Madrid Electronic Conference (MEC) : July 6th-9th

MADRID, Spain (www.mecfestival.com) - Proving electronic music is as strong as ever a new conference has arrived in the form of the Madrid Electronic Conference or MEC for short. The first edition of this pioneering event takes place in July at Casa De Campo in the heart of Spain's capital city Madrid. The multidisciplinary day programmes will encompass debates, interactive stands, equipment displays, networking lounges, VJ and DJ performances and workshops. Full day programmes are coming soon. There will also be professionals speaking on the social issues that can affect the industry and youth culture in general; this will be unique to MEC. Topics covered will include drug prevention, addiction programmes, social integration and more.

José Domingo, Communications Director of Madrid Electronic Conference says, 'Spain and Madrid in particular has a huge market within electronic music. However until now we did not have a conference celebrating this. MEC steps in to offer a high quality event filled with comprehensive day and night programmes - Thus creating a platform of opportunity for people from all over the world in a hospitable and exciting city. '

Madrid Electronic Conference will bring together industry professionals, respected producers, artists and more under one roof for 4 days to swap ideas, create opportunities and generally have a great time linking the different area's of music, art and media in one of the most cosmopolitan and welcoming cities in the world.

The Night events will take place over 3 evenings with one evening dedicated to trance, techno and house respectively. All the DJs have been hand picked for their global relevance to today's scene. The below names will no doubt add energy and enthusiasm to an event that has been created out of a love of the music scene and a desire to create something new and fresh.

Thursday 6th July
Tiësto
Abel Ramos
Frank Trax
Fernando Ballesteros
Brian Cross

Friday 7th July
Dave Clark
Rush Marco Carola
Cesar Almena Raul Parra
Umek Pepo
Ben Sims live Nuke
Paul Mac live
Toni Verdi

Saturday 8th July
Erick Morillo
Claudio Cocoluto
Francesco Farfa
Sander Klienenberg
Eric Prydz
Junkel XL live
Abel y Raul