DT: JUNE 18, 2015
FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/MSO PR
TUNE IN: Q-DANCE AND BEATPORT JOIN FORCES TO PRESENT THE DEFQON.1 LIVE STREAM VIA BEATPORT LIVE (LIVE.BEATPORT.COM) FRIDAY, JUNE 19 – SUNDAY, JUNE 21
Q-Dance–the pioneer in the hard dance movement, with a growing audience in the U.S. and worldwide–has teamed with Beatport to present the live stream for DEFQON.1, the world’s largest hard dance event. Starting tomorrow, Friday, June 19 through Sunday, June 21, fans from around the world can log on to Beatport Live at https://live.beatport.com/defqon1 and watch the festival as it happens from its Netherlands home.
The Defqon.1 festival stream kicks off with The Gathering before diving into sets from Max Enforcer, D-Block & S-te-Fan, Brennan Heart and more, while Saturday goes bigger with Noisecontrollers, Power Hour, Frequencers, Atmozfears, Ran-D—who created this year’s Defqon.1 anthem–and The End Show. Finishing strong on Sunday are some of hard dance’s biggest names, including Frontliner, Wildstylez and Coone, before the festival formally ends with the Closing Ceremony. Alongside the sets, fans can tune in for behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive artist interviews with hosts Kutski, Audiofreq and Cassi.
Visit http://defqon1.com for the full broadcast schedule.
About Defqon.1: the biggest hard dance gathering in the world
Defqon.1 Weekend Festival, showpiece of Dutch event organizer Q-dance, has been rocking the harder styles since 2003. Since its first edition 12 years ago, the festival has been sold out every year within a matter of hours. This year the festival welcomes 130,000 visitors coming from all corners of the world. No less than 51 nationalities make the pilgrimage to the holy ground for the harder styles. Q-dance has made worldwide fame with larger-than-life productions and stage designs. Their jaw-dropping fireworks-and-laser shows attract millions of viewers to their video channels and win the hearts of many energetic dance music fans from all over the globe.
About Beatport
Beatport is the trusted home of the global electronic music community… a place where fans, DJs, and creators alike can connect, discover, and participate in the evolution of electronic music culture (EMC). Our mission is to bring the life-changing experience of dance music to the world in every form imaginable. That includes streaming music to enjoy or downloading files to perform, attending festivals and events both in person and online, connecting with like-minded fans and inspirational artists, and reading news, reviews, and insider access. Taken together, Beatport offers a complete music experience for everyone, everywhere.
Founded in 2004 as the principal source of music for DJs, Beatport today attracts an audience of more than 50 million unique visitors a year consisting of DJs, producers, and their fans. Beatport is based in Denver, CO, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Berlin. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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