Liquicity is a Dutch liquid drum and bass

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channel and events promoter, run by Maris Goudzwaard and Mark van der Schoot (better known by his stage name Maduk) since 2011.

History

Maris Goudzwaard created his ''Liquicity'' YouTube channel in 2008, with the idea of starting an entirely new subculture within Drum & Bass. He curated a particular type of drum and bass music that had previously not been labeled, and by doing so gave shape to a worldwide music community. The channel quickly attracted fans –who would become known as "Liquicitizens"– with the same musical taste, and artists from the same genre featured on the channel gradually formed a close group. In the summer of 2011, Goudzwaard heard Maduk's first track, "Avalon", and contacted him to promote it on the Liquicity channel, with success. The cooperation between the two evolved into a team, and Liquicity Records was established as a label a few months later. Since 2012, label founder Maduk has recorded yearmixes with most frequently played songs by the label. In January 2013, they founded a new company for Liquicity events and label matters. Through the combination of music promotion, record label and events, the duo's hobby grew out to a full-time job.

Events

In March 2013, the first small Liquicity event was held in

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near

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. Attracting liquid fans from across Europe, the sold-out event was a success. Several more events took place in Amsterdam and

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, and in January 2015, Liquicity expanded to

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. The first full-day Liquicity Festival was held on 26 July 2015 in

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forest near Amsterdam. According to ''

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'' in 2016, video footage from the Liquicity Festival was viewed 185 million times on YouTube. Winterfestivals were held in 2015 (Amsterdam), 2016 (Amsterdam and London) and in 2017 (Amsterdam), other Liquicity events in

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. The Liquicity Festival 2017 in Noord-Scharwoude has been the first to last a whole weekend. Due to the

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, both the 2020 and 2021 edition were postponed to 2022.Liquicity 2021 statement
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Notable artists featured

Most of the musicians promoted by Liquicity are British, Belgian or Dutch, the majority of remainder being other

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References

External links

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Liquicity YouTube channel

Liquicity Events YouTube channel
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