Martin Garrix & Alexander Mijares at Overtown Youth Center

Photography by Ryan Troy on March 28th, 2014 in Culture, Lifestyle, WMC & Ultra 2014

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Alexander Mijares & Martin Garrix

Miami, FL – March 27, 2014 – Art, music and some inspiring memories were made during a special visit to Alonso Mourning’s Overtown Youth Center by EDM star Martin Garrix and artist Alexander Mijares. The afternoon of DJing and painting with the pros brought Miami Music Week to the Center’s students by teaching them the basics of music mixing and painting, and how music and art can work together in tandem. Garrix and Mijares made it their mission to inspire and empower the group of inner-city youth at the Center by encouraging them to explore and find creative outlets. The youth painted their own works of art with Mijares’ guidance and tips, while Garrix conducted one-on-one music mixing tutorials with the star-struck students, which of course had the kids over the moon with joy. To close out the special event, Garrix and Mijares danced with the students to Garrix’s worldwide hit “Animals” and then made the surprise announcement that each student would leave with Limited Edition Beats by Dre headphones. In addition, Mijares created an original piece for the event titled “Animals” after Garrix’s biggest hit with proceeds going to the Overtown Youth Center.

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