10) Jauz
Jauz kicked off The Friendly Tour in a particularly memorable fashion, bringing out the likes of Skrillex, Diplo, Borgore and Getter for an unprecedented back-to-back set at the Fonda Theater in Hollywood. In the time that has passed, he’s continued to keep his name in the mouths of electronic music fans by debuting track after track at his hyphy, bass-heavy performances.
Being that Ultra Music Festival makes for an ideal test site for new music, it only makes sense that Jauz would have saved some of his projects for his audience at the massive. If you’re a fan, make sure you don’t miss his set.
9) The Prodigy
Once upon a time, you couldn’t have a conversation about contemporary electronic music without The Prodigy’s name coming up a time or two. The “godfathers of rave” contributed in no small part to the electronic music of the ’90s and that of the turn of the millennium – and now that this musical movement is undergoing a shift towards more classic styles, it only makes sense for them to come back into the scene to educate the masses.
The Prodigy’s particular style of electronic music is markedly darker and more industrial than much of what you’ll hear at Ultra Music Festival 2016. They’ve gone about a year with few releases, so you can likely expect them to drop some new music during the gathering.
8) Maceo Plex
Granted, there’s no shortage of techno with this year’s Resistance Arcadia Spider stage, as it’s enlisting the likes of Marco Carola, Seth Troxler and Loco Dice. However, as he’s of Cuban descent, Maceo Plex spent a considerable chunk of his upbringing in Miami. If his aurally stimulating brand of techno weren’t already enough to stoke your interest, it’s not a far cry to assert that he’ll see the homecoming as an ideal occasion to test drive some new music as well.
Macao Plex hasn’t released any new music yet in 2016. If there’s a time and place for him to do so, however, you can bet that it’s Ultra Music Festival.