Waiting For The Drop: Rise of the Superstar DJs (2024)

Waiting For The Drop is a documentary film chronicling the once-in-a-generation worldwide explosion of electronic dance music, known as "EDM". The film traces the rise and fall of a genre built around DJs, once considered nerdy record-spinners. The film features DJs Paul Oakenfold, Tiësto, Kaskade, Sebastian Ingrosso (Swedish House Mafia), Carl Cox, Hardwell, Nervo, Eva Shaw, Ferry Corsten and Kai Song. In his directorial debut, veteran journalist Alexei Barrionuevo explores what has been lost and gained in the EDM rebirth in the era of Generation Me.

The day after, on Saturday 19 October, the panel 'The EDM Boom: Lessons From the 2010s' will take place in Mappa with Ferry Corsten, Lorne Padman and Lars Schlichting, moderated by director Alexei Barrionuevo.

Melkweg often hosts different types of programmes at the same time, such as concerts, club nights and films. Please note that there may occasionally be some noise pollution from other programmes during the screening.