May 2012
MAM visits the home of artist José Bedia
Miami Art Museum visits the home of internationally-acclaimed artist José Bedia to learn about how living with objects in his personal collection inspires the form and content of his work. See Bedia's work in Transcultural Pilgrim: Three Decades of Work by José Bedia at MAM, on view May 24 through September 2, 2012.
MAM MIAMI VINYL: The History of Record-Making in Miami Part III
The final MIAMI VINYL panel discussion was curated and hosted by Lauren Reskin, owner of Sweat Records. From hip hop to abstract electronics to indie punk rock, Miami's current musical climate encompasses far more than what rises to the surface. Learn about what got pressed on wax in South Florida and why over the last twenty-plus years. Panelists were:
Arielle Castillo - Miami music journalist and contributing writer for Spin.com
Romulo Del Castillo - founder of Miami electronic label Schematic Records and part of the group Phoenecia
Abel Folgar - contributing writer for Miami New Times; local historian for the punk rock/underground Miami music scene
Garcia - Hip-hop artist and member of the Miami hip-hop collective, Crazy Hood
MAM MIAMI VINYL: The History of Record-Making in Miami Part II
The second panel discussion in this three-part series, "MIAMI VINYL: The History of Record-Making in Miami," hosted by Bruno del Granado, CEO of RM Entertainment Group, covers the mid-1970s, 1980s and 1990s, a period that saw Miami rise to the status of a global dance mecca, as well as the development of genres ranging from alternative music (Marilyn Manson, Nuclear Valdez, etc.) to Latin Freestyle (e.g., Nice & Wild, Exposé, Company B), Miami Bass (2 Live Crew, etc.) and even Country (The Mavericks) -- not to mention the impact of The Miami Sound Machine. Panelists were:
Bo Crane - President of Music Corp., one of the architects of the Miami bass sound
Trevor Fletcher - vice president and general manager of the legendary Hit Factory/Criteria Studios
Joe Granda - CEO and founder of Granda Entertainment
José Tillan - executive vice president and general manager at MTV Tr3s
Richard Ulloa - owner and founder of Yesterday and Today Records/Y&T Music
