So Miami’s upon us again. I’ve been to the Winter Music Conference four or n five years in a row now. It’s funny one, Miami is…I get personal enjoyment n out of it and the whole concept works pretty well. You meet people there that n you might not have met otherwise. It’s such a relaxed environment, so it’s a n good place to hang out. Whoever had the idea of doing it was a genius – everyone n wants to go to the sun for a week at the end of March!
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I like the diversity of Miami too. If it was only house then it wouldn’t be n interesting. But I find that I can bump into Peshay there or Zed Bias or the n Bugz crowd, or DJ Premier from Gangstarr. A lot of managers and American A&Rs n are starting to go there now too – that’s a pull factor for lots of people. n
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I’m going to the Ovum party…and Danny Tenaglia’s gig is a big event too. n Unfortunately I won’t make it this year, but Tenaglia’s the guy with the overall n central thing that everyone can relate to. If you’re into d&b, garage, hard n house…you’ll still go to Tenaglia @ Space on Monday, because that is A Good n Party. My tip for the Tenaglia party is to go to bed before the club. Have a n sleep first and get there about 6am so you’re really fresh when you get there. n You can just laugh at people!
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This year all the r&b lot are around and , we’re doing a party with Quest-Love n from The Roots, Victor Duplaix (live PA) and Jazzy Jeff. It’s a real Philly n thing, but at the same time it’s low-key and invite-only. That’ll be good, Sunday n night, six til midnight at Tantra.
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I’ve had some really good times from previous conferences. I really enjoyed n the Planet E party in 1999, that was cool. That was with Carl Craig, Recluse, n that whole crew. That was brilliant. I find that the best parties are toward n the end because people are a bit housed out by then. By then they’ll be checking n me and it’ll be refreshing for them. The real music lovers always end up on n the Tuesday and Wednesday parties – a lot of people fade out before then!
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Two years ago the Talking Loud party with Roni, Krust, Norman, Jazzanova, Kruder n and Truby was brilliant. Last year we did a brilliant party with Jazzy Jeff n and King Britt and Kenny Dope on the roof of a hotel. Every year there’s a highlight n for me. In 1998 we did a show with Basement Jaxx and a bunch of other people.
