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Winter Music Conference Organizers Announce Artist Lineup for First-Ever Virtual Edition
Ahead of Winter Music Conference‘s ballyhooed virtual edition—the first in the event’s history—organizers have announced the lineup for the summit’s live music programming. Presented in partnership with EDM.com and Mr. Afterparty, the digital extravaganza will go down on May 20th and 21st. The “WMC Live Music Program” boasts over 50 artists, who will perform live in VR thanks to VRJAM‘s cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking virtual venue, 5th Dimension. SOFI TUKKER, Anabel Englund, Rich DietZ, and Chicago house music legend Marshall Jefferson are primed for must-see performances among other major dance music artists, who will perform from locations in Barcelona, Berlin, New York, London and Los Angeles. The bill also feature...
Winter Music Conference and VRJAM Announce Showcase Contest for DJs and Music Producers
Ahead of the first-ever virtual edition of Winter Music Conference, the organizers of the world-renowned electronic music summit have announced a one-of-a-kind contest for DJs and producers. In partnership with VRJAM and EDM.com, WMC has launched a competition for artists to secure a coveted showcase at the virtual convention, which will go down on May 20th and 21st. The “New Music Showcase” will be fleshed out live over the course of both days via VRJAM’s cutting-edge content platform and immersive VR music venue, 5th Dimension, as well as on Twitch. The contest will be open to both unheralded and established artists regardless of their size. Competing artists must be able to perform a live 30-minute DJ set consisting of original, unlicensed music, including re...
Winter Music Conference Organizers Announce Dates and Schedule of First-Ever Virtual Edition
Amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Winter Music Conference has officially gone virtual. The conference, which is one of the world’s foremost hubs of electronic music culture, education, and technology, was forced to pull the plug on its 35th anniversary in 2020 due to the impact of the virus. Organizers of the Miami summit have now repurposed the event for the digital space and, in doing so, democratized it and made it more accessible for the dance music community at large. Presented by Pioneer DJ, Hopin and 5th Dimension in partnership with EDM.com, Spotify, Beatport and a bevy of other major music brands, the world-renowned convention will take place virtually on May 20th and 21st, 2021. The first-ever virtual Winter Music Conference wil...
Winter Music Conference is Going Virtual
As COVID-19 vaccinations continue on a convoluted path to distribution, the future of events and public gatherings in 2021 still remains uncertain. Many promoters and organizers have already postponed their events or move them to the digital space for the year. Winter Music Conference was the latest event to be reformatted for the virtual event space after WMC and Miami Music Week Director David Ireland confirmed the news in a LinkedIn post this week. According to Ireland, the 2021 virtual edition of Winter Music Conference is slated to take place in late May. “After months of waiting and figuring out a roadmap, we are working on executing a virtual edition of WMC in late May,” Ireland wrote. “The Magnetic Agency Group will be partnering with WMC for t...
