Beaty and Beats for Love: Meet the DJ Who’s All Issues Rave in Czechia and Slovakia

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 doubtless learn about Let It Roll out of Prague and perhaps that Czechia is a hub of recent neurofunk, however could not know the way large the scene really is in Czechia and Slovakia. In truth, 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 based mostly in Ostrava, Czechia on the Polish border, appears to have been probably the most neglected by North American punters whereas concurrently changing into one of many greatest festivals on the planet. It’s time stated punters take discover.

With competition followers starting work on planning their summers round now, it’s time to lookup Beats for Love. Conceived in 2014 by competition director Kamil Rudolf as a strategy to deliver large 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 It’s a full week-long competition set in an outdated ironworks with cool, dystopian vibes, in an city and simply accessible space and options large lineups, with 2023’s competition internet hosting almost 500 artists. B4L makes positive they cowl all genres as effectively, that includes everybody from Deadmau5 and Tiësto to A.M.C and the Eatbrain League. There are additionally conference-style boards throughout 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 almost 1 / 4 of 1,000,000 guests on the 2023 fest.

Along with her profession born out of the burgeoning Czech and Slovak rave scenes of the late 90s and early 00s, DJ Beaty has develop into a fan favourite each in her hometown of Ostrava and all through Europe. Her high-energy home, techno and drum & bass units are normally 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 sequence Proppa Rave with childhood bestie and Dnbwear bosslady Mila207, Beaty’s additionally the boots-on-the-ground coordinator and advertising 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 speak with beaty and get to know them each.

How did you get entangled with music?

I’ve cherished music since my childhood. I keep in mind watching Michael Jackson, Queen, Madonna, and so on. from the videotapes my father introduced house from Germany within the 90’s. I used to be into music from the primary heartbeat, I imagine,  however with digital music I bought into it for the primary time due to my good friend Mila207. Her father launched her to the primary techno social gathering at Fabric – 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 social gathering I knew I needed to be a DJ. I really like the connection between crowd and DJ. I began going to DJ faculty and training (on vinyl on the time) and the remainder is historical past!

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

Beats for Love is an digital dance music competition held on the coronary heart of the Industrial National Monument in Ostrava (an precise UNESCO World Heritage Website). It’s surrounded by the ironworks surroundings of the Decrease Vítkovice space, so it’s bought a really totally different vibe. This yr we are going to rejoice 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+ phases headlining by the most important names all around the world, to not point out a wealthy accompanying program and a great deal of different actions (together with enjoyable for youths throughout the day) for 4 days. This creates a extremely distinctive environment filled with enjoyable and delight!

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

The unique concept was to prepare an occasion in an industrial area and the unique concept was to point out digital music to as many individuals as attainable, which for us meant “quite a lot of music for little cash.” After all, over time, the competition bought larger, and with that larger names are added, and with that got here a rise in costs, however we’re nonetheless one of many least expensive festivals yr in and yr out by way of the worth/efficiency ratio so we really feel our unique mission nonetheless stands.

How have you ever been in a position to get such large expertise to come back to the competition every year?

We’re a staff right here at B4L so I believe one of the best individual to reply that is George Ramík, our competition reserving supervisor:

The competition is increasing yr by yr, not solely by way of manufacturing but additionally the composition of this system. Yearly we handle to guide a greater lineup and that is additionally linked with the truth that the competition needs to develop.  To ensure that the competition to be higher, we have to put extra assets into the line-up and we try to deliver folks a greater program yearly. 

I believe the rationale why large headliners like to come back again to us and need to play right here is the distinctive surroundings of the outdated manufacturing facility, which isn’t discovered anyplace else on the earth. The principle motive, in my view, 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 they usually acquired first-class service too, which they vastly 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 folks they may meet on the venue. We aren’t only a firm, however a staff and a household.  The identical folks have been working collectively on this competition for a very long time, so the artists know precisely who they’re they usually know they will at all times rely on us to handle them and current an amazing competition.

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

For me this occasion is at all times the spotlight of the yr, not solely as a result of I work on it the entire yr however it is likely one of the greatest 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 associates in a single place and I don’t even must journey! I really feel so pleased to be concerned with probably the most vital rave occasions of the yr. 

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

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

Our objective is to be on the degree of such giants as Tomorrowland or Glastonbury, that are recognized all around the world. Within the meantime, a very powerful factor for us is that the competition nonetheless has so many nice and happy followers, as a result of it’s not 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 personal gigs?

I´m working for Beats for Love as a advertising supervisor so throughout the week I’m going to work usually and throughout the weekends I’m doing exhibits. Typically it’s difficult to be at “work” on a regular basis, however when it’s your ardour and you’re keen on what you do, it simply doesn’t really feel like you’re 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 folks. I’m doing one or two gigs throughout the week so it’s fairly tiring generally with the distances to venues are very lengthy. After a weekend filled with gigs I’m actually drained however as I stated, I really like what I accomplish that it additionally provides me quite a lot of vitality. 

What’s your objective 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 objective this yr is to take my DJ abilities to the subsequent degree, 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 intervening time I’m totally busy with my household, job and tasks so in the intervening time I’ve bought a fairly full plate. 

Any upcoming tasks for you or teasers for subsequent yr’s B4L?

This yr Beats for Love will rejoice our tenth anniversary, so the preparations are in full swing. We have now so many upgrades to the totally different areas and visuals to make sure the very best music expertise for our #peopleoflove! Final yr on the competition we began with the brand new undertaking “Speaking Beats” which is a convention and a gathering of the organizational staff with the folks on the competition, which was an amazing success. This yr we wish to improve it, lengthen it to extra days, invite attention-grabbing visitors once more and focus on matters associated to digital music, psychological well being and different attention-grabbing matters which might be linked to music and the competition on the whole.

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