Carrillo Music Group closed Amsterdam Dance Event 2025 with three milestone gatherings that threaded together history, collaboration, and community. What began as a familiar week of showcases grew into something larger — a reminder of how house music’s roots and future continue to meet in the same rooms, under the same pulse.
The label’s programming this year stretched across multiple venues in Amsterdam. Each event focused on a different corner of Carrillo’s story: the tenth anniversary of Women of House, the twenty-ninth year of Welcome To The Club, and an official Women of House ADE Showcase that tied everything together. The three moments captured a single idea — that the connections built in nightlife can evolve into lifelong creative bonds.
Women of House – Free Love Edition (10-Year Anniversary)
October 25, 2025 – Spuistraat 109, Amsterdam | 6:00 PM–10:00 PM
The Women of House – Free Love Edition anniversary was both celebration and reflection. The collective began ten years ago as a small circle of DJs and producers sharing space in a male-dominated scene. A decade later, it has become an international network that links artists from Chicago to Seoul.
The night’s lineup mirrored that growth. Sets from First Lady, Better, Nita Funk, Isa Carrillo, and others moved fluidly through styles — soulful house, rhythm-driven funk, and percussive blends that kept the room grounded. Between songs, short pauses allowed for words of thanks and recognition. “Ten years of Women of House shows how much can happen when women support each other,” Isa Carrillo said from the booth. “It’s always been about the music, but also about the space we make for each other.”
The event carried warmth more than spectacle. Lights stayed soft, the floor stayed full, and the sense of shared history gave the room its gravity. What began as an advocacy effort now feels like an institution, quietly rewriting what representation in house culture can look like.
Welcome To The Club – 29th Anniversary Edition
October 25, 2025 – NDSM-Kade 2, Amsterdam | 11:00 PM–4:00 AM
Later that evening, attention shifted north to NDSM-Kade 2 for Welcome To The Club’s 29th anniversary. The night had the energy of a reunion — the kind where faces change but the rhythm stays constant. Presented by DJ Max, the event featured DJ Izee, Kardano, Ron Carroll, Isa Carrillo, and Soleil Carrillo.
Since the 1990s, Welcome To The Club has operated as both event and community, shaping a loyal following around straightforward values: good sound, real crowds, and no shortcuts. The 2025 edition stayed true to that legacy. The set transitions were seamless, the crowd responsive, the mood grounded in nostalgia without tipping into retro.
“Welcome To The Club has always been about connection,” DJ Max said afterward. “It’s a room where the old guard and the new guard meet halfway. That’s why people keep coming back.”
The night was less about marking time and more about continuity — proof that house music’s endurance depends not on trends, but on places that hold their identity through change. Carrillo Music Group’s consistent presence behind the brand reinforces that approach: longevity through authenticity, growth through relationships.
Women of House – Official ADE Showcase
October 25, 2025 – Amsterdam | 1:00 PM–5:00 PM
Earlier in the day, the Women of House Official ADE Showcase offered a different rhythm. Staged as a daytime session, it mixed live sets with open discussions and mentorship conversations. The lineup included DJ Emma, DJ Val, Better, Nita Funk, Mia Banks, DJ Justine, and Isa Carrillo.
Where the anniversary party celebrated history, the showcase looked ahead. The focus was on discovery — new sounds, younger artists, and the exchange of ideas between generations. The room felt more like a workshop than a club, with attendees moving easily between performances and dialogue. Soleil Carrillo described it as “a bridge between artists and opportunity — a place where the next generation can find footing.”
The format reinforced what Women of House has quietly achieved over ten years: turning representation into infrastructure. Through events, mentorship, and visibility, it has built one of electronic music’s most active global networks for female and non-binary talent.
Threads of Community
Taken together, the three events told a larger story about how Carrillo Music Group operates. The label doesn’t treat its gatherings as isolated moments. Each one connects to the next, forming a loop between mentorship, performance, and heritage.
At ADE 2025, that loop was on full display. Artists from the U.S., Europe, and Asia shared lineups that blended cultural identity with common rhythm. Longtime contributors like Ron Carroll played alongside first-time ADE performers. Veteran DJs shared time with younger peers in casual conversation before and after sets. It was collaboration as everyday practice, not concept.
Carrillo’s approach to event programming mirrors its larger philosophy: build spaces where artists can develop without losing individuality. The label’s focus on diversity and access isn’t framed as branding; it’s built into the day-to-day reality of who they book and how they run their stages.
After the Music
As the week closed, the tone among performers and guests was one of quiet satisfaction rather than spectacle. The 10-year mark for Women of House and the 29-year run of Welcome To The Club felt less like endpoints and more like reminders of what endurance looks like in a constantly shifting industry.
House music has always been about repetition — about the same rhythm taking new shape through time. Carrillo Music Group’s ADE presence proved that repetition doesn’t mean stagnation. When built on connection and shared purpose, it becomes a living rhythm that renews itself with each beat, each face, each night.
Looking back, ADE 2025 wasn’t defined by scale or production value, but by tone. The energy across Carrillo’s events came from the same place that has fueled house for decades: people gathering to share sound and presence. As DJ Max put it, “The goal is simple — keep it alive, keep it real, and keep it moving.”
Carrillo Music Group’s role in Amsterdam this year reflected that simplicity. Its events were rooted in community, shaped by collaboration, and carried by the steady pulse of artists who believe in music as connection. With another ADE behind them, the label leaves Amsterdam not just with memories, but with renewed proof that the culture still grows best in spaces built on trust, respect, and rhythm.
