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The apprenticeship

Hellectro.fr

Founder / Developer / Editor - independent electronic-music webzine

Music · Independent media · 2012 - 2013 · France

Pressaccreditation and VIP festival invitations earned by a fan-made webzine
Overview

What began as a fan-made electronic-music website became a working independent publication. Hellectro covered the EBM, dark-electro, dark-wave and industrial scenes through news, reviews, interviews, releases and concert reporting. By building both the platform and its editorial identity, the project crossed an unexpected threshold: it earned press accreditation and VIP invitations to cover festivals, including Amphi Festival in Cologne. It was an early lesson in how a self-initiated project could create credibility, open doors and turn an online artifact into real-world opportunity.

What was built
  • Created, designed and developed the publication as an independent fan project.
  • Published music news, reviews, interviews, album releases and concert coverage across the EBM, dark-electro and industrial scenes.
  • Turned the site into real-world access: press accreditation and VIP invitations to cover festivals including Amphi Festival.