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US Billionaire Expresses Intent To Buy Company Behind Sensation

US Billionaire Expresses Intent To Buy Company Behind Sensation

EDM NEWS, EVENT NEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] EDM is one of the fastest growing youth phenomenons in the USA as of late. Countless of mega events already take place. American DJ Skrillex is among the most popular DJs worldwide and EDM has surely left his mark on pop music. Billionaire Robert F.X. Sillerman now has expressed interest to buy dance promoter ID&T, known for such iconic events as Sensation, Mysteryland and Tomorrowland which are produced globally. Sillerman is the founder of what is known now as Live Nation. In the 90's he bought up several local promotion companies to form SFX. Later on SFX changed its name to Live Nation and Sillerman sold it to Clearchannel Communications. Now, since dance music took over, he wants to launch a 'new' Live Nation specifically dedicated to...

Sensation USA Is Coming!

EDM NEWS, EVENT NEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] Sensation USA will finally land in New York City, twelve years after its debut in Amsterdam, Holland. At the time, Sensation was a new concept set-up by ID&T Events. ID&T had been promoting events for about a decade. They began the company with a set of raves under the Thunderdome moniker which focused on the hardcore house- or so called Gabber scene. Towards the end of the nineties, dance music fans became a bit more mellow and therefore a concept called Innercity was launched. It was a highly successful event which ultimately ignited Tiesto's international DJ career. A TV crew recorded the event just after Tiesto had performed and he was crying out of joy in front of the TV cameras. ID&T tried to bring this indoor festival to international ci...