SETUP: i couldn't disagree more with those who complained about the setup. i loved it! very nice look, the way the dj was in the middle with the 2 sections flanking him.
it is waaaaaaaaaaay better than the previous tuna-can/corridor setup in the warehouse where there were people continuously going frontwards and backwards and stepping on u every 10 sec. didn't have this problem this time!.
i liked the laser location and minimal lighting (darkish room). carpetting was also great (thank u!)
MUSIC: AMAZING!!
the first 3 hours when sharam played were '3ade' for me. there were some really good tracks played but the majority was so-so. i was actually contemplating leaving but i decided to wait to see what ali had to offer. i guess i was very well rewarded for staying. at 4 am, ali came, and delivered one of the sickest darkest sets i'v ever heard! sharam came back again at shi 5:15 and kept dropping one amazing track after another. i wish his first 3 hours were more like this! i ended up leaving at 6.
SOUND: unfortunately this has got to be one of the worst sound distribution and sound quality setups for mix fm! despite the fact that i liked the stage, the sound absolutely sucked! unless u were standing right next to a speaker or right next to the stage, u wouldn't feel anything.
oh, and one more thing, it seems most of the complaints/comments in this thread actually depend on where u were standing in the warehouse.
if u thought the stage was high, then u were probably standing at the very very front. if the stage was lower, u would be able to see the dj better but everyone else in the warehouse would not be able to see him...
also, the smoke machine. u wouldn't feel the smoke machine unless u were standing right next to it (which i think was at the left side of the very front of the center stage)
and also, if u thought the sound was great, then again, u were probably only standing in the very center to the front, bec it sucked in the rest of the room.
anyways, the point i'm trying to make is, when you'r at a gig, and something is bothering u so much, the immediate solution is very simple and very effective: just change your location!
for the 1st 1/2 hour when i was in the warehouse yesterday, the place were i was standing with my friends had extremely lousy sound. so i just decided to move to a spot with stronger sound

(right next to a speaker). the sound was still not that good, but it was better, and it was better than just staying in the same spot i was originally in and ruining my night... u should do the same when something is annoying u (especially that smoke machine that seems to bother u so much

)