TIME WARP REVEALS LINEUP FOR 2025 RETURN TO MANNHEIM

Charlotte de Witte, Black Coffee, Indira Paganotto, Marco Carola, Amelie Lens, Jamie Jones, Clara Cuvé, Richie Hawtin, Nina Kraviz, Sven Väth, DJ Heartstring, Patrick Mason, Chloé Caillet, HAAi, Ricardo Villalobos, Seth Troxler and more to perform

42 Artists, 5 Floors, 19 Hours

April 5th 2025 at Maimarkt Mannheim, Germany

Time Warp returns to its spiritual home of Maimarkt Mannheim in Germany on April 5th 2025 with a customarily bold lineup of talent that both affirms the event's historic roots, whilst elevating the rising stars of underground house and techno.

The Time Warp team's dedication to the scene, proclivity for world-class programming, and hyperfocus on production details is second to none. This is why it has stood as one of the world's leading underground events for more than three decades. Each year, people from more than 170 countries flock to Mannheim, a UNESCO City of Music - revellers can take their pick from the different floors on the Maimarkt site in Mannheim, each of which boasts its own signature look, sound, and feel. From the fairground halls with their intense club vibe, to the immersive tent floors, and the iconic Glass Pavilion where you dance into the sunrise, Time Warp Mannheim offers an unforgettable journey through five uniquely captivating stages.

Musically, Time Warp 2025 once again leads from the front with a discerning blend of sounds from across the spectrum. Leading the charge are returning Time Warp heroes and techno pioneers including Marco Carola, Richie Hawtin, Sven Väth, and Nina Kraviz.

For a dark, powerful take on techno, influential new school Belgians Amelie Lens and Charlotte de Witte both step up having headlined every major event in the world over the last year, while afro house titan Black Coffee brings his lauded sounds alongside the emotionally charged trance of DJ Heartstring.

There will be some exclusive back-to-back specials with Mischluft b2b Pegassi, Dixon b2b Chloé Caillet, and underground favourites Adiel b2b Quest, sure to serve up a host of surprises as they dig deep into their coveted repertoires.

Meanwhile the fearless and authentic HE.SHE.THEY. and ANTS resident SYREETA also steps up, as well as Berlin party starter Patrick Mason, the hard edge and psyched-out sounds of Australian HAAi, Dutch techno trendsetter KI/KI, plus euphoric techno, house and disco star Sedef Adasï, and many more to come.

Powered by Cosmopop, Time Warp is lauded for its innovation each and every year. New technology and concepts make every edition fresh and exciting with a spell-binding mix of light, video, architecture, and art, making for sensory stimulating experiences like no other. This year's April event will take place across five floors, the fifth a combination of two smaller floors combined into one larger meticulously produced area.

As Time Warp enters its 31st year, it will continue to do what it has always done best: lead from the front with mesmerising and innovative production, and an eclectic mix of electronic sounds from the most compelling performers in the scene.

Tickets for the newly expanded edition include a Backstage+ option with access to backstage bars and bathrooms, an exclusive seating area, plus free locker - in addition to an Early Evening Ticket. Tickets are available now from https://tickets.time-warp.de/0668f93fb8e7475a8971d3d4349370aa.

SOUNDWAVE: YACHT WEEK LAUNCHES GLOBAL HUNT FOR THE NEXT SUPERSTAR DJ

Prizes include performances at Yacht Week 2025, with live finals being held in Los Angeles, London and Amsterdam. Submissions 5-minute mix via Instagram and TikTok

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Yacht Week is the world’s leading floating festival and a unique blend of world class music, seafaring adventure and global travel to stunning destinations in the Mediterranean and Caribbean. It is the ultimate stage for aspiring DJs to showcase their talent alongside legends of the scene and now the next generation gets their chance to shine with the launch of Yacht Week’s Annual DJ Competition.

This year’s competition seeks emerging talent from across the globe to feature in Yacht Week 2025 and perform at the world-famous floating festival. DJs will play to diverse audiences across iconic venues such as secluded beach bars, energetic club nights and Yacht Week’s legendary Circle Raft parties across destinations from the exotics to Croatia, Greece and Sicily. 

For ambitious DJs, Yacht Week offers more than just a set, it’s a career-defining opportunity to play to a global audience of adventurers, partygoers and music lovers. This isn’t just a gig - it’s a chance to cement a reputation alongside some of the industry’s biggest names. Past performers include Adam Beyer, Dom Dolla and Juliet Fox while previous emerging talents have gone from their Yacht Week performances to international acclaim, playing at top festivals like Tomorrowland, Coachella and Creamfields.

Now the festival is searching for talent with an emphasis on house and EDM to play on Yacht Week’s ‘Original’ weeks across Croatia, Greece, Sicily and the BVIs. Three winners will have the opportunity to play over two Yacht Weeks in an eclectic set of venues, from sunset parties at unforgettable beach bars and world-famous clubs to a floating booth in the centre of Yacht Week’s iconic Circle Raft parties.

Yacht Week is pulling out all the stops to give every entrant a global stage throughout the competition process which means shortlisted talent will feature on Yacht Week’s social feeds and Spotify playlists, semi-finalists will be featured on Instagram, regional finals broadcast Live and prominent DJs and past winners will promote the competition and mentor participants, with a public vote to pick the finalists.

The live finals will feature headliners from Yacht Week’s community past and present, with a fast and furious back-to-back mini-mix competition where a winner will be picked from each region.

The competition begins on the 10th December, with submissions open until 28th January so do not miss this epic opportunity and get recording your best set right away.

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COMPETITION TIMELINE

- Submissions Between: December 10, 2024 - January 28th 2025

- Online Heats: Feb 3rd – February 16 2025

- Regional Finals: Starting March 6th  2025, in London, Los Angeles and Amsterdam.

Regional finalists will compete in back-to-back mini-mix battles judged by live audience response, with winners earning their spot at Yacht Week 2025.

STEP-BY-STEP:

“Create a 5 minute open format mini mix to showcase your talent and style.” DJs must design a set with Yacht Week in mind. They’re invited to consider how to make an entry as interesting as possible: take decks to the beach. Create a party on a subway train. Host a house party and get your friends involved. Points awarded for creativity and production. 

“Record Your Video” DJs must upload a video under the following conditions:

- Length: 5 minutes.

- Orientation: Any aspect ratio welcomed!

- Framing: Ensure both DJ and decks are visible.

- Audio Quality: This is the selling point! Make sure all audio is clear so we can hear what you’ve got. 

“Submit Your Mix”: DJ’s must post to their own Instagram or TikTok tagging @theyachtweek and using #ywsoundwave. They are encouraged to share and encourage their own following to vote. Public engagement helps determine the semi-finalists.

Semi-Finalists will be selected by February 3, 2025 and featured for public voting on Yacht Week’s platforms.Video’s must be submitted to Yacht Week and availability for regional finals confirmed. 

Regional Finals:

- Finalists compete in mini-mix battles, judged by live audience cheers and featuring headliners from Yacht Week’s alumni. Availability to play in one of these regions in March 2025 to participate is required. 

SINGER, SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER LUCI RELEASES MELODIC DANCE SINGLE “COMFORTABLE”

OUT NOW ON SEVEN LIONS’ OPHELIA RECORDS

Singer, songwriter, DJ and producer Luci releases new single “Comfortable”. The track showcases Luci’s emotive and instantly hooky vocal performance building into cathartic melodic dance drops.

A singer, songwriter, producer, and performer, Luci is an artist dedicated to shaping the world in a better image. A queer artist ushering in a new vanguard of LGBTQ pop stardom, Luci originally found her footing in

the world of music as an electronic music producer, commanding crowds from coast to coast with her signature, bass-boosted soundscapes. After solidifying herself as an formidable presence in the dance music space and garnering a loyal fanbase, Luci embarked on a musical hiatus to explore the depths of her artistic capabilities in closer detail. A limitless creative, Luci dug deep into her roots, emerging from her intermission with a new sonic perspective via her singing and songwriting. Now, Luci is expanding her artistic breadth by evolving past the confines of EDM and moving into the world of pop and performance with a focus on unveiling her vocal prowess. With each harmonious note sung, each collaboration and production more ambitious than the next, and each lyric written a genuine unearthing of her eccentric mind, Luci’s new era is one for the people. Keeping her musical past in her peripheral, Luci distills the edge of dance music with the vibrant bravado of alt-pop music to embody her truest self.

As the official record label of melodic dubstep leader Seven Lions, Ophelia Records is a label that promotes independent dance music across a wide range of genres. In just five years, Ophelia has become one of the hottest labels in electronic music thanks to its tight-knit community and ability to connect fans of melodic bass, dubstep, trance, psytrance, drum & bass, house and beyond. With over 200 catalog releases from acts such as SLANDER, Excision, Kill The Noise, MitiS, Jason Ross, NGHTMRE, Wooli, Trivecta, Blastoyz, Crystal Skies and Last Heroes, Ophelia has multiple #1 iTunes dance records and has been supported on the covers of mint and danceXL with additional playlisting on New Music Friday, Dance Rising, Bass Arcade and SiriusXM BPM. The label has also sold out showcases at Echostage, Avant Gardner and Red Rocks, as well as hosted festival stage takeovers at Electric Zoo, Miami Music Week, Nocturnal Wonderland and more.