The 2024 Amsterdam Dance Event wasted no time pulling industry professionals into its orbit, as EDM.com’s exclusive “Insider Access” networking event and “EDM.com & Friends” showcase ushered in a high-energy start to the world’s leading electronic music summit.

Held on Thursday, October 17th at ClinkNoord, the back-to-back events were packed with everything you’d expect from a top-tier gathering of global dance music professionals: networking, demo drops and a steady DJ soundtrack that extended well into the evening hours.

Independent artists seized the rare chance to present their tracks directly to heavy-hitting record labels like Hexagon, Heldeep and Hospital Records. The exchanges buzzed with the excitement of new connections as label reps lent their ears and offered valuable feedback, all in the name of fueling the future of dance music.

Of course, the showcase’s heart-pounding energy was equally driven by a formidable lineup of artists. From a rare b2b set between Lyrah and Paige Lopynski of BONNIE X CLYDE to Rich DietZ closing out the night, the evening was a nonstop exposition of creativity and raw talent that saw over a dozen artists taking the decks.

The action-packed day at Amsterdam’s vibrant ClinkNoord marked the perfect addition to ADE’s five-day celebration of global electronic music culture. With 1,000 events sprawling across nearly 200 locations in the city, the summit annually creates an unmatched global gathering for the industry.

While we await the return of ADE from October 22-26, 2025, check out our photo gallery from this year’s “Insider Access” and “EDM.com & Friends” parties below. All photos by Douglas Ledieu Cervantes for EDM.com.