Today is officially March 1st, meaning that March DJ charts are flying everywhere, and much more importantly, our jaunt to Miami is no more than twenty-three days in the future. Yes, aside from the fact that the usually collaborative forces of WMC & ULTRA have split forces (for the worse), we’re confident that late-March will provide us with a hectic seven days of music-related ruckus, regardless of the festival’s hashtag. We’re also going to step up our media coverage this year, providing you a steady stream of daily content, including: the odd live to air radio session, daily videos, more pictures, and of course, breaking the biggest tunes to the world, when they happen. And who knows, hopefully we can arrange for a special interview or two (currently in the works).
We land on Wednesday March 23rd, just in time to catch the tail end of the Recession Session Pool Party with Art Department, Dubfire, A-Trak & several others. From there, we mission to the recently announced Night Slugs Party being organized by Toronto’s own Embrace at Eve, formally known as the famous White Room. One of the best vibe venues in Miami will welcome Night Slugs label boss Bok Bok, as well as Girl Unit, Kingdom and more threads from the same cloth.
We know that Thursday afternoon will be the sun-soaked affair at the Surfcomber when we hit up the People Like Us pool party, featuring the likes of Seth Troxler and Loco Dice. Thursday evening will be consumed by HARD Miami, being held at arguably the best venue I’ve ever been to, in Grand Central — featuring names like Tiga, Brodinski, Mehdi & Diplo, just to name a few. Also that night, Simian Mobile Disco will be playing the Delicacies Party alongside Rory Phillips at Eve, which should make for a convenient late-night stop, before we descend into the depths of an early morning affair at Space, with Loco Dice and Marco Carola.
Friday it appears as though the main event on our docket will be the first segment of Sunday School: The Lost Weekend, which will feature two separate stages, both equally enticing — one with Boysnoize Records artists (ie. Boys Noize, Tiga, Djedjotronic, DIM), and the other with Minus Records artists (ie. Richie Hawtin, Magda, Marco Carola). After that, it’s off to Electric Pickle for the Crosstown Rebels Get Lost party, which will feature Konrad Black, Dan Ghenacia, Maceo Plex, Lee Foss and a very long list of other talented dudes.
Saturday afternoon and evening are still somewhat up in the air, with some big name parties still to be announced. We do have the comfort of knowing that the Trouble & Bass party, and Busy-P’s Let The Children Techno party, are both strong possibilities for the evening hours, but no one could ever predict how whacky the Saturday can end up being.
Sunday evening, Electric Pickle will be hosting the Hot Natured Miami party, which will feature the likes of Jamie Jones, Lee Foss, Soul Clap, Art Department, Robert James and others. The big value-add will be the classic sets thrown down by legends MK, Scotty Deep and Craig Richards. This will be special.
Anything past Sunday we really haven’t given much thought to, but as we mentioned, this is all subject to change seeing as we are still eagerly anticipating the Sound Pellegrino Miami announcement, which Teki will be making in the coming days, as well as the Discobelle announcement. Saturday the 26th is bound to pack more than a couple surprises, and who knows, we might just end up on a stage in front of thousands again.
Enjoy one of the latest remixes from disco sensation Rory Phillips (who will be playing on Thursday the 24th with Simian Mobile Disco at Eve), to set that indescribable, feel-good, Miami mood.
Munk – Keep My Secret (Rory Phillips Club Mix)
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