hello there. im a scouse stepper to the extreme.
few points -
Liverpool has been very very slow to catch onto Dubstep, there are lots and lots of reasons for this.
One HUGE reason in my opinion is that Liverpool has a major influence in peoples reasoning for going out, and that is Chibuku.
They are a majorly influential club night, an international brand, and they dominate proceddings in this city. The power and influence they have in this city is unprecedented.
I have worked my bollocks off this past 2 years getting Chibuku to listen.
getting them to get onto the fact there is a movement sweeping this nation that this city needs to be part of.
After months and months of me nagging and nagging and nagging them, they finally relented and did the night in Feb this year with Mary Anne and myself, which went off. A few more months nagging has now seen them book Skream this weekend aagin with myself, and believe me I will not stop nagging them for more.
That Mary Anne night was hugely important for this city as it introduced so many new comers who had dismissed Dubstep into seeing how it works in a club. The amount of emails I get saying 'I just didnt get it until that night' is unreal. It was a landmark getting a night that doesnt NEED to pay attention to Dubstep to actually put their money in their pockets and do it.
Back at the beginning of 06 I took a risk and booked Mark 1 & The Skull Disco Crew. It didnt work. Partly down to me being far too busy to promote properly and relying on my nights core regulars (who didnt show), and partly because no one bar a few had a fucking clue who these guys were. I then had a mad couple of months where I made a shitload of money from puttin on Venetian Snares, which I promptly lost puttin on DTL + Mathhead and Evol Intent. Coupled with this I had some bad personal problems and I just fucked everything off for a while cept Dj'ing.
Tom has stepped up to the mantle and is doing a sterling job he really is.
He is determined and hardworking and he is a credit to this city (even if he is a Chorley Chav at heart
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There are so many small nights in Liverpool but they all seem to work against each other
this aint true really. Me + Tom are in constant contact, and we both have plans for our respective nights that will hopefully, and ive got a feeling will definitley see Liverpool step up a gear next year.
Coupled with this our close relationship with The Hive Crew, who have MASSIVE plans for 08 year, this city is looking finally ready to embrace this music properly.
Tom has worked hard for this Liverpool Music Week night, and it shows a great leap in having Benga in a booklet alongside The Kaiser Chiefs and Hard Fi and the like.
I know who Tom has got for January and he knows who ive got for March, and we both went 'woah' when we told each other.
Me personally, I needed to get teh bug back for promoting, and im telling you now, ive got it.
Every single year I draw up a wishlist of people I wanna get, and every year ive managed to get 60-70% of them. I always get my man
And believe, if you saw my wishlist, and the progress im makin for next year, you would cry with joy, I have January-June all planned, with up until April already boxed.
Trust me, this city will be a mecca for Dubstep and Electronica next year
Heard it was a good nite! I was so freakin tired i passed out at 9pm like a grandad last. Gonna catch Skream in Leeds in a week or so like. Oh and Benga at magnet of course!