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 DANCE CHART

The Combined Dance Radio Airplay Top 50 Chart 3/8 - 3/14/10

LW TW Artist Title Label Total
1 1 LADY GAGA f/ BEYONCE' Telephone  Interscope 665
2 2 ANNAGRACE Love Keeps Calling Robbins 590
5 3 KIM SOZZI Secret Love Ultra 457
6 4 ALEX SAYZ f/ EVI Hate To Love  Parker/Next Plateau 435
3 5 CASCADA Fever Robbins 426
10 6 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE Naturally Hollywood 423
7 7 M'BLACK Heartbreak Robbins 419
8 8 BLAKE LEWIS Heartbreak On Vinyl Tommy Boy 383
19 9 ADAM LAMBERT Whataya Want From Me RCA/RMG 334
9 10 INNA Hot Ultra 318
11 11 BT Suddenly Nettwerk 317
13 12 RIHANNA f/ JEEZY Hard  Def Jam/IDJMG 315
16 13 DAVID GUETTA f/ ESTELLE One Love  Astralwerks/Gumprod 313
18 14 ARMIN VAN BUUREN
f/ VAN VELEZEN
Broken Tonight  Ultra 296
15 15 TIESTO 
w/SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM
I Will Be Here Ultra 292
22 16 KASKADE w/SEAMUS HAJI
f/ HALEY
So Far Away  Ultra 291
17 17 FRAGMA Forever And A Day Ultra 287
24 18 GOLDFRAPP Rocket Mute 284
12 19 KE$HA Tik Tok Kemosabe/RCA/RMG 284
26 20 TAIO CRUZ f/ LUDACRIS Break Your Heart  Mercury/IDJMG 281
20 21 FLANDERS Time Nervous 278
4 22 LADY GAGA Bad Romance Interscope 278
14 23 CHICANE
 f/ NATASHA BEDINGFIELD
Bruised Water  Ultra 274
23 24 SUN Fancy Free JH 271
21 25 JES Love Song Ultra 266
25 26 TEMPER TRAP Sweet Disposition Glassnote/Columbia 248
29 27 LA ROUX Bulletproof Cherrytree/Interscope 232
32 28 LITTLE BOOTS Remedy Elektra/RRP 220
30 29 MEDINA You & I Import 219
44 39 KE$HA f/ 3OH!3 Blah Blah Blah Kemosabe/RCA/RMG 217
48 40 KELIS Acapella will.i.am/Interscope 205
31 41 MATISSE Better Than Her Jive/JLG 202
N 42 TIMBALAND
f/ JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
Carry Out  Mosley/Interscope 197
37 43 DAVID GUETTA f/ KID CUDI Memories  Astralwerks/Gumprod 195
45 44 LUDACRIS How Low DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG 191
40 45 MORGAN PAGE Strange Condition Nettwerk 191
N 46 ONEREPUBLIC All The Right Moves Mosley/BG/Interscope 187
43 47 JASON DERULO In My Head Beluga Hts/Warner Bros. 186
N 48 LADY ANTEBELLUM Need You Now Capitol Nashville/Capitol 182
27 49 TIESTO Escape Me Ultra 182
N 50 RIHANNA Rude Boy Def Jam/IDJMG 181
The following stations reported this week to the FMQB combined Dance Radio Airplay chart:  WCPT ‘Dance Factory FM'/Chicago, KNHC/Seattle, WPTY/Long Island, WMPH/Wilmington,WBZC/Pemberton, Sirius XM 'BPM', Sirius XM/Area, Music Choice 'Dance', DMX 'Dance', B91/Internet, Energy 98/Internet,Fusion Radio/Internet, I Party Radio/Internet,  The Original Hot 97/Internet, 1Dance.FM/Internet, ElectricFM/Internet & MyFlexRadio/Internet, Pride Radio
 DANCE CHART

The Internet Dance Radio Airplay Top 50 Chart  3/8 - 3/14/10

LW TW Artist Title Label Total
1 1 LADY GAGA f/ BEYONCE' Telephone  Interscope 369
3 2 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE Naturally Hollywood 317
2 3 ANNAGRACE Love Keeps Calling Robbins 303
6 4 ADAM LAMBERT Whataya Want From Me RCA/RMG 273
8 5 BT Suddenly Nettwerk 247
7 6 TIESTO 
w/SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM
I Will Be Here Ultra 240
5 7 FRAGMA Forever And A Day Ultra 239
10 8 ALEX SAYZ f/ EVI Hate To Love  Parker/Next Plateau 229
9 9 CASCADA Fever Robbins 225
11 10 DAVID GUETTA f/ ESTELLE One Love  Astralwerks/Gumprod 218
12 11 RIHANNA f/ JEEZY Hard  Def Jam/IDJMG 213
15 12 GOLDFRAPP Rocket Mute 213
13 13 BLAKE LEWIS Heartbreak On Vinyl Tommy Boy 204
14 14 KIM SOZZI Secret Love Ultra 194
38 15 LA ROUX Bulletproof Cherrytree/Interscope 186
4 16 LADY GAGA Bad Romance Interscope 185
16 17 ARMIN VAN BUUREN
f/ VAN VELEZEN
Broken Tonight  Ultra 183
17 18 KE$HA Tik Tok Kemosabe/RCA/RMG 179
22 19 INNA Hot Ultra 178
19 20 M'BLACK Heartbreak Robbins 177
21 21 MATISSE Better Than Her Jive/JLG 165
24 22 SUN Fancy Free JH 145
23 23 KASKADE w/SEAMUS HAJI
f/ HALEY
So Far Away  Ultra 138
26 24 MORGAN PAGE Strange Condition Nettwerk 138
41 25 LITTLE BOOTS Remedy Elektra/RRP 135
20 26 JES Love Song Ultra 134
28 27 TEMPER TRAP Sweet Disposition Glassnote/Columbia 133
18 28 CHICANE
f/ NATASHA BEDINGFIELD
Bruised Water  Ultra 133
50 29 KE$HA f/ 3OH!3 Blah Blah Blah Kemosabe/RCA/RMG 130
33 30 JASON DERULO In My Head Beluga Hts/Warner Bros. 127
42 31 ORIANTHI According To You Geffen/Interscope 124
27 32 FLANDERS Time Nervous 123
36 33 CALVIN HARRIS Flashback Ultra 123
25 34 BAILEY f/ JODIE CONNOR Higher State Import 121
29 35 SONO Better    Ultra 120
40 36 LASGO Over You Import 118
48 37 ONEREPUBLIC All The Right Moves Mosley/BG/Interscope 115
N 38 EXAMPLE Won't Go Quietly Ministry Of Sound America 115
N 39 CHARICE f/ IYAZ Pyramid  Warner Bros. 114
30 40 CALVIN HARRIS You Used To Hold Me Ultra 112
37 41 IYAZ Replay Beluga Heights/Reprise 110
34 42 JAMEERAH All Eyes On Me Next Plateau 105
N 43 LAIDBACK LUKE Step By Step Nervous 102
32 44 SOPHIA MAY Come Back Nervous 100
47 45 LUDACRIS How Low DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG 99
N 46 LADY ANTEBELLUM Need You Now Capitol Nashville/Capitol 97
R 47 DJ ELLA Shine Like A Superstar Next Plateau 96
N 48 LIFEHOUSE Halfway Gone  Geffen 95
N 49 SCHOOL GYRLS Something Like A Party Teen Island/Ncredible/IDJ 94
44 50 LIVVI FRANC Automatik Jive/JLG 92
The following stations report to FMQB Internet Only Dance Radio Top 50 Chart: 1DanceFM, B91, ElectricFM, Energy98, FusionRadioChicago, I Party Radio, MyFlexRadio, OriginalHot97, Pride Radio

FMQB/Record Pool  Top 20 Chart 3/19/10
Compiled by Dan Miller/DME Inc. www.dancekings.com
This chart is compiled from the leading Record Pools around the country.

3 1 Madonna Revolver Warner Brothers
1 2 Ke$ha Tik Tok RCA
2 3 David Guetta f/ Estelle One Love Astralwerks
4 4 Little Boots Remedy Elektra
6 5 Agnes Release Me  Geffen
9 6 Lady Gaga Bad Romance Interscope
11 7 Kaylah Marin On The Floor Epiphany
5 8 Mariah Carey I Want To Know What Love Is Island
10 9 Rihanna Hard Def Jam
14 10 Beyonce f/ Lady Gaga Videophone Columbia
12 11 Nelson Irene Sunrise NTMG
7 12 Lily Allen F**k You Capitol
17 13 M'Black Heartbreak Robbins
15 14 Three 6 Mafia Shake My... Columbia
D 15 Cascada Fever Robbins
8 16 David Guetta f/ Akon Sexy Bitch Astralwerks
16 17 Britney Spears

3

Jive
D 18 AnnaGrace Love Keeps Calling Robbins
13 19 Jennifer Lopez Fresh Out The Oven Epic
D 20 Dany Wild Vs. DJ Ski Holding On Capp

FMQB/Record Pool Picks

1 Bob Sinclar f/ Sugarhill Gang  LaLa Song GoodThyme Click
2 Utada Dirty Desire Island/Def Jam
3 Charlie Ward I Wanna Charlie Ward Music
4 Jes Lovesong Ultra
5 Cleopatra Close To You Isis Ent.
 DANCE ADDS

DANCE RADIO ADDS FOR THE WEEK OF  3/15 & 3/16/10

Black Eyed Peas "Rock That Body"
Patric McFly "Teenage Dirthouse"
 

Dana Rayne "Overload"
Kelis "Acapella"
One Republic "All The Right Moves"
Romain Curtis & Seamus Haji f/ Awa
"I’ve Been Looking"
Rihanna "Rude Boy"
 

Adam Lambert "Whataya Want From Me"
Get Far "The Radio"
Hyper Crush "Keep Up"
JJ "Let Go"
Kat DeLuna f/ Akon "Push Push"
Krave "Go Crazy"
Rihanna "Rude Boy"
School Gyrls "Something Like A Party"
 

Morgan Page "Strange Condition"
Steve Aoki "I’m In The House"
Vassy "History"
Laidback Luke "Step By Step"
School Gyrls "Something Like A Party"
Ludacris "How Low"
Adam Lambert "Whataya Want From Me"
Example "Won’t Go Quietly"
Edward
Maya "Stereo Love"
Ron Reeser "In To You"
 

Kaskade w/Seamus Haji f/ Haley "So Far Away"
David Guetta "Memories"
Damien S "Stars Collide"
 

Agnes "On & On"
Bastien Laval f/ Layla "Restlessness"
Example "Won’t Go Quietly"
Mr. Sam & Andy Duguid f/ Amanda Wilson
"Satisfaction Guaranteed"

 

Toni Braxton "Make My Heart"
DJ Dan & Uberzone f/ Blake Lewis "Operator"
Delerium f/ Kreesha Turner "Dust In Gravity"
Dana Rayne "Overload"
Temper Trap "Sweet Disposition"
 

DJ Dan & Uberzone f/ Blake Lewis "Operator"
Charice "Pyramid"
 

Mr. Sam & Andy Duguid f/ Amanda Wilson
"Satisfaction Guaranteed"
Kilo f/ Funk Generation "What I See"
Ext 59 "Danny Boy"
Cybersutra f/ Marcia Juell "Fly Away"
 

Richard Vission & Static Revenger f/ Luciana
"I Like That"
LaRoux "Bulletproof"
Estelle f/ Kardinal Offishall "Freak"
DeMarco "Show It"
Sean Garrett "Get It All"
 

Romain Curtis & Seamus Haji f/ Awa
"I’ve Been Looking"
Thoneick & Diaz & Young Rebels "Perfect Moment"
Example "Won’t Go Quietly"
Ultra Nate "Free"
 

Steve Aoki "I’m In The House"
Venus Kaly "Myself"
LaRoux "Bulletproof"
Lady Gaga f/ Beyonce’ "Telephone"
Bastien Laval f/ Layla "Restlessness"
Kardinal Offishall "Clear"
Poirer "Enemies"
Rihanna "Rude Boy"
Rob Threezy "The Chase"
The Twelves "Works For Me"
 

2 Island Girls "Waterfall"
Barbara Tucker "Feelin’ Like A Superstar"
X-Press 2 f/ James Yull "Time"
Pink "I Don’t Believe You"
Adam Lambert "Whataya Want From Me"
Dana Rayne "Overload"
Pixie Lott "Gravity"
Alicia Keys f/ Beyonce’ "Put It In A Love Song"
Haffi "Control"
Cheryl Cole "Parachute"
Akcent "That’s My Name"
Bimbo Jones "Freeze"
Wayne Taylor "Poison"
Noel G f/ Adam Joesph, Barbara Sheree "Together"
David Guetta "Memories"
 

Longo & Wainwright f/ Craig Smart "One Life"
Agnes "On & On"
Get Far f/ H-Boogie "The Radio"
 

Adam Lambert "Whataya Want From Me"
Rihanna "Rude Boys"
Charice "Pyramid"
 

Champion Lovers f/ Amanda Wilson "Another Minute"
Passion Pit "Little Secrets"
Rihanna "Rude Boy"
 

DJ Dan & Uberzone f/ Blake Lewis "Operator"
68 Beats f/ Katie Marne "Are You Listening"

Kelis "Acapella"

 PICKS
  Dance Radio Programmer Picks Week Of 3/15 & 3/16/10

Jon McDaniel/KNHC
Estelle f/ Kardinal Offishall "Freak"
Dash Berlin
   "Never Cry Again" (Jorn van Deynhoven Radio)
Roger Sanchez "2Gether"

Vic Latino/WPTY
Temper Trap "Sweet Disposition"
Edward Maya "Stereo Love"
Estelle f/ Kardinal Offishall "Freak"

Kris Henderson/WMPH
Cascada "Pyromania"
David Guetta f/ Kid Cudi "Memories"
Dana Rayne "Overload"

Brett Holcomb/WBZC
Romain Curtis & Seamus Haji f/ Awa
   "I’ve Been Looking"
Kelis "Acapella"
Dana Rayne "Overload"

Geronimo/ XM ‘BPM'
ManiaCalm "Never Forget You"
Steve Aoki "I’m In The House"
Lady Antebellum
   "Need You Now" (Dark Intensity Remix)

Randy Schlager/ DMX ‘Dance'
Majik Johnson f/ Eleze
   "This Is Your Life" (7th Heaven Remix)
DJ Dann & Uberzone f/ Blake Lewis "Operator"
   (DJ Dan & Mike Balance Disco Funk Radio Mix)
Bastien Laval f/ Layla "Restlessness"
   (Filter Factor Disco Massive Club Vocal)

Mike Oaks/Energy 98
Mr. Sam & Andy Duguid f/ Amanda Wilson "Satisfaction Guaranteed"
Longo & Wainwright f/ Craig Smart "One Life"
Agnes "On & On" (UK Edit)

Manny Esparza/ Fusion Radio
V.V. Brown "Shark IN The Water"
Delerium f/ Kreesha Turner "Dust In Gravity"

Justin Dohman /Energy 98
Longo & Wainwright f/ Craig Smart "One Life"
Agnes "On & On" (UK Edit)
Get Far f/ H-Boogie "The Radio"

Will Calder/I Party Radio
Adam Lambert "Whataya Want From Me"
   (Fonzerelli Electro House Radio Edit)
Cascada "Pyromania"
Alphabeat "Hole In My Heart"

Bryan Carstensen/I Party Radio
Justin Michael & Kemel f/ Bruno Mars
   "Her World Goes On"
Rihanna "Rude Boy" (Wideboys Radio)
Selena Gomez & The Scene
   "Naturally" (Dacve Aude’ Radio)

Matt Bosso/ Pride Radio
Passion Pit "Little Secrets"
Kelis "Acapella"
Lady Antebellum
   "Need You Now" (Jason Nevins Radio Edit)

Tony Crisp /1DanceFM
Goldfrapp "Rocket"
Matisse "Better Than Her"
Cascada "Pyromania"

Joel Salkowitz/Original Hot 97.com
Selena Gomez & The Scene "Naturally"
Jes "Love Song"
Taio Cruz f/Ludacris "Break Your Heart"

Chris Basista/ElectricFM
Alcazar "Headlines". Milk Inc. "Storm"
Mr. Sam & Andy Duguid f/ Amanda Wilson
   "Satisfaction Guaranteed"

John Parker/B91
Champion Lovers f/ Amanda Wilson "Another Minute"
Passion Pit "Little Secrets" (Smash Mode Radio Edit)
Rihanna "Rude Boy" (Wideboys Edit)

DJ Joanie/ My Flex Radio
Rihanna "Rude Boy"
Darude "In The Darkness"
Jipsta "Nasty Boy"

Mike Schwab/ Music Choice
Kardinal Offishall "Clear"
J Brazil "Girl I’m Tryin"
Rihanna "Rude Boys" (Wide Boys Mix)

To Kool Chris/ Dance Factory FM
Steve Aoki "I’m In The House"
Alex Sayz f/ Evi "Hate To Love"
BT "Suddenly"

  Mix Show DJ Picks Week Of 3/15 & 3/16/10

Darin Taoka – Hot Mix

Trina "Million Dollar"

Ezcapade "When The Beat Drops"

Usher "Lil Freak"

 

Wild Bill - X-Mix/Supermixx/WXKS/WBLI

Jason Derulo "In My Head" (Wideboys Mix)

Adam Lambert
   "Whataya Want From Me" (Fonzerelli Electro)

Train "Hey, Soul Sister" (Karmatronic Extended)

 

DJ Sticky Boots - HyperMixx

Alex Sayz f/ Evi "Hate To Love" (Extended)

Goldfrapp "Rocket" (Grum)

Matisse "Better Than Her" (Discotech)

 

DJ Gonzo - WNCI/Spin Cycle/Sirius XM

Rihanna "Rude Boy" (Full Tilt Remix)

Adam Lambert "Whataya Want From Me"
   (Fonzerelli Electro House Mix)

Laidback Luke & Gregor Salto f/ Mavis Acquah
   "Step By Step" (Big Room Mix)

 

Riddler - WKTU/KKHH

Steve Aoki "I’m In The House"

Wynter Gordon "Dirty Talk"

Estelle "Freak"

 

Cato K - WHYI

J Brazil "Girl I'm Trying" (Nicola Fasano Mix)

Blake Lewis "Heartbreak On Vinyl"

Junior Caldera "Can't Fight This Feeling" (Avicci Remix)

 

PJ Augustyn - KDWB

Heavy "How You Like Me Now" (Beats Mix)

Pitbull "Pearly Gates"

John Revox "Olay Olay"

 

DJ Christyle - WSGL

Steve Aoki "Im In The House"

Livvi Franc "Automatik"

Flanders "Time"

 

Ray Devine - WMPH

Taio Cruz "Break Your Heart"

Alex Sayz "Hate To Love"

Rihanna "Rude Boy"

 

Dom Armano - WXKS

Rihanna "Rude Boy" (Wideboys)

Alex Sayz "Hate To Love"

Laidback Luke "Step By Step"

 

Maurice Halsted - WKSC

Steve Aoki "I'm In the House"

Selena Gomez "Naturally"

Taio Cruz "Break Your Heart"

 

Bryant Littlejohn - X Mix

Filo & Peri ft Eric Lumiere "Off The Hook"  (Vocal Mix)

Ke$ha "Blah Blah Blah"
   (Mike Bordes & Klubjumpers Clean Extended Remix)

Jerome-Isma-Ae
   "Hold That Sucker Down"  (Extended Vocal Mix)

 

James Anthony - Sirius XM

Lady Gaga & Beyonce "Telephone" (Kaskade Mix)

Fragma "Forever And A Day"

Kelis "Acapella" (Dave Aude Mix)

 

DJ Torre - X Mix

Magnus Carlsson "A Little Respect" (Pitchline Remix)

Sophie Ellis-Bextor
   "Bittersweet" (Freemasons Extended Mix)

Train
   "Hey Soul Sister" (Karmatronic Extended Club Mix)

 

DJ Johnny Mac WHTF/X Mix

Afrojack "Pacha On Acid" (Original Mix)

Timbaland f/ Drake "Say Something"

Young Money f/ Gucci Man "Steady Mobbin"

 

Jay Mac - WXXL

Jes "Lovesong  (Various RMX)

Rihanna "Rude Boy"  (Insan3 Lik3 House RMX)

Ludacris "How Low"  (DJ Frank E RMX)

 

Joe Bermudez - AOL Radio

Kesha "Your Love Is My Drug"

David Guetta "Memories"

Selena Gomez "Naturally" 

Mike Bordes - Music Choice

Exit 59/Frank Gaudi/Oren Nizri/Del Pino Brothers Ft. Dani Vasile "Danny Boy "(Mike Bordes)

Ezcapade "When The Beat Drops "

Lauren Hildebrandt "Underneath" (Mike Bordes)

 

Steve Swift - WSNX

Funkagenda "Afterclub" (Original Mix)

Dirty South, Mark Knight "Stopover" (Original Mix)

The Temper Trap "Science Of Fear"
   (Michael Woods Remix)

 

Justin Testa - AOL Radio

Uncle Kracker "Smile" (Ultimix)

Darude "In The Darkness" (Trance mix)

Ke$ha "Blah Blah Blah" (Ultimix)

 

DJ Monsta - Music Choice

DJ Dervish Ft Pepper MaShay "Love And Understanding"(Jaimy Remix)

Bob Sinclar And Sahara Ft Shaggy
   "I Wanna"(Extended Mix)

Alex Guesta Ft Damae "Perfect Day"(House Mix)

 

DJ Jason Jani - KHTT

Ludacris "How Low" - (DJ Frank E Remix)

Selena Gomez "Naturally" (Dave Aude)

Steve Aoki "Im In The House"

 

DJ Prime - WKTU/WHTG/WBBO

Estelle ft Kardinal Offishall "Freak"

Jump Smokers ft Pitbull "Rock It Like Its Spring Break"

Timbaland Feat Justin Timberlake "Carry Out"
   (Luffy Luf Dance At Night Mix)

 

Mike Rizzo - Music Choice/Remix Top 30

Passion Pit "Lil Secret" (Mike Rizzo Mix)

V.V. Brown "Shark in the water" (Static Revenger Mix)

Basement Jaxx ft Lightspeed Champion
   "My turn" (Stonebridge Mix)

 

Art Rooney - WSGL

Kim Sozzi
   "Secret Love" (Wendel Kos First Sunlight Remix)

BT "Suddenly" (Dave Darrell Vocal Mix)

Chicane ft Natasha Bedingfield 
   "Bruised Water" (Michael Woods)

 

Paul Martindale - WKQI

Ludacris "How Low" - (DJ Frank E Remix)

Taio Cruz "Break Your Heart"

Rihanna "Rude Boy"

 

DJ Richie Rich - WIOQ

Pitbull "Alright"

Charisse "Pyramid"

Cascada "Pyromania"

 

Frankie Vazquez - WPTY

Laidback Luke "Step by Step"

Flanders "Time"

Temper Trap "Sweet Disposition"

 

Kovacs - WXXL

Goldfrapp "Rocket"

Calvin Harris "You Used To Hold Me"

BT "Suddenly"

 

DJ Orion - WNOU

Cataracts "Bass Down Low"

Krave "Go Crazy"

Jump Smokers f/Pitbull "Rock It Like It's Spring Break"

 

DJ Dimitri - WPTY

Rietsa "Perfect Gentlemen" (Smash Mode Remix)

Laid Back Luke "Step By Step"  (Abel Ramos Remix)

Steve Aoki  "I'm the House"  (Sharam Remix)

 

Nick G - KMVQ

Mike Posner "Cooler Than Me" (Gigamesh)

Rihanna "Rude Boy" (Chew Fu Bumbaclot Fix)

Kelis "Acapella" (Dave Aude Remix)

 

Junior - KHKS

Steve Aoki "I'm In The House"

La Roux "Bulletproof"

Timbaland f Drake "Say Something"

 

Mike Setlock – CKEY

Noel G "Can’t Stop"

Example "Won’t Go Quietly"

Usher "OMG"

 THE SPIN


Fergie Ferg and FMQB's Bob Burke share some quality time backstage at Black Eyed Peas in Philly. Fergie (she'll aways be "Stacy Ferguson" to us) has always been one of our favorite people from day one! Be sure to check out BEP on tour in one of
the hottest concert events of the year. The show features a killer
DJ set by will.i.am!

Greetings all,

Well it’s about that time again, Mother Nature isn’t sure if she should end Old Man Winters reign of the past few months, people are getting tired of being cooped up in their houses and I actually saw some flowers starting to push through the dirt this morning. That can only mean one thing, it’s time for the annual migration to South Beach and the Winter Music Conference.

This is the 25th Anniversary of the Dance Music Industries relocation for one week to the South Florida region.  I was trying to remember how many of these things that I’ve personally been to and I’ve lost count. I know that I’ve only missed the conference twice since the last 2 in Ft. Lauderdale before they moved it to Miami Beach. The first time was when I left Profile Records back in 1994 right before the conference and the other time was when I suffered from an insane condition known as airplane ear and was ordered not to fly by the specialists.

During the years that I’ve attended I have a lot of fond memories of the conference and met so many great people.  From the almost family reunion atmosphere of the first years to the crazy poolside days at the old Fountainbleu the memories are fantastic ones.  I’ve seen the conference grow from a handful of American labels and DJ’s that would all go out en mass at night to a Billboard reporters club because it was the only place in town that night  to the International spectacle that it has become where the amount of clubs almost outnumber the amount of people.  But the one thing that has remained a constant throughout it all is that it is a time to get together to remember where we’ve been and try and see where we are going.

I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to speak on a panel almost every year that I’ve attended.  I’ve done panels on everything from “How to Get Signed To A Record Deal" to last years Marketing panel, where I was a last minute replacement with Cary Vance. It was in that room last year that I found the first artist for my label, Alex Sayz. The crazy thing is that I’ve done so many of the A&R listening sessions and never came across a record that I wanted to sign even though I’ve run across a lot of talented people there. And then last year, Lainie Copicotto asks Cary and I to be a replacement on the panel and in a stroke of luck I find Alex. In the last year has gone on to chart 2 singles on the Billboard Dance Airplay Chart and remix artists like Nadia Ali and Kate Ryan. 

In the 25 years of the WMC there have been some great moments and I’m hoping that they are going to highlight them during this years event.  But the actual panels aren’t the only highlights, How about some of these award show ones like Peaches decision to go for a swim after her performance at the International Dance Music Awards.  Or our own Cary Vance coming out on stage dressed as Tina Turner.  All just reminders that we are in the entertainment business and that it’s ok to have some fun.

This year should be a banner year for the WMC. The Promo Only Promotions crew will be there and having some fun while dishing out some knowledge about what we have planned for the rest of the year. We have so many things packed into the conference that my head is spinning just thinking about it. Here are some of the events that I am looking forward to during my 3 days there.

On Wednesday, we plan on checking out the Sirius XM Lounge and the artist and djs that will be playing. From there, Ultra Records is throwing a party that is a yearly staple. And then it’s a special night of cocktails with Sea To Sun/Loverush Digital and co-host, 4 time Grammy Award winning engineer, Tom Lord-Alge.

Thursday it’s lunch with Rocknations latestest superstar, Alexis Jordan. Afterwards we’ll head over to the Island Def Jam Music Groups/Thrive party at the Raleigh. DJ’s there include Stonebridge, Jump Smokers, Chew Fu, DJ Suraci (Smash Mode), Cato K and Mixin’ Marc. Also a very special guest will be doing a set that you won’t want to miss. Those events will get us ready for the International Dance Music Awards which will take place that night at the Fillmore Miami Beach (Jackie Gleason Theatre) which starts a 8pm. To end the night, Promo Only Promotions is lending the WMC a hand as we team up to throw the official after party to the awards.  Our party will be at Bar 721 from 10:30pm to 5am. 

Friday finds Cary Vance and myself on the WMC radio panel at 12:30pm. If you are registered we’d love to see you here. Then Carrillo Music is throwing a lunch that we’ll be attending and to bring the day to a close it’s the Capitol Music Group party. Rest assured that we will have lots to talk about and plenty of pictures to run in next week’s column!

Until then…

Do you have any dance news? Send it to us at The Spin via e-mail:
john.parker@promoonly.com

Dance Available For Airplay is compiled and edited by Cary "Mr. Dance" Vance, John Parker & Bob Burke
***Artists, tracks and dates subject to change***

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