To start off my blog about what's currently going on in the music world, I'll begin with Ultra Music Festival (UMF). Held last weekend, March 23-25, 2012, in our hometown of Miami, Florida, it has been the talk of the week. No, scratch that, teens all over Miami have been talking about it since "early bird" tickets went on sale October 1, 2011. The early bird tickets sold out within 20 minutes and all tickets were sold out as of January 8. UMF calls themselves "The World's Premiere Electronic Music Festival". With world renown electronic music artists performing such as Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Avicii, Benny Benassi, Carl Cox, David Guetta, Kaskade, Skrillex, and Tiesto, UMF has been the winner of the DMA Best Music Event for 6 nonconsecutive years now out of the 14 years it has existed. The 2012 turnout has been the biggest yet with 165,000 people compared to the 45,000 people in 2005. Anyone who has a love for electronic music will have the time of their life at UMF, just as long as they don't mind standing face to face with strangers all around them that reek of sweat. People show up in crazy outfits, some half-naked, to enjoy the full experience of Miami's heat... with standing room only. Ultra Miami 2012 has ended with crazy stories that have gone viral, such as a girl lip-locking and dancing with a tree. Ultra 2013 dates have been released; March 22-24; GET READY MIAMI!
