CamelPhat at Casa Neos Beach Club

CamelPhat are one of the most important acts in contemporary tech house, and their performance at Casa Neos Beach Club on Saturday, March 28 during Miami Music Week 2026 is a genuine highlight of the festival’s biggest day. The Liverpool-based duo of Mike Di Scala and Dave Whelan have built nearly 6 million monthly listeners on Spotify through a combination of club-focused productions, Grammy nominations, and relentless global touring — a career arc that has taken them from the underground to the upper tier of electronic music without ever sacrificing the dark, purposeful energy that defines their sound.

CamelPhat first came together in Liverpool in the early 2010s, bonding over a shared passion for the deep, bass-driven house and techno that defines the more serious end of the electronic spectrum. Before making it as a duo, both Mike and Dave had years of experience behind the decks and in studios across the UK, developing the musical instincts that would later make their productions so distinctively focused. Liverpool’s rich musical culture — famously one of the most passionate cities in the world for live music and club culture — runs deep in their work, giving it a grit and directness that city-trained ears immediately recognise.

Their commercial breakthrough came with “Cola” in 2017, a collaboration with Elderbrook that became one of the biggest underground crossover tracks of the decade. Released on Defected Records, “Cola” reached number one on the UK Dance Charts, secured a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording, and introduced CamelPhat’s sound to a mainstream audience while remaining a credible club record. That balance — dark and serious in the club, accessible enough for radio — is CamelPhat’s signature achievement and the reason they’ve maintained such a wide fanbase across underground and mainstream audiences alike.

The releases that followed only deepened their reputation. “Rabbit Hole” featuring Will Easton, “Be Someone” featuring Jake Bugg, and “Panic Room” featuring Au/Ra all demonstrated their skill at crafting atmospheric, emotionally weighted house music that works in every context from intimate clubs to festival main stages. Their debut album Dark Matter, released in 2021 on their own Ookie Records, was a statement of artistic intent — a record that showed they were more than singles acts, capable of sustaining a full body of work across multiple moods and tempos.

The live experience of a CamelPhat set is markedly different from simply listening to their records. In a DJ context, they layer their originals with carefully selected club tools, working the crowd through tension and release with the precision of experienced producers who understand exactly what each sound is doing. Their sets at Creamfields, Parklife, Resistance at Ultra, DC-10 in Ibiza, and Fabric in London are legendary among those who have witnessed them — sets that start deep and dark and build to moments of genuine euphoria without ever losing the thread of seriousness that distinguishes them from more populist acts.

Casa Neos Beach Club provides the ideal daytime setting for the CamelPhat experience. As the Saturday afternoon sun hangs over Miami Beach and the ocean breeze rolls in off the Atlantic, the contrast between the beautiful outdoor setting and CamelPhat’s darker, underground-influenced sound creates exactly the kind of atmospheric tension that makes their live performances so memorable. Miami’s beach club culture has become increasingly sophisticated over the years, and Casa Neos has established itself as a premium option for music fans who want more than just background pool party vibes. For more events and the complete MMW guide, visit HeatTheVibe.

Saturday is the centrepiece of Miami Music Week, and CamelPhat are exactly the right act to anchor a daytime beach club experience before the city explodes into its Saturday night programming. Tickets are available now — check DICE for current pricing and availability before this sells out. If you are a fan of serious house and techno, this is not a show you want to miss. Find more events happening across Miami this week at HeatTheVibe.