Alexander Dias

May 29, 2024 | miaminewtimes.com | Alex Dias |Alexander Dias

Róisín Murphy's smokey powerhouse vocals, avant-garde costumes, and feral stage presence have set dance floors ablaze for nearly 30 years, first as part of the iconic electronic duo Moloko with Mark Brydon and then as she embarked on her sprawling multigenre solo career in 2005. Remaining at the cutting edge of music and fashion for nearly three decades, Murphy's work has been an abstraction, gently swaying between genres.

Mar 11, 2024 | miaminewtimes.com | Alex Dias |Alexander Dias

When heralded producer, DJ, and label owner Josh Wink first started coming to Miami for the annual dance music bacchanal, it was still called Winter Music Conference, and the masses were still calling everything techno. "I have grand memories of those golden years," he says, remembering passing out promos on vinyl, hanging around South Beach pools with European friends who only came to the States once or twice a year, and enjoying the camaraderie of like-minded artists and fans.

Oct 12, 2023 | miaminewtimes.com | Alex Dias |Alexander Dias

In 2022, when Aramis Lorié, founder of the event promotions brand Poplife, asked a panel of Miami-born artists what keeps them in Magic City, Danny Daze broke a brief period of thoughtful silence, exclaiming, "Yo, Miami man. 305, ride 'till I die!" Wearing his characteristic pride for the city that's contributed most to his sonic footprint on his sleeve, Daze is one of Miami's fiercest champions in underground dance music.

Sep 26, 2023 | miaminewtimes.com | Alex Dias |Alexander Dias

When San Francisco-based producer and DJ Spencer Brown walked off the rain-soaked playa at this year's Burning Man, he went home with two salient points. One, the media characteristically fumbled the bag on their second-hand coverage. In short, being stranded in a giant mud pit with 70,000 people produced magic community-building moments. People were low-stress, which couldn't have happened to a more well-equipped group.

Aug 24, 2023 | miaminewtimes.com | Alex Dias |Alexander Dias

Bruno Furlan is one of Dirtybird Records' most prolific players. With 16 releases for the San Francisco-born purveyor of oddball tech house, the Brazillian DJ and producer has become synonymous with the label. And while his decade-long career has included work with some of house music's most lauded imprints, like Jamie Jones' Hot Creations, A-Trak's Fool's Gold, and Chris Lake's Black Book Records, Furlan says Dirtybird will always feel like home.