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Today started with a casual stroll down Ocean Drive for some breakfast on a patio followed by a long morning walk on the beach as we continued to soak in the fact that we were in paradise in South Beach.

It was a long day on the beach full of sun and walking, which in hind-sight may not have been the best idea seeing as tonight was to be out first actual party night.

We attended the Perfecto Night at the former Crobar (now called Cameo) featuring Kenneth Thomas, Hernan Cattaneo, Sandra Collins, and Mr. Perfecto himself: Paul Oakenfold.

KT was playing as we arrived nice and early. His lovely wife invited us up into the DJ booth and passed us a few drink tickets. It was at this time I ran into one of the reasons I started DJing: Darude. Absolutely fantastic meeting him and we hope to hang out more during the rest of the conference.

KT’s set finished up and Hernan came on. I’m personally not a fan of Hernan’s groovy-house style, but the crowd seemed to enjoy the flow of the set.

Next up was Sandra Collins complete with her DVDJ’s and VJ crew for support. She started out with a great electro remix of “Float Away” but lost most of the energy from that point on. Again, I was disappointed as Sandra seemed more interested in other things instead of mixing. Oh well.

Oakenfold hit the stage by 3am to a completely rammed club. Not sure on the capacity, but it was full up. The ice cannon’s and lighting system were in full effect as well.

All in all, a great start to the week at hand. Looking forward to Sander van Doorn tomorrow, but for now I need to hit the sack.

Pics will be updated later when I can figure out a better wireless connection to hack into.