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IMS Ibiza 2018 Brings 69 New Speakers for Its 11th Rendition

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The International Music Summit aka IMS Ibiza is approaching its 11th year this year in association with Pioneer DJ. IMS brings along some of the most influential and key figures in electronic music each and every year to discuss numerous topics surrounding the electronic music industry.

This year will see prolific industry representatives such as artists deadmau5, Seth Troxler, Nastia, and Bedouin and the management teams behind Solomun, Armin Van Buuren, and Black Coffee. Agents from Coda and William Morris and representatives from Burning Man, Sonar, and BPM Festival as well as the heads of A&R from XL Recordings and Toolroom will speak over the course of three days. Experts will also speak regarding other topics that will include Blockchain, Drug Testing, Sexual Harassment, and Mental Health.

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Gender Parity in Electronic Music by 2020

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International Music Summit (IMS), the three-day educational and inspirational thought leadership platform and leading authority on electronic music, celebrated its 10thanniversary this year and once again brought forward some of the key issues facing the electronic music industry in 2017. Chief amongst these are the gender imbalances in studios and on festival and party line-ups, where only 5% of producers and 17% of festival headliners are female.

Became of this Smirnoff has launched an initiative to join forces to commit to double the number of female headliners, as announced on International Women’s Day.

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International Music Summit’s Ben Turner: “Electronic Dance Music is Experiencing Retraction”

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Is the electronic dance music bubble about to burst? International Music Summit’s cofounder Ben Turner does not think so. However, he believes that the EDM scene is experiencing what he calls a “moment of retraction.”

In an interview with Music Week, Turner shared his insight on the current situation of the EDM scene: “It’s having a moment of retraction for sure. In America, it’s definitely had its big moment, there’s no question about it, but I still feel that where the dust has settled is at a much higher position than it’s ever experienced before.”

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