IN THEIR WORDS......The Ibiza After Hours Closings - Ben Turner

BEN TURNER FROM GRAPHITE MEDIA & EDITOR OF BOTH PACHA & SOHO HOUSE'S HOUSE MAGAZINE.

"Club culture in the late 1980s in the UK was once
all about illegal partying, and the government implemented laws to restrict
them happening. This decision is the reverse. Legal clubs operating after
6am are now being forced to close, which will in return become a headache as
more and more illegal events will now happen. You simply can't stop the fact
that people go clubbing very late in Ibiza (2-3am) and like to go to bed
much later than 6am - indeed simply cqn't go to bed at 6am. Last summer,
despite Amnesia being closed by the police at the start of the season, some
of the best ever Cocoon after-hours parties occurred, posing a bigger job
for the authorities to deal with and police. I fully agree that the traffic
flashpoints for parents and workers with revellers is a situation to be
avoided, but this decision will not make much difference to this problem.
What could happen is that more and more people are switched off from even
going to Ibiza, which is where the decision will bite the government the
hardest. It does appeaer that the Ibiza government do noT want partygoers to
even go to the island - anybody reading this blog is intelligent enough to
know that dance culture is the reason the island is so famous, and there is
so much good that comes from that. As Miami itself can testify."

Tip To BE A VIP - The Media Game

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Feed into the insatiable apetite any image driven business has for press by calling every hot nightclub, restaurant, magazine and PR agency in town. Tell them you are in the media.....any media really.

Here is a Typical Script For The Way I DO It...

"Yes hi this is Buster from the Wealthy Young Jewish Americans With Psoriases Monthly, we feature the high end lifestyle of young wealthy Jewish Americans with psoriasis and we would like to include your events in our calender section and possibly send a photographer to cover them. Can you please make sure we are on your media list? My email is BUSTER AT KOSHER FLAKES DOT COM.
Yes.......thanks.........whats that? Well a topical cream is really the best thing. Sure, lachiem to you too....."

.....there you have it, now I'll be sent invitations to RSVP for all their events!

TROUBLE IN PARADISE: Ibiza bans After Hours Parties

According to DJ MAG, the government of Ibiza, a small island off the coast of Spain widely regarded as the club capitol of the world has banned clubs from being open between the hours of 6am and 10am.

This is a massive blow to a place widely accepted as epitomizing freedom and expression, and is also culturally important to the global movement of dance music as many artist site Ibiza as a place that inspires the creation of new and different music.

In Miami Beach, just after the turn of the Millennium, the city commission voted to ban after hours venues that called themselves "Juice Bars" along with outlawing 18+ venues as well. Shortly thereafter the city of Miami wanted to revive the dilapidated Park West district of Downtown Miami, and released a limited number of 24 hour liquor licenses and Miami's downtown "After Hours" culture was born. Now with development of high rise residences, that culture may in danger as well. Only time will tell, but it seems no matter where in the world you are...there always someone who wants to keep us from dancing.

The Groove Cruise Casts Off Jan. 25th!!!

The Groove Cruise Miami featuring Robbie Rivera and Cedric Gervais casts off from the port of Miami January 25th - 28th stopping by Nassau Paradise Island and Coco Cay, A private island owned by Royal Caribbean. Featuring various private house music parties aboard the ship, on the beaches of Coco Cay and in Nassau, the Groove Cruise is an experience like no other cruise in the world.



As of today, the Groove Cruise Miami was 98% sold out, but you might be able to find a last minute deal by goign to whettravel.com

Make sure to mention the promo code A3TV for $100 off! (if you can find a cabin that is)

If you miss Miami, the Groove Cruise LA heads out on JULY 25th-28th with Donald Glaude, Scooter & Lavelle and many more.....below is the video from last years LA cruise.....
Enjoy!

Memoirs Of A Clubber: A New Web Video Series

Buster's MEMOIRS OF A CLUBBER: A New Web Video Series


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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

The Two-Time #1 DJ In The World Says The Top 100 List Is Really #2

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German trance god and self described "music geek" Paul Van Dyk responds to his matriculation from #1 to #4 on the influencial DJ MAG TOP 100 in a recent interview with .

PVD states: “With all the cheating and bullshit that went on this year, I don’t think it is an honour to be on top of that list. Because the question still is, ‘did the people who are in top of that list cheat or not?’ Because you don’t really know."

In this year's competition, severall DJ's were disqualafied from the poll for multiple votes from the same IP address. Most notably accused perhaps were West Coast spinners DJ Dan and Christopher Lawerence (PIC), whose shared marketing manager pulled some electronic trickery to boost his guys up on the list. The two were disqualafied, the marketing manager terminated immediatly and Dan and Chris were eventually exonnerated by magazines staffers.

Take a listen to the entire interview by clicking HERE

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

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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.

A3's Paris Hilton Run-Ins

Ok, so she is in Miami ALL THE TIME, and we are often out with cameras. But really we just aren't these asshole paparazzi guys that jump out of the bushes looking for a panty-less crotch shot.
But when the oportunity arises, we keep our cameras rolling.
We caught her during Art Basel at the Versace mansion (ok, fine I'll call it Casa Casuarina)

Our real question is, who the hell is that guy with the weird fuzzy hat?

South Beach Undercover: The Complete Episodes

One of our most popular series by far, "South Beach Undercover" follows the continuing story of Fabrizio, a former model turned incompetent cop trying to make his way on South Beach.

We are presently working on developing this short form series into a full half hour TV show.

Leave a Comment To Achieve Complete Enlightenment

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Nothing sells a scooter like a hot chick slapping a guy!

At the A3 Network, we always want to create spot concepts for our clients using simple ideas that stick in the viewers head. Take a look at this spot we created for Beach Scooter.