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Winter Music Conference 2011 - March 8-12 / Ultra Music Festival March 25-27 (pg. 8)
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| jester |
| quote: | Originally posted by AY STAR
keep in mind each of those dj's will probly play 60-90 min only |
I am going which ever week has Sasha & Digweed, Zabiela, Pole Folder, James Holden, Umek, 16 Bit Lolitas spinning at clubs or hotel lobbies or pool parties. |
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| AY STAR |
| quote: | Originally posted by jester
I am going which ever week has Sasha & Digweed, Zabiela, Pole Folder, James Holden, Umek, 16 Bit Lolitas spinning at clubs or hotel lobbies or pool parties. |
i hear you, i could honestly give 2 s about armins asot 500,guetta,tiesto,will.i.am,above and beyond etc etc
iam lookin for more underground techno and trance guys who dont come around very often...but seeing a few old big names play at a club or a pool party (carl cox,hawtin,digweed,tenaglia etc) wont hurt either
i do have a feeling armin will book a few nice trance acts for his asot party, but they will only be there and no where else during that week...sucks |
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| bcope |
| quote: | lol. well, the WMC people are sure doing a great PR job against the UMF people. Why hasn't anyone from the UMF side said anything? Really lame. Anyways, the ing guy from Space talking about monopolizing the DJs. That is a rediculous laugh! They are the biggest, greediest, bunch of promoters around.
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its like when dr phil used to have guests on his show and talk to them sternly about their weight
hahaha |
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| StereoPrincess |
| quote: | Originally posted by bcope
its like when dr phil used to have guests on his show and talk to them sternly about their weight
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lol, or being a bald know-it-all. |
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| StereoPrincess |
anyways,
Ultra has finally replied.
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/cros...s_were_noti.php
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Ultra: WMC Organizers Were Notified About Date Change in Advance
This is quickly turning into a he-said, she-said. In a statement released by Ultra Music Festival organizers, they claimed to have given Winter Music Conference notice that the dates of March 8 to 12 would not work for them. The problem? Calle Ocho would fall on the same weekend as Ultra.
The statement says, "Unfortunately WMC did not take into consideration that during the second week of March the city of Miami hosts the annual Calle Ocho street fair, which attracts more than one million people into Downtown Miami for this free event. [...] Ultra used absolute best efforts to maintain the relationship with WMC and join them in the move to the second week. However, this was rendered impossible by the City of Miami police department as they do not have the resources to host Ultra Music Festival and Calle Ocho in Miami on the same weekend due to the fact that all police resources will be outsourced to the one million person annual event."
It also says that WMC was notified "in writing months in advance of this week's announcement."
Full statement follows.
To all music fans, artists, agents, managers, promoters, labels, sponsors and Ultra supporters who share our belief that it is all about the music:
Ultra Music Festival would like to address certain points in light of recent announcements made.
While the circumstances that have taken place this year have rendered it impossible for Ultra Music Festival and WMC to coincide on the same dates in 2011, we will use our best efforts to try and work with WMC and coordinate dates together in 2012.
First and foremost, Ultra Music Festival has always been an avid supporter of WMC and is grateful for the many years of working together with them. Throughout those years of our partnership Ultra has always admitted WMC delegates into the festival for free, speaking volumes to Ultra's commitment and support of the music scene. It is with great disappointment that we could not host Ultra during the same week as WMC in 2011.
Due to WMC's claim to us that they could not secure a convention host hotel on the last week of March to meet their facility requirements as a conference, they chose to go on the second week.
Unfortunately WMC did not take into consideration that during the second week of March the city of Miami hosts the annual Calle Ocho street fair, which attracts more than one million people into Downtown Miami for this free event. As much as we felt it was a bad idea to move the dates to the second week of the month with such short notice to the public, as it would cause serious logistical and financial issues to fans that have already confirmed and purchased travel to Miami for the last week, Ultra used absolute best efforts to maintain the relationship with WMC and join them in the move to the second week. However, this was rendered impossible by the City of Miami police department as they do not have the resources to host Ultra Music Festival and Calle Ocho in Miami on the same weekend due to the fact that all police resources will be outsourced to the one million person annual event.
WMC was notified of this by UMF in writing months in advance of this week's announcement.
Second, being the last weekend in March in recent history has caused artists and everyone in the industry to rely on these dates to make their touring plans; same goes with music lovers who plan as much in advance to control the costs associated with their trip. We never felt comfortable letting those people down. We always felt a move like this would have to be done well over a year in advance to allow time for proper planning. Large-scale events and festivals traditionally do not move their dates around year to year.
Third, after UMF was notified of the possibility of WMC's intentions of moving to the second week, we aligned ourselves with every contact and resource we had on Miami Beach to try and secure a host hotel for them on the last weekend as the second weekend was not possible for UMF as stated above. For various reasons, the options we presented were somehow not good enough for them to remain on the last weekend together with us.
Ultra Music Festival is one of the best consumer value propositions in the festival business. The price paid for each day at Ultra is equal to or in many cases less than what is paid to attend a single nightclub for one night. Three full days of Ultra includes 32 hours of more than 300 artists, DJs and bands programmed on 30 stages collectively. Ultra, like most major music festivals around the country, features exclusive performances by many artists, increasing the value of the festival experience.
Our fans agree as the on-sale launch this week shattered past ticketing performances with an increase of over 5,000 percent! We are on pace to sell out Ultra in advance this year.
UMF guarantees all of our loyal long time supporters and new fans alike that we have been humbly working harder than ever throughout the last eight months on producing this festival and the confirmed line-up is extremely impressive. Hands down the best Ultra has ever presented. Once again UMF will set the standard for EDM festival programming and production worldwide. |
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| bcope |
HAHAHAHA
oh god this gets better and better |
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| Joe Drust |
space has tried to create their own extended conference in the past and has failed.
I think space is pissed that due to exclusivity contracts for ultra, they cannot book the talent that warrants the $150 cover charges that I am sure space would love to have for 5 nights in a row.
Dont think Space will sit out the last week and do nothing - they will have events both weeks and try to cash in double. (and will probably be successful)
Miami weather is not the best in early march, and setting up conference the same week as another festival that attracts over 1 million people seems like a pretty big mistake.
This back and forth he said she said bull reminds me of the moron who tried to tell me that our $1500 bottle service all inclusive ticket purchased on ticket master was a "deposit" at the eden rock last year. |
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| 1dawoman |
| quote: | Originally posted by jester
I am going which ever week has Sasha & Digweed, Zabiela, Pole Folder, James Holden, Umek, 16 Bit Lolitas spinning at clubs or hotel lobbies or pool parties. |
If S&D or Zabiela have a boat party again this year I HIGHLY recommend it... |
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| bcope |
| quote: | I think space is pissed that due to exclusivity contracts for ultra, they cannot book the talent that warrants the $150 cover charges that I am sure space would love to have for 5 nights in a row.
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exactly...anyone who thinks this ridiculous dog and pony show is being staged for altruistic reasons needs to get their head examined. |
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| Joe Drust |
| quote: | Originally posted by 1dawoman
If S&D or Zabiela have a boat party again this year I HIGHLY recommend it... |
my goal for the year in miami... |
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| jon jon |
WMC
ULTRA
HELLO CALLE OCHO!
(this looks sick lol) |
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| haus |
from his twitter..
Laidback Luke
WMC update: The annual Super You&Me party in Miami will be end of March! Stay tuned for more info! |
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