Buster's WMC WEEK schedule...

Because it's Winter Music Conference I am constantly asked about the events and parties we will be attending/covering. Most get the impression that we attempt to go to every event during the chaotic week. With literally hundereds of soirees hapenning, attending them all is physically impossible, but for the sake of clarity I have decided to post our tentative schedule.

Tuesday Evening: Paul Oakenfold & Cee Lo (Gnarls Barkley) @ Mansion (Private Event)
Tuesday Night: Defected Records @ Set

Wednesday Afternoon: Various Industry Meetings and Interviews
Wednesday Evening: Bob Sinclar/Danny Tenaglia/Tommyboy Records Party @ Victor Hotel
Perfecto Party @ Gansevoort Rooftop Pool

Wednesday Night: Erick Morillo @ Cameo
Sasha/Nick Warrenn @ MYNT

Thursday Afternoon: Steve Lawler/Dubfire/Richie Hawtin @ Sufcomber Hotel Pool
Robbie Rivera's "Juicy Beach Party" @ Nikki Beach Club w/ Judge Jules
Remix Hotel @ National Hotel

Thursday Evening: Ferry Corsten @ Space
Felix Da Housecat @ Mynt

Friday Morning: David Guetta @ Club Space Terrace
Friday Afternoon: Pete Tong/BBC Radio 1 @ Sufcomber Hotel
Pacha Miami F. Macy Gray @ Shelbourne Hotel

Friday Night: DJ Aero & Tommy Lee @ Cameo
Armand Van Helden/Bad Boy Bill @ Suite
Paul Van Dyk @ Space

Saturday Afternoon: Hed Kandi @ Nikki Beach Club
DJ Boris @ Sufcomber

Saturday Night: FU** ME I"M FAMOUS W/ David Guetta @ Cameo
Roger Sanchez @ Mynt
Sunday Afternoon: SHARAM/Eric Prydz/Sander Kleinenberg @ Surfcomber Pool


Sunday Eveneing: On The Air on Y100.7 from 7pm - 10pm

Sunday Night: Nervous Breakdown

Club Space Live Broadcasts - Remember Those?

So as many of you may remember, a few years ago there was a radio station created in Miami focused on dance music called Party 93.1.

I had the pleasure of working there for as the station's Promotions Director and on-air personality. Every Saturday night for an extended period of time I would broadcast live for three hours from Club Space. At the time, Space had one of the largest and most consistent line-up's of names in the country and I was previleged to broadcast with names like Tiesto, Paul Oakenfold, Ferry Corsten, Paul Van Dyk, Oscar G, Steve Lawler, Roger Sanchez and many more.

In fact, just behind the DJ booth was a tiny little bathroom just big enough for a toilet and sink that would double as my broadcast booth. I would also use the bathroom to interview these artist before their set, so in all probability I have the somewhat questionable record for being in a bathroom with the most big name DJ's in the world. (INSERT SMARMY CLUB/BATHROOM JOKE HERE)

To me, those broadcasts will forever be etched in my memory as some of the most special moments I have ever experienced in 15 years I have been clubbing.

Recently someone sent me a download link to one of the broadcasts featuring Tiesto Live From Club Space on August 18th, 2002....

I remember it vividly as a definiting moment for my understand of what a DJ can do. Where the music, lights and crowd collide to create a breif explosion of energy.

When I listen to this mix, it still brings me back to those moments (with a chill running down my back.)

Click HERE to be taken to a download link

Is Trance Dead? This Guy Seems To Think So...

Photo By Seth: Red Eye Productions

Dance music pundit and west coast media scribe Dennis Romero has written a fascinating article about the state of trance music:

"...by the millennium, trance had melted down into an ecstasy-fueled orgy of synth arpeggios-gone-wild. If there’s good trance out there today, I’d like to know where to find it. It certainly isn’t in the super-clubs, where Armani Exchange-adorned dorks with glow sticks and bottle-service tables have turned the trance scene into a satire about the shallowness of contemporary capitalism."

See the Full Article by clicking HERE

Do you agree or disagree? Leave a comment and let us know.

Tiesto Gets Nominated For A Grammy!

Photo By Seth @ Red Eye Productions

Our good friend Tiesto has been nominated for a Grammy award in one of the relatively new "Dance" music categories for Best Electronic/Dance Album for his release "Elements Of Life."

Take a look for yourself.

Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

* We Are The Night
The Chemical Brothers
[Astralwerks]

* †
Justice
[Downtown/Vice/Ed Banger]

* Sound Of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
[Capitol Records/DFA]

* We Are Pilots
Shiny Toy Guns
[Universal Motown]

* Elements Of Life
Tiësto
[Ultra Records]

Also big ups to The Chemical Brother's for thier nominations in this category and Best Dance Recording.

Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

* Do It Again
The Chemical Brothers
Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers
Track from: We Are The Night
[Astralwerks]

* D.A.N.C.E.
Justice
Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, producers; Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay,
mixers
Track from: †
[Downtown/Vice/Ed Banger]

* Love Today
Mika
Jodi Marr, John Merchant, Mika & Greg Wells, producers; Greg Wells, mixer
Track from: Life In Cartoon Motion
[Casablanca/Universal Republic Records]

* Don't Stop The Music
Rihanna
StarGate, producer; Phil Tan, mixer
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
[Def Jam]

* LoveStoned/I Think She Knows
Justin Timberlake
Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass &
Timbaland, mixers
Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds
[Jive/Zomba]



But a few notes: I have to admit, I have not yet heard some of the other nominees yet, especially as most have not yet played Miami, but often times from previous years we have seen the DJ/Producer get shafted for the normal POP REMIX flair because of name recognition. Lets hope things happen diferrently this year.

Good Luck Tijs (Tiesto's real name)! that statue will look great in your new Miami apartment!

Check out A3's other Blog Channels!

Over the years we have created sooooo much video content for the biggest names in nightlife that we barely know what to do with it all!

So we have begun organizing them into relevant categories that you can see to your right.

Presently you can see channels that include content we have created for Tiesto, Paul Oakenfold, Dj Rap and the Winter Music Conference, but we have a long way to go yet including Armin Van Buuren, Erick Morillo, Paul Van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, The Ultra Music Festival and so much more......

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PHOTO BY SETH @ RED EYE PRODUCTIONS

Tiesto Interview @ Winter Music Conference 2007

There are few dj/producers in the world who evoke the kind of passion that Tiesto does when brough up in conversation. Unless you are a die-hard "house head" most will immediatly bring up stories of where they were when they had their Tiesto "Moment." Originally from Holland, Tiesto's name is synonymous with massive walls of sound and music that takes you on a journey through peaks and valleys of energy culminating in massive explosions of energy. Spinning a mix of trance and "progressive house" Tiesto has always been a sucker for haunting vocals and etherial melodies. His tastes in venues have changed during the Winter Music Conference, and he has settled on a new tradition of playing one large venue (MANSION) and one smaller VIP style venue (The Setai Hotel) where he adjusts his music selections accordingly and plays with a little more of a "housey" feel as reflected in his famous summer series "In Search Of Sunrise."

He's come under fire in the last few years for what some consider "outrageous" fee's to spin, but in a world of consumerism, the market sets the prices and Tiesto fills up clubs from Miami to Tokyo to Cartegena.

Here we sit down with Tiesto, whose real name is Tijs Verwest just before the release of his "ELEMENTS OF LIFE" CD which has now been nominated for a Grammy Award.

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