Winter Music Conference Miami 2011

For those of you who do not know what WMC is:

"Winter Music Conference, in its 26th consecutive year, is one of the most publicized annual music gatherings in the world. A pivotal platform for the advancement of the industry, WMC 2010 attracted 1,909 artists and DJs, 3,763 industry delegates from 70 countries and over 100,000 event attendees for a concentrated schedule of more than 414 events, parties, seminars and workshops presented across 5 days. Over 2 million visitors from 183 countries log on to the WMC website each year." -wintermusicconference.com

100's of thousands of people attend every year bringing the city of Miami a huge injection of tourists from all over the world. Thousands of artist and DJ's from around the world come to show off their true skills and newest work. The atmosphere in Miami absolutely changes and everybody's enthusiasm for the art is seen all over the city. Needless to say, there is not a dull night the week of WMC. If you have never been in Miami during the conference, it definitely should be placed on your list of things to do. Plan in advance as hotels and airfare can begin to get very pricey. Winter Music Conference, I believe, begins 1st week of March and traditionally is followed by Ultra Music Festival. However this year- Ultra falls at the end of March 25th- 27th.

What is UMF?

"Ultra Music Festival is an annual outdoor electronic music festival that occurs in March in the city of Miami usually during the annual Winter Music Conference. It was a 1-day festival from 1999-2006, a 2-day festival from 2007-2010, and has been announced as a 3-day festival in 2011. It is one of the highest grossing music festivals in the world." - WikiPedia


Here is a video of Ultra Music Festival:

For more information on either event you can visit the following websites:



http://www.ultramusicfestival.com/

http://www.wintermusicconference.com/

Chicken Kitchen on Brickell: Most "CONSERVATIVE" place to eat!

Has anybody noticed how unbelievably stingy the Chicken Kitchen on Brickell is? You ask for any chicken chop chop and your lucky if you can find any chicken hidden underneath the pound of lettuce they give you to trick you. After paying nearly $10 dollars for a chop chop and a beverage (to wash down all the lettuce and tomatoes) I am expecting some damn chicken in my chop! Aside from all this........ you now have to REQUEST a pita bread or else its assumed you don't want one with your chop. Who has time to be worrying about a damn pita bread during lunch time when you have run back to get to work. To add fuel to the fire- they no longer have napkins out and available for you to grab as you please- you now have to go up to the counter and ask for more napkins. That's always fun! Walking up in front of everybody with a giant tomato stuck on your forehead.

I really have no clue how people continue to eat there. If you go on any weekday during lunch time, its near impossible to walk through the doors with all the people waiting for a chop.

At the end of the day, stay clear of Chicken Kitchen on Brickell- terrible experience!!

6V6 SOCCER AT "DOWNTOWN SOCCER"

For those of you who have not heard of Downtown Soccer, its a facility that allows you to rent a soccer field to play amongst friends. The facility hosts 2 side by side soccer fields that are just large enough for 6 v 6 (including a goal keeper), any more players then that might be too many. The fields are both artificial turf and a DREAM to play on. The goals are much smaller then regulation, but a goal keep is definitely needed. Just the perfect size for those of you who enjoy to test the keepers strengths! They also host tournaments and sporting events were food and beers are served.

Downtown Soccer is located literally 2 minutes from almost any major building from Brickell to Downtown (444 NW 5th ST). They charge $120/hour- but once split among 12 people its well worth it! To get a field at a great time is extremely difficult, so if your lucky enough to pick up a prime hour you definitely should take it. My group of friends have had out fields reserved for a year already for Tuesdays and Thursdays (we are reluctant to let our times go). The facilities are great and I would recommend them to anybody who is into the sport or who is just looking to try something new.

For more info you visit them at there website: http://downtownsoccermiami.com/