Ultra Music Festival 2004

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America's Premier Dance Music Massive - Officially opens the 2004 Winter Music Conference

"1 Million watts of sound / 50,000+ party people / 200+ Artists, DJs, producers / 14 hrs non-stop / 11 stages + U!"

Ultra Music Festival crowd image The ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL, America's premier electronic music event, returns for its sixth annual instalment on March 6, 2004 from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. at beautiful Bayfront Park in downtown Miami, Florida. In 2003, over 40,000 dance music enthusiasts passed through Ultra's turnstiles and witnessed the most talent-laden festival line-up that a U.S. event has ever offered. With an anticipated 50,000+ attendees this year, Ultra is now the #1 music festival of its kind in the United States.

The Ultra Music Festival was co-founded by CEO and executive producer Russell Faibisch and Alex Omes, president, and publisher of the music publication D'VOX Magazine. Now in its sixth year, the annual Ultra Music Festival event is held every March in Miami, Florida to coincide with the abundance of International talent in Miami for the annual Winter Music Conference (the dance music industry’s premiere summit and showcase of talent). Although never officially connected, this year, Ultra Music Festival and the Winter Music conference will for the first time join forces to present the festival as the official opening event. The WMC couldn’t have chosen a better vehicle to open its festivities than The Ultra Music Festival - America’s largest and most celebrated dance music festival! "Our alliance with WMC is very important to us. I hope it rubs off and more people put profits to the side and come to the table to support what is the world's most important week for dance music, period." says co founders Alex Omes and Russell Faibisch. WMC director Bill Kelly adds, "Ultra Music Festival sets the tone for the entire week. I think it adds momentum to the conference, and by Wednesday people will leave in a dizzy."

Unlike the American dominated rock n’ roll and Hip-Hop industries, artists residing overseas are the ones known for making the most substantial dance music; and as a consequence, more often than not, these artists do not get the exposure they rightly deserve - this is where Ultra Music Festival comes in. Ultra Music Festival provides the rare chance for some of the most forward thinking DJs, producers and live acts in the world of dance music to unite in one place, as one nation. With the exception of a few well-known festivals in Europe (Creamfields, etc,) there is simply not a place where dance music comes together in such a way. Ultra Music Festival happens to be the only event of this caliber that occurs in the United States. "We are very excited about Ultra 6. We have added many new elements to keep the show fresh and moving forward. This will be our most advanced production ever," says Russell Faibisch. This year, Ultra Music Festival will feature a coming together of the superstars and the future stars - Appearing for the first time in five years, and DJing for the first time ever in Miami, The Chemical Brothers will be rockin’ your block alongside the biggest names in dance music which includes Paul van Dyk, Tiesto, Sasha, John Digweed and Paul Oakenfold. As If it couldn’t get any better, you’ll also be introduced to a diverse new crop of cutting-edge artists who fuse live punk rock and electronica including The Rapture, LCD Soundsystem, 2 Many DJs, Erol Alkan, Miss Kittin, ADULT and Chromeo. At Ultra Music Festival you will have the extraordinary chance to stay ahead of the game by experiencing a compelling array of artists who will soon be making major noise across the world. Ultra Music Festival is the place for you to get some face time with artists that simply don’t make it over to the States.

Ultra Music Festival, nestled between the Miami skyline and the Atlantic Ocean, will feature over 200 performers scheduled to appear on 11 music stages including Ultra's two massive main stages and 9 unique music arenas (including Drum n’ Bass Arena, Breakbeat Stage, Progressive Arena, House Tent, "Vice Vision: Sound Of Vice" electro tent, Basswalk Records Tent, VIP Ultrabeach Stage, South Florida All-stars, Lifebeat Freedom Arena and Florida Favorites Tents.) To make things comfortable for you, Ultra Music Festival will also feature an Armani Exchange fashion show, three "Ultra VIP" areas, Live VJ visual art shows, state-of-the-art production - sound, lasers and lighting shows, full liquor bars throughout the festival grounds, International dancers and performers direct from Ibiza & throughout Europe and a fine selection of International foods.

Ultra Music Festival is not only a major event for dance music, but it is one of the premiere musical events to run in the United States. Outside of Coachella, there simply aren’t any festivals that have grown in such a way and developed the reputation, the talent and the crowds like Ultra Music Festival 2004.