25 years later and Ultra Music Festival continues to blow fans away with their jaw-dropping lineup announcements. The 2024 full festival lineup dropped back in December, featuring a stacked bill of top tier artists such as Amelie Lens, Calvin Harris, Eric Prydz, Peggy Gou, SLANDER, Chase and Status, Chris Lake, Zeds Dead and many more.

The Miami festival will return for its 24th year, and make its way back to the iconic Bayfront Park, March 22-24. The four day festival will feature acts of all sizes, including some never before seen performances and many beautifully crafted stages. In addition to the regular stages in the park, carefully curated stages by Nora En Pure’s “Purified” brand and Armin van Buuren’s “A State of Trance” promise to elevate the festival experience to new heights. 

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Attendees can also look forward to witnessing Fisher and Chris Lake unite for their “Under Construction” project, which made its initial debut on Hollywood Boulevard back in October. For the first time in Los Angeles history, Hollywood boulevard was transformed into a large-scale music venue. Chris Lake and Fisher brought in tens of thousands of people to see this performance, so attendees can get even more excited for their sophomore performance under this project at Ultra Miami. 

Speaking of incredible performances, this festival wouldn’t be the same without the European legends Armin Van Buuren, Hardwell, Afrojack, Martin Garrix and Calvin Harris. Over the years, artists like these have built Ultra up as a world-renowned festival, giving fans talent from all over the world. But, the most interesting thing about Ultra Miami is that not only does the lineup offer talent in that genre, but also incredible talent that is on the rise in the United States right now. Mersiv, Tape B, A Hundred Drums, Jon Casey and Levity are all great examples of bass artists in the United States right now who have shown an immense amount of talent and earned their spot on this lineup.

“Excited to share this playlist of songs we’ve made and songs we love in anticipation for our Ultra 2024 Mainstage set!”

– SLANDER

Ultra Miami is creeping up on us sooner than we think, and before we know it, Miami Music Week will be here. So, for anyone who wants to start their Ultra prep a couple weeks early, SLANDER was gracious enough to bless everyone with an extensive playlist with an amazing tracklist via Spotify. This playlist titled, Turbulence” consists of 46 songs varying from melodic tunes such as the acoustic version of, “Love is Gone” by SLANDER and Dylan Matthew, to heavy bass bangers such as, “Suffer” by SLANDER, MARAUDA and Elle Vee. Turbulence is the perfect playlist to put on and listen to fully from start to finish whether you’re going for a drive, listening at home, or hanging with your friends. Be sure to catch SLANDERS set at Ultra Miami, it is one you won’t want to miss!

Tickets for UMF are on sale now! With VIP tickets already sold out, fans still have a chance to grab a tier 3, 3-day general admission ticket for around $400 before taxes and fees. Grab them while you can, because UMF is looking like its 24th year will sell out very soon!

Today, February 7, Sully released his newest mix, “Decoded Vol. 3”.  The Decoded series is an annual installment that provides Sully an opportunity to work towards achieving the goal of creating a world where individuals can see the fusion of organic and digital components. Vol. 3 specifically, is a  blend of VIPs and remixes from his album, alongside a collection of unreleased originals and remixes, as well as hidden treasures from his peers. This curated selection not only highlights Sully’s creative prowess, but also serves as a testament to their unique taste, presenting some of the standout releases of the year. This mix fuels listeners with a perfect high energy vibe that will keep you on your feet the entire time.

“As I’ve been releasing these mixes over the years, I’ve been developing the ‘Sully Lore’ alongside my regular music releases. The goal of the project has been to create a world where we see the fusion of organic and digital components. ‘Decoded Vol. 1’ served as the introduction, ‘Vol. 2’ marked the phase of ‘entering the digital underground,’ offering fans a glimpse of my album. ‘Vol. 3’ is framed as an ‘altered reality,’ showcasing VIPs and remixes of my album, new unreleased originals and remixes, unpublished music from my friends, and some of my favorite releases of the year.”  -SULLY

1) Your new mix, Decoded Vol 3, comes out February 7, and is the third musical project in the Decoded series. What are you most excited for fans to hear on this mix?

• The decoded series gives me a chance every year to highlight my forthcoming music, unreleased music from friends, and my favorite tracks from the calendar year. This decoded mix is particularly special because I’m showcasing all of my upcoming VIPs from my album. The idea was to get this mix out prior to the release so we could give fans a taste for what’s coming in the near future. A huge goal of mine has also been to increase production behind this mix series every year. This is the first year I recorded the set live on video for fans to see. I’m hoping that next year, I can either scale up the production or even turn it into a real show that gets recorded!

2) This mix will also premier a handful of unreleased VIPs and remixes off your most recent album, Digital Underground, including unreleased music from many of your friends. How do you go about finding artists whose sound works well enough with yours to create a remix album like this?

• I couldn’t be more grateful for the efforts everyone put in on their remixes. I’ve been fortunate enough to develop friendships with all these producers over the years and I sincerely think so highly of all of them. It’s pretty amazing how it all fell into place especially because I just reached out to artists individually and let them all choose what song from the album they wanted to take on. I think the choices ended up being perfect and they all gave us such refreshing remixes to work with for the release.

3) How do you believe your sound design has progressed over the years to get to where you are now? 

• I think my sound design has definitely gotten a bit more centered around good songwriting rather than making the most impressive sounds and that has actually made the music a bit more potent in my opinion. I think simple sounds and cadences go a long way in both a live setting and for streaming purposes. Don’t get me wrong, I love a gnarly sound – but I’m finding a lot of joy in making super simple music lately.

4) What is one thing Sully fans can be excited for in 2024?

• I’m going to begin writing my next album this year and to be honest, I’m not totally sure what it’s going to look like or sound like but I think that’s exciting at the same time. It just means there’s new room for discovery as an artist. In the meantime, I think this year is going to be focused on finishing a lot of remixes and collaborations. I’ve got a lot of new collaborations going with friends such as Liquid Stranger, G-REX, PEEKABOO, Gunpoint, Heyz, + many more.