Most American ravers know little or no concerning the scene within the former Jap Bloc, apart maybe from Berghain and the festivals in Croatia. Drum & bass denizens would seemingly find out about Let It Roll out of Prague and perhaps that Czechia is a hub of recent neurofunk, however could not understand how huge the scene really is in Czechia and Slovakia. In actual fact, it’s fairly widespread, with the favored creativeness competition, a great deal of golf equipment and a few of the hottest producers popping out of in every single place from Dresden to Russia. Beats for Love, a competition primarily based in Ostrava, Czechia on the Polish border, appears to have been one of the crucial missed by North American punters whereas concurrently changing into one of many largest festivals on the planet. It’s time mentioned punters take discover.

With competition followers starting work on planning their summers round now, it’s time to search for Beats for Love. Conceived in 2014 by competition director Kamil Rudolf as a approach to carry huge rave names to Central Europe for affordable costs, B4L’s tenth anniversary is ready for early July, 2024. It’s a full week-long competition set in an outdated ironworks with cool, dystopian vibes, in an city and simply accessible space and options enormous lineups, with 2023’s competition internet hosting practically 500 artists. B4L makes certain they cowl all genres as properly, that includes everybody from Deadmau5 and Tiësto to A.M.C and the Eatbrain League. There are additionally conference-style boards through the week, daytime carnival actions and a fireworks show on the finish that rivals EDC. It’s no surprise it’s now the most important competition in Central Europe, with practically 1 / 4 of 1,000,000 guests on the 2023 fest.

Together with her profession born out of the burgeoning Czech and Slovak rave scenes of the late 90s and early 00s, DJ Beaty has change into a fan favourite each in her hometown of Ostrava and all through Europe. Her high-energy home, techno and drum & bass units are often a mustn’t miss for these within the know, and he or she dances simply as arduous as anybody on the ground. Now engaged on her all-female occasion collection Proppa Rave with childhood bestie and Dnbwear bosslady Mila207, Beaty’s additionally the boots-on-the-ground coordinator and advertising and marketing supervisor for Beats for Love. Attending to know her and her optimistic vibes can be attending to know B4L, so with the 2024 season approaching, YEDM determined to talk with beaty and get to know them each.

How did you get entangled with music?

I’ve cherished music since my childhood. I bear in mind watching Michael Jackson, Queen, Madonna, and so forth. from the videotapes my father introduced dwelling from Germany within the 90’s. I used to be into music from the primary heartbeat, I consider,  however with digital music I bought into it for the primary time due to my pal Mila207. Her father launched her to the primary techno celebration at Cloth – Ostrava. After this expertise. We went to this membership on a regular basis for years, and since then we by no means go to (extra pop-oriented) disco golf equipment anymore. Actually after the primary celebration I knew I wished to be a DJ. I really like the connection between crowd and DJ. I began going to DJ college and training (on vinyl on the time) and the remaining is historical past!

For the People who’re simply now listening to about it, are you able to give us a bit of historical past on Beats for Love?

Beats for Love is an digital dance music competition held on the coronary heart of the Industrial Nationwide Monument in Ostrava (an precise UNESCO World Heritage Web site). It’s surrounded by the ironworks surroundings of the Decrease Vítkovice space, so it’s bought a really completely different vibe. This 12 months we’ll have fun the tenth anniversary of the competition and since we’re so well-established now, we’ve been in a position to fill it with loads of excellent music on 15+ levels headlining by the most important names everywhere in the world, to not point out a wealthy accompanying program and a great deal of different actions (together with enjoyable for teenagers through the day) for 4 days. This creates a extremely distinctive ambiance filled with enjoyable and pleasure!

What was the thought behind the competition and the way have you ever seen it develop or change over time?

The unique thought was to prepare an occasion in an industrial house and the unique thought was to indicate digital music to as many individuals as attainable, which for us meant “a whole lot of music for little cash.” In fact, over time, the competition bought greater, and with that greater names are added, and with that got here a rise in costs, however we’re nonetheless one of many least expensive festivals 12 months in and 12 months out when it comes to the value/efficiency ratio so we really feel our authentic mission nonetheless stands.

How have you ever been in a position to get such enormous expertise to come back to the competition annually?

We’re a workforce right here at B4L so I feel the very best particular person to reply that is George Ramík, our competition reserving supervisor:

The competition is increasing 12 months by 12 months, not solely when it comes to manufacturing but additionally the composition of this system. Yearly we handle to guide a greater lineup and that is additionally related with the truth that the competition desires to develop.  To ensure that the competition to be higher, we have to put extra assets into the line-up and we try to carry individuals a greater program yearly. 

I feel the rationale why huge headliners like to come back again to us and need to play right here is the distinctive setting of the outdated manufacturing facility, which isn’t discovered wherever else on this planet. The principle cause, for my part, is due to our artist care. We go above and past with high-quality artist care and first-class services for the entire week. Brokers and managers go to our competition to see what Beats for Love is all about and so they acquired first-class service too, which they enormously admire. I additionally assume it’s our curated picture. Our competition has a face and we hold {our relationships} sturdy. Artists and their brokers already know us from the communication earlier than the competition and these are the identical individuals they are going to meet on the venue. We aren’t only a firm, however a workforce and a household.  The identical individuals have been working collectively on this competition for a very long time, so the artists know precisely who they’re and so they know they will at all times rely on us to maintain them and current an important competition.

For you personally, how does the competition tie in with your individual music profession?

For me this occasion is at all times the spotlight of the 12 months, not solely as a result of I work on it the entire 12 months however it is among the largest crowds I get to play to. It additionally helps that it’s in my hood, I get to fulfill all my DJ, producer and business buddies in a single place and I don’t even should journey! I really feel so completely happy to be concerned with one of the crucial necessary rave occasions of the 12 months. 

The place would you wish to see the competition go sooner or later?*

*I requested our head of selling, Mathiass O´Zana, to weigh in on this one:

Our purpose is to be on the stage of such giants as Tomorrowland or Glastonbury, that are recognized everywhere in the world. Within the meantime, crucial factor for us is that the competition nonetheless has so many nice and happy followers, as a result of it isn’t attainable with out them and primarily we’re doing it for them! 



How has it been attempting to handle the competition in addition to doing your individual gigs?

I´m working for Beats for Love as a advertising and marketing supervisor so through the week I’m going to work usually and through the weekends I’m doing exhibits. Generally it’s difficult to be at “work” on a regular basis, however when it’s your ardour and you like what you do, it simply doesn’t really feel like you might be at work.

What’s your favourite a part of touring and taking part in so many gigs?

I really like to go to new locations and meet new individuals. I’m doing one or two gigs through the week so it’s fairly tiring typically with the distances to venues are very lengthy. After a weekend filled with gigs I’m actually drained however as I mentioned, I really like what I achieve this it additionally offers me a whole lot of vitality. 

What’s your purpose as a musician?

In the intervening time it’s to proceed what I’m doing and attempt to do my finest as a DJ. My purpose this 12 months is to take my DJ abilities to the subsequent stage, which can brighten up my efficiency so primarily I’m specializing in DJing proper now. Additionally I wish to begin my very own manufacturing however in the meanwhile I’m absolutely busy with my household, job and initiatives so in the meanwhile I’ve bought a fairly full plate. 

Any upcoming initiatives for you or teasers for subsequent 12 months’s B4L?

This 12 months Beats for Love will have fun our tenth anniversary, so the preparations are in full swing. We now have so many upgrades to the completely different areas and visuals to make sure the very best music expertise for our #peopleoflove! Final 12 months on the competition we began with the brand new undertaking “Speaking Beats” which is a convention and a gathering of the organizational workforce with the individuals on the competition, which was an important success. This 12 months we wish to enhance it, lengthen it to extra days, invite attention-grabbing company once more and focus on matters associated to digital music, psychological well being and different attention-grabbing matters which can be related to music and the competition on the whole.

There are masses extra Beaty units obtainable on her YouTube channel. Click on right here to study extra concerning the 2024 Beats for Love fest, updates on the lineup and tickets, that are already on sale.