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WMC 2011 Dates Announced - March 8-12 - Ultra March 25-27 - wtf? (pg. 9)
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| bigsnail |
| quote: | Originally posted by 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. |
yes, yes, yes, and yes! |
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| Brian Scott |
This made my decision easier. I'm gonna skip Miami this year and focus on Detroit.
(Anybody reading that sentence out of context would look at me like I was insane) |
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| DjWoody |
| I wonder who will Avalon & Spundae support? Also, I wonder when are the Sander K & Sasha boat parties will occur. |
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| Scoops |
| quote: | Originally posted by DjWoody
I wonder who will Avalon & Spundae support? Also, I wonder when are the Sander K & Sasha boat parties will occur. |
Sasha is playing Mansion in late Feb....chances are he will do his cruise in late march |
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| Nerologic |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nerologic
It seems like most of the big DJ's are on UMF's side.
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End of March it is, more and more are sticking with the usual dates. |
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| freakster |
| quote: | Originally posted by CHEMISTRY
Just in case you guys haven't seen this, it came from the owner of Space Miami. ENJOY!
Hey all this email came to me directly from the owner/resident DJ of Club Space explaining to us WTF is going on......
Hello Electronic Music lovers,
With WMC comes WMC Drama, the two just seem to go hand in hand. This year the big D is all about the two different Dates (WMC and Ultra) which are confusing the fcuk out of everyone and raising all sorts of questions… What is up with the 2 dates? What is really happening? What is the inside scoop? What is Club Space doing? When should we come to Miami? My father always had one answer for every question, when in doubt always chase the money and sure enough this is no exception so pay close attention because I am only explaining this once…
This year and once again, Ultra is trying to monopolize WMC by engaging exclusive contracts with all major DJs which will not allow them to perform at your favorite dance clubs. Last year they got Tiesto, Dead Mau, Guetta, Carl Cox, Armin...) to sign Ultra exclusives and this year they are going after everyone else. What this means to the consumer is that you will no longer be able to enjoy your favorite DJ for extended sets after midnight at your favorite clubs, instead you will be forced to listen to them for a one hour set before midnight in a crowded field of dust, mud and ravers. You can also forget about seeing them at your favorite pool parties. You either pay the overpriced Ultra admission or you don't get to see and dance to your favorite DJ at all, so much for democracy and your rights as a consumer. Now, I love Ultra and what they bring to the game but I do not agree with their greedy strategy to manipulate and monopolize Music Conference. This is just not good for anyone.
WMC used to be about free parties with DJs and industry folks sharing and enjoying new music. Now, it is about greed and money with Ultra and all the clubs fighting over talent, hotels charging 4 times what they are used to and agents and DJs banking on the demand. As the owner of Space, I like all the demand and the high prices as it allows us to raise our prices and make more money and Space will be packed regardless of what DJ is performing and what decision you make. In fact, the better Ultra does, the better we do as we are right across the street and at midnight everyone comes our way. However, as a 35 year supporter of Electronic Music I cannot consciously stand back and see this take place. This is not what EM is about and it surely is not what I want to see WMC turn into. In fact, for the past 5 years I have made it a point to stop the door cover at a certain price knowing that we could easily charge double the cover. Our presales discount tickets even start at half of the door cover charged on the day of the event. This Industry has been very good to me and I for this I am eternally grateful. Thanks and thanks again.
Now what does this mean to you? Well, unfortunately the consumer is the one that ends up paying for everything. As long as there is just one music festival and one weekend as long as you keep supporting and feeding the greed you will keep suffering the high prices. This year you have a chance to make a difference and bring back what Music Conference and Electronic Music used to be about. You can either come to Miami on the last week of March, support the greedy monopoly, keep taking it up the ass and lose your right to seeing your favorite DJ at your favorite club or you can come the second week of March, claim back your wallet and your nightlife. It is really all up to you… your life, your music, your choice. The good folks at WMC have taken a brave step towards bringing saneness and normality to this over populated and overpriced chaos by choosing a separate week from Ultra for you to hold their parties and events. Now, if we could just get someone to start another music festival during WMC week things would really stabilize. Gordon Gekko once said, "greed is good" but I truly believe competition is even better. Humm... if I were you I would not book your tickets just yet.
Finally, a good friend pointed out something which we are all overlooking and that is that “without WMC there would not be an Ultra Music Festival.”
See you the second week in March,
Louis Puig
Owner and Resident DJ of Club Space |
well that is a bit much coming from the owner of space cos they have been one of the worst if not the worst at screwing people over at wmc. they make people wait for hours to get in with prepaid tickets while they keep taking money on the door from other people. they jack up their door prices way beyond the advertised prices and they ask for bribes to let people in the club when they are full, their drinks are rediculous prices. that club sucks the life out wmc.
guess theyre pissed cos theres a bigger fish than them now? |
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| Cool1g |
| i think its so close (relatively speaking) to March that people that would consider moving dates in the future are locked in now for late March... that's the biggest issue here.... why spring this on everyone 4 months before.... most big conferences are confirmed 6 months or more beforehand.... i gotta put the blame on the WMC guys for this more than anyone... |
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| SillySilvia |
| quote: | Originally posted by Brian Scott
This made my decision easier. I'm gonna skip Miami this year and focus on Detroit.
(Anybody reading that sentence out of context would look at me like I was insane) |
we always look at you like you are insane. :P |
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| sucanushie |
| quote: | 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.
Phase 1 Line Up Announcement Is Imminent!!
Stay connected for very exciting artist announcements!!! |
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| dorkiedanny |
| this all just reminds me of mayweather vs. pacquiao for some reason. lol. |
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| Nerologic |
| quote: | Originally posted by dorkiedanny
this all just reminds me of mayweather vs. pacquiao for some reason. lol. |
THIS will happen. THAT will never happen after Mayweather saw what Pac did to Margarito!
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| dorkiedanny |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nerologic
THIS will happen. THAT will never happen after Mayweather saw what Pac did to Margarito!
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i agree. just that i believe the two (UMF & WMC) might not ever meet again for awhile. but yeah. mayweather is definitely hiding now. |
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