Not a booking. Nobody is asked to perform and nobody is paid to appear. You, or your team, buy the pass, and the room is what you are paying for.
Ōtocracy is an official sponsor of the Nexus Lounge at ADE 2026. That is why we can open 25 places in the room to artists. Not an ADE conference ticket.
Check last year’s vibe.
This is the room the pass opens, filmed by Nexus Radio last October. Watch it, and see if it is something you want to be part of on 22 October.
What the €200 buys, and what it does not.
- Access to the Nexus Lounge for the afternoon of Thursday 22 October.
- Thomas at reception, who walks you in and introduces you to the people you should meet.
- Included with the pass: an editorial photoshoot and a 15-minute Nexus Radio interview, published in the magazine section of the Nexus site.
- A booking or a show. Nobody performs, and nobody is paid to appear.
- A fee paid to you. The artist, or the artist’s team, buys the pass.
- A paid interview. The interview comes with the pass; the room is what you pay for.
- An official ADE conference ticket. The ADE Pro Pass is a separate €675 purchase.
A person, not a checkout.
Thomas Deil, personally. Not a rep, not a list at the door. I walk you in, introduce you around the lounge and make sure you are where you need to be for your slot.
DM me on Instagram, or ask for a video call and we will do one. I would rather spend ten minutes proving this is real than take 200 euro from someone who is unsure.
You get the questions in advance, and any take can be redone on the spot. Nobody is published sounding worse than they wanted to.
Networking first. Media included.
The Nexus Lounge on the afternoon of 22 October: labels, press, radio people and working artists in one private room, without the queue-and-badge theatre. Open bar for Ōtocracy members. The goal of the afternoon is as many real conversations and introductions as possible, and Thomas is there all day to make them happen.
A professional shoot in the lounge, against the sponsor wall. Press photos every artist needs and most never budget for. Shot on the day, delivered after.
Fifteen minutes about you, your project and your next release. Questions come to you in advance and any take can be redone. Published in the magazine section of the Nexus site, and the recording is yours to keep and repost. Any genre.
The chair, the wall, the lounge.
Thomas in the Nexus Lounge at a previous edition: the same interview set, the same red carpet, the same sponsor wall your photos are shot against.
Read this before you pay.
Buying for someone on your roster?
The pass is bought by the artist or their team; it is never a fee to or from the artist. Before you pay, we send the full scope in writing: the schedule for the afternoon, the interview format and questions, where the interview is published, and how the photos and recording can be used. One person, Thomas, coordinates from payment to the day.
Am I being booked, or paid to appear?
No. This is not a booking and nobody is paid to perform or appear. The Artist Pass is something an artist, or their team, buys: €200 for access to the Nexus Lounge on 22 October, with a photoshoot and an interview included.
Why is Ōtocracy selling places in the Nexus Lounge?
Ōtocracy is an official sponsor of the Nexus Lounge at ADE 2026. As a sponsor we can bring 25 artists into the room, and those places are the Artist Passes. We are a music marketing agency; Thomas Deil runs the artist side and meets every pass-holder at reception.
So am I paying for an interview?
No. You are paying for access to the room. The interview and the photoshoot are included and they are worth having, but the reason to go is the people in the lounge: labels, radio, press and other artists, in one place for an afternoon.
Is this an ADE conference ticket?
No, and it is priced accordingly. The official ADE Pro Pass costs €675 and buys the conference programme. The Artist Pass is €200 and buys one afternoon in the Nexus Lounge on Thursday 22 October. Many artists do ADE week without ever buying the conference badge; this pass is built for exactly that way of doing it.
What do I actually walk away with?
The conversations first: the labels, radio and press in the lounge are the same people badge-holders queue to meet. Then a broadcast interview with Nexus Radio and a set of editorial photos, which on their own are worth the pass to an artist who has neither.
When do sales close?
Sunday 18 October 2026 at 23:59 Amsterdam time, or earlier if the passes run out. After that no more passes are sold: every pass-holder needs their address, arrival time and interview slot before Thursday.
Where exactly is it?
A private event in central Amsterdam. The exact address is sent to pass-holders after payment, together with the arrival time and your interview slot.
How do I get the pass after paying?
Checkout takes two minutes and your confirmation email is the receipt. Thomas contacts every pass-holder personally before ADE with the address, your interview slot and the shoot schedule. Questions before then: message him on WhatsApp any time.
What if I can't make it after buying?
Tell us before the event and we move the pass to another artist and refund you. Our refund policy applies, with no small print beyond it.
Can I get one free?
One of the 25 passes goes into a free draw among artists with a live Ōtocracy gate holding 10 real fans by 25 September, no purchase and nothing to buy. The draw happens on 28 September. If you would rather be certain, this page is the certain way.
How do I know any of this is real?
Ask. Thomas Deil is at instagram.com/thomasdeilmusic and answers his own DMs, and he will do a video call with you before you pay if you want one. He meets every pass-holder at reception personally on the day. If something does not add up in that conversation, do not buy.
I have never done a radio interview. Is that a problem?
No. The questions are sent to you in advance, and any take can be redone on the spot until you are happy with it. Any genre works in the room. Nothing goes out that you have not heard.
I manage artists. Can I see the terms in writing first?
Yes. Email us and before you pay we send the full scope: the afternoon's schedule, the interview format, where it is published, and how the photos and recording can be used. One person, Thomas, coordinates from payment to the day.
€200 buys your access to the Nexus Lounge on 22 October. Shoot and interview included.