Miami WMC Guide
Whatever you make of it, there's no party experience in the world like Miami's WMC week. Like cramming a whole Ibiza season into one week-long blitz of non-stop hedonism, you'll find sun-soaked poolside jams, dark twisted club sessions, boat raves, beach parties and the biggest dance festival in the States all jostling for your attention. Outside of our own killer events programme at The Shelborne, here's our guide to the best of the rest. Remember for discounted tickets see www.wantickets.com/djmag
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TUESDAY 23RD MARCH
MADE TO PLAY & REKIDS @ THE WHITE ROOM
HYPE: A journey through underground house as the Berlin-based masterminds behind two of the hottest labels du jour team up for an exclusive back-to-back.
TALENT: Jesse Rose & Radio Slave (back to back).
TAX & TIME: $10 10pm – 6am
whiteroomshows.com
MANSION LOVES ELECTRO @ MANSION
HYPE: A united nations of rave electro heavyweights, what's not to love about a line-up like this?
TALENT: Benny Benassi, MSTRKRFT, Wolfgang Gartner, The Japanese Popstars and more tba.
TAX & TIME: $30 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
SAVED RECORDS @ SET
HYPE: High-grade underground house and techno with Nic and Joris in the main room, with Moon Harbour's deepness and slickness upstairs.
TALENT: Nic Fanciulli, Joris Voorn, Matthias Tanzmann and Lunar City Express.
TAX & TIME: $30 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
WEDNESDAY 24TH MARCH
BE YOURSELF MIAMI @ PARKWEST
HYPE: The man, the master, the legend, Big Danny T embarks on one of his legendary Miami marathons.
TALENT: Danny Tenaglia & Paco Osuna .
TAX & TIME: $40 10pm – 5am
pachanyc.com/miami2010
CIELO NYC @ VAGABOND
HYPE: The legendary NYC club recruit Michel Cleis to headline their Balearic-infused house line-up.
TALENT: Michel Cleis, Nicolas Matar, Willie Graff, Alex From Tokyo, Behrouz, Dennis Kane, DJ Pippi, Tedd Patterson and more.
TAX & TIME: $20 10pm – 5am
thevagabondmiami.com
CR2 PRESENTS LIVE & DIRECT @ HOTEL W
HYPE: Dutch house music's king of bling Chuckie headlines this session of box fresh big room house from UK label CR2. Email [email protected]
TALENT: Chuckie, MYNC, Arno Cost & Norman Doray, Harry 'Choo Choo' Romero & Jose Nunez, Mark Brown, Uner, Coyu, DJ Wady & Goodwill.
TAX & TIME: $free 10pm – 4am
cr2records.co.uk
FIERCE ANGELS @ SEGAFREDO
HYPE: Leading UK label soulful house steams up this coffee house with a line-up froffing with transatlantic legends.
TALENT: Mark Doyle, Eric Kupper, Richie Jones, Franck Adam and more.
TAX & TIME: $free 5pm – late
thefutureisfierce.com
FLYING CIRCUS @ NIKKI BEACH
HYPE: A 17-hour marathon of rolling tech-house and techno du jour from the biggest names in the business.
TALENT: Audiofly, Steve Lawler, Timo Maas, Tiefschwarz, Davide Squillace, Matthias Tanzmann, Nick Curly, Heidi, Matt Tolfrey, Luca Baccheti, Solomun, Geddes, Miss Jool and more.
TAX & TIME: $25 noon – 5am
GLOBAL UNDERGROUND @ MYNT
HYPE: Open bar till 1am? Sounds good to us, just be sure to blag your guestlist for this VIP only event. Chunky, funky house and techno rule.
TALENT: Darren Emerson, Wally Lopez, Sultan and Stan Kolev.
TAX & TIME: $free 10pm – 6am
myntlounge.com
KING BRITT INTRICATE BEAUTY RELEASE PARTY @ ELECTRIC PICKLE
HYPE: US house par excellence with some show-stopping PAs thrown in for good measure.
TALENT: King Britt, Vikter Duplaix, Dego, Rich Medina, Lumin and PAs from Astrid Suryanto and Rucyl.
TAX & TIME: $15 9pm – 5am
nervousnyc.com
ROGER SANCHEZ PRESENTS RELEASE YOURSELF @ MANSION
HYPE: House legend Roger Sanchez shows he's still got the skills to pay the bills with a masterclass marathon of his current faves and evergreen classics.
TALENT: Roger Sanchez.
TAX & TIME: $35 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
SCI + TEC @ SET
HYPE: Unstoppable techno tidal waves as former Deep Dish don showcases the sounds of his revered label.
TALENT: Dubfire and special guests.
TAX & TIME: $30 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
SUPER YOU&ME @ LIV
HYPE: Going from strength to strength, Dutch production wizard Laidback Luke steps up his game yet again with a sick line-up.
TALENT: Laidback Luke, Calvin Harris, Dada Life, Afrojack and SonicC.
TAX & TIME: $30 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
superyouandme.com
STRICTLY DEFECTED @ CAMEO
HYPE: US institution Strictly Rhythm and UK bastion Defected conjure up the best of today's house music.
TALENT: Riva Starr, Quentin Harris, Chocolate Puma, Michael Canitrot, ATFC, Ben Westbeech, Rae, Eddie Thoneick, David Penn, Shovell (percussion) and more.
TAX & TIME: $30 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
TURBO @ LOUIS
HYPE: Tiga's label presents the eclectic electro darling Erol Alkan and Russian rave fiend Proxy.
TALENT: Erol Alkan, Proxy and more tbc.
TAX & TIME: $25 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
THURSDAY 25TH MARCH
ANJUNABEATS & ANJUNADEEP @ KLUTCH
HYPE: The leaders of UK trance, Above & Beyond showcase the synth-rushing sounds of their industry-leading Anjunabeats label and its deeper, more progressive sister label, Anjunadeep.
TALENT: Above & Beyond, Gareth Emery, Martin Roth, Jaytech, Boom Jinx and James Grant.
TAX & TIME: $25 10pm – 7am
karu-y.com
BOYS NOIZE RECORDS @ LOUIS
HYPE: Germany's Boys Noize smashes out his hip-hop wired electro and party techno funk.
TALENT: Boys Noize, Djedjotronic, Housemeister and D.I.M.
TAX & TIME: $25 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
CIRCUS @ STRIP
HYPE: Riding high on the success of his spell-binding Cocoon release 'Come Home', Yousef brings his legendary Circus party to Miami.
TALENT: Yousef, Tiefschwarz, Hernan Cattaneo, Radio Slave and Guy Gerber.
TAX & TIME: $20 10pm– 5am
circusclub.co.uk
THE CROOKLYN CLAN @ PLAY
HYPE: NYC's premier turntablists, The Crooklyn Clan mash up party hip-hop and r&b on four decks.
TALENT: The Crooklyn Clan, Discotech, Beat Breaker, Danny Diggz, Serafin and Rock-It-Scientists
TAX & TIME: $25 10pm– 5am
pachanyc.com/miami2010
FEDDE LE GRAND MIAMI TAKEOVER @ CAMEO
HYPE: Expect Dutch house hero and occasional Black Eyed Peas producer FLG to call in on some of his famous friends.
TALENT: Fedde Le Grand and more tbc.
TAX & TIME: $30 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
NERVOUS RECORDS @ PARKWEST
HYPE: A who's who of New York and Miami house producers bring the drums at this all-night session.
TALENT: Austin Leeds, Starkillers, Oscar G, Ralph Falcon, Tom Stephan, Honey Dijon, Behrouz, Chus & Ceballos, King Britt, Theo, Richie Santana, Peter Bailey and more.
TAX & TIME: $25 + bf ?? 11am – 10.30pm
pachanyc.com/miami2010
MIXED DOUBLES @ ELECTRIC PICKLE
HYPE: A European union of underground sounds as Berlin based booking agencies Wilde and Playkula join forces with UK labels Leftroom and Murmur for this tennis themed daytime party.
TALENT: Tiefschwarz & Santé, Italoboyz, Matt Tolfrey, Inxec, Geddes, Lee Curtiss, DJ T, Thomas Schumacher, Simon Baker, Solomon, Kabuto & Koji and Marc Ashken.
TAX & TIME: $free 1pm – 9pm
electricpicklemiami.com
SASHA & JOHN DIGWEED @ MANSION
HYPE: Reuniting the glory days of their late-'90s 'Northern Exposure' era, Sasha & John Digweed show they've still got their fingers pressed firmly on today's electronic pulse with an epic back-to-back session.
TALENT: Sasha & John Digweed.
TAX & TIME: $50 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
SEBASTIAN INGROSSO & FRIENDS @ SET
HYPE: The Swedish House Mafiosi and his Australian electro-house compadre get a glam crowd going.
TALENT: Sebastian Ingrosso and Dirty South.
TAX & TIME: $35 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
SIZE RECORDS POOL PARTY @ EDEN ROC RENAISSANCE HOTEL
HYPE: Warm up for the evening's debauchery with Steve Angello and friends.
TALENT: Steve Angello, AN21, Kim Fai, Afrojack and friends.
TAX & TIME: $tbc 1am – 11pm
myspace.com/steveangello
THIS IS EVOLVE @ SURFCOMBER
HYPE: Veteran NYC house legend Victor Calderone teams up with Sander K for his annual pool party roadblock.
TALENT: Sander Kleinenberg and Victor Calderone.
TAX & TIME: $50/$35 11am – 10.30pm
pachanyc.com/miami2010
VIVA @ SPACE TERRACE & LOFT
HYPE: Jaysus! Steve Lawler's pulls out all the stops with a line-up stuffed with quality. An essential reach for anyone serious about quality techno and tech-house.
TALENT: Steve Lawler, M.A.N.D.Y., Tiefschwarz, Radio Slave, Timo Maas, Joris Voorn, Matthias Tanzman, 2000 And One, Konrad Black, Leon, Hugo, David K, Darius Syrossian and Nyra.
TAX & TIME: $42/$32 11pm – 2pm
clubspace.com
FRIDAY 26TH MARCH
BALANCE @ VICTOR HOTEL
HYPE: Launch party for Agoria's awesome Balance mix sees the Frenchman joined by collection of Balance stars.
TALENT: Agoria, Will Saul, Luke Fair, Chris Fortier and more.
TAX & TIME: $20 + BF noon – 11pm
listedproductions.com
BOB SINCLAR @ SET
HYPE: Grammy-nominated French house playboy returns to Set for another roof-raising session.
TALENT: Bob Sinclar.
TAX & TIME: $70 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
DIM MAK @ LOUIS
HYPE: Steve Aoki's fashionista electro label showcases its latest line.
TALENT: DJ Funk, Joachim Garraud, Classixx, Uffie, AutoErotique, Rob Roy, SonicC and more tbc.
TAX & TIME: $40 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
DIRTY DUTCH @ CAMEO
HYPE: Two of the hottest properties in electro, Chuckie and Sidney Samson are going all the way to the top. Catch them drop their party-starting, hip-hop infected electro sounds tonight.
TALENT: Chuckie, Sidney Samson, Sunnery James, Ryan Marciano and Shermanology.
TAX & TIME: $30 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
STEVE ANGELLO, SEBASTIAN INGROSSO & FLORENCE AND THE MACHNE @ MANSION
HYPE: Didn't see this one coming! Theatrical, artsy pop songstress Florence (and The Machine) is the spectacular surprise guest at tonight's electro-house session.
TALENT: Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, AN21, Kim Fai and Florence & The Machine .
TAX & TIME: $40 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
LIGHTS OUT @ BED
HYPE: The Viva boss takes us deep, down and dirty with a marathon journey through the sounds du jour.
TALENT: Steve Lawler and Daniel Dubb.
TAX & TIME: $25 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
wantickets.com
MN2S @ KLUTCH
HYPE: A super-sized line-up with four arenas of classic house grooves from the major players new and old. Hit the link below for guestlist.
TALENT: Martin Solveig, Armand Van Helden, Alex Gaudino, Tom Novy, Kurd Maverick, Funkerman, Joe T. Vanelli, Laurent Wolf, Bart B More, Bingo Players, Bodyrox, Ian Carey, Ron Carrol, Alix Alvarez, DJ Dan, Robert Owens and more
TAX & TIME: $Guestlist 9pm – 7am
surveymonkey.com/s/mn2swmc2010
ONE NIGHT ONLY @ KARU & Y & ICE PALACE
HYPE: From deep trippy techno to future bass music, just about every genre is covered in this all-star rave marathon.
TALENT: AC Slater, Lee Foss, Josh Wink, The Japanese Popstars, Damian Lazarus, King Britt, Mr C, MSTKRFT, Steve Bug, Shy FX and many more.
TAX & TIME: $35 + BF 10pm – late
madeevent.com
PAUL VAN DYK PRESENTS 10 YEARS OF VANDIT @ SPACE
HYPE: The German trancemeister makes his one and only appearance of WMC.
TALENT: Paul Van Dyk
TAX & TIME: $65/$42 11pm – 2pm
clubspace.com
TOOLROOM @ SPACE TERRACE
HYPE: The electronic house powerhouse, Toolroom Records lands on the Space Terrace for marathon mayhem and sunrise partying.
TALENT: Mark Knight, Funkagenda, Adam Beyer, D.Ramirez, Chris Lake, Dave Spoon and Koen Groenveld.
TAX & TIME: $65/$42 11pm – 2pm
clubspace.com
SATURDAY 27TH MARCH
CALVIN HARRIS & FRIENDS @ LOUIS
HYPE: He's worked with Dizzee and Kylie, topped the charts and been crowned king of electro-pop, but tonight Calvin Harris is in superstar DJ mode.
TALENT: Calvin Harris and more tba.
TAX & TIME: $30 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
F*** ME I'M FAMOUS @ MANSION
HYPE: House pin-up, pop icon, modern DJ superstar, David Guetta sends Mansion wild with a little help from some friends.
TALENT: David Guetta, Afrojack, Arno Cost and Norman Doray.
TAX & TIME: $100 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
JAMES ZABIELA & FRIENDS BOAT PARTY @ BISCAYNE BAY
HYPE: You cant leave Miami without getting smashed up on at least one boat party and JZ's looks just the ticket.
TALENT: James Zabiela, Timo Maas and Tiefschwarz/
TAX & TIME: $45 + BF 10pm – 5am
wantickets.com/jameszabiela
KASKADE ONE MAN'S SHOW @ CAMEO
HYPE: Champion of the West Coast house sound, Kaskade invites some killer guests for this glam Cameo party.
TALENT: Kaskade, Funkagenda, Adrian Lux amd Jonas Tempel.
TAX & TIME: $30 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
PACHA NYC PRESENT THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS @ PARKWEST
HYPE: Prodigious party-starters par excellence, the unstoppably sibling DJ duo of The Martinez Brothers chop and drop the freshest underground house around.
TALENT: The Martinez Brothers and Jonathan Peters.
TAX & TIME: $35 + BF 10pm – 5am
pachanyc.com/miami2010
PURPLE MUSIC, NIKKI BEACH & DOLCE PRESENT WEEKENDANCE @ NIKKI BEACH
HYPE: Strutting, soulful house gems from Jamie Lewis's Purple Music label. Techno trainspotters need not apply.
TALENT: Jamie Lewis, Jay J, Meme, Luca Cassani, Dario Dattis and Justin Michael.
TAX & TIME: $tbc 10pm – 5am
purplemusic,ch
STEALTH LIVE @ SET
HYPE: The man behind the Miami WMC classic 'Another Chance', Roger Sanchez returns for another talent-loaded Stealth session.
TALENT: Roger Sanchez, Avicii, Prok & Fitch, Tom Stephan, Dean Coleman, Nick Bridges, Baggi Begovic, Chris Moody, Lex Da Funk, Agent Greg & Oliver.
TAX & TIME: $30 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR DEGENERATES @ ICE PALACE
HYPE: One for the real techno ravers, this 24-hour session will kick you out the other side a shadow of your former self. Only the strongest survive, but oh boy is it worth it.
TALENT: Adam Beyer, Agoria, Adultnapper, Danny Howells, dOP (live), Ida Engberg, Lee Burridge, Mathias Kaden, Matthias Tanzmann, Mr C, Paco Osuna, Victor Calderone and many more.
TAX & TIME: $free 10pm – 10pm
madeevent.com
10 YEARS OF SPACE @ SPACE
HYPE: Miami rave bastion celebrates a decade of debauchery. Tribal and electro-house on terrace, serious techno bizzle in the loft.
TALENT: Wally Lopez Vs Zoo Brazil, Pete Tong, Cedric Gervais, Tocadisco, Moguai, Hoxton Whores, Steve Bug, Guy Gerber, Troy Pierce, Marc Houle and more.
TAX & TIME: $varies 11pm – 2pm
clubspace.com
ULTRA FESTIVAL @ BICENTENNIAL PARK
HYPE: Miami's answer to Creamfields has locked down every big hitter in dance once again.
TALENT: Tiësto, David Guetta, Deadmau5, Swedish House Mafia, Carl Cox, Erick Morillo, Fedde Le Grande, Green Velvet, Timo Maas, Passion Pit, Infected Mushroom, Luciano, Umek and many more.
TAX & TIME: $140 (includes Sunday ticket) all day
ultrafestival.com
SUNDAY 28TH MARCH
BOB SINCLAR & AXWELL @ MANSION
HYPE: Modern house heavyweights Axwell and Bob Sinclar show Mansion what a wonderful world it is.
TALENT: Bob Sinclar and Axwell.
TAX & TIME: $30 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
NERVOUS POOL PARTY @ CLEVELANDER HOTEL
HYPE: It's not over, not over, not over yet... your last chance to soak up the rays and get down to some serious poolside partying. Miami legend Oscar G headlines.
TALENT: Oscar G, Peter Rauhofer, David Tort, Ralph Falcon, Theo, Tom Stephan, DMS12 and Lazaro Casanova.
TAX & TIME: $20 pre-sale 11am – 8pm
nervousnyc.com
PRYDA @ SET
HYPE: A massive new signing to Set's WMC party arsenal, Eric Prydz's Pryda brings the best in melodic, driving techno and future electro-house.
TALENT: Eric Prydz, Sébastian Léger and Paolo Mojo.
TAX & TIME: $30 pre-sale 10pm – 5am
theopiumgroup.com/wmc2010
SPACE POOL PARTY @ THE SURFCOMBER
HYPE: Spanish house matador and owner of the funkiest eyewear in clubland, Wally Lopez soundtracks this sunshine session.
TALENT: Wally Lopez.
TAX & TIME: $tbc 11am – 11pm
clubspace.com
ULTRA FESTIVAL @ BICENTENNIAL PARK
HYPE: From bassbin rupturing dubstep to soaring trance and classic electronica, all the biggest names in the business will be found here.
TALENT: Orbital, Crookers, Pendulum, LTJ Bukem, A Trak, Paul Oakenfold, Above & Beyond, Benga, Rusko, Skream, Adam Freeland, Major Lazer and many more.
TAX & TIME: $140 (includes Saturday ticket) all day
ultrafestival.com