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Too many DJs. No, really, way too many DJs.

As the electronic dance-music wave crests, its hard to imagine what it would have felt like to hang out through all of the just concluded Miami Music Week. We spent less than 24 sleepless hours there over the weekend, and we left with our ears ringing, exhausted and wondering when we would ever want to hear Feel So Close again. (OK, now that weve slept, well be happy to hear it today.)

Our Saturday started around 1 p.m. at the Shelborne for photographer Seth Browarniks Art of Night: The DJ Series exhibit and the Pacha Ibiza bash poolside (where DJ Jazzy Jeff and Bob Sinclar would spin later in the day), and it was close to 4 a.m. when we wrapped up at the W South Beachs Wall lounge (where we enjoyed sets by Swedish House Mafia proteges Tim Mason and Third Party).

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Steve Aoki climbs out of the DJ booth at the Dream South Beachs Highbar.

These spots would have been enough partying for most people on most days, but this is what we also did in between:

* We popped by the Dim Mak party at the Dream South Beachs Highbar just in time to randomly run into XS co-owner Jesse Waits, who was holding court with DJs including R3hab and Steve Aoki. XS is part of Steve Wynns collection of Las Vegas nightclubs, and Wynn made a monster announcement earlier in the week about 34 exclusive DJ residencies, including Tiesto, David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Skrillex and Swedish House Mafias Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. Wynn, no doubt, is one of the largest forces financing the DJ craze in America. Vegas, in general, is responsible for keeping so many of the biggest international DJs well-fed. Both Wynn and the group behind Vegas clubs Marquee, Tao and Lavo (which ran the VIP tables at the Ultra Music Festival) flew huge banners above the beach to remind visitors of that.

Aoki jumped into the DJ booth and was soon joined by Lil Jon. Aoki took off his shirt, climbed into an inflatable raft, got thrown in the pool and jumped back into the booth, soaked. S.S. Aoki fans were delighted. Not long after, Afrojack (who brought girlfriend Paris Hilton) joined Aoki in the booth.

* The outdoor Belve Music Lounge at the W South Beach fit maybe a few hundred people. So imagine the crowds delight when Sander Van Doorn spun a fantastic intimate set while Kaskade and Guetta were doing interviews nearby. We were lucky to catch the Dutch up-and-comers set after seeing another Holland hero, Hardwell, get things started in the early afternoon at the W.

* Swedish House Mafia created its Masquerade Motel at Grand Central Park as an alternative to the massive Ultra Music Festival nearby. Friends and family including Alesso, Harris and AN21 spun, but the highlight was SHM itself, with its elaborate light show and special ability to get people to dance happily to songs about love and loss and redemption while wondering if you need all three to save the world.

Excerpt from:
Sleepless in Miami