Laurel Cummings
March 31, 2008
Raging house music and lots o’ headphone hair can mean only one thing: Winter Music Conference is back. The 23rd annual dance music conference got Miami’s South Beach partying even harder than usual last week, with nonstop events ranging from remixing and editing workshops to DJ spin-off contests, to the International Dance Music Awards. The conference welcomed industry professionals from over 62 countries, but in recent years the declining dollar and all-powerful Euro has lead to skyrocketing prices that have been accused of muscling out Americans and making Miami the new discount St. Tropez. “I think WMC gets a bad rap because in the past it’s been sweaty house boys on ecstasy, but now it’s radio stations, label reps, and diverse talents from all over the world,” says Morgans Hotel Group’s VP of Entertainment Ben Pundole.
