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How L-Acoustics shaped the sound of Miami Music Week

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You cannot have Miami Music Week without music. More specifically, you cannot have Miami Music Week without sound that actually hits the way it is supposed to.  During a week built around hug...

Feid’s new era is getting more intimate, more reflective and a little darke...

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If Feid’s last few years were about proving just how big Ferxxo could become, this new chapter feels more interested in asking what happens when the character turns inward. That shift has been vis...

Beyond Ultra and Factory Town, Miami Music Week still had plenty of life le...

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Conversations about Miami Music Week usually start with the obvious heavyweights: Ultra. Factory Town. The giant stages, packed sunrise sets, photos that make the week look bigger than life. But some...

Ultra 2026 felt bigger than a festival

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Ultra Music Festival was not always what it is today. Back in 1999, it was a single afternoon on Miami Beach — modest, local, still figuring out what it wanted to be.  Now it sprawls across t...

Factory Town bent time during Miami Music Week and that was the point

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The best way to describe Factory Town during Miami Music Week is that you cannot do it all. You stand in one room listening to some of the best music of your life, dancing the night away, and yet ...

Black Fancy’s long road to Cuttin’ Headz and Ultra Miami

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Black Fancy’s, whose real name is Samuele Tranquille, road to Ultra Miami started years before he ever touched an American stage. He was just an artist from rural Italy trying to get the attention of...

Winter Music Conference looks to reclaim Miami Music Week

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In its earliest years, the Miami Music Week wasn’t about massive crowds or viral moments—it was about business. But long before the citywide marathon of parties defined the week, there was a single e...

FKA Twigs’ ‘Body High’ turned Factory Town into a living work o...

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When FKA Twigs walked onto the Park Stage at Factory Town on March 14, it didn’t really feel like a normal concert was starting. It felt like she was opening up an entire world.  The Miami debut o...

Rawayana announces Miami date for their ‘¿Donde es el after? World Tour’

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Rawayana’s biggest tour yet is coming to Miami, and the city feels like the perfect place for it to end.  The Venezuelan band has announced the second leg of its “¿Dónde Es El After? World To...

The 10 best Miami Music Week events besides Ultra and Factory Town

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Ultra and Factory Town will dominate most Miami Music Week conversations for obvious reasons, but the week’s real fun is often found in the events around them.  From sunrise grooves and bass-...
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Gabriel Mena

Gabriel Mena is a journalist who loves covering live events, from concerts to festivals. He’s passionate about storytelling that captures the connection between artists and their fans, bringing the energy of the stage and the excitement of the crowd to every story he tells.

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