Nadia Vela
Nadia files from the floor: festivals, club nights, and the culture that builds around a great set. She came up on artist liaison and a residency of her own before she started writing, so she still reads a room like a selector.
Stories by Nadia Vela
Browse DJVibe festival profiles, photos, videos, playlists and lineups, with FestivalScore and agent-friendly research tools planned.
Sant Josep's drone-backed villa-party operation shifts Ibiza's 2026 nightlife-pressure story from clubs to after-hours logistics.
Michael Bibi and KETTAMA's ID is out on CircoLoco Records. DJ Mag says it samples Wu-Tang Clan; Official Charts and Qobuz credit the group.
Save Digbeth Block Party turns Midlands Rail Hub plans into a venue-infrastructure ask around mitigation, support and a seat at the table.
Björk's Echolalia treated Iceland's eclipse as timing, setting and art-rave theatre, not just a scenic festival backdrop.
Beatport blocks fully AI-generated tracks at ingestion while Spotify badges AI artist identities. DJs need those lines kept separate.
Heaven's renewed community-asset status shows how LGBTQ+ nightlife spaces can turn cultural value into notice, time and planning leverage.
Suno Vinyl is still a waitlist six weeks on. Its transparency tools are built for platforms, and a 12-inch record isn't one.
Luminate's 2026 midyear data: dance/electronic led US genre growth, US CD sales rose 16%, and half of young CD buyers own no player.
Insomniac's Medellín debut leads with kineticFIELD, Dreamstate and Time Warp. DJVibe ran the same stage-first announcement for EDC New York in 2012.
Two dance sets stopped in one late-August weekend over crowd size. Festival Republic's Melvin Benn said the stage was too small for the draw.
End Overdose wants 10,000 people trained by August 31. Insomniac, Goldenvoice, AEG and Breakaway are the route it is travelling.