With a month to go ‘til WMC2010 we pick our top parties from this year’s event. Undoubtedly the most important in the dance music calendar in the states, the Miami’s Winter Music Conference will be celebrating its 25th year in 2010. Originally started as a meeting of just 80 dance music insiders, it’s become an essential stop for artists, partygoers, promoters, and labels serving around 60,000 visitors during one week. Here are the highlights:
Tuesday 23rd March
Air London & 8 Bit Records presents…
Nick Curly (Cecille/8 Bit), Simon Baker (2020 Vision/Cocoon), Glimpse (Planet E/Cadenza), and Oxia (8 Bit) are among the acts playing at the event, taking over both rooms at the Electric Pickle.
Wednesday 24th March
Credit To The Edit with Greg Wilson.
Back to the Electric Pickle for, Poker favourite, Greg Wilson. This is Greg’s first set at the conference and he will be playing an exclusive 4 hour set. Guests to be announced.
Thursday 25th March
If Carlsberg did parties… Steve Lawler, M.A.N.D.Y., Tiefschwarz, and Radioslave are among the list of DJ’s playing at the event with arguably one of the best line ups of the conference.
Friday 26th March
Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso & Friends.
After a massive year in 2009 Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso of the famed Swedish House Mafia head to Mansion and are joined by their friends An21 and Kim Fai. Featuring a special guest appearance by Florence and the Machine.
Saturday 27th March
With a 7 hour set from Roger Sanchez, and Poker friends Prok and Fitch playing this event at the luxurious SET Nightclub, this is one not to be missed.
Sunday 28th March
Danny Tenaglia Closing Pool Party.
Call us traditionalist but there is no better way to end the WMC than at Danny’s famous closing party. With a melting pot of clubbers, hipsters from all over the world, DJmag at the Shelborne closes their pool with the best of the best.
This is Poker PR’s pick of the week’s parties, but you should not forget the actual conference itself or the Ultra Music Festival featuring a multitude of top DJ’s and acts over the Friday and the Saturday.
Now in its 25th year, the Miami Winter Music Conference (WMC) is the biggest electronic music gathering on the planet.
Running from 23-27 March on Miami Beach, Florida, the event will take over the city as numerous venues and hotels provide home for the conference.
From workshops, seminars, panels, exhibits, demo listening, DJ spin offs and VJ challenges, the 2010 program reflects the current climate of the industry. Topics include innovation in DJ & production technology, new media, and club culture.
Event wise, the conference hosts the biggest parties around. The Shelborne Beach Sessions runs 23-28 Mar with highlights of Josh Wink’s 15 Years Ovum label party, plus appearances from techno legends Sasha, Luciano and Loco Dice over several nights.
The WMC’s official closing party Ultra Music Festival runs over two days and will feature the likes of Tiesto, Carl Cox, Deadmau5 and Faithless.
Last year’s WMC was attended by 1,910 artists and DJs, 3,228 industry delegates from a sum of 62 countries. Over 500 events ran across 5 days with a total of 52 industry panels, seminars and workshops.
For ticket, travel & accommodation info visit www.wintermusicconference.com
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