Great Interview with Ben Watt by Little White Earbuds

As I sit here on the couch on this lazy rainy Saturday afternoon, I have come across a very interesting interview with Ben Watt posted on Little White Earbuds, a music blog based in Chicago (I believe) that I am appreciating very much. Ben goes in depth on his feelings about the new and evolving digital music marketplace. He also sheds some light on the essence of Buzzin’ Fly and it’s successes.

There’s also a few mentions of Justin Martin in the interview. I’ll use that to segue into some information about the next Dirtybird party here in Miami. It will take place at Shine (inside the Shelbourne Hotel) on Saturday, August 23rd. And featured on the lineup will be Justin and Christian Martin, making a special Martin Brothers appearance… special because it will also be my wedding reception. So expect some crazy twists and a whole lotta fun at this one!

DEREK PLASLAIKO | JULY 19 | AMENDMENT XXI

Ok Ok, I just couldn’t wait to talk about this one. Something got into me tonight and I felt inspired to hit Derek up for an interview, a request to which he gleefully opened up to. So stay tuned, it will be up sometime next week. For the meantime, just feast your ears on his mix sets.

And since I’m in flyer posting mode, let me throw this one up for the party I’ll be hitting up tomorrow night for 4th of July…

You’ll find me in the Red Room at White Room.

LUNATIK | JULY 5 | BLUE

Of all the parties coming up this weekend, I am most excited about Saturday night’s techno showcase featuring Lunatik (Leftroom, Wreckless) and Clint Stewart (Auralism). Most of my enthusiasm comes from the fact that I’ve never heard either one of these guys before. But judging from the tunes these guys produce (you can hear them on their myspace profiles linked above) and the sets posted on Lunatik’s myspace blog… the music will definitely be deep and twisted. And for added bonus, I’ll finally get to give Alland Byallo his keys back that he left here a few months ago (Clint is his roommate).

I made a few edits to yesterday’s post:
1) I changed the “love for My My” link to point directly to the photo slideshow rather than the less navigable page I linked to yesterday.
2) I missed a couple big artists in my July forecast, namely Hernan Cattaneo and Steve Porter.
3) I have updated the calendar with all these events.

Miami Music Forecast for July

First thing’s first… a massive THANK YOU goes out to everybody who came out to Laundry Bar to profess their love for My My. The place was packed by midnight and did not clear out until the lights came on. And My was the crowd revved up for their fluid driving music! I can simply sum it up by saying that it was easily one of the best parties I have ever been a part of. And a final thank you goes out to Laundry Bar and Theevanhood for making the party happen. Oh yeah, duh, and Thank You to Michael Louis for keeping the thick early crowd happy in waiting and Mansur for gracefully following the night’s stars. Let’s all do it again sometime…

Moving forward… it’s that time again… to look into the dance music crystal ball and see what’s in store for Miami in July. I see a whirlwind of talent blowing through including Lunatik, Behrouz, DJ Icey, Rabbit In The Moon, Armin Van Buuren, Victor Calderone, Erick Morillo, Steven Lee, Camea, Jojoflores, Memek, Derek Plaslaiko, Amber Reyn, Sebastian Leger, Lego, and Justin Long.

Yup… all that over the next 30 days. So do your homework and find out more about the above ladies and gents that you aren’t familiar with… and those you are. You have no excuses to not go out and hear some amazing music in Miami this month. Just do it!

I highly suggest you all look back here over the next few weeks for more details on a selection of the above artists. For now, I would like to call your attention to a little party I’d like you to check out this Thursday at Blue, featuring my friend Jay You (and residents Inbal and her brother Baby Sean). He’s the guy I tapped to open for Christian Martin and Worthy last time they were at Laundry Bar and he did an Excellent job! So come check out some local flavor as we rev up for a big 4th of July weekend here in Miami.

Speaking of Christian Martin… he and his brother, Justin, will be back in Miami at the end of August to help Roa and I celebrate our marriage. Details to come…