1、 Electronic Beats,Economic Treats The Third UK Electronic Music Report 5th February 2025 Contents Overview 3 Goals for this Report 3 One-page Summary 4 Key Facts 5 Contributors 7 Forewords 9 Michael Kill,CEO,Night Time Industries Association 9 Wez Saunders,CEO,Defected Records 10 Dame Caroline Dinen
2、age,Chair of the DCMS Select Committee 11 Sacha Lord,Co-Creator,Parklife Festival and The Warehouse Project;Chair,Night Time Industries Association 11 Freek Wallagh,Night Mayor of Amsterdam 12 Duncan King,Head of Festivals&Partnerships(B2B),Skiddle 12 Steven Braines,Co-founder,HE.SHE.THEY.;Board Mem
3、ber,NTIA 13 1.Economic Heart:The Full Ecosystem 14 1.1 Value Creation in Motion 15 1.2 Economic Struggles of Nightclubs 15 1.3 The Festival Effect 17 1.4 The Impact of Mega Venues 19 1.5 Digital Transformation 20 1.6 Adaptation and Innovation 20 1.7 Broader Economic Impact 22 1.8 The Total Economic
4、Impact of Electronic Music 22 1.9 Looking Forward 23 Case Study:Defected Records-Building Sustainable Success in Electronic Music 24 Case Study:Hospital Records-Independent Label Evolution in the Streaming Era 25 Case Study:Rubadub-At the Heart of Britains Vinyl Capital 27 2.Physical Heart:The Club
5、Experience 29 2.1 The New Economics of Space 29 2.2 Reimagining the Dancefloor 30 2.3 Infrastructure and Access 30 Adapting to Economic Pressure:Creative Solutions in Club Culture 31 2.4 Higher Production and Costs 31 2.5 Community and Safety in Focus 32 2.6 Property Pressures and Protection 33 2.7
6、Changing Habits 33 2.8 Looking Forward 34 Case Study:FOLD London-Reimagining the Modern Music Venue 34 Case Study:Motion Bristol-When Cultural Excellence Isnt Enough 36 3.Cultural Heart:Audiences,Subcultures&Accessibility 38 3.1 Scene Mapping and Subcultures 38 The Evolution of Scene Engagement:A Ta