Guide On Time!
2012 Miami Listing's
Yup, it's that time again — all eyes on South Beach. The East Atlantic coast of Miami, USA is braced for another infiltration of dance industry bods, producers, promoters and label owners, not forgetting the usual onslaught of dedicated ravers from all over North America, Europe and beyond. This time around, following last year's WMC and Ultra split (separated into two different weeks), the events coincide, with the conference taking place Friday 16th — Saturday 25th March and the festival taking place at the tail-end of it. As a result, we can expect a more intense cluster of events over a period shorter than the drawn-out, top-heavy stretch we encountered last year, with a few freshened-up venues thrown into the pot.
As ever though, the gamut will run the entire spectrum of dance talent today, from big-room trance monoliths to the new wave of no-nonsense noise-bringers dropping unprecedented levels of bass Stateside. Then, of course, there's the underground newbies, flag-bearing mainstays and old skool dudes going strong, each playing their part in this, DJ Mag's recommended picks of the season. Come at me, bro!
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WMC OPENING POOL PARTY
VENUE: The Surfcomber
VIBE: Stateside's big room house guys rubbing biceps on Miami Beach
DJS: Robbie Rivera, Behrouz, Ivano Bellini, Rony Seikaly, Louis Puig, Bill Kelly, Justin Sheppard, Lazardi
TAX: $25/$40
TIME: 11AM - 11PM
LINK & MIAMI REBELS PRESENT MATHIAS KADEN WMC 2012
VENUE: Treehouse
VIBE: Germany's tough tech architect charges the main room of South Beach's new underground bastion, while Link Allstars invade
DJS: Mathias Kaden
TAX: TBC
TIME: 10PM - 5AM
GABRIEL & DRESDEN
VENUE: Shine
VIBE: San Fran's fantastic two take to The Shelborne's bad-ass back room
DJS: Gabriel & Dresden
TAX: TBC
TIME: 10PM - 5AM
DEF MIX WITH BANG AND ROOM26 POOL
VENUE: The Shelborne
VIBE: US house godfathers keeping it fresh poolside. Swimsuits recommended
DJS: David Morales, Frankie Kunckles, Hector Romero, Quentin Harris, Terry Hunter, Luis Radio.
TAX: $30+
TIME: Noon - 10.30pm
Electric Beach
VENUE: Nikki Beach
VIBE: All-day beachside mash-up showcasing the US house big guns
DJS: Harry 'Choo Choo' Romero, Jason Vernau, Jose Nunez, Junior Sanchez, ATFC, Starkillers, Danny Freakazoid, Justin Sheppard and more.
TAX: $35
TIME: 11PM - 5AM
DERRICK CARTER
VENUE: Shine
VIBE: Chicago verteran leads The Shelborne on a late-night journey though disco, tech and "Boompty-Boomp" House
DJS: Derrick Carter
TAX: $35
TIME: 11PM - 5AM
LA TOUR PRESENTS CARL CRAIG AND FRIENDS
VENUE: The Shelborne
VIBE: Top-notch techo from the most revered
DJS: Carl Craig, Guy Gerber, Nina Kraviz, Radio Slave, Tiefschwarz, Martin Buttrich(Live), Alex 47, Jonathan Cowam.
TAX: $25+
TIME: NOON - 10.30pm
R3HAB
VENUE: Fontainebleau Resort
VIBE: Gargantuan noise from stellar names in house, trance and "Complextro" for the list-and-bottle bathing suit crowd
DJS: Avicii, Roger Sanchez, Antonio Gregorio, Funkerman and more
TAX: $100
TIME: 2PM
INFINITY MIND PRESENTS THIS IS IBIZA
VENUE: Marseilles Hotel
VIBE: Impossibly big tech house from equally colossal Spainish DJ.
DJS: Juanjo Martin, Shamizo, Paco Buggin, Jose Franco
TAX: $15 - $30
TIME: 11AM - 11PM
MONDAY 19TH MARCH
PURLE MUSIC & DOLCE PRESENT WEEK 'N' DANCE PART IV
VENUE: Nikki Beach
VIBE: Switzerlan's big room baiters bring the house beachside
DJS: Jamie Lewis, Roland Clark, Dario D'Attis, Soulmagic, Misteralk, Inaki Garcia, DJ N Project, Jack & The Jerk, Bodyrocks, Soul P, Chilly and more.
TAX: $20
TIME: Noon - 10PM
WE THE BRAND MIAMI SHOWCASE
VENUE: Treehouse
VIBE: Real house music - jackin', deep, soulful, groovy - from the leaders of the game
DJS: DJ Sneak (3 HR Set), Phil Weeks, Hector Moralez, Gramophonedzie, Honey Dijon, Jordan Peak, Arturo Garces, Corey Steers.
TAX: $15
TIME: 10PM - 5AM
LINK AND MIAMI REBELS PRESENT APOLLONIA
VENUE: Treehouse
VIBE: The inaugural Miami showcase of Dan Ghenacia and Shonky's newly launched deep house imprint, Djeball.
DJS: Dyed Soundroom, Dan Ghenacia, Shonky, Djeball.
TAX: $35
TIME: 10PM - 5AM
AIR LONDON PRESENTS A NIGHT IN THE AIR
VENUE: Electric Pickle
VIBE: On-point DJ agency brings its deep house stock to Miami's coolest corner
DJS: Burnski, Gavin Herlihy, Jordan Peak, Kate Simko, Laura Jones, M A N I K, Matt Tolfrey, Nitin, Sam Russo Simon Baker, Tim Green.
TAX: $10 - $20
TIME: 8PM - 5AM
FRIES & BRIDGES 4TH ANNUAL PARTY
VENUE: Love Hate
VIBE: Influential house-head Phil Weeks stops at a grungy tattoo parlour as part of the 'Raw Instrumental' album tour
DJS: Fries & Bridges (Phil Weeks & Hector Moralez), Oscar Miranda
TAX: $10
TIME: 10PM - 5AM
SAVED
VENUE: SET
VIBE: Maidstone's finest, Nic Fanciulli, brings his house imprint to SET for another Miami session
DJS: Nic Fanciulli, Matthias Tanzmann, Stacey Pullen, Subb-an, Mark Fanciulli and more.
TAX: TBA
TIME: 10PM - 5AM
DJMAG POOL SESSION
VENUE: The Shelbourne
VIBE: Clearly, without doubt, the best - if not only - party to attend each year in Miami (we would say that), this time with a (proper) house theme.
DJS: Sasha & James Zabiela (B2B), Claude Vonstroke, Denniz Ferrer, DJ Sneak, MK, Solomun, Hiedi, Catz & Dogz, Ryan Marciano & Sunnery James, DJ Mag Allstars
TAX: $15
TIME: Noon - 10:30PM
WMC CADENZA YACHT CRUISE
VENUE: Biscayne Lady
VIBE: Luciano's Cadenza crew cruise on Miami's most rave-friendly vessel
DJS: Reboot, Robert Dietz, Michel Cleis, Desyn Masiello plus more.
TAX: $100
TIME: 3PM - 9PM
16TH ANNUAL OVUM PARTY
VENUE: Shine
VIBE: Josh Wink's techno label keeps improving with age. Taste its vintage flavours at its 16th edition at the usual den
DJS: Josh Wink, Steve Bug & Friends
TAX: $20
TIME: 10PM - 5AM
FLYING CIRCUS
VENUE: Villa 221
VIBE: Fun, games and techno with fifth edition of worldwide marathon party.
DJS: Audiofly, Bill Patrick, Dan Chenacia, Davide Squillace & Guy Gerber (B2B), Den Isu, Droog, Geddes, Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts (Live), Guti (Live), Inxec, Just Be, M.A.N.D.Y, Martin Buttrich, My Favorite Robot, Radio Slave, Ryan Crosson, Shonky, Stacey Pullen, Steve Lawler, Tini and more
TAX: $20
TIME: 11AM - 5PM
LEFTROOM VS CULPRIT
VENUE: Treehouse
VIBE: UK vs US. Two deep house juggernauts collide at Miami's newest nocturnal spot.
DJS: Lee Foss, Matt Tolfrey, Laura Jones, Craig Richards, Waifs & Strays, Jozif, Inxec, Droog, Sam Russo, Gavin Herlihy
TAX: TBC
TIME: 10PM - 5AM
CADENZA PRESENTS LUCIANO AND FRIENDS POOL PARTY
VENUE: The Shelbourne
VIBE: Leader of the vagabundos brings a taste of Pacha Ibiza poolside for another year.
DJS: Luciano, Digitaline (Live), Maayan, Nidam, Jonathan Cowan.
TAX: $30
TIME: Noon - 10:30PM
POINT BLANK PRESENTS DIRTYBIRD BBQ
VENUE: Villa 221
VIBE: Team Dirtybird take over some idyllic gardens for a BBQ with beats as juicy as the chicken legs
DJS: Claude Vonstroke, Justin Martin, Eats Everything, Catz & Dogz, J.Phlip, Breach, Leroy Peppers (Christian Martin) Worthy Ardalan
TAX: $10 - $25
TIME: Noon - 11PM
HOT CREATIONS BOAT CRUISE/PARTY
VENUE: Biscayne Lady
VIBE: Luxury Yacht party followed by shelbourne debut for Foss & Jones irrefutable deep disco-tech tastemaker
DJS: Jamie Jones, Lee Foss, Cajmere, MK, Dyed Soundorom, Robert James, Russ Yallop
TAX: $125+/$20
TIME: 3PM - 9AM / 10PM - 5AM
ABOVE & BEYOND
VENUE: Bayfront Park
VIBE: Anjunabeats bossmen annihilate an amphiteatre Downtown with enough melodies to give a blue whale the bends
DJS: Above & Beyond, Arty, Mat Zo, Jaytech, Boom Jinx
TAX: TBC
TIME: 5AM - 11PM
ROBSOUL & THE FACTORY
VENUE: 1020 Lounge (The Clevelander -2nd floor)
VIBE: Another bout of straight up house music old and new. This time, in a slick, intimate hotel bar.
DJS: DJ Sneak, Mark Farina, DJ W!LD, Hector Moralez, Tommy Largo, DJ Cimai
TAX: TBC
TIME: 9AM - 5AM
A SENSE OF DANGER.. AN EVENING FROM DJ HARVEY
VENUE: SoBe Live
VIBE: Seven hour set from the behemoth of disco, house and more, DJ Harvey
DJS: DJ Harvey
TAX: $20
TIME: 10PM - 5AM
BEDROCK SHOWCASE
VENUE: Cameo Miami
VIBE: One for the heads. Digweed deploys his distinct breed of techno once again to the venue formerly known as Crobar
DJS: John Digweed, Hernan Cattaneo, Guy J, Marco Bailey, Omid 16b, Henry Saiz, Denis A
TAX: $25
TIME: 11PM - 7AM
WORLD OF DRUM & BASS MIAMI WMC 2012
VENUE: Euforia
VIBE: The first ever world of D&B Miami party, 30 artists, two arenas, 1000 capacity. Time to get grimey...Downtown!
DJS: LTJ Bukem, Dieselboy, Fabio, John B, Greenlaw & many more
TAX: $20/25
TIME: 10PM - 8AM
VIVA MUSIC WITH STEVE LAWLER AND FRIENDS POOL PARTY
VENUE: Shelborne
VIBE: King Lawler parades his world-beating regulars beside the pool with some big names in tow.
DJS: Steve Lawler, M.A.N.D.Y, Matthew Dear, Stacey Pullen, Nina Kraviz, Deetron, Livio & Roby, Darius Syrossian, Leon, Julian Perez.
TAX: $30+
TIME: Noon - 10:30PM
THE SUNSET VOYAGE
VENUE: Floridian Princess
VIBE: High octane, head-rushing techno from masters of the sound on board a very expensive yacht.
DJS: Sasha, James Zabiela, Damian Lazarus
TAX: $175
TIME: 3PM - 9PM
BOHEMIAN YACHT CLUB PRESENT NO.19 CRUISE
VENUE: Mussette Yacht
VIBE: Top-notch Toronto techno label captains a plush yacht right in time for sunset.
DJS: Art Department, Maceo Plex, Deniz Kurtel, Nitin.
TAX: $75+
TIME: 6PM - 11PM
FIXED MIAMI
VENUE: The Vagabond
VIBE: Electro, disco and techno of the highest order from some of Europe's modern day greats.
DJS: Simian Mobile Disco, Tensnake, Tiger & Woods, PillowTalk, Maxxi Soundsystem, JDH & Dave P.
TAX: $10 - $20
TIME: 9PM - 5AM
HIGH CONTRAST, NETSKY, CAMO & KROOKED @ EVE
VENUE: Eve
VIBE: Hospital Records' finest storm a Downtown dungeon armed with an arsenal of liquid dnb.
DJS: High Contrast, Netsky, Camo & Krooked.
TAX: $20
TIME: 9pm – 6am
DOWN & OUT VS LIFE AND DEATH
VENUE: Treehouse
VIBE: Two talented Berlin-based techno labels, both alike in dignity, head-to-head over two rooms.
DJS: Magda, Marc Houle, Troy Pierce, Danny Benedettini, Life and Death, Tale of Us, Clockwork, Thugfucker, PillowTalk (live) and DJ Tennis.
TAX: TBA
TIME: 10pm - 5am
RICHIE HAWTIN PRESENTS MINUS
VENUE: Space
VIBE: Minimal monolith delivers his muscular beats alongside mammoth company.
DJS: Richie Hawtin, Dubfire, Paco Osuna, Gaiser, Barem, Ambivalent, HOBO, Matador.
TAX: $60 - $80+
TIME: 10pm – 4am
X-MIX PRODUCTIONS PARTY
VENUE: Shine
VIBE: Near-definitive line-up of US house masters bringing it Miami style.
DJS: Armand Van Helden (exclusive), DJ Dan, DJ Sneak, Felix Da Housecat, Harry Choo Choo Romero, Junior Sanchez, Todd Terry.
TAX: TBC
TIME: 10pm – 5am
GET LOST MIAMI 7TH SESSION
VENUE: Electric Pickle
VIBE: Arguably Miami's most sought-after event, Crosstown Rebel's Get Lost. More an endurance contest than a club night.
DJS: Amirali (live), Art Department, Bill Patrick, Clive Henry, Craig Richards, Dan Berskon & James What (live), Danny Daze, Damian Lazarus, Droog, Eats Everything, Fur Coat, Guti, Jozif, Konrad Black, Luca Bacchetti, Maceo Plex, Miguel Campbell, Mr C, Richy Ahmed, Robert James, Russ Yallo, Shaun Reeves, Subb-an, plus more
TAX: $30
TIME: 5am
ALL DAY I DREAM OF WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE
VENUE: Cafeina Wynwood Lounge
VIBE: International household name Lee Burridge sets up shop in an intimate underground nook.
DJS: Lee Burridge and special guest.
TAX: $30
TIME: 3pm – 10pm
GET PHYSICAL NACHT WMC 2012
VENUE: Treehouse
VIBE: Berlin's flagship deep house and techno imprint goes all out for 2012. Deep, bass-y, disco-informed... it's all here.
DJS: M.A.N.D.E.A.R (Matthew Dear and Phillip Jung), M.A.N.D.Y, Audiofly, Tim Green, DJ T, Tim Green, DJ T, Catz N Dogz, Digitaline (live).
TAX: TBC
TIME: 10pm - 5am