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.

ING Miami Marathon Facebook Page

There are many people in Miami that want to give back, become a part of the community, and generally pay it forward. It is a new year and time to refresh your goals for 2012. Hopefully, one thing on your list is to find a way to volunteer or donate. There are many places in Miami and around the world that deserve a helping hand.   We are grateful to have worked on this website to now be at the point where it can be a source of information to others.

Our desire is to present some opportunities that you might not have thought about or known. I was reading Marie Claire magazine when it occurred to me that I can include their list on goLIVEmiami. If it were not for the subscription I received as a gift, I would not have discovered some of the organizations I read about while reading the article.

This list will be evolving. go LIVE miami welcomes you to submit a place, link, suggestion in the comments section below or through our contact page. Your submission will be added to the list.

Miami
Best Buddies Florida
Dream in Green
Tropical Audobon Society
Aqua Foundation for Women
Sumando Manos
Food for Life Network
Children First Foundation
The Little Lighthouse Foundation

Online
Charitii - Play multiple choice crossword puzzles for charity.
Charity Water - Brings clean water to developing nations. Donate or start your own fundraising campaign.

Free Rice - Want to goof off at work? For each quiz answer you correctly answer the site donates rice to the United Nations World Food Programme.
VolunteerMatch.org  - Find places to volunteer by geographic area
Infinite Family - Video mentoring site for African teens
Great Nonprofits - Volunteer recently? Post your comments and read reviews about any of the 1.8 million U.S. based nonprofits.
Good Shop - Addicted to online shopping? Well do some good while you are at it.
Common Kindness - Food coupon site that allows you to print coupons and when you redeem at the store, gives a percentage to your charity.
Sparked - Online volunteering for busy people. You can help non-profits with web-based tasks they post. Whether it is feedback, logo design, writing a letter you might have the knowledge base to help.
Deal Gooder - It is a flash sale site that benefits charities.  One deal a day, one charity, one good deed.

Fashion meets Art at this season’s second edition of Bal Harbour Art Nights, hosted by Bal Harbour Village. Seth Browarnick’s Art of Night Fashion Edition will be on display in a specially curated exhibition for Bal Harbour Shops in the Center Courtyard. The event is free and open to the public.

DATE: Wednesday, January 11, 2012
TIME: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
LOCATION: Bal Harbour Shops - 9700 Collins Avenue, Bal Harbour

WHERE: 1234 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL
WHAT: Chalk is the 1st of its kind in Florida to offer an ultra chic adult playground comprised of multiple ping pong tables, billiard tables and board games of all kinds under one roof.
CONTACT: 305 532-8662
WEBSITE: ChalkMiami.com

Check out Chalk Miami on Facebook!

Is time to find a new hangout? Had enough of the same old bars? Need a new spot to take your dates? Finding things to do in Miami Beach that aren’t tacky or touristy can get challenging if you have lived here long enough.

I was trying to think of when was the last time I played ping pong. It was two years ago in the basement of a house party in San Francisco. It was more like racquetball pong as walls and ceilings counted as good. There’s something soothing about that hollow pop sound a ping pong makes. Do you remember when was the last time you played board games or ping pong? Leave your comments below.

DATE: 12/31/2011
TIME: 08:00 pm – 05:00 am
LOCATION: The Bath Club – 5937 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33140
http://newyearsforever.com
CONTACT: (305) 375-0179

Celebrate a moment that should be lived Forever!
Tickets include Complimentary Premium Open Bar ALL NIGHT & Champagne Toast at Midnight.

For bottle packages / table reservations please visit www.newyearsforever.com

DJs, Live musical performances, Acrobatic Acts & more. Stay tuned for updated entertainment listing.

Make it temporary, or make it timeless… New Year’s is Forever!

Miami’s Independent Thinkers & The Awarehouse present Miami’s Independent Thinkers Art Basel 2011

Art Basel satellite fair dedicated to showcasing local artists announces selected artists for the 3rd edition event, December 1st – 4th, 2011 at The Awarehouse.

Kerry McLaney (305 Creative Group), Heather Read, Sara Read and Laraine Hart, in association with The Awarehouse, present Miami’s Independent Thinkers ART BASEL 2011, a collaborative multimedia art exhibition showcasing Miami’s premiere, emerging and young artists.

DATES: December 1st-4th, 2011
SCHEDULE: Thursday 4pm-8pm (VIP/PRESS), Friday 6pm-3am, Saturday 6pm-3am, Sunday, 12pm-5pm
WHERE: The Awarehouse - 550 NW 29th Street, Wynwood FL 33127
ENTRY:  $10. Free–VIP passes

www.MiamiThinkers.com

Twitter @TheAwarehouse @MiamiThinkers

The 4-day fair aims to feature local artists working across a range of media – painters, photographers, filmmakers, sculptors, animators, writers, musicians, muralists, performance and new media artists. The fair will run from December 1-4, 2011 during Art Basel and will include, live music, DJs, performance art, fashion and gastronomic edibles by Ms. Cheezious.

Again this year, Miami’s Independent Thinkers ART BASIL 2011, a co-op farmers market featuring organic fruits, vegetables, herbs, body products, baby products, vegan treats, yoga, sustainable clothes, accessories and activities. Will also include eco-friendly designers and artists. In collaboration with 305Green & Arbodela Fest, full vendor list released soon.

Selected Artists Include: Alex Ibsen; Alex Trimino; Alexandra Snowden; Alfredo Perez; Ana Villarruel; Annette Mauricio; Anthony Humphreys; Ashley E. Craig; Barbara M de Varona; Betsy Gandy; Carla Fache; Caroline Geys; Carolyn Mendoza; Charis Kirchheimer; Clara Varas; Dan Walker; Danielle Campfield; David Gary; David Rosenbloom; Diana Maquire; Diana Rodriguez; Enrique Sendra Perez; Ernesto Kunde; Ernesto Montes; Felisa Prieto; George Goodridge; George Riveron; Gil Bitton; Gina Cunningham; Henry Ballate; Humberto M Vento; Ileana Tolibia; Isabelle Wilcynska; Jaime Ferreyros; JeanPaul Malozzi; Jeff Ryan; John DeFaro; John Pack; Juan “ERMAN” Gonzalez; Karen Starosta-Gilinski; Katia Danilova; Katya Neptune; Kayce Armstrong; Kim Yantis; Lisa Danker; Lori Nozick; Luis Arturo Mora; Maitejosune Urrechaga; Mark Diamond; Marlene Lopez; Mary Larsen; Mauricio Ferrazza; Mesa Gonzalez; Michael White; Mikelle A Moore; Milcho; Myra Wexler; Natalia Molina; Nicole Martinez; Phaedra Robinson; Ramon Branger; Ramon F. Bofill; Redinger-Libolt; Rod Deal; Rodrigo Arcaya; Ron Syllien; Ryan Hayoun; Sandra Caballero; Sean Murdock; Sean Sullivan; Shane M Maberry; Sophie Bonet; Sri Prabha; Stephanie Gonzalez; Tatiana Poveda; Ted VanCleave; Tiffany Smith; Xiomara Ponce; Zusel Escriba

Miami’s Independent Thinkers is a non-profit organization dedicated to the unity, development and promotion of Miami’s flourishing art community. Our assemblage embraces established, emerging and young artists, visionaries and intellectuals.

Our mission is to provide a sustainable support base for Miami’s creative community, including: painters, photographers, filmmakers, sculptors, animators, writers, musicians, performance and new media artists.

Miami’s local “Fashion Poet” Annie Vazquez compiled a list of must-see events during Art Basel Miami. She is a fashion writer, a poet and shop-a-holic who has been published in several publications such as The Miami Herald, AOL, Stylist, Ocean Drive and NBC among many. The Miami native is an expert when it comes to shopping, unearthing new designers and labels in her hometown and spotting trends.

So who better to check in with than a fashionista on a schedule and stilettos to show off. Make sure you follow her on Twitter @AnnieCVazquez. She keeps her #artbasel tweets flowing.

Check out her links below:

Your Fashion Guide to Art Basel in Miami 2011

Art Basel socialites flock to Marni boutique in Miami’s Design District

Designer Mara Hoffman Makes Art Basel Debut

Fashion Must Have for Art Basel 2011: Artist Made Limited Edition Tshirts

Let us know if you want to add your event to our site by clicking here!

Argentine tango musical group Tango Conspiracy played for the New World Symphony after concert event for the Friends of NWS at the Marlin Hotel on Miami Beach. Enjoy close-ups of the beautiful people of South Beach as they are tantalized by the romantic sounds of original Argentine Tango music created by Jimina Fama.

“You Go Where We Go” – goLIVEmiami


 

 


WHAT: Colossal Rose Bed To Bloom On South Beach
DATES: Sunday, Nov 27th – Sunday, Dec 4th
LOCATION: Sagamore - 1671 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
WEBSITE: www.sagamorehotel.com

Sagamore, The Art Hotel, Announces Will Ryman as Featured Artist for Art Basel Miami Beach 2011 In honor of the hotel’s 10th anniversary of the Annual Art Basel Brunch

Internationally acclaimed artist to install 65th Street Last seen in the U.S. in New York City

South Beach is coming up roses, literally, as Sagamore, The Art Hotel on Miami Beach, along with its owner, Martin Taplin, art collector and curator Cricket Taplin, and the Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York, announce Will Ryman’s 65th Street to be publicly installed on the hotel’s beachfront for Art Basel Miami Beach 2011. A towering sculpture with one bud reaching as high as 22 feet, the exhibit reflects Ryman’s flair for the dramatic and absurdly wonderful.

The dwarfing blossoms will spring up from steel stems on Sunday, November 27, and remain on display through Sunday, December 4, 2011. A fanciful and colorful display of flora blooming on white sand beach and set against the Atlantic’s perpetuity, the installation will enamor viewers with its larger-than-life landscape.

Offering a bug’s-eye-view of the world, 65th Street will feature four colossal pink and red buds, ranging from five to ten feet in diameter, with the tallest bud inhabited by a brass aphid and beetle. Ryman, familiar with non-traditional materials, utilizes stainless steel, yacht-grade fiberglass resin, automotive paint and brass to create sculptures designed to withstand the elements.

Will Ryman is the latest in a long list of distinguished artists to exhibit at the South Beach hotel. Since the inception of Art Basel Miami Beach in 2002 when the international art market incorporated the city of Miami as a prime art venue, Sagamore, The Art Hotel, has hosted celebrated artists from around the world including Massimo Vitali, Yoko Ono, Spencer Tunick, Olaf Breuning, Elliot Erwitt and Roxy Paine, among others.

“Will Ryman is one of the most important artists of our time; his art will make history and we are extremely fortunate to celebrate his amazing talent at the Sagamore,” says Cricket Taplin.

This year Sagamore, The Art Hotel, will also celebrate the 10th anniversary of their Annual Art Basel Brunch. One of the most sought-after Art Basel events – which commenced in 2001 despite the events of 9/11 canceling the launch of Art Basel Miami Beach– the hotel partners with six local museums including the Bass Museum of Art, Lowe Art Museum, Miami Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, The Patricia & Phillip Frost Museum of Art at FIU, the Wolfsonian-FIU and Lincoln Center in New York City.

“It is a privilege and an honor to have Will as the featured artist of our 10th anniversary,” continues Taplin. “My husband and I began collecting his work in 2006; we have followed his career since and are constantly impressed with his larger-than-life concepts and ideas. He takes everyday objects that are often overlooked, blows them up and places them center stage, reminding you, literally, to ‘take time to smell the roses.’”

A native New Yorker, Will Ryman is internationally known for his large-scale figurative sculptures based on urban scenes and oversized flora. His work steadily incorporates a range of materials including plaster, fiberglass, stainless steel, paper machê, magic sculpt, brass, copper tubing, and cast aluminum. A writer turned artist, Ryman’s work is heavily influenced by the works of absurdist playwrights and philosophers.