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I arrived as the sun set.<\/strong> Erika De Casier\u2019s \u201cTwo Thieves\u201d<\/a> rang out softly as I rushed past the guards toward the Mind Melt stage. A small crowd of alt-kids was gathered as close to the front as possible. Erika swayed to a gentle trip-hop drone.<\/p>\n \u201cIs Nick Le\u00f3n<\/a> present,\u201d she asks, half-teasing. The crowd cheers and points, and sure enough, keeping it casual, one of Miami\u2019s key producers was dancing toward the center back. Erika ends her set with their collab \u201cBikini\u201d,<\/a> a swoon-worthy storm of techno and harp that was a strong contender for last year\u2019s song of the summer.<\/p>\n More from Spin:<\/p>\n Strolling after her set, I run into (and subsequently walk quickly next to) Caterina Haddad<\/a>, the Club Space<\/a> senior marketing manager and Miami nightlife Swiss Army Knife who co-founded the Suero<\/a> collective\/party series alongside Le\u00f3n. Her short black hair whips around as we speed toward S3QUENC3, the outdoor scaffolding cube stage that has hosted some of III Points\u2019<\/a> best techno moments and will serve as Suero\u2019s stage this year. She\u2019s just dropped off a bunch of capsule zines that capture the party\u2019s universe, and has to show up before dawn tomorrow to set the stage up. \u201cWe\u2019re gonna have bubbles and red fabric\u2026we\u2019ve never decorated the stage before, it\u2019s gonna be exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n