The 15 Hottest Tracks From UMF'12

There's no doubt that this years Winter Music Conference was one of the most crowded Miami has ever scene. With Ultra alone pulling 165,000 people, the city was absolutely teeming with energy. Here's a quick run down of UMF and the hottest tracks played... Feel free to live through us vicariously.

Kaskade showing his American pride at the Main Stage

   This year brought the 14th Ultra Music Festival back to its old location, Downtown's Bayfront Park. While the overall production was mind-blowing and the lineup impressive, Bayfronts layout was awful and did not lend well to a music festival of Ultra's size. The Carl Cox/ASOT tent was nowhere near big enough, the BAO dome was consistently drowned out by the music from the Main stage. Dance space around the park was obstructed by trees and sharp hills.

   One of Ultra's greatest accomplishments would be UMFTV, a free live stream that brought the experience to EDM fans all around the world. Personally I would give the best stage award to Annie Mac Presents (Worldwide stage). With talent like Nadastrom, Gesaffelstein, Brodinski and Dillon Francis, the stage was a non-stop dance party and breath of fresh air from the sweaty masses.

Annie Mac Presents: Dillon Freakin' Francis!

   On Sunday, Armin Van Buuren hosted the 550th episode of A State Of Trance, his weekly trance radio show. The ASOT550 lineup brought us trance legends like Sander Van Doorn, Gareth Emory, and ATB- all of which delivered beautiful sets. It was as if the tent had a soul, and strangers became unified as they all danced to the same heartbeat.

Dash Berlin keeping the good vibes going in the ASOT tent

without further ado, I present:

The 15 Hottest Tracks From UMF'12

Zedd - Shotgun


Swedish House Mafia - Greyhound


Marco V - Analogital [Hard Rock Sofa RMX]


Nari & Milani - Atom


Clockwork - Hulk [Dillon Francis RMX] -> my personal favorite ♥


Arty, Matisse, Sadko - Trio


Bassjackers - RIA


Otto Knows - Million Voices


The Wanted - Glad You Came [Bassjackers RMX]


Ivan Gough - In My Mind [Axwell RMX]


Thomas Gold - Sing2Me


Nicky Romero - Se7en


Fedde Le Grand, Deniz Koyu, Johan Wedel - Turn It


Bingo PLayers - L'Amour


Bring That Beat Back [Tiesto Edit] - Autoerotique



And the award for most overplayed track goes to:
Nicky Romero - Tolouse [Tommy Trash RMX] ->just hearing it makes me cringe