DANCING ASTRONAUT MAGAZINE 20 Miami Party Picks We Make Sense of the Party Scene So You Don’T Have To
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DANCING ASTRONAUT MAGAZINE 20 Miami Party Picks We make sense of the party scene so you don’t have to. PAGE 13 SHOwDOWN OF PAGE 6 THE CENTURY SIZE Eric Prydz vs Deadmau5. Don’t miss this. Records Steve Angello’s label PAGE 14 celebrates a decade. BREAKTHROUGH ACTS PAGE 4 OF ULTRA 2014 DEEP DISH So much talent, so little time. RETURN The reunion you’ve been waiting for. www.DANCINGASTRONAUT.comWWW.DANCINGASTRONAUT.COM THE FRESHEST DANCE MUSIC Photo: Andrew Spada IN THE GALAXY WHO WE ARE Hailed by Billboard Magazine as “the voice of the EDM generation,” Dancing Astronaut is dedicated to promoting and bringing attention to the latest trends, sounds, and styles in dance music culture. Photo: Jacob Lifschultz DEEP DISH REUNITE PAGE 4 WORDS BY Andrew Spada Dylan Farella SIZE TURNS 10 PAGE 6 Allegra Dimperio Dan Carter Michael Sundius PARTIES LESS TRAVELED PAGE 10 Matt Medved Leah Steffensen Valerie Lee ULTRA 2014 GUIDE PAGE 12 Eric Zwilling Zach Brenman David Klemow FOLLOW US, YOUR EARS DESERVE IT PHOTOS BY Andrew Spada FACEBOOK: Dancing Astronaut Enes Kolenovic SOUNDCLOUD: Dancing Astronaut Jacob Lifschultz TWITTER: @DANCINGASTRO Dan Sozanski INSTAGRAM: @DANCINGASTRO Jennifer Mauer www.dancingastronaut.com GETTING Photo: Jacob Lifschultz TO ULTRA Words: Allegra Dimperio Whether by plane, train, automobile or sheer force of will, you’ve one- BOAT upped Will Smith and made it to Because we know you really don’t want Miami. With the crucial details of to take the bus, chartering your own where you’re crashing, who you’re private yacht is always an option and seeing, and what you’re wearing out a dozen or so companies are happy to of the way, the only thing left is to oblige. If you don’t want to pony up for show up and let the music do what a driver, however, Miami’s Water Taxi it will. Oh wait: Did you not think can get you to the mainland – without a about how to get there? phone call or charter request, it can’t get WHEELS you back. As you’ve probably already discovered, you’re not hailing a cab anywhere near RAIL the action in South Beach. Cabs and car If you happen to be staying in Miami services may be swinging by the more itself, the Metrorail is a no-brainer. upscale hotels, but that is an inquiry worth Cheap, convenient, and packed with making NOW: Unless you can sweet talk fellow festival-goers, the line stops right your way onto a party bus (yeah, you at Bayfront Park, giving you a semi-aerial could’ve booked that in November), pay view of the setup on the way. The tracks some guy with a truck or nab a coveted don’t make it across the Bay however, free Swoop ride (google it), your best bet but potentially justify you getting a to get there on wheels is by taking the cheaper room in the city. 119 Metrobus. WWW.DANCINGASTRONAUT.COM THE RETURN OF DEEP DISH The Junk Science duo are back. Words: Andrew Spada he year 2014 has been one defined by exciting Treturns, none perhaps more anticipated than Deep Dish’s Miami reunion. In 1998 the Washington D.C. based duo released the heralded Junk Science, an album that would later lead them to a Grammy for their work on Dido’s “Thank You.” Comprised of Ali Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi, the duo’s impact on the late 90s dance music explosion was extensive, driven by their smash hit “Stranded” and daytime radio charting Two of the early dance “The Future of the Future epidemic’s pre-eminent talents, (Stay Gold).” Less concerned Deep Dish’s return to studio has with commercial success than already yielded “Quincy” and a the music itself, Shirazinia and surprise show at Chicago’s The Tayebi painstakingly chose their Mid. A statement piece for their projects, working alongside return to the top of the food Madonna on “Music” before chain, the duo’s Miami showcase eventually disbanding in 2006 to is one of the week’s must see pursue careers as solo artists. performances. As Dubfire and Sharam, both Their reunion in 2014 has been a artists have earned accolades for long time coming. Greeted with their studio work with Dubfire unparalleled excitement when becoming one of techno’s the reunion was only a whisper, biggest stars and Sharam staying Deep Dish’s now roaring true to the sensual deep house return to the dance music and radio vibes of the Deep Dish conversation may be the look paradigm. back the scene needs in order to move forward. mau5trap vs pryda If you only make it to one party during Miami Music Week have it be the mau5trap-Pryda showcase. When Joel Zimmerman and Eric Prydz combine their creative energies into a singular event, you can be sure that history is going down. As far as progressive house is concerned, deadmau5 and Pryda are sacred names. Through their respective labels, Zimmerman and Prydz have ushered in some of the most exceptional talent in recent memory. While mau5trap has featured such artists as Skrillex, Feed Me, and Tommy Trash, Pryda and its sub-label Pryda Friends have served as a platform for burgeoning producers like Jeremy Olander, Fehrplay, and Andre Sobota. Words: Michael Sundius HARD MIAMI Gary Richards’ Los Angeles-born party imprint, HARD, will take over South Beach with a star-studded, two night showcase of dance music’s best for Miami Music Week. Delivering a unique blend of acts to Miami’s iconic Grand Central venue, HARD is bound to throw a party you cannot miss. Featuring Aussie duo What So Not’s distinct, beach-primed brand of bass, Bromance big-shot Brodinski, Swedish innovator Cashmere Cat, and Gary Richard’s own Destructo guise, HARD’s two night Miami Music week celebration will have flavor for everyone. From nu-disco delights to bulldozing trap, HARD sets itself apart with a roster to be reckoned with, as it takes over Grand Central in impeccable fashion. Words: David Klemow REVEALED at MANSION Same crew, same site, different year. Last year, Hardwell showcased Revealed Recordings’ talent at Mansion and set his label ablaze. Now the DJ word’s numero uno is bringing the party back for another round. Returning to Mansion again with Dyro and Dannic by his side, Hardwell and crew will display their talents at the nightclub on Thursday, March 27th. Also in the mix comes new face Franky Rizardo, tapped with the task of setting the mood for an expected highlight party of this year’s conference. Words: Dylan Farella WWW.DANCINGASTRONAUT.COM SIZE CELEBRATES A DECADE Words: Dylan Farella rowing up in Sweden Angello is celebrating a music’s finest will offer one during the late 1990s, monumental anniversary of a of the season’s focal points. GSteve Angello had to business career that began in drive hours to work on records his teens. It all started back in April of that cost nearly £6,000 2003, when Steve released to produce without any Size Records has aged ten his first EP. The Size Records guarantee of being signed, years and has been one of catalogue now boasts well or even acknowledged. The the most respected and over 100 releases, all of vinyl era pushed him to grow innovative independent which have been given away into a business man by age dance labels of the past via Google Play in celebration 16, when “it wasn’t as easy decade. To celebrate, some of this month’s Decade as it is to put something out historic marks are set for extravaganza. In light of its today,” he says. Fast forward Miami Music Week 2014, decade milestone, artists to present day and Steve where the team of dance and peers have been singing WWW.DANCINGASTRONAUT.COM “Motivation to start my own label was Plant on Thursday, March 27. because no one wanted to sign our The abandoned warehouse is music. We were brand new upcoming as graffiti’d of a venue as one may find in South Florida, but kids from Sweden and they were like its stripped down and gritty ‘who are these fucking guys?’ That was atmosphere is the perfect the motivation, I was like ‘I’m just going compliment to a label spawned organically from the nurturing to do it myself.’” womb of the underground. their praises of Steve’s last ten along with Thomas Gold, Tim years of work. Avicii recalls Mason, and Nari & Milani to Size being “one of the labels Miami’s Wynwood Art District, [he] looked up to since he where the squad will host a started producing and one of highlight party at the RC Cola the first that [he] sent promos to,” while Afrojack proclaims it’s “been an inspiration and reflection of underground dance music since its start.” Even in its earliest stages, however, Angello envisioned the heights that his Size brainchild would reach years later; “I had a vision very early on how I would like it to be, and I had a vision of creating my own lights and my own parties, and building my brand.” By now, Size Records has spawned an imprint for the more groove-driven side of dance with X, as well as conceptual parties and tours, and its own art and design team. Where the above meet, the head honcho brings his usual suspects AN21 & Max Vangeli, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, and Third Party, WWW.DANCINGASTRONAUT.COM Thomas Gold Presents Dancing AstronautS in Space Blast off into festival season at Miami’s hottest spot.