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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Somewhere I heard a rumor that a Walmart might be opening up in Midtown. I did not believe it and so made no effort to check into this statement. This morning I saw it mentioned in my Twitter feed along with a petition to sign. Without hesitation I signed the petition and hope you will too.

Here are a few links you can check out in regards to the Walmart in Midtown Debate:

Grant Stern wrote an opinion piece published in Miami Herald

Follow Grant Stern on Twitter @grantstern

Follow the conversation on Twitter #nowalmartinmidtown

Click here to read and sign the online petition

“Walmart Coming to Midtown Miami” on Miami Herald “…Preliminary plans call for a 155,000-square-foot store with a full-service grocery store, which would be just slightly larger than the center’s existing Target; it would be located on undeveloped property at the south end of Midtown Miami on North Miami Avenue. The store would likely open in late 2013 or early 2014.”

“Walmart’s Midtown Miami Plan Sparks Anger, Confusion —  and Surprise Support” on Miami New Times by Tim Elfrink

“Walmart Collapses U.S. Cities and Towns”

“Walmart Collapses on Civil War Battlefield” on Huffington Post by Al Norman

Trailer for “Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price”

DATE: 02/17/2012 – 02/18/2012
TIME: 08:00 am – 06:00 pm
LOCATION: UM School of Communications Building
5100 Brunson Drive, Coral Gables
PARKING: There is ample free parking available.

Click HERE to visit event website 

CONTACT: Visit the event’s contact page of follow them on Twitter @wordcampmiami #wcmiami

WordCamp Miami is a multi-day event for passionate bloggers, designers, developers, WordPress users and anyone else who is interested in learning all about WordPress, website development, and marketing/blogging topics. Last year our event sold-out, so this year we are planning on bigger and better topics and surprises. The event will be hosting over 20 speakers from across the USA, Canada, and other countries from around the world.

This event sells out! Make sure you visit the website to buy your tickets in advance!

Click here to buy your tickets!

After creating and organizing the Coconut Grove King Mango Strut 30 years ago, Glen Terry has done it again. He has started the 1st Annual Wynwood King Mango Strut and goLIVEmiami was there. Glen is famous for creating organic projects like this performance art parade that anyone can participate in. Social issues are the theme with a sarcastic tongue-in-cheek approach. Create your own one man/woman float or go in a group. Watch the beginning of what will surely become a world class underground event.

The parade took place on December 10th on a 3-acre private lot on 22nd Street and N.W. Second Avenue. From there parade goers went to Wynwood Walls Art Compex. Live music was by the Gold Doust Lounge.

The Wynwood parade does not replace the Coconut Grove Parade. This year the 30th Annual Coconut Grove King Mango Strut Parade takes place on Saturday, December 31st at 2p.m.

Tell us below in the comments section what you think of the parades! We want to know!

“You Go Where We Go” –goLIVEmiami

goLIVEmiami has fun at TangOcho Milonga‘s 2nd Year Anniversary party in Miami’s Little Havana. It was a full house to celebrate their weekly Argentine Tango Dance Party which happens every Friday night here in Miami. Besides glimpses of the regular dancers, you get to see performances by professional tango dance couples Jeremias and Mariela, Mariano and Chantal, Diego and Pia. There are also belly dance performances by Liliana Barrera and Ingri Peraza.

Check out Tangocho Milonga on Facebook!

“You Go Where We Go” — goLIVEmiami‘.

Go Live Miami fans are invited to a complimentary advanced screening of Young Adult. We are giving away 100 tickets. Each entry on the GoFoBo site admits up to two people.

DATE: Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
TIME: 7:30 PM – ARRIVE EARLY
LOCATION: Sunset Place

RATING: R
RELEASE DATE: December 16th, 2011
DIRECTOR: Jason Reitman

Click HERE for official movie website.

SUMMARY: Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron plays Mavis Gary, a writer of teen literature who returns to her small hometown to relive her glory days and attempt to reclaim her happily married high school sweetheart (Patrick Wilson). When returning home proves more difficult than she thought, Mavis forms an unusual bond with a former classmate (Patton Oswalt) who hasn’t quite gotten over high school, either.

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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


 

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.

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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

Go Live Miami fans are invited to a complimentary advanced screening of Bad Teacher starring Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, and Jason Segel. Each pass admits two. Remeber to arrive early!

DATE: Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
TIME: 7:30PM
WHERE: AMC Aventura Mall

SYNOPSIS: Some teachers just don’t give an F. For example, there’s Elizabeth (Cameron Diaz). She’s foul-mouthed, ruthless, and inappropriate.  She drinks, she gets high, and she can’t wait to marry her meal ticket and get out of her bogus day job.  When she’s dumped by her fiance, she sets her plan in motion to win over a rich, handsome substitute (Justin Timberlake) – competing for his affections with an overly energetic colleague, Amy (Lucy Punch). When Elizabeth also finds herself fighting off the advances of a sarcastic, irreverent gym teacher(Jason Segel), the consequences of her wild and outrageous schemes give her students, her coworkers, and even herself an education like no other.

Link to official movie site.

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