After arriving in South Beach on Tuesday, I decided to check out the Chez Wave and Bombay party at Rain. As soon as we got there we were lucky enough to walk into the front room and hear François K immediately. It was my first time seeing him play and he was amazing. He was so focused, with his eyes closed andhis head swaying to the beat. Every time he would bring in a new song you could tell it was going to be good, just by his expression. After his set, Danny Krivit came on the decks. His style was straight up New York house and he played a lot of classics. When he dropped Sneak's remix of Dajae's "All Over My Face" the crowd went nuts. It was a great WMC moment, seeing everyone in that room singing along with their hands in the air.

I was going back and forth between Danny Krivit blowing up the front room to Matthias Heilbronn jacking the main room. The vibe at this party was phenomenal and everyone was getting down. Somehow I missed Shaun Escoffery's performance in the main room, which bummed me out for five seconds until Roy Davis Jr. took control. After missing him every year he was number one on my list of "DJs I *must* see in Miami". Needless to say I was extremely excited when he came on. He didn't let me down, of course, and started banging the party. He busted out with a phat song right away, which samples"If you really like to rock the funky beats, someone in the house say hell yeah". The crowd responded with a huge "HELL YEAH" while Roy Davis Jr. kept right on moving them. He played a remix of "All I Do" by Stevie Wonder and a remix of Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give it Up". His set was remarkable and I was so glad I didn't miss him again this year. The Chez Wave & Bombay party was awesome and a beautiful greeting to the conference!

That night I was extremely tired and almost ended up passing out in the hotel room. But thanks to some Vodka and Red Bull, I headed out to Bash for the Sound of Four Play Music party. Upon arrival, Glenn Underground (number two on my must-see DJ list) was gracing the decks but surprisingly, the crowd was not as big as I had expected. Glenn Underground was going off anyway, despite the lack of people. Sadly I was too late to hear DJ Heather but seeing GU made meforget all about it. I danced in the main room for awhile and then I ventured to the back patio where none other than Mr. Roy Davis Jr. was playing. I was so happy to see him twice in one day and I immediately reserved a spot on the dance floor.

I didn't think Roy Davis Jr. could top what I experienced earlier at Rain, but somehow he did. His set was beautiful and on a different level. Instead of thumpin music with mainly disco samples, he gently laid down more deep and soulful tracks, similar to the sound of his own song "Gabriel". The back patio at Bash was the perfect setting for this style of music. At one point while I was dancing I remember looking up at the sky and having another one of those "conference moments". There I was in Miami; dancing to one of my favorite DJs of all time and noticing just how beautiful the moon and stars were that night. Ahhh.....there is nothing like being at the conference. After Roy Davis Jr. had finished his set, everyone was ushered back inside the club where Glenn Underground was still playing. He finished off the night perfectly and I stayed until they turned on the lights and kicked everyone out. One day down, four to go.