Miami Musik: Paul Kalkbrenner’s Ultra Photo Diary
Paul Kalkbrenner made his first-ever trip to Miami Music Week this year, and chronicled his journey for Rolling Stone: "Enjoying the Miami views from my room at the Standard Hotel in Miami."
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"Traveling with friends and crew over to Ultra. Not our usual festival transport… very Miami. Definitely way more fun than a tour bus of German men."
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"You’ll always have to be careful on the back of a boat. They go fast."
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"I actually just got my driver's license a year ago – so it was very nice of them to let me drive the boat."
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"A chat with my manager, Marcus, and PR, Alastair."
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"Was able to bring my wife Simina on this trip – who better to ride a golf cart with, always very happy to have her with me for shows."
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"Showing Ultra some Bayern spirit – we just won the Bundesliga in record time, and so I am very pleased."
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"Working on the stage set-up before the gig. No DJing for me – when I play, it's just my own music, and live every time."
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"More set-up. More buttons. More Bayern."
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"A moment for myself before the gig."
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"Hanging with my loyal crew. We brought the full team over from Germany for the gig – my light guy, Max, tour manager, Stefan, and sound man, Alex."
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"A fresh shirt for the gig – this time a vintage German World Cup jersey."
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"The live stage amphitheater in full effect – I was lucky, just after my set, the storm broke."
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"Thank you Miami and Ultra. It was my first festival of this type in America and great to see so many fans come out for some techno."