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    VICE: Japan’s War on Dance

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    So… this happened!

    That expensive journalism degree from NYU was finally put to good use! Mom- I told you it would all be worth it!

    I did a story for VICE’s Electronic Dance Music channel THUMP while I was in Tokyo. The story is about the Fuieho Law: an outdated law that is being used to ban dancing in nightclubs across Japan. Yes, Fuieho is a real thing.

    This was a really new experience as I pitched, produced, and hosted the 12 minute segment. I’m really proud of how it came together and the team at VICE and THUMP is nothing short of amazing: supportive, smart, and talented. I’ve been a big fan of VICE News for some years now, binging on hard news stories like the ebola outbreak and ISIS. If you’re wondering what I do in my spare time, this is it. So, to get the opportunity to work with a company that I respect in so many ways was truly a dream come true.

    Here it is- a look inside Japan’s War on Dance.

  • We Are Live Again from Miami for ULTRA 15!!

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    Our motto this year was “Let’s Make History Together” – and we have already done that from Weekend 1!

    During Hardwell’s set, who will become the #1 DJ if you believe the buzz in the Twitterverse, nearly 100,000 concurrent viewers tuned in worldwide AND broke his twitter! Wow! Hardwell told me afterwards that he received a message from Twitter saying that his handle used 30% of the Twitter bandwith and they subsequently shut down his account (temporarily, of course).

    We also broke Goldfish Live’s website after my in-depth 10 minute interview with the South Africans, which included viewer questions like “What shampoo do you use?” Have you seen their hair? It’s very shiny.

    And then, of course, there is this weekend. The finale. The end. It is Swedish House Mafia’s final set EVER as a trio, and we are going to be airing it live. Let’s see if we can make history again- and all come together for this special moment! I will try my best to hold back the tears.

    Join me as I host the livestream at http://www.youtube.com/umftv from 4:30pm US Eastern Time on March 22-24, 2013.

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