Club Glow is the longest running

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event promoter on the East Coast and venue owner based in

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. Established in 1999. They currently operate the venues

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and Soundcheck and host numerous large-scale events and

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at the

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and

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, including Project GLOW and Moonrise Music Festival. Club Glow regularly brings top international talent to Echostage, and in 2021 the venue obtained the first place in the world by DJ Magazine’s "Top 100 Clubs," and has been voted as "the best electronic music venue in North America" since 2017. Club Glow became a subsidiary of

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in 2020 and the creative partnership has helped the company expand throughout the East Coast and beyond.

History

* March 1999: Club Glow founder Antonis Karagounis and partner Pete Kalamoutsos attend the

Winter Music Conference The Winter Music Conference (WMC) is a week-long electronic music conference, held every March in Miami Beach, Florida, United States since 1985. It is also known as the premiere platform for electronic dance music. The conference brings togethe ...

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. After hearing trance artist George Acosta perform, they decide to bring him to DC, giving birth to Club Glow. * 2001: Upcoming Dutch

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producer

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performs at Club Glow in his second U.S. booking. He and

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share alternating, bi-monthly DJ residencies at Club Glow through 2003. * August 29, 2001: Club Glow hosts its first international party at

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with George Acosta and Talla 2XLC. * March 25, 2002: Club Glow hosts its first event at Winter Music Conference, featuring Ferry Corsten and Armin van Buuren. * December 28, 2002: Edgar V and Paul Van Dyk play at GLOW. This was the first time that Paul Van Dyk ever came to GLOW. Some notable tracks he played include Otro Dia, For an Angel, and Three Drives - Carrera 2 (Nu-NRG Mix) *November 4, 2003: Club Glow's Pete Moutso releases "One Night At Glow," becoming the first American DJ to release a record on Tiësto's

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record label. * September 15, 2007: As part of the

Elements of Life World Tour The Elements of Life World Tour was a Tiësto tour in support of his album Elements of Life. The concept behind his latest album Elements of Life also formed the basis for his global 'Elements of Life World Tour'. The show featured state-of-the-a ...

, Club Glow hosts Tiesto before an audience of 8,000 people in the outdoor lot outside Love Nightclub in Northeast DC. * March 2011: Club Glow receives a nomination for "Best U.S. Club" at the 2011 International Dance Music Awards. * April 9, 2011: Club Glow hosts Tiesto at the DC Armory before a sold-out crowd of 10,000 people. The event gains the attention of

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, drawing speculation about Tiesto's musical evolution as a "trance-

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" DJ. * August 18, 2011: Partnership with Live Nation enables Club Glow to host Identity Festival at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia. * November 18–19, 2011: Club Glow hosts Super Glow at DC Armory, drawing nearly 20,000 people. Concerts feature

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and Armin van Buuren. *September 22, 2012: Club Glow hosts first event ever at Echostage with Sander Van Doorn, Sunnery James and Ryan Marciano. *October 30, 2020:

announces their acquisition of Club Glow, Echostage, and Soundcheck. The deal had closed over a year before the official announcement, with the

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delaying initial plans to announce the acquisition at the 2020

. Club Glow CEO Pete Kalamoutsos will remain in Washington to manage Echostage. *January 11, 2022: Club Glow and Insomniac announce Project Glow Festival: A celebration of 20 years of dance culture in the district. The two-day festival took place at the RFK Stadium Festival Grounds with headliners such as Martin Garrix; mixing veteran global electronic acts such as Above & Beyond, popular American DJs such as Diplo, and emerging talent like John Summit. *May, 1st 2022: The second location of Project GLOW is announced in Philadelphia for October 1 and 2 at

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. Headliners include

Alison Wonderland Alexandra Margo Sholler (born 27 September 1986), known professionally as Alison Wonderland, is an Australian electronic dance music producer, DJ, and singer. Her debut album, ''Run'', was released on 20 March 2015, which peaked at No. 6 ...

Illenium Nicholas Daniel Miller (born December 26, 1990), professionally known as Illenium, is an American DJ, record producer, and songwriter. He has released four studio albums, his most recent being '' Fallen Embers'', released in July 2021. It earne ...

Troyboi Troy Henry (born 23 November 1987), known professionally as TroyBoi, is a British DJ, record producer, and musician. His music combines elements of trap, house, bass, future bass, vogue, and dubstep. His debut album ''Left is Right'' was rele ...

Dom Dolla Dominic Matheson, better known by his stage name Dom Dolla, is an Australian house music producer. He has been nominated twice for the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release; in 2017 for "Be Randy", with Torren Foot and in 2019, for the song " Take ...

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Green Velvet Curtis Alan Jones (born April 26, 1968), better known by his stage name Green Velvet, is an American singer, record producer and DJ. He is also known as Cajmere, Geo Vogt, Half Pint, Curan Stone, and Gino Vittori. Early life Curtis Alan Jones wa ...

and more.

References in Media

* David Guetta listed Club Glow as his top club of 2010 in an interview with

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. * Armin van Buuren listed Club Glow's venue, Lima Lounge, as his "best new club visited this year" in 2010 in an interview with DJ Magazine. * Armin van Buuren featured live DJ sets recorded at Club Glow on episodes 052, 067, 087, and 105 of his

A State of Trance ''A State of Trance'' (often abbreviated as ASOT) is a Dutch trance radio show hosted by Armin van Buuren and co-producer Ruben de Ronde that first aired in June 2001. It is aired weekly every Thursday at 20:00 (CET) and 14:00 (EST). As of Jan ...

radio show. * After the inaugural Project GLOW,

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declared the festival a large and impactful addition to the East Coast festival scene.

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