Ultra Music Festival 2011

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Canadian Invasion

As I was walking around Ultra on Saturday I was handed a CD with a business card that read "Y Afterhours - Christian J."  I'd never heard of either but hung onto it to see if the mix was any good.  I finally got around to listening to it this weekend and it looks like I got to make a trip up to Edmonton to Y Afterhours cause Christian J kills it.   The mix was used as a promotional tool for the Canada vs. Miami after party at Nowhere Lounge hosted by Y Afterhours.  I highly recommend checking out his Soundcloud.

Here's the mix:
Christian j - HOT 107 MIX - y afterhours by christian j

Ultra Madness

So I went to Ultra Music Festival in Maimi last week and the only words I can come up to describe it are massive party.  Ultra took the city by storm with pre-parties and after parties throughout Miami and Miami Beach. The night I arrived (Thursday) I went to a Pacha party sponsored by Beatport at the W Hotel right on South Beach.  The party was free but the price to pay was in the drinks-you could expect to pay $8 and up for a splash of liquor in your cranberry juice.  Fedde Le Grand headlined filling not only the beach but the boardwalk with dancing fans. 

Friday was the offical start of Ultra, artists included:Avicii, Sander Kleinberg, Jes, BT, Roger Sanchez, Carl Cox, Loco Dice, STS9, CSS, Duran, Duran, Pendulum and Tiesto.  It was a nice slow warm up to the weekend.  The festival had a total of 8 stages setup throughout Bicentennial Park.

Saturday was when the festival really heated up with a noticable increase in attendance and security. Deadmau5 headlined on the mainstage, which brought out a slew of Deadmau5 heads in the crowd.  His set had a lot of energy but he never really dropped a hard beat-there was buildup for a weak delivery.  The highlight of the day was hands down the Carl Cox Tent, which hosted Yousef, Steve Aoki, Afrojack, Fedde Le Grand, Moby and of course Carl Cox.  Moby's set almost blew the roof off with by far the most energetic crowd of the entire weekend.  The Live Stage brought in several electronic rock bands like Cut Copy, Boys Noize, Empire of the Sun, and Simian Mobile Disco.

After two days off dancing my ass off I got to a later start on Sunday and arrived around 6pm, just in time to see Steve Aoki's set on the Live Stage while Will.I.Am played radio hits on the Main Stage.  Aoki killed it and had everyone jumping up and down before Crystal Castles set which followed him.  Crystal Castles had incredible energy but had some sound issues with the microphones.  The Chemical Brothers closed the Festival on the Main Stage and absolutely killed it-I couldn't think of a better pair to end the weekend then the two of them.  Not only was the music selection on poitn but the visuals/video were sick and unique to each song.

Ultra Music Festival - 16 days!

Phase three of the Ultra line up was released yesterday!
Here are all the additions:

FRIDAY, MARCH 25

HEINEKEN DOME
SANDER KLEINENBERG
PORTER ROBINSON
SULTAN & NED SHEPARD
STEVE DUDA
RENATO RATTIER
FERRIS
LEO JANIERO
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SATURDAY, MARCH 26

HEINEKEN DOME
AVICII
BART B. MORE
DARREN EMERSON
NORMAN DORAY
EDDIE THONEICK
CONGOROCK
CLASSIXX
DIRTY VEGAS DJ SET
NICKY ROMERO
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SUNDAY, MARCH 27

HEINEKEN DOME
JORIS VOORN
UMEK
ZEDS DEAD
HARVARD BASS
AUTO EROTIQUE
D CUP
SHIT ROBOT
MISS NINE
SYDNEY BLU
ZEDD
BIG FAT FROG
SAVOY
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FRIDAY, MARCH 25

UMF RADIO STAGE
BT
DJ ICEY
KRAFTY KUTS
BABY ANNE
JES LIVE
PROXXY & LANTERN
STORM & JOHNNY DANGEROUSLY
BASS NACHO & MC MR. MONSTER
DMP
KCIS
SOUL IN THE MACHINE
RYAN NATHAN
MIKO FRANCONI
DJ MLE
GILLIGAN
TOM LAROC
NADIA NITRO
NAPALM
STEVE CHRISTMAS
DUME

LIVE VISUAL ART
PSYBERPIXIE

PERFORMANCE ART
CIRC X
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SATURDAY, MARCH 26

UMF RADIO STAGE
AFROBETA
GOLDFISH LIVE
TRITONAL
FLASH BROTHERS LIVE
NOEL SANGER
KINESIS
GEORGE MOREL
TELEKINETIC WALRUS
IDEAL & J-BREAK
JIMMIE PAGE
DJ SYRENA
NUTRITIOUS
HEATHER HOLIDAY
ERIC LOBE
LAURA OF MIAMI
DJ INDIGO
PEDRO M
IVAN D
MIAMI HOUSE PROJECT
DANNY B
DJ KIETO
DAVID MARQUEZ
JESSE PEREZ
LARRY BAAAAM!
VON UKUF

LIVE VISUAL ART
PSYBERPIXIE

PERFORMANCE ART
CIRC X
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SUNDAY, MARCH 27

UMF RADIO STAGE
RIOTGEAR
DENNIS SEBAYAN
JASON DANIEL
NATE CAMPBELL
PANICBOMBER
ROD B
ALEKSUS SANCHEZ
RHOAN TROY
DAVID SOLANO
DAMAGED GOODS
MIDNIGHT CONSPIRACY
CHRISTOPHER JAMES & JOSH WETHERINGTON
KENTSOUNDZ
RICHARD WEBER
IMMORTAL
THOMAS HAVEN
ALEX POXADA
OVERDOSE
PAUL CAMPBELL
DJ CHRISTI 10HAGEN
T.I.M.E.

LIVE VISUAL ART
PSYBERPIXIE

PERFORMANCE ART
CIRC X
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FRIDAY, MARCH 25

ECO VILLAGE
ALEXANDRE MARC aka SPINFANTASTIC
ASTARI NIGHT LIVE
MISTAKEN APE LIVE
RICHARD FRAIOLI
DJ PAT PAT
DJ DRAGON
DJ EL NINO
TURNET & HEIT
SANEDRACHUNTER
APOLLO VENDETTA
JOSH ABRAMS
DJ SEOUL
JEFF RETRO
JAMES DEMON
CHILLY
DANI LEHMAN
SCARLETT CASANOVA
FLY ID
TORI MORENO & MIGUEL GARJI
JAMES NAO
LOCKLEAR
DABURA

LIVE VISUAL ART
LAURENCE GARTEL & VJ COZER

PERFORMANCE ART
AIRNADETTE & KERRY TICE

ART INSTALLATIONS
AS1 & PENELOPE FOX
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SATURDAY, MARCH 26

ECO VILLAGE
RABBIT
BATJUICE
LIGHTFIELD
ERAN HERSH & DARMON
TARA BROOKS
CARLOS MENDOZA
EVOLV3
BRIAN DAWE
DJ VAHID & PARSA
DJ TSUNAMI
DEREK RYAN
RUN SEVIM RUN
GYPSY
STEVE WALKER
JEFF THOMPSON
JOSE MATA

TRANCE MIAMI PSYCHEDELIC SUNSET
ROE REVOLUTION
TRANSOVERLOAD LIVE
KINETIC ORIGINS OF RHYTHM
THIRD EAR SYNDROME LIVE
ELNADIV AKA ORBIT
JENN MARTINELLO
ARICULA
FADERS
GREEN APPLE
MAN MACHINE
PSY-FI
SHAKA-B
PSYEV
ROBOTEARS
DANCING ZOMBIES
AARON FRACTALTRIBE
KNOB

LIVE VISUAL ART
LAURENCE GARTEL & VJ COZER

PERFORMANCE ART
AIRNADETTE & KERRY TICE

ART INSTALLATIONS
AS1 & PENELOPE FOX
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SUNDAY, MARCH 27

ECO VILLAGE
ANDROID CARTEL
EC TWINS
GUSTAVO CAROLE
DEEP THERAPY
FLYNN NOLAN
STELLAR
DANI DEAHL
RYAN MORALES
MYKRIS
RENEGADES OF FUNK
MICHAEL JAMES
JEREMIAH GREEN
NIMA NASSERI
DJ MIKI MAYHEM
SOUNDUO
HICCUPS
DJ OMAR DIAZ
DJ SHALOMAR
SAFARII
CAITLIN MCGRATH
VIDA
DJ EXCEED
DIMZYNN
DEVICERATT

LIVE VISUAL ART
LAURENCE GARTEL & VJ COZER

PERFORMANCE ART
AIRNADETTE & KERRY TICE

ART INSTALLATIONS
AS1 & PENELOPE FOX

The World's Most Famous Outdoor Electronic Music Festival

Ultra Music Festival in Miami, part of the Winter Music Conference, will be a 3 day long event this year and is over 95% sold out!  What began as a one day event in 1999 has grown into an international destination for electronic music lovers everywhere.  The first two years the festival was held on South Beach but due to tremendous growth in attendance, relocated to Bayfront Park for 2001 and then again changed location in 2005 to the present day site of Bicentennial Park.  The festival is one of the highest grossing of its kind in the world. Thousands of spring breakers and music lovers will gather from March 25-27th to celebrate an array of electronic music artists ranging from Deadmau5 to Duran Duran.  The first official Ultra commercial for Ultra3 showcases the major talent hitting this year's stages, which is sure to set a new precedence for music festivals everywhere.