Electronic music conferences are taking place all over the world in 2006: Madrid & San Fran have announced they will host major events this summer.

The UK has a new double festival this year, which combines dance music DJs with live bands. Will it lead to a large-scale ravers vs. rockers riot?

Europe's prestigious electronic music festival Sonar, has announced its line-up for 2006. As always, it's cutting-edge, and forward-thinking.