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RaverBaby69
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United Kingdom
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 Posted - 2005/05/03 : 06:49:22
hi i feel a little cheeky sayin wot im about 2 say but here goes... One of my m8s is a garage MC but he also MCs for his m8s who play drum n bass on their set, anyway, on sunday nite they had a gig at new york new york and he was really dissapointed with the turnout, the flyer did say age 14 and up (which they would like to change to 18 I think) and so there was a dry bar also so I suppose that put people off! They were all actually really good so I felt really bad that the turnout wasn't what they were expecting so I told him I would post this seeking some ideas! I was wandering if u people had a suggestion of a better venue in stafford or nearby where they might be able to get a slot and any phone numbers I can give them to sort this out for themselves? any help or even offers to trial them would be great, thanks! x
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DJDURSTAN
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Trinidad And Tobago
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156 hardcore releases
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Posted - 2005/05/16 : 16:49:43
Hi
Ive been runnin a D&B night for a while now but have just quit. The problem is that the Garage heads have started tryin to R&B D&B and it doesn't work D&B should never be about bling bling or lookin cool it is and always has been a form of rave music and the modern producers need to re discover their roots in order to turn the scene around and untill they chill out and realise this then it won't work.
As for your mates the only advice i can give is to stick at it and try and book some headliners you can get up & comin DJ's like ZEN for cheap, also try to get a licenced bar cos unless the club is a proper pill hole open till 6 in the mornin it wont work and make sure it is over 16 at least.
you and me hardcore forever!!!!!
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Underloop
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 2005/05/16 : 22:27:24
You've just got to get the word out, and the right vibe about the night. I did a 16+ night once, and we hit 1500 through the door, and that was a mixed bag of genres to say the least!! Live rock/indie bands with trance/house DJs between sets (I'm not kidding!!).
The key is promotion. Know your market, learn what they like. Get out on the streets flyering, and talk to the kids, don't just give them a flyer and let them be on their way, chat to them. Flirt with the ladies. Get the ladies in and the lads will follow. The venue we used was on 2 levels, the main dancefloor which was dry, and the balcony which had security on the stairs to stop underage peeps going up to the proper bar - if you could do that you might get more of a spread age range.
Theres loads of other things you can do to spread the word..... don't be afraid to be a corporate whore to get the word spread!
Sure, if the venue is a bit on the downmarket side or off the beaten track (I don't know Stafford, sorry) then thats a good reason to change venues, but alot of it is down to promotion.
BTW, I haven't done any promotion for a good few years now, so the laws may have changed, but when I did the 16+ night, the reason it had to be 16+ was because U16s aren't allowed to be in the club due to licencing restrictions after midnight (we went on till 2). Maybe it was a clause/by-law of our region, but I'd get your mate (if it was your mate promoting) to check out the licence in that respect.... the fines are pretty hefty, and can result in licences being revoked. Depending on the contract with the club, it may be the promotor who is responsible too rather than teh club 
Matthew aka DJ Underloop
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