Jesse Perez

Best of Miami 2013's Best Electronica Artist: Metro Zu

Hey, kids. In just a few more days, print copies of New Times' 2013 Best of Miami issue will plop onto street corners, loaded with 330 winners across categories such as "Best Hot Dog," "Best Strip Club," and "Best Place to Go Stoned." But today, we here at Crossfade got another preview. And Miami' ... More >>

Best of Miami 2013's Best Record Label:
Jesse Perez's Mr. Nice Guy

Hey, kids. In just a few more days, print copies of New Times' 2013 Best of Miami issue will plop onto street corners, loaded with 330 winners across categories such as "Best Hot Dog," "Best Strip Club," and "Best Place to Go Stoned." But today, we here at Crossfade got a preview. And Miami's Best ... More >>

Six Best Parties on South Beach This Week

Deep house fans should be excited about this week's South Beach party madness. The tides are really turning, and it seems like the house revival is real and crashing upon our shores. But that's not to say we're heading into a week without nasty, in-your-face, raw energy. And trance fanatics can rej ... More >>

DJ Sneak: Five Reasons He's a House Gangster

DJ Sneak (AKA Carlos Sosa) doesn't need an introduction if you know house music. Sneak has been running around bragging that he's a house gangster for a while now. And that's a pretty bold claim. What is a house gangster though? Isn't that a term more fitting of violence-glorifying rap music? Is t ... More >>

Red Blue Classic DJ Basketball Charity Game During Winter Music Conference March 19

Danny Daze at Ultra Music Festival 2013

Jesse Perez at WMC and Miami Music Week 2013

Ultra Music Festival, Winter Music Conference, and Miami Music Week 2013

MasterMind Awards 2013: The Ten Finalists for Miami New Times' Arts Contest

DJs Playing Basketball for Charity at WMC 2013: MANIK, Lee Foss, Matt Tolfrey, 11 Others

There will be an epic DJ battle during Winter Music Conference 2013. But this one won't be fought behind the decks. It's going down on the basketball court. Yes, the Red Blue Classic on March 19 is WMC's inaugural DJ basketball game -- a chance for enthusiasts of the sport (and Miami isn't short of ... More >>

Mr. Nice Guy Records' Second Anniversary at Mansion December 20

Miami's Top Albums, EPs, and Singles of 2012

Jesse Perez's Mr. Nice Guy Records Dejan De Comer Tanta Pinga! Second Anniversary Party

Once Miami succumbs to the polar icecaps and the city is well under water, only the 305's ass-clapping, booty bass legacy will float on. Well, maybe DJ Laz too. He's got a boat. And if he's lucky, Mr. Nice Guy Records himself, Jesse Perez, will be on that boat too. After all, you can never have t ... More >>

Heidi on Bass: "I'm a Sucker For All Things That Hit Me Below the Belt"

House music is supposed to jack your body. It's supposed to make you lose your mind on the floor. In a word, it's supposed to be fun. Cerebral EDM nerds tend to forget that fact, but Heidi Van Den Amstel is here to remind them. The UK -- light years ahead of the U.S. when it comes to championing un ... More >>

DJ Jesse Perez Talks Mr. Nice Guy Records and New Release "Miami Is My Town"

Miami's Jesse Perez Talks Booty Music, The Bangbus, and Grinding Chongitas

The 305 has always been about bumping and grinding to ass-clapping booty bass music. And it ain't gonna change if homeboy Jesse Perez gets his way. The DJ-producer and dirty mastermind behind Mr. Nice Guy Records has been busy releasing sleazy, bass-infused jacking house grooves on the local scene ... More >>

Oscar G Drops New Beats Solo Album Today

When talking about Miami house, Murk is a name that reigns supreme. The seminal DJ-production duo of Oscar Gaetan and Ralph Falcon not only put Miami on the house music map in the early '90s, but they also cut some of the biggest house classics, period. But what is Miami house? Does the 305 house ... More >>

Cocodrills Name the Best Grub, Music, Pick-up Lines, and More in Miami

Cocodrills' Adam Cruz and Christian "Pridef" Diaz.​After years of being knee-deep in the grime of Miami's nightlife and music scene, Cocodrills have become experts on the city's best music spots, the best places for a meal, and the best summer drinks. Before catching the duo tonight at the Elect ... More >>