TAG: WMC

Jan05

Another Golden-Throated Homeless Person: Anybody Got a Beat For This? (Video)

You’ve probably already seen the video of a homeless gentleman begging for change while holding a sign reading “I have the God-given gift of a great voice” – and then proving, when asked by a local reporter, that he really does possess an incredible voice. It is a great story with a great new beginning, as this gentleman now has several job offers. I’d like to show you another video – it is in fact the very first video I ever uploaded to Youtube, and it features another obscured talent, another dream deferred…At the time, I asked anyone watching the video to please write a beat for it, help him produce a track, and I’d put them in touch.

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Nov23

Top DJ Booking Agent Blasts WMC For Date Change

A Statement From Steve Goodgold (Agent for John Digweed, Sasha, Garnier and Others) 

Highly successful DJ booking agent Steve Goodgold of the Windish Agency has issued a statement calling WMC “reckless” for veering from their typical late-March conference dates without giving proper notice to the entire dance music industry. Goodgold books dozens of top tier DJs, including John Digweed, Sasha, Plump DJs, Adam Freeland and many more. read his entire statement after the jump.

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Mar10

Phase III of Ultra Music Festival Announced

Ultra Music Fest has announced the third and final phase of their line-up, adding artist such as LMFAO, Afrojack, Josh Wink and Hybrid to their ginormous line-up. Florence from Florence and the Machine will perform with Swedish House Mafia on the Ultra Main Stage Saturday, March 27, and Kelis is set to team up with Benny Benassi for several songs as well.

The event promoters have also announced the addition of four new arenas to the festival grounds: the UMF Ibiza Tent presented by Space Ibiza, the UMF Brasil Tent presented by We Love Brasil & Green Valley, the Root Society Dome and the Heineken Dome Experience. The UMF Ibiza Tent is the result of a new partnership between UMF Ibiza and Club Space Ibiza, bringing the Space Ibiza party to Miami. The party is set to continue throughout the summer as UMF travels to Ibiza to host the Space Ibiza Opening, Anniversary and Closing Parties.

Ultra’s  promoters have also announced the addition of four new arenas to the festival grounds: the UMF Ibiza Tent presented by Space Ibiza, the UMF Brasil Tent presented by We Love Brasil & Green Valley, the Root Society Dome and the Heineken Dome Experience. The UMF Ibiza Tent is the result of a new partnership between UMF Ibiza and Club Space Ibiza, bringing the Space Ibiza party to Miami. The party is set to continue throughout the summer as UMF travels to Ibiza to host the Space Ibiza Opening, Anniversary and Closing Parties.

Another addition to UMF 12 is artist/composer Christopher Janney’s installation Sonic Forest which provides an interactive, aural and visual component that will entice festival goers into a unique environment. Triggered by both public interaction and electronic instruments, Sonic Forrest is composed of 16 eight-foot tall aluminum poles that contain audio speakers, lights and photo-electric cells. As people move closely by these “electronic trees,” they trigger both melodic and environmental sounds, in a sense playing the forest.” When no one is moving in the space, the piece generates a seriesof preprogrammed patterns. During various parts of the installation, independentdrummers join the environment, turning the Forest into a dance festival unto itself. Overthe past five years, Sonic Forest has been featured at Bonnaroo, All Points West andCoachella in the US, as well as the Download Festival, Hyde Park Calling, Wireless andGlastonbury Festivals in the U.K., the Lowlands Festival in the Netherlands and the Zaraga World’s Fair in Zaragoza, Spain.

Tickets for the world’s leading two-day electronic and alternative music experience are available now exclusively through http://www.ultramusicfestival.com.

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Mar09

Exclusive: The Electro Wars Trailer (Video)

Steve Aoki, A-Trak, DJ Premier and more appear in upcoming documentary 

People taking the initiative is always welcome in a time where being bland leads to being cool. So, when someone puts out a product on a culture that’s in a creative limbo, we get to see its ups, downs, and all-arounds. With The Electro Wars, director and creatvor Stephen Vasquez wanted to capture the essence that is electro culture–from the skimpy skirts to the tightest jeans and the most distorted sounds humanly possible to manipulate. With an upcoming screening during the 2010 Winter Music Conference in Miami, Stephen took time to elaborate on his film and his origins of being a electro “warrior.”

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Feb12

Exclusive Diplo Mix on UMF Radio Today (Video)

UMF Radio is the premiere DJ mix show Presented by Ultra Music Festival, which airs every Friday from 4pm-6pm EST on Sirius XM Satellite Radio – AREA, ch.38 and 80.
UMF Radio features exclusive sets from the world’s top electronic dance music artists.
Tune-In today, February 12, 2010, for an exclusive new mix from DJ Dennis Sebayan followed by an exclusive headline set from the one and only DIPLO (Mad Decent).
As the 25th annual Winter Music Conference approaches, catch a glimpse of …

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