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GATHERING PACE GIVE EM PROPS
Global Gathering is one the world’s want to enter the draw to win a pair
biggest and most popular electric just send the answer to this question to
and live music festival. This year
rachel@kmag.co.uk with ‘Global Gathering
The Prodigy, Orbital and Pendulum Comp’ in the subject header.
headline, joining a line up that features
some of the greatest DJs on the planet. The Prodigy are headlining Global
55,000 people will congregate at the Gathering, what is the correct name of
Long Marston Airfields for two-days one their early hits?
of camping and non-stop music.
The festival takes place at the height A. Keith
of summer on the 24th & 25th July B. Charly
and is set apart by its commitment C. Liam
to next generation technology with
inter-galactic visuals and sound systems Check
www.globalgathering.co.uk for
guaranteed to take the crowd to another more information, behind the scenes
dimension. We have two pairs of interviews and regular podcasts.
weekend tickets to give away and if you
PROMOTER PROFILE
as having known artists come and play.
We try and cater for all d&b needs from
liquid to dark, from old skool / jungle
to jump-up.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
YOUR CROWD?
Our main crowd are people who come
for a good night with an enjoyable
atmosphere. Everyone always has a laugh PLEASE INTRODUCE Garage tune with MC Sparks
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF and feels comfortable so we see the same YOURSELF which I co-produced with High
My name is Nick (DJ Nicky:Dee) and faces often. I’m MC Truez from Mitcham, Grade and Clem de la (U.D.E).
I’m from Abbey Wood, south east South London. I started
London. The other guys I promote with BEST MEMORIES FROM A MCing to grime whilst I was WHAT’S THE NEXT
are Chris (Hektic:UK), Rick (MC Poe) NIGHT? still at school, always preferring CHALLENGE FOR YOU?
& Tony (Tiny Terror) and we put on There have been many great memories writing lyrics in lessons than My next challenge is to
drum & Bass nights in London. The from our events but the one for me actually doing school work! encourage the other d&b MCs
promotion started in 2007 as Urban personally, and I’m sure the others After leaving school I got my out there to up their standards.
Revolutions then went to URBAN:NRG would agree, is when we did our first first set on internet radio There aren’t enough role
in 2008. night in New Cross. It was a new venue station Elete FM where I met DJ models in the scene MC wise
and new name so we were hoping Friskie and he introduced me at the moment, people are
WHERE & WHEN DO YOUR just to see the place half filled. Come to drum & bass. Before I knew I becoming lazy and don’t feel
EVENTS TAKE PLACE midnight, to our amazement, the place was loving it and strictly writing they have to push themselves.
We were doing regular nights in New was rammo. For a new promotion, at lyrics to d&b. I then regularly Also, the release of ‘2-Step’, a
Cross and then ended up doing a that time, we thought it was great and we MCed on other stations such as tune featuring myself and MC
monthly night in that area. We now really enjoyed it. Edge FM and Laylow FM and Sparks, is due for release very
want to focus on bigger things so we’re received my first booking at soon and I’d like to make that
doing bigger nights every three or four WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR Rollercoaster at Brixton Mass a success.
months. We’re celebrating our first THE FUTURE? and it has progressed
birthday on 19th June at Hidden We hope we’ll gradually go further and from there. ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D
in Vauxhall. step up to bigger things as we move LIKE TO TELL US
forward and appreciate all the support TELL US ABOUT YOUR ABOUT?
WHO ARETHE RESIDENTS? from everyone who attends our nights RESIDENCIES I run a successful monthly d&b
We have a vast selection of residents, and has a good time. We guarantee we’ll I hold residencies at Breakin / UKG / funky house event
here are some of them: Ash-A-Tack, be putting out bigger and better Science, Twister, Strictly named Twister in Croydon
Lady V Dubz, RipsDJ, DJ Gunna, every time. Drumz (Brighton) which is growing every month,
Aaron Azz, DJ Che, Crazy J, Fulla and Rollercoaster. check
Myspace.com/truezyman
D, Somatic, Resistance Fammo, MC ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE for more details. Also, my
Bluezie, MC Kaes, Chalky, Sammy C TO TELL US ABOUT? HAVE YOU GOT INTO weekly show on Edge 107.5
Eye, Omen C, Vinyl Junkie… We also all play out together as PRODUCTION YET? FM (www.edgefm.biz) is at
URBAN:NRG Crew and we do Having always been musically 2pm - 4pm every Thursday. To
WHAT’S THE NIGHT ALL ABOUT? weekly internet radio show on minded I have been producing book me contact Nikki on www.
On our nights we try our best to offer
www.drumnbassworldwide.co.uk every all types music for years. I’m
acutepromotions.co.uk
sets to up-and-coming artists as well Wednesday from 8pm-10pm. currently working on a UK
www.kmag.co.uk
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