Miami hosts the finest EDM artists around

Every year, the world’s premier electronic dance music festival, the Ultra Music Festival, takes place at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami and all the finest artists from around the globe make their way down to show off their skills. Taking a break from their leisure time, their Caribbean cruises and their penthouse apartments, the biggest talents from the EDM world are taking over Miami for three days in March, displaying the heaviest, hardest and deepest sounds around.

 The height of electronic talents

Featuring top artists including David Guetta, Tiesto, Kraftwerk, Skrillex, Mike Snow and Armin Van Buuren, the Ultra Music Festival (UMF) has already sold out, in record time. This is the third year in a row that the event has sold out in quick time and will be held in conjunction with the Winter Music Conference. This conference features networking and business contacts as well as music and is a great place for up and coming music technologists, artists and behind the scenes experts to meet. Click here to see video and interviews from previous WMC djs including Bob Sinclar, Paul van Dyk, and Deadmau5.

 The UMF is in its 13^th year and has made great moves from its launch in 1999. Expanding from a small low key one day festival event, to the three day extravaganza that took place last year, its growth is evidence of the growing presence of electronic dance music (EDM) in the mainstream charts.  

Bayfront Park is a huge urban space, ideal for the massive festival to takeover. The Amphitheater has space for 10,000 people and the Tina Hills Pavilion is more intimate, with space for just 1,000. This may well be where some of the up and coming acts get their first taste of festival.  

Deadmau5 hits back

Not everybody is a fan of the huge Ultra Music Festival, although we can’t see why. Electro-trance artist and producer Joel Zimmerman (better known as deadmau5) has slammed the festival in a ranty YouTube video for its ticket prices and contractual agreements involved in performing at the event. It’s obvious his words have fallen on deaf ears as fans have already bought their tickets in the thousands despite of this. The UMF attracts fans and artists from around the world and many historic remixes and tracks have been first performed at this legendary festival. It seems Zimmerman is the lone voice, bemoaning the event and his words have done little to distract fans of EDM.

A closer look at the Winter Music Conference

The Winter Music Conference is one of the largest music industry conventions specialising in the electronic genre. Founding in 1985, the conference has served as a launch pad to spur on DJs and professionals from the electronic dance music genre into greater success and potential stardom. Many of the major agency deals take place at the Winter Music Conference, where young prodigies sign their future to a label that can make it happen and learn all about the industry from the experts. It’s expected over 50,000 delegates will attend the conference in March, with 500 separate events taking place during the week. One of the most anticipated events are the panels and seminars where topics and questions can be posted to experts and newcomers can learn everything they need to know about their future career, from the people who know it.

Artists to look out for in 2012

There are some obvious heavyweights attending the UMF such as Guetta, Tiesto and Fatboy Slim but there are hundreds more acts who are worth taking in. UK drum and bass legends Chase and Status are a definite must see as they combine musical performance with their DJ sets. Canadian Dubstep DJ Datsik is another artist who will make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck. Knife Party, the new electro-house carnation of Australian chart-storming Pendulum are set to be one of the leading EDM acts of 2012, so their set at UMF may be a sign of things to come.

Miami is a perfect host for the finest EDM music worldwide and the Bayfront Park setting is the perfect setting for the event. With years of experience behind them the festival’s founders are set to make this year’s event even more successful than the last and then perhaps next year, tickets will sell out even faster.

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It’s that time again. Have you burned off the holiday gut? Been running much lately? On Sunday, January 29th, 2012 either you join them or sleep in because you know how crowded the streets get when the ING Miami Marathon takes over. Join the massive crowds as the internationally acclaimed marathon and half marathon takes to the beautiful streets of Miami, South Beach, Downtown Miami, Coconut Grove and Key Biscayne, and ends with a great finish festival at Bayfront Park.

There is still time to register for this event. Click here to go directly to the registration page.

Not everyone wants to run a marathon; some people prefer to cheer on the sidelines. With our new volunteer program, supporting the athletes just got easier. Sign up today to help (and cheer) on the race course or be waiting at the end to hand out finisher medals.

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Nikki Beach and Custo Barcelona invite you to celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of their fashion series WHAT WOMEN WANT

DATE: Saturday, November 12th, 2011
TIME: 7pm – 10pm
LOCATION: Nikki Beach
ADDRESS:One Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL

Click here to RSVP for this South Beach event.

Go Live Miami are invited to a complimentary screening for Like Crazy with cast members Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlie Bewley, Alex Kingston, Oliver Muirhead, Chris Messina, Finola Hughes, Ben York Jones, & Jamie Thomas King.

Each entry admits two. Remeber to arrive early!

DATE: Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
TIME: 7:30PM
WHERE: Regal Cinemas South Beach

SYNOPSIS: A love story is both a physical and emotional tale, one that can be deeply personal and heartbreaking for an audience to experience. Director Drake Doremus’ film Like Crazy beautifully illustrates how your first real love is as thrilling and blissful as it is devastating. When a British college student (Felicity Jones) falls for her American classmate (Anton Yelchin) they embark on a passionate and life-changing journey only to be separated when she violates the terms of her visa. Like Crazy explores how a couple faces the real challenges of being together and of being apart. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Picture at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and of the Special Jury Prize for Best Actress for Felicity Jones, Like Crazy depicts both the hopefulness and the heartbreak of love.

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 11 (this is the South Florida opening date)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and brief strong language

Link to official movie website.

This screening has passed. Please follow us on Twitter @freemovietix or Facebook.com/goLIVEmiami for new updates

Go Live Miami was at the W South Beach Hotel event Salon Allure swimsuit fashion show for Martha Rey Swimwear during the Mercedes-Benz 2011 Swim Fashion Week on Miami Beach. Martha Rey Swimwear presented their 2012 swimsuit line on the W South Beach runway that floated out over their fabulous pool. This video is the entire Martha Rey Swimwear show from start to finish. We thought you might love it. “You go where we go”– goLIVEmiami

W South Beach Hotel event Salon Allure swimsuit fashion show during the Mercedes-Benz 2011 Swim Fashion Week on Miami Beach. Several dozen top fashion lines presented their 2012 swimsuit lines in one big show on the W South Beach runway that floated out over their fabulous pool. This video is the entire show from start to finish. We thought you might love it. Bikinis from True Religion, Mara Hoffman, Jessica Simpson, Ed Hardy, and more…

“You go where we go”– goLIVEmiami

Video at the W South Beach Hotel for Salon Allure for ODABASH and MACDONALD Swimwear during the Mercedes-Benz 2011 Swimsuit Fashion Week on Miami Beach. Watch the industry’s sexiest models strut their stuff showing the 2012 swim fashion line for ODABASH and MACDONALD. Read more about it here on Melissa Obadash’s blog.

“You go where we go”, goLIVEmiami

Video at the Raleigh Hotel during Mercedes-Benz Swim Fashion Week 2011 for the Red Carter runway fashion show. You can see all the tall, lanky, beautiful models and hot new bikinis in this exclusive full length video.

“You go where we go” — goLIVEmiami

Most of my friends know that if given a choice between driving and riding, I usually choose riding. After having a breakdown with my mountain bike and borrowing a friend’s beach cruiser, I’m jonesing getting one for myself. PlumTV and Flamingo South Beach are hosting two days of demo riding on Schwinn bicycles. I want to also remind everyone to use lights at night! You don’t realize that sometimes cars can’t see you even though you think you are visible.

DATE: Saturday, March 5th & Sunday, March 6th, 2011
TIME: 10am – 4pm
LOCATION: Flamingo South Beach – Does this need an address?

Funkshion Fashion at the Setai during Mercedes-Benz Swim Fashion Week 2011 is always packed with Miami’s beautiful people as well as the hot models. Jeile Marie and Richard were back stage with Inca designer Stacy Jasloff where she described her inspiration for the line. They put on a very cool runway show for the 2011 Inca Swimsuit Collection using the courtyard as the catwalk.

“You Go Where We Go” –goLIVEmiami