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WMC 2011 Dates Announced - March 8-12 - Ultra March 25-27 - wtf? (pg. 8)
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| gerard6975 |
| quote: | Originally posted by kevin shawn
Lets all just go to Ibiza instead :p |
yup! that is my plan next year! and of course, DEMF |
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| Nerologic |
| quote: | Originally posted by kevin shawn
Lets all just go to Ibiza instead :p |
If I had a nickel for every facebook status update that said something similar I would be a MILLIONAIRE! Well not quite, maybe a few bucks lol |
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| DjWoody |
*** OFFICIAL WMC PRESS RELEASE ***
http://wintermusicconference.com/eb...lease/index.htm
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WMC - Just The Facts
Winter Music Conference
March 8 - 12, 2011
Miami Beach, FL
***For Immediate Release***
November 17, 2010
At 12:57am today, Winter Music Conference’s founding Director’s received an email from Ultra Music Festival notifying them that the 2011 Ultra Music Festival would not be presented during and in conjunction with the 2011 Winter Music Conference. The notification was served despite a signed October 15, 2009 contract between the two entities which stated that the 2011 Ultra Music Festival would be presented during the five-day period in February, March or April 2011 designated and promoted by WMC as the ‘WMC week’. WMC organizers say “We were blindsided by Ultra’s last minute announcement this morning.”
“The date selection is based exclusively on venue availability. We present one of the most extensive programs of the year during peak season in Miami Beach. We are constantly developing our program in order to provide the best possible venues and hotels at the best possible terms for the artists, delegates and program participants.” Traditionally the WMC dates have ranged from mid February to the end of March.
“WMC remains committed to the artists, delegates and fans that have made the program what it has become over the last 25 years. The festivals, Ultra and many others, are amazing experiences for the fans and artists alike. By contrast the quintessential WMC experience is really about the camaraderie between pioneering artists and industry legends - walking into a club or pool party and seeing your favorite artists up on stage performing amongst their own peers. It is the unrehearsed chemistry that goes along with the amazing aggregation of artists, industry and fans converged on Miami Beach that make these once in a lifetime collaborations happen everywhere you turn - from the panel discussions and meetings to the incredible sounds coming from every nook and cranny across Miami Beach for five days straight. Our passion has always been about the love of music. We don’t see that changing anytime soon.” |
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| firefox™ |
| quote: | Originally posted by kevin shawn
Lets all just go to Ibiza instead :p |
Why do you mean instead? They're not mutually exclusive.. ;)
Ibiza '11 is gonna be legen.. wait for it.. DARY! =) |
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| mar46017 |
With all this drama with WMC, its kinda hard being....
...ok I'll stop...count me in for Ibiza....book a nice TA house... |
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| mar46017 |
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/16...118/story.jhtml
Controversy has swirled around the electronic dance music community for the past two days over the Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Festival's misaligned 2011 schedules. While initial uncertainties left EDM enthusiasts crying foul over the seemingly early WMC dates, the initial lack of information has now given birth to crucial endorsements from prominent players. Late Wednesday afternoon Luis Puig, owner of Space Nightclub in Miami, came out swinging in defense of the 26-year-old Winter Music Conference's integrity and slammed Ultra Music Festival, accusing it of greedy practices.
"WMC used to be about free parties with DJs and industry folks sharing and enjoying new music. Now, it is about greed and money," says Puig in a 780-word manifesto sent on Wednesday to his nightclub's promotional e-mail list. "I love Ultra [Music Festival] and what they bring to the game," he goes on to say, "but I do not agree with their greedy strategy to manipulate and monopolize Music Conference. This is just not good for anyone." While Puig blatantly admits that he does indeed capitalize off of the business brought in by UMF (whose gates are just a short walk from his downtown Miami club), he is quick to point out that "without WMC, there would be no Ultra Music Festival."
Meanwhile, while Puig's manifesto was being absorbed by the masses, the official Winter Music Conference team posted an update to its website titled "Just the Facts," aimed at dispelling the various rumors scurrying about the Web over the past 36 hours.
"We were blindsided by Ultra's last minute announcement," said WMC organizers of UMF's supposed noncompliance. The WMC post alleged that UMF management breached their contract with WMC, claiming "a signed October 15, 2009, contract between the two entities [stating] that the 2011 Ultra Music Festival would be presented during the five-day period in February, March or April 2011 designated and promoted by WMC as the 'WMC week.' " While the specific legalities officially associated with this possible breach are unclear, it is rumored that UMF was unable to secure permitting in Miami's Bicentennial Park for the weekend of March 11-13 due to the annual Calle Ocho Carnival, which is expected to draw a crowd of more than 1 million to downtown Miami on March 13. A lack of municipal resources are being tagged with the blame.
"This is the last year Ultra will be able to use [Bicentenial] Park as the City has begun construction on a large museum," Puig claims. "[T]here is no other large park for festivals anywhere near the Beach." If this is indeed the case, 2012's events could be pushed even further apart.
Puig — who also heads up the WMC's famed Surfcomber Pool Parties — spoke to MTV News Wednesday night and argued that neither artists nor party promoters will even have the ability to properly sustain a pool-party-laced, faux-WMC week centered around the UMF dates. "The city will not give out weekly permits for pool or beach parties outside of WMC [week], which means that there will not be Pool Parties the week of Ultra," he said. "What is Miami without a pool or a beach?" If this is indeed true, then one of the most alluring and popular elements of a potential "UMF Week" would be pushed to the wayside.
Later in the evening, WMC owner and co-founder Bill Kelly spoke exclusively to MTV News and further corroborated the points in Puig's manifesto, exclaiming, "Louis nailed it on the head!" Kelly, however, does admit that the departure of UMF from WMC week will absolutely affect his longstanding operation negatively. "We're going to be hurt a little bit," he says, noting that more than 25 percent of those who buy the official WMC registration pass — which currently costs $275 — do so to take advantage of the complimentary UMF ticket (now selling at $179 for the three-day pass). However, Kelly goes on to speculate that the separation of the two entities might actually open up new doors for both parties, including one scenario that might even entail the creation of WMC's own exclusive "festival style" performance centerpiece.
"The possibility of doing a smaller, more intimate festival on the beach is a real possibility now," says Kelly. "Because of Ultra Music Festival's size, they have been banned from [having their event] on [Miami] Beach." Some would agree that Puig, who recently pulled off the Miami permutation of the Swedish House Mafia's "Masquerade Motel" to a crowd of nearly 10,000, is perfectly suited to take on that challenge. When asked, Puig neither confirmed nor denied the possibility.
In addition to Puig's WMC endorsement, many others seem to be at least silently preparing to publicly do the same, including promotional groups such as BMF/Aurelia, who last year played host to the popular Belevedere VIP Lounge at the W Hotel, which also has announced its pairing with the official WMC dates, likely returning its base of operations to the W.
"Winter Music Conference is a weeklong cultural celebration and they have our full support," says Aurelia Group president Lainie Copicotto. "From VIP Music Lounges to huge nightclubs to small 'in-stores' and poolside performances, WMC is not about one event or one DJ. WMC is the bigger picture."
With these key WMC endorsements, those historically involved have now been prompted to take sides in the matter. Ultra Records, which carries no affiliation to UMF, and the online-EMD-music store Beatport have both told MTV News that they will issue statements and event plans for Miami in the coming days. MTV News is also tentatively scheduled to speak with the official UMF concert promoters later this afternoon. |
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| Mhubert420 |
| lol why is MTV news covering this in the first place? |
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| Scoops |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mhubert420
lol why is MTV news covering this in the first place? |
because they planned on filming parts of Season 4 of Jersey Shore at WMC.... |
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| 72hrpartyanimal |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mhubert420
lol why is MTV news covering this in the first place? |
thats what I was thinking. Once MTV invades Miami, then you know its time for a change. |
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| fupaking |
| quote: | Originally posted by Scoops
because they planned on filming parts of Season 4 of Jersey Shore at WMC.... |
oh please no.
seriously, is there some way we can trick them into doing that some other time?
I wanted to go to ASOT 500, but I don't want to go to Ultra at Bicentennial.
If all the real pool parties and are not happening then (end of March), I really don't think I am going to bother.
Let's just wait to see who commits to what, but like others have said...
I'm pooling all my resources for a finca in Ibiza! |
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| rizo |
Get Lost party is at the end of March per Damian Lazarus
[x] get lost
[ ] listed tikkis/victor hotel parties
[ ] get physical underground
[ ] ssfd
i missed out on get lost the last two times but listed tikkis/victor hotel parties are always fun and last years get physical w/ dj hell was fucking awesome!!! :crazy: :eyespop: :eyes: im in search of a new job so depending how it turns out between now and then, i may or may not go. |
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