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Unfortunately, it is quite tough to do live blogging like Beatportal when on a marathon party binge, so I have saved all of the news and updates for this one overall update. It was our first time in Detroit, so we did not know exactly what to expect, especially after the other festivals we have been to. We drove all the way from Boston, which baffled most Detroit residents, so it was more than a pleasant surprise when we arrived at day 1 to pick up our tickets and head to the Beatport stage to see Eric Johnston and Alland Byallo throw down some groovy-jacking-detroit techno. Surely, there was some fusion between the days, nights and mornings that led to the usual confusion on the time and place.

The great part about DEMF is that the festival all takes place at Hart Plaza, so when hesitating between a bouncing Josh Wink set or a pounding Paul Ritch live all you have to do is dance your way over from one stage to the other. Then when the festival is over around 12 AM you just head to one of the afters like reSOLUTE, Temporary Tattoos, Old Miami, Accelerate or Beretta (or when you are done with the afters, you head over the festival: it is one big cycle of love, partying and I guess I would have to say degeneracy.)

NYC definitely was in full fury at DEMF and represented both as party goers and party organizers like the reSOLUTE and Temporary Tattoos party. The reSOLUTE party had a pretty crazy lineup Maetrik, Pheek, Memek, Connie, Stefny, Camea, Miss Fitz, Elon and Katou. It was definitely one of the best parties, the fruit being passed around definitely helped and in all honesty, I think it was one of the most hospitable venues. The owner (I am pretty sure) was probably the most hardcore partier of all – passing around bottles of vodka for people to take shots at 11 AM? The watermelon was refreshing and probably kept me there ’til the end. Check out the video of Camea playing out on the patio. She is playing Marco Carolla’s Jackpot- simple yet very effective track. You can pick it up at beatport.

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Miss Fitz played an amazing all vinyl set as did most of the big DJ’s like ZIP, who was definitely among the top artists of the festival. His set really fused the old and the new, the techno and the house – perfection! Apparently he also destroyed the Accelerate party, which was attended by only part of our crew.

Temporary Tattoos was also a good time. It was no where near as long as reSOLUTE, but definitely was a great party with Jamie Jones, Martin Landsky, Bruno Pronsato, Derek Plaslaiko and Mikael Stravöstrand.

Also, for the New Yorkers, this weekend reSOLUTE is hitting us up with a Clink showcase boatparty with Afternoon Coffee Boys (Tony Rohr & Tim Xavier), Camea, Connie, and more. You can expect an amazing time so get your tickets quick while they are still available.

Check out more videos and pictures coming soon.