As we gear up for Miami Music Week 2025—the premier digital music pageant in North America—thrilling alternatives abound. We had a unbelievable chat with Geronimo, the Vice President of Music Programming at SiriusXM, who shared insights in regards to the week forward. For those who’re heading to Miami for Music Week or the Extremely Music Competition, don’t miss out on the prospect to take part in charming viewers occasions that may make your expertise unforgettable. That is your probability to immerse your self within the coronary heart of digital music tradition—don’t miss out! Right here’s an unique preview of our chat with SiriusXM as we anticipate an unimaginable Miami Music Week.
Chat with SiriusXM Forward of MMW
Hello I’m Scott from EDMTunes and I’m stay with Geronimo who’s preparing for an enormous Miami Music Week. So inform us a bit about what you’ve gotten in retailer.
Hello! Every year we attempt to do up shut and private performances from DJs and often an interview is included in that. It’s all curated by actual people. This 12 months we’re tremendous excited to have a take over on one of many channels by LP Giobbi and her crew. We additionally simply secured Main Lazer to do an occasion in our studios with all three members. We’ve a pair main names which can be a shock and may’t be introduced till they’re on. There are most likely one other 20 performances and perhaps extra with interviews as properly.
Wow, that’s superb. It’s SiriusXM’s twenty first 12 months being concerned with Music Week. Does it really feel like time’s flying by or what?
I didn’t understand how briskly it flew by till the pandemic when Music Week didn’t occur. We needed to do a digital model of Extremely Music Competition on air. Proper after that, I noticed how a lot I missed it. And I have to say it’s blown by even sooner since then.
Will you guys at SiriusXM be stay streaming any events or Extremely units this 12 months?
We don’t have a partnership with Extremely this 12 months. Nonetheless, since we opened up our Miami Studios, I feel rather less than three years in the past, we’ve centered on having artists come by right here. Previous to that, we had our personal events on the W or the 1 Resort. With the studios we actually needed to capitalize on being proper there on the seashore amongst all of the events and having artists come by.
Inform us extra in regards to the studio. Whereabouts is it? If viewers members wish to become involved, how can they do this?
We at all times need our followers there. So you possibly can simply observe us at SiriusXM socials, to enroll, the place we solicit for folks, listeners, and subscribers to enter. A drop-down pops up the place they’ll enter and put their names for numerous reveals. There’s additionally a slot the place they’ll write in what they wish to attend in the event that they don’t see what they like. The position is proscribed as a result of we attempt to preserve the expertise intimate. It’s one thing you actually couldn’t get wherever else. It’s nearly like Boiler Room fashion however much more intimate than that. It’s 50 folks or much less.
So this kicks off on Wednesday night time with what seems to be like a SiriusXM chill occasion with Nora En Pure, and it’s an viewers occasion proper? You could have BPM, Diplo’s Revolution and Pitbull’s Globalization within the combine too proper?
Sure we do! Being that’s Mr 305’s channel, they at all times have a powerful presence throughout Miami Music Week. It’s not simply on the Latin facet, it’s somewhat little bit of every part on this channel, which is nice for everyone. It’s nice for listeners and I really like the truth that we are able to share the throughout the platform with different channels.
As anyone who’s form of a purveyor of digital music, that Miami Music Week is form of the debut of what’s going to be massive for the approaching 12 months. So do you’ve gotten any predictions on some banger tracks that we’re going to be listening to continuous this week?
I simply bought off an inner dialogue about this. I really feel just like the rave home fashion is about to explode. It’s going to be the sound of summer time. The jigitz observe ‘let you know straight’, massive occasion banger and can pop up in a variety of units.
Do you’ve gotten any occasion or occasion that you just’re looking for as one of many largest ones to be at this week?
Something Black E book with Chris Lake, I’m loving that sound. Chris I really feel like is among the greatest to ever do it. And doubtless didn’t get sufficient credit score and now’s lastly getting the credit score the place it’s due. So I’m tremendous enthusiastic about something Black E book Information, Chris Lake. And naturally Specialists Solely, John Summit. He’s only a mammoth. We do inner analysis and no one’s been larger for the final three years than John Summit. And he can most likely type his personal faith in Miami at this level.
Scott – Yeah, as an area in Miami that occasion bought out just about immediately.
Even his administration was like “I’ve you down however I’ll let it’s contact and go proper now” as a result of they’re restricted with capability. And in addition something LP Giobbi does, I simply love. Her vibe of ladies empowerment, it’s positively an space over time that was missing in digital music and he or she actually kicked the door down. And finished a fantastic job for herself and girls DJs normally.
Scott – It’s been actually fascinating to see the expansion of feminine DJs within the scene, particularly while you see the home and techno world, the place they’ve a really wholesome illustration. They’re killing it.
Years in the past you would go to an occasion, there wouldn’t be one feminine DJ. It’s thrilling years later it’s lastly taking place. It’s not compelled, it’s legitimately earned and it’s thrilling to see that facet of the business that was aligned unfairly.
As anyone who has been doing Music Week for a few years and has been within the EDM scene from its golden age to now, what are among the most memorable Miami Music Week moments from a cultural standpoint?
I’ve seen Diplo many occasions over time and now we have a channel with him. But when there may be anyone who loves the tradition of music and dance music normally it’s that man. And he’s so sensible with catering to no matter viewers he has, whether or not it’s a daytime pool occasion, a nighttime occasion and a 4 within the morning. He’s only a genius music curator. I’ve realized over time from Diplo’s Revolution how vital it’s to him and the way energetic he’s with the channel. He’s bought nice folks round him, however he himself is superb at curating the channel and a day or night time occasion. I’ve seen that over time, I’ve seen him go from Open format DJing to particular types to acting at Coachella and doing EDM and nation fashion music.
But in addition legends like Carl Cox , who 12 months over 12 months appear to reinvent themselves. Armin van Buuren, who you’d assume by now’s uninterested in taking part in Extremely. However he’s not. It’s such an vital occasion, you touched on it earlier how yearly that is kind of the start. And it’s thrilling for me as a music lover and a dance music fan? What’s going to be massive? I touched upon jigitz earlier however years in the past, seeing Avicii at Extremely carry out a nation music set and I keep in mind the look on folks’s faces.. “wait what’s this? I do not know what it’s and it grew and it labored. So it’s only a matter of some artists having the heart to go up on stage and be somewhat completely different.
Is there the rest from SiriusXM you wish to plug earlier than we go? Reminder for all our readers to hearken to SiriusXM all this week. And when you’re in Miami throughout Music Week, go on and signal as much as attempt to go to the stay viewers performances and head on over South Seaside and see it your self.
Our studio is avenue stage, its proper throughout the 1 Resort, you possibly can’t miss it. There’s a massive SiriusXM on the constructing, and that’s the place our massive occasion shall be pumping. Thanks all!
Try the a number of viewers occasions on the studio all through the week under
Wednesday
- 8-9pm Nora En Pure– Aura/ SiriusXM Chill viewers occasion/ efficiency & interview
Thursday
- 2-3pm Sub Focus– Diplo’s Revolution viewers occasion / efficiency & interview
- 7-8pm Meduza – Pitbull’s Globalization viewers occasion/ efficiency interview
- Meduza shall be performing with a full stay band
Friday
7-9pm Chris Lake– BPM viewers event- efficiency & interview
2-3pm Above & Past – BPM viewers event- efficiency & interview
3-4pm Main Lazer (Diplo, Walshy & Ape Drums) – BPM efficiency & interview
4-6pm Joplyn & LP Giobbi– BPM viewers event- efficiency & interview
Keep tuned to EDMTunes for all of your Miami Music Week Updates.
