Are you going to Conference?

This question swirls around the international electronic music community every year, while legions of beat freaks all over the world make plans months in advance to land on Miami in late March for one mad week of dancing, schmoozing, beaching and strutting.

How will you answer?

Read along for the top ten reasons YOU should go to WMC.

Why go to Winter Music Conference?

1. WMC is THE BIGGEST. While other festivals like Electric Daisy Carnival in Los Angeles or the Love Fest in San Fran may claim more attendees, the impact of WMC on electronic arts culture is far, far greater than any other festival anywhere else on the globe.

Meet your new friends!

2. Your friends will be there. You probably already know people going to WMC and even if you don’t, rest assured- your friends WILL be there. Whether you run into an old rave mate on a yacht party or make a new best buddy on the beach bonding over Paul van Dyk, no one leaves Miami without a gang of new friends.

3. TO DANCE. For hundreds of thousands of years, humans danced to drum beats around campfires to celebrate life. Dancing benefits your mind, body and spirit and enables you to fully live in the present while experiencing shared transcendence on the dance floor.

4. WMC is in MIAMI, one of the most dazzling cities in the U.S, known for its palm trees and parties, sunshine and sand. With a beach-friendly climate and the hot-and-bothered attitude that comes along with it, Miami is a fun vacation destination any time of year.

5. Extreme party density. Even compared to a big city on a very busy week, WMC has more parties per square inch than trance has soaring female vocals. Pool parties, roof parties, yacht parties, beach parties, street parties and hotel parties await you…and don’t forget the big dog, the Ultra Music Festival, boasting an undeniably heady lineup of the EDM world’s top talent.

...wishing he was at WMC

6. Winter sucks for most of the world, and a late-March respite from icy temperatures and slushy winter weather is worth the trip to Miami all it’s own. It’s a scientific fact: sunshine and blue skies make people happy and healthy. Look at your trip to WMC as a health-promoting holiday. With booze.

7. WMC is GLOBAL. Unlike many festivals in the U.S. that are filled up quickly with frat boys and party amateurs, 38% of the attendees at WMC are from outside the United States, representing over 70 countries. This gives you a chance to learn about ways of life from other cultures- and to snag a fling with a sexy European accent. Voulez-vous? Top spot for foreign hotties: the International Dance Music Awards.

8. Maximum music variety. No matter what type of electronic music you think you like, prepare to have your brain twisted in a thousand new ways by artists that you have never heard of at parties that you will stumble into randomly. DJs and producers from around the world bring you THE FRESHEST new music straight from the cutting edge: glitch hop to funky house to minimal techno to brostep to genres that they haven’t even named yet.

Oakenfold & DF5K

9. Schmoozefest5000: Are you in the music industry? Do you want to be? Submerge yourself in one of the world’s largest gatherings of DJs, producers and musicians, as well as representatives of the radio, publishers and online media- not to mention the fans. Talk to everyone, because you never know who the random guy #877 standing outside the club will turn out to be ——————>

10. LIFE IS SHORT! If we are lucky and the world doesn’t end in a cataclysmic event, soon enough we will all be old and wrinkled and bragging about our glory days on the beach to the young whippersnapper serving us Jell-O cubes and prune juice for breakfast. Our actions create our identities; what do your life experiences say to the world about who you are?

See you in Miami!

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