It’s South Beach party time again dates for the 2012 Winter Music Conference in Miami have been confirmed. WMC opens on March 16th and will close on March 25th.
Now in it’s 27th year WMC is one of the biggest events of its kind and this coming year it’s an extended ten day conference. Attracting artists, DJs and delegates from all over the world over 100,000 people turn out for events, parties, seminars and workshops at various venues in and around South Beach, Miami.
Forty one percent of event attendees last year were in the 30 to 50 age group so a good turnout from the midlife party faithful. We were there a couple of years ago and had a fantastic time. The club events were great but it’s the daytime parties that are the big draw. The finest bars, beach clubs and hotels all hosted events many of them poolside and most were free to attend. Highly recommended!
South Beach, Miami is a damn fine place to hang out, people watch and catch some much needed winter sunshine. The average temperature in March is a respectable 26 celsius with around 9 hours of daily sunshine.
Details of all events and further information at the official winter music conference site.
Getting to Miami is easy with Virgin Atlantic, British Airways and many charter flight operators offering direct flights.
Here’s the press release from Winter Music Conference
October 12, 2011 – South Florida, U.S.A.
Winter Music Conference (WMC) opened its 2012 season in South Florida today with the announcement of the Winter Music Conference 2012 dates. This will be the 27th annual program for what is largely regarded as the pre-eminent platform on the global music industry calendar for launching new music, technology and trends. Winter Music Conference Week 2012 happens March 16 – 25, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida.
For 2012, WMC plans to further enhance the WMC experience by delivering ten non-stop days of music programming in Miami Beach and Miami. This expansion will wrap the program week with two full weekends of parties and events. WMC Co-founder, Bill Kelly, explains, “Expanding the WMC dates was an easy decision given the high demand of artists, businesses and industry delegates. Miami Beach and the greater Miami area boast some of the most celebrated event and club venues as well as the hotels and resorts that comprise South Beach’s famed Art Deco District. Hotels, restaurants, cafes, shops and every sort of possible entertainment venue are filled to capacity during WMC Week to the point where five days just wasn’t enough.”
New for 2012, WMC will be unveiling correlated segments of its industry program dedicated to music and fashion on its opening weekend and indie rock meets electronica programming under the WMC Rocks header on the closing weekend, in addition to its standard programming and events. More details will be announced over the coming weeks.
Winter Music Conference 2012
- Music Meets Fashion: March 16 – 17, 2012
- DJ Sets, Live Performances & Parties: March 16 – 25, 2012
- WMC Music Industry Program: March 19 – 24, 2012
- WMC Trade Show & Exhibits: March 19 – 20, 2012
- Art & Record Collectors Show: March 24, 2012
- WMC Rocks: March 23 – 25, 2012
- Club & Poolside Events: March 16 – 25, 2012
Currently the WMC industry badge is being offered at a promotional Early Registration rate of $275 (over 40% off the Walk-Up rate) until October 26th, 2011. Registration includes access to panels, seminars, featured Q & A’s, the 27th Annual IDMAs, WMC official poolside events, South Beach Sessions, Record Collectors Show, WMC Rocks, trade show & exhibits, workshops (with the exception of the Remixing and Editing Workshops), DJ Spin-Offs, VJ Challenge as well as complimentary or reduced admission to WMC official and sanctioned events for the full ten days of programming.
