The Winter Music Conference and Danny Tenaglia go hand in hand. A winning combination, like strawberries and cream or gin and tonic. With the WMC essentially a non-stop party, Danny’s epic events – stretching on as long as 18 hours straight on occasion – have traditionally been one of the hottest tickets in town. These days there are plenty of other DJs and monster parties vying for attention, but Tenaglia’s bash is still possibly the best place in the world to lose yourself to the sounds of a classic DJ journey. It’s a real Miami experience.

This year he’s joining the Made Event crew where he’ll be turning Wednesday night into Thursday lunchtime with the aid of some devastating tunes at the mighty Pawn Shop, downtown. For those not able to be there, there’s much anticipation of his return to a residency in Ibiza this summer after a couple of triumphant appearances at the end of last season. “We’ll be telling you about the Ibiza plans any day now,” Danny tells us. “I will undoubtedly be at Space in Ibiza, so check out DannyTenaglia.com for more details in the coming weeks.”

Meanwhile there’s the matter of his latest WMC marathon to contend with, something he spends months preparing his tunes for…

How many years have you played your epic gigs at WMC now?

“I only missed the first one in 1985, so this year will be my 22nd year participating. The marathon gigs started at Groovejet around ‘94 in which they started going through until like 10 or 11 in the morning.”

How have things changed over the years?

“Many familiar faces are absent. Sadly too many record labels have folded and record stores have closed and this has changed the attendance of the WMC, however it has still worked greatly in my favor due to my consistency. I’ve embraced the future and things are better than ever from where I’m standing.”

What remains special about conference week in Miami?

“I’ve always enjoyed watching younger generations appreciate dance music as an art form. Plus the fact that all the different genres are gathering together for one week of musical mayhem, that is still a very big part of conference week today.”

Who else are you looking forward to seeing play?

“ Not because I’m a part of it, but I’m really looking forward to Mike and Laura and Made Event’s lineup due to the diversity of acts and the commitment to bringing quality sound to their events by using Integral Sound. Also looking forward to the honor of playing alongside Carl Cox in his tent at Ultra fest once again.”

Can you give us a heads up on any big tunes DT you are going to be backing in Miami?

“There’s always too many to mention especially lately with the 1000s of releases that come out every month! The one I’m most excited about is the as yet untitled collaboration with my 2 studio associates Antranig and Burchan…”

Danny Tenaglia @ Twilo WMC 2007 Groovejet Classics

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