The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is the worlds leading electronic dance music conference and the biggest club festival for electronic music. Founded 18 years ago, ADE first came to light in 1996 as a small conference with a few hundred music professionals and a festival program in 3 clubs with 30 DJs.
Richard Zijlma (NL) is the General Manager of the Amsterdam Dance event – 18 years on a row. Currently he is one of the most important people in Music biz worldwide.