Sunday School for Degenerates is being marketed as The 24-Hour Party, and to be fair it’s about true.

There are several very long parties with stellar line-ups at WMC this year; like the 18-hour Toolroom Knights/Viva vs Cadenza party at Space starting on Thursday night, and plenty of other 12- hour ones to choose from.

The fact is that during WMC you can keep the party going for 24-hours a day for about 6 days straight – but you need to bounce from place to place. Whatever way you look at it, the finalé to a very long week is 24- hours of Sunday School, with it’s who’s-who of techno talent and some very frazzled party-goers it’s a bit hard to top.

As their PR machine is moving into high gear I though I’d try and get a few questions answered by Mike Bindra and Laura De Palma from Made Event, with the hope that I might find out something interesting that hasn’t been covered by their press releases.

Firstly, congratulations on your nomination in the Best One-Off Club Night category at the Club World Awards for the 2008 Sunday School For Degenerates party.

Thanks!

Can you give a brief introduction to Made Event please; how did you get started and how long have you been throwing parties? How many years have you been doing events in Miami?

Well, we’ve been together for longer than we’ve been throwing parties together, and we’ve been throwing parties together for almost 8 years! It came out of a club we had in NYC called arc. We did Saturdays there dubbed, “Saturdays are Made at arc”. Our Danny Howells monthly residency was probably the most notorious series to come out of that time. That was when we were doing Danny Howells "Made in Bed" at WMC. Those events were also quite successful.

For me, part of the allure of Sunday School was that it was held at Pawn Shop which has since closed down. Apart from it’s capacity, why did you decide to move it to the Ice Palace given the number of other venues that would have been interested in hosting the event?

Definitely the ‘terrace’ area which is basically a big lawn with gorgeous palm trees was a big deciding factor. And we really like the inside of the warehouse that we are building out because it has an old wood beam ceiling which we know will be great for the sound and will create a warm vibe for the inside portion. Also, we really wanted a venue that wasn’t an existing club, because this allows us more creative freedom. Everything will be tailored to the concept of The 24 hour party, there is a natural progression to the event. We are so excited about the space, that we’re encouraging people to come early to pick up their 24 hour wristband and see the place, because we think once people see it they won’t want to leave!

From what I can tell, The Ice Palace is a film studio that can hold several different stages. Can you tell me a little more about who’s doing the space design and how you plan to theme it? Exactly how many rooms of sound we can expect? What’s the overall capacity of the venue?

We are designing the space, we hope that people have come to realize what Made is about; our main theme is always the best possible sound. For Sunday School, another main theme has been the people, its the end of the week and everyone is there to let loose one last time. It’s one big 24 hour adventure that everyone is in together. It gets crazy, in a good way! They’ll be some surprises for sure, we don’t want to give it all away…There is one main room inside for the night portion, there will also be an open air lounge area where people can sit outside to chill during the night. There is some overlap with the inside and outside during the morning hours, and then from noon on the whole party shifts to outside.

The line up looks very tasty so I have to ask if any of the time slots been decided yet? If so can you share them with us? I’m excited about the outdoor terrace area for the daytime, can you spill the beans about who’ll be playing out there?

The set times have just been released!

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8:30am-10:00am Seth Troxler
10:00am-11:00am Stimming (LIVE)
11:00am-12:30pm Barem
12:30pm-1:30pm Guy Gerber (LIVE)
1:30pm-3:00pm Solomun
3:00pm-4:30pm Steve Bug
4:30pm-6:00pm Joris Voorn (exclusive)
6:00pm-7:30pm Marco Carola
7:30pm-9:00pm Cassy

Made Event has always put on some of the best events at WMC, and had some of the best sound systems thanks to Integral. Being a sound geek are you able to describe what we can expect from Integral this year? Will it come close to the system they designed for Bed three years ago?

Sound is always very important to us because our parties are first and foremost about the music. We strive for sound that is warm, enveloping, and has an impact, yet that is not irritating, or jarring. We are constantly trying to improve what we do, so hopefully the sound will be better than Bed three years ago!

Thanks for taking the time to answer the questions.

You can find out more information about where to get tickets for Sunday School, and the other Made Event by visiting their website at www.madeevent.com

Sam