Remix Hotel Miami Announces Special Guests

3/8/2007

Leading Music-Technology Showcase Hosts Special Appearances and All Live Music Poolside Sunday

NEW YORK (March 8, 2007) - Remix Hotel Miami^TM, presented by Microsoft and Beatport, will rock the National Hotel in South Beach, March 22-25, 2007, with top industry headliners BT, Lil Jon, Paul van Dyke, DJ Dan, Junkie XL, King Britt and others. Remix Hotel^TM, a traveling music-production and performance seminar produced by Remix^TM magazine, combines interactive workshops and product demonstrations with performances and appearances by some of the world's top artists, DJs and producers. For more information, please visit www.remixhotel.com.

Presenting partner Microsoft will create a complete studio environment at the Microsoft Poolside Studio Cabana, offering visitors a three-day lineup of demos, tutorials and ongoing DJ sets by featured local artists, plus a special appearance by Open Labs and Lil Jon. For the complete Cabana schedule, visit http://remixhotel.com/miami/microsoft-final-022507/.

Presenting partner Beatport will host the Beatport Poolside Sessions, ending with an extra day of all-live music on Sunday, March 25. The four-day, all-star lineup will include DJ Dan, Audiofly, Richie Hawtin, and Bad Boy Bill. XM Satellite Radio's Red Bull on the Move will broadcast live from the poolside stage during the event. For a complete Poolside schedule, visit http://remixhotel.com/miami/beatport-final-022507/.

Premier Technology Partner Apple will add to the A-list VIP scene with Junkie XL, Gabriel & Dresden, BT, Paul van Dyk, King Britt and others appearing in the Oval Ballroom. Daily hands-on Logic training sessions will be held in the Martini Room, presenting the latest music and audio production techniques using Logic Pro 7. For Apple's complete schedule, visit http://preview.remixhotel.com/miami/partners/rhmia07_apple/index.html.

In addition, guests can hang out with Roland and Edirol during their live demos to try out new gear, while Viva Recordings artist Hanna performs live using the MV-8800 Production Studio and Fantom-X Workstation keyboard. Stanton and DJ Doc Raida will invite attendees to step up to the plate and show their skills at the Gong DJ Battle, presented poolside, starting at noon on Saturday, March 24. For more info, visit www.myspace.com/thegongdjbattle.

For those unable to make the event or who want to relive the action, Remix Hotel offers up-to-the-minute news, updates, schedules and special announcements on Remix Hotel Miami and previous Hotels through blogs, Remix Hotel TV and podcasts, all at www.remixhotel.com.

For complete Remix Hotel Miami information and to preregister for the event, visit www.remixhotel.com. General registration is free. Attendees can upgrade to a Remix Hotel VIP pass for an additional $20, which provides a one-year subscription to their choice of Remix, Mix or Electronic Musician magazine; a Remix Hotel T-shirt; a free six-month membership to Broadjam; and 10 free tracks from Beatport.

The Remix Hotel provides hands-on access to the technology and equipment used to create today's electronic and urban music, via artist presentations and demonstrations, workshops, clinics and discussion. The event offers a convergence of the world's top artists, music executives, production companies, experts on music production gear and both established and emerging music aficionados. Remix puts the tools of the trade into the hands of the end user and provides sponsors with unique access to attendees. The Remix Hotel will travel to Miami, New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles in 2007.

Remix magazine educates DJs, engineers, producers and performers of electronic music about the latest applications and new products specific to the electronic and urban music markets. Remix is the leading consumer magazine dedicated to the tools, techniques and production styles of electronic and urban artists. For more information, visit www.remixmag.com. Remix is part of the new Penton Media's entertainment technology-related print, online and event properties, including Broadcast Engineering^TM, Digital Content Producer^TM, Electronic Musician^TM, Live Design, millimeter^TM, Mix^TM, Music Education Technology, Radio and Sound & Video Contractor^TM.

Headquartered in New York, the new Penton Media, Inc. is one of the nation's largest business-to-business media and information companies, serving more than six million business professionals every month. Its market-leading brands are focused on 23 industries. The company was formed through the combination of Prism Business Media and Penton Media. The new company will adopt the Penton Media brand and expects to complete the transition to this new unified branding by March 15. Its growing portfolio includes 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 96 industry trade shows and conferences and more than 500 information data products. The privately held company is owned by U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, its co-investors, and by MidOcean Partners. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.prismb2b.com and www.penton.com.

CONTACT:
Lee Feldman, Peters & Feldman
(203) 854-5848
leefeld@ix.netcom.com