Pascal Tokar Does Miami
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Pascal Tokar was kind enough to give us a glimpse into his 10 day trip to Miami for the 2009 WMC and Ultra Music Festival. His artist album entitled ‘Privacy’ was released on April 3rd and Tokar is now off on his Privacy Release Tour (dates are posted at the end of this article).
We here at thcdj.com recommend you get a copy of ‘Privacy’ because Pascal Tokar is on fuego!
Diary of a DJ at WMC ‘09
Sunday March 22nd:
After a 10 hour flight from Switzerland, I landed in Miami, checked into the New Clinton Hotel on Washington Avenue, hauled a cab and headed directly to Nikki Beach where I was playing that night at the Nikki Music Event alongside EDX, Armand Pena and Denis The Menace.
It was pretty full for a Sunday considering the Winter Music Conference didn’t even begin.
Nikki is always a guarantied great party.
Monday March 23rd:
After checking out South Beach a little bit and doing the usual shopping and eating some delicious meals at FOX CAFE and PELICAN (my favorites when it comes to Eat and Meet), I was called to play at The Setai Hotel at a very exclusive private event, it was very cool, low key, with a crowd of about 100 people. The view from the suite at the 40th floor was quite amazing and I hope I didn’t wake up the neighbors 
Tuesday March 24th:
Picked up my WMC Badges at the South Beach Resort & Spa and checked out the conference stands. There were numerous stands from all over the world presenting their new equipment.
Since the WMC had already begun you could spot big name artists out and about on the streets of Miami.
That night I headed over to the 10 Years Defected Party at SET. DJ Spen rocked the crowd at the sold out (at 11pm!!!!) venue. After listening to Simon Dunmore for like 30 minutes I hit up Club Dream where Circus Montreal (my Canadian home base and residency) had its night. Saw many friends like Franco Fabi and the Cube Guys. It was definitely a nice clubbing experience as well.
Wednesday March 25th:
Welcome to Miami at Nikki Beach was definitely the event to be at on Wednesday in SoBe. Everybody was there; EDX, Tom Novy, Tatana, Kurd Maverick, Audiofly, Nic Fianculli, and many more.
Great vibe, extremely crowded but better than no crowd at all, right?
Nikki Beach was also a very good place to do business, meet a lot of people and exchange business cards…you know, the DJ’s hustle.
Looking forward to next year.
Thursday March 26th:
11:00 a.m:
Exclusive by invite-only movie screening with Carl Cox at the WMC SoBe Resort & Spa. Carl Cox was presenting his new DVD.
1:00 p.m:
Poolparty Marathon
1. Sagamore Hotel Pool:
DJmag Pool Party with Luciano, Loco Dice, and Dennis Ferrer. Pool party of the year.
2. Surfcomber Hotel Pool:
Pacha NYC presents The Victor Calderone Pool Party with Chus & Ceballos and Victor Calderone.
3. National Hotel Pool:
Beatport Pool Party with Funkagenda, Tiga, Boys Noize and others.
4. Shore Club Hotel Pool:
Pool Party with The Cube Guys and Franco Fabi.
8:00 p.m
Time for the International Dance Music Awards.
The 24th annual IDMA’s were held at the South Beach Resort and Spa and came as somewhat of a surprise to me. They had major technical difficulties and the whole ceremony wasn’t as professional as I thought it would be. But anyways, we got live performances from Don Diablo, Jes, LMFAO, and DJ Rap. As well as appearances by Carl Cox, Tiesto, Paul Van Dyk, Above & Beyond, ATB, Deadmau5, Morgan Page and many more.
To mention all the winners would be too much and I’m pretty sure you can get the list of winners online but I can say that Tiesto won 4 awards.
Click here for the full list of nominees and winners
Friday March 27th:
Picked up my convertible from the airport so I could be mobile for the rest of the week then it was off to Day 1 of Ultra Music Festival 2009!
What can I say? There was just too much talent for one day.
Swedish House Mafia (rocked the crowd all three of them together).
David Guetta (Presented his new single with Kelly Rowland at the mainstage and showed some love).
Deadmau5 (played a 7 minute set due to technical difficulties 
)
Dirty South (My man for WMC 2009. He absolutely destroyed the tent with his tracks. Really really surprised me).
Black Eyed Peas (Quite a disappointment, I just didn’t like them live).
The Ting Tings (Funny appearance, liked it).
Richie Hawtin (Warmed up for Carl Cox. Amaaazing set).
Luciano/Locodice. NICE!
Carl Cox (Just ripped the tent apart! AMAZING! Haven’t heard him play that hard in ages. That was real Techno music!!)
Tiesto (He is a God over in the States. As he entered the mainstage at 10 p.m the crowd went entirely nuts. He closed the party the way it sould be. Still my favorite DJ ever).
All in all, UMF was not a new experience for me but to see 30 000 – 50 000 people partying together, while some were dressed in old school rave gear brought back some great memories from when I was just entering the scene back in 1996. Great rave feeling.
11:00 p.m:
Went back to South Beach to shower and eat something then it was off to the afterparty.
1:00 a.m:
Space Miami
Mainfloor: Paul Van Dyk (6 hour Vandit Session set). Great set.
Terrace: Erick Morillo, Harry Choo Choo Romero (Subliminal Sessions).
The vibe at Space was incredible. It’s really one of my favorite spots in Downtown Miami. We were there until sunrise.
Saturday March 28th:
11:00 a.m:
- Armin Van Buuren Q&A @ Miami Beach Resort & Spa. Armin answered all of our questions.
- Relaxed at the beach and got some color.
Later that night I was off to 4 Miami hot spots.
1. Avalon Toronto Event @ Loft 2228 with Franco Fabi and Sebastian Ingrosso.
2. Sagamore Hotel Radio FG Pool Party with Bob Sinclar, David Vendetta, David Guetta.
Completely OFF THE HOOK!!!
3. Avalon Hollywood Presents: Sander Kleinenberg @ The Setai.
4. The Hed Kandi Lounge with EDX, ATFC. Great location.
I didn’t go to the second day of Ultra because I had already seen everything I wanted to and the traffic to Downtown Bicentennial Park was just crazy. The American Airlines arena is just 100 meters from the park and there was an Orlando Magic vs. Miami Heat basketball game going on so the parking lots were full. Chaos!
Sunday March 29th:
MY DAY OFF
Time to relax
Shopping, swimming in the pool and the ocean, partying at our pool party at the Clinton Hotel, and meeting new people…after all that’s what WMC is all about.
Monday March 30th:
Drove out to Key West & Key Biscayne.
Visited the Tennis Court and the Miami Seaquarium.
Tuesday March 31st:
Took a Fan Boat tour of the Everglades and visited some gators at the Gator Park.
Wednesday April 1st:
Shopping, shopping, and some more shopping then headed out to the airport at 6:00 p.m.
Back to Switzerland since I had to be home on time for my CD release on April 3rd and prepare for the Privacy Release tour.
To conclude my trip to Miami I would have to say that WMC 2009 was just great.
I met some big names like Morillo and many others, exchanged business cards, music, and the likes.
The city is hot and alive. From Thursday to Sunday everything and everywhere was so fucking crowded. People from all over the world came to support their artists and the MUSIC!
Everyone should experience this at least once in their life.
I’m looking forward to 2010 where I already have confirmed gigs at some big venues and will be doing my own pool parties.
See you out there!
For more information about Pascal Tokar check out:
Privacy Tour Dates
15.04.09 Pascha Club, Bützberg
16.04.09 Point Bar, Lausanne
17.04.09 Castellino, Ipsach
18.04.09 Liquid Club, Bern
19.04.09 Q Club, Zürich
24.04.09 GluGlu Memberclub, Bern
25.04.09 Colosseo, Münsingen
25.04.09 Moonwalker Club, Aarburg
26.04.09 Q Club, Zürich
30.04.09 MAD, Lausanne
01.05.09 Get Infected Radioshow
02.05.09 Papiersaal, Zürich
03.05.09 Q Club, Zürich
09.05.09 Q Club, Zürich
08.05.09 Schuetzenhouse, Wangen
09.05.09 Pravda, Luzern
09.05.09 Starhouse @ Q Club, Zürich
10.05.09 Q Club, Zürich
15.05.09 Bolero, Winterthur
16.05.09 Zapoff Gallery MAD, Lausanne
17.05.09 Q Club, Zürich
20.05.09 20Min ClubbersNight, Bern
23.05.09 KernFusion @ Radio RaBe
23.05.09 Starhouse @ Liquid Club, Bern
23.05.09 N8Stern, Thun
24.05.09 Q Club, Zürich
29.05.09 SUNDANCE, Montreux
30.05.09 Oxa Club, Zürich
30.05.09 Pravda, Luzern
31.05.09 Escherwyss, Zürich
31.05.09 20min ClubbersNight, Zürich
06.06.09 Q Club, Zurich
06.06.09 Elephant, St.Gallen
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