community and we can’t wait to unveil further exciting plans for the community over the coming weeks”.

Expanding on this, co-founder Christian Lea went on to say:

“With CryptoDJs we’re looking to shape the future of music by exploring innovative ways of engaging with each other. We’re opening up new spaces for inspiring encounters and experiences, leveraging blockchain-technology as the participatory foundation for our ever-growing movement. We are impartial, we are equal and we are open for everyone.”

Launched in February 2022, CryptoDJs is the new online electronic music community and NFT platform connecting fans, producers, creators and ravers with their favourite artists. Created by a small group of DJs, music lovers and experts from across the music industry, CryptoDJs offers new ways for to fans to engage with their favourite artists, by opening up access to exclusive communities and content through collectable NFTs.

All cards are minted through the Polygon Blockchain, which was specifically chosen because of its incredibly low power consumption and its focus on leading the NFT world into a more carbon neutral society. Collectors are also able to trade their collected cards on Opensea – the world’s leading NFT marketplace.

ODESZA ANNOUNCES THEIR RETURN WITH SUMMER AMPHITHEATER TOUR: ‘THE LAST GOODBYE’

With Special Guests Sylvan Esso, San Holo, Elderbrook, Ben Böhmer (Live), ford., Gilligan Moss, & NASAYA

Pre-sale begins Thursday, March 31st, at 10am Local Time

ODESZA will make music history this summer with their new tour in support of their forthcoming album, ‘The Last Goodbye’ scaling up to rooms that surpass capacities of 20k+, as one of the first electronic acts to do an amphitheater run of this stature. The tour will set out to not only be carbon neutral, but carbon negative, through a partnership with environmental nonprofit, REVERB, to make the tour more environmentally sustainable and engage fans to take action for people and the planet. 

Renowned for their legendary live show, the GRAMMY-nominated duo returns with an all new set and visuals on their biggest headlining tour to date, featuring special guests Sylvan Esso, as well as a rotation of support from the likes of San Holo, Elderbrook, Ben Böhmer (Live) and Foreign Family Collective acts: ford., Gilligan Moss, & NASAYA.

Promoted by Live Nation, the tour will kick off with a previously announced and now officially sold-out three-night run at the Climate Pledge Arena in their hometown of Seattle July 29-31, followed by dates starting August 17 that will take them through New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, and more. Full dates below.

Artist pre-sale begins Thursday, March 31, at 10am Local Time

General on-sale to commence Friday, April 1 at 10am Local Time

On the tour, the band notes the sentimentality of the announce for them: “We can’t wait to share this full-length project with you, along with our new show. It’s been a long time coming. From us to you, The Last Goodbye: The Tour.”

The ODESZA + REVERB Eco Village will be set up at each show where fans can take climate action, fill up at the free #RocknRefill water stations, and more. The band will also support projects that directly and measurably eliminate greenhouse gases while benefitting diverse global communities via REVERB’s Music Climate Revolution campaign. Learn more and get involved here.

Today’s tour announcement further revs the engine for ODESZA’s 2022 which has already included the critically acclaimed release of three singles – ”The Last Goodbye (feat. Bettye LaVette)”, “Better Now (feat. MARO)”, & “Love Letter (feat. The Knocks)” – and the announcement of their forthcoming album ‘The Last Goodbye’ that is set to drop on July 22 (via Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune – more info HERE). A project rife with brightness and emotion, nostalgic yet rooted in the present, it serves as a sweeping sonic experience that speaks to themes of connection, reminiscence and the impact we impart on one another, a vivid celebration of the people and moments that have left fingerprints on our existence - themes that the duo of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight plan to bring to life while on the road this summer.

The duo has cultivated a diehard fanbase of massive proportions and become known for their groundbreaking, awe-inspiring and immersive live performances, that reached 2.85m+ fans over the course of their previous ‘A Moment Apart’ tour (2017-2019 They also have had headline performances at the likes of Coachella, Lollapalooza and more, as well as performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Conan, and launched their own music festival SUNDARA in Riviera Maya, Mexico in 2019.

Photo credit: Alexander Babarikin

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DAVID GUETTA, DEADMAU5, DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE, DJ SNAKE, STEVE AOKI AND MORE SET TO HEADLINE THIS YEAR’S BigCityBeats WORLD CLUB DOME: LAS VEGAS EDITION

JAMIE JONES’ PARADISE LABEL TO MAKE GERMAN FESTIVAL DEBUT HOSTING STAGE AT WCD POOL SESSIONS  

3-5 JUNE 2022
DEUTSCHE BANK PARK
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY

The ‘biggest club in the world’ prepares to meet the entertainment capital of the world as BigCityBeats WORLD CLUB DOME announce the first wave of names set to play this year’s Sin City themed edition in Frankfurt on 3-5th June, 2022.

After a two-year hiatus due to the global pandemic, the annual event is set to make a sensational return to the festival circuit, with some of the biggest names in dance music already confirmed for the flagship show. Pioneering producer Deadmau5, Belgian blinders Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, will join French superstars David Guetta and DJ Snake, and party starter Steve Aoki, as well as Blasterjaxx, Laidback Luke, Le Shuuk, NERVO, Quintino, Tchami and W&W on the indoor main stage.

With over 300 DJs, acts and artists across 30 stages, BigCityBeats WORLD CLUB DOME is the only electronic festival in Germany to boast not one, but two main stages. Located directly in front of the stadium complex, the outdoor main stage will play host to a wide range of acts including Alle Farben, Gestört aber GeiL, Glockenbach, James Hype, MOGUAI, Morten, Robin Schulz, Scooter, and Sickick. Sunday will see a very special hip-hop takeover outside, with Juju and Sido the first two of a series of the genre’s greats to be announced over the coming weeks.

The ground-breaking event that saw the end of Germany’s festival lockdown last year, the WCD Pool Sessions will return to the Deutsche Bank Park, showcasing the very best the techno scene has to offer. Set against a backdrop of green meadows, blue sky, refreshing pools, the imposing skyline of the big city and a touch of Ibiza, the WCD Pool Sessions lineup features a wide-range of techno talent including Honey Dijon, Loco Dice, Pan-Pot and Sven Väth. German stalwart Boris Brejcha will take over the WCD Pool Sessions stage on Friday with his FCKNG SERIOUS brand, Saturday will see a very special premiere for the German festival landscape as Jamie Jones puts on a Paradise label takeover, with grandmaster Sven Väth commanding the stage with his Cocoon imprint on Sunday.

Ensuring all elements of electronic music is represented, from EDM, trance, bass, trap, future house, progressive, house, psytrance – the BigCityBeats WORLD CLUB DOME Las Vegas Edition has every style covered. Hardstyle pioneer, Angerfist will headline the open-air Zombie Stage, with Coone, Da Tweekaz, Harris & Ford, Headhunterz, Infected Mushroom, Le Shuuk, Lost Identity, Neelix, Sub Zero Projekt, and Zatox also on hand to represent the hardcore community.

Tickets for the BigCityBeats WORLD CLUB DOME are available in the current pre-sale stage for EUR 127.00 plus fees (3-day club ticket) at: www.worldclubdome.com/las-vegas. Secure yours now!

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