Variance is a new club night set up with the sole purpose of putting the best dubstep and dnb DJs side by side on the line up, rather than in seperate rooms, and offering DJs a chance to play a deeper and more varied selection than at other club nights.
For our first event we are lucky enough to welcome a selection of DJs who all have feet firmly planted in both genres. The main attractions will be:
Fanu
Finnish breaks wizard Fanu has been releasing music for several years now, and has released down-tempo and dubstep music as well as the drum and bass he is most well known for. Variance are delighted to be the first club in London to welcome this multi-talented one man breaks machine for a headline 90 minute set.
Fracture & Neptune
Dubstep fans will know Fracture from his releases with Compound One on Compound Records. Dnb fans will know him as one half of choppage double act Fracture & Neptune. Having released on such diverse labels as Bassbin, Inperspective, Med School and Droppin Science these guys will be celebrating the launch of their new label Astrophonica by also playing for 90 minutes.
Biorhythm
Biorhythm is the man behind Variance and his Dubstep Sessions mixes have brought him many new fans (do a search if you haven't heard them yet). On the night he will be playing a dubstep/dnb hybrid set, a taster of which you will be able to hear in the first Variance podcast, available soon.
Seid
Seid is a new artist who has just had his first EP released on darkside dnb label Mindsaw recordings. His brutal, driving sound has brought him to the attention of hard dnb fans the world over and he also has a dubstep side project in the works with Biorhythm, the first taste of which will be surfacing shortly.
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So now to the competition. What we want you to do is to put together a dubstep mix no longer than 1 hour in length, including a full tracklist, and send a link to variancehq@hotmail.co.uk (or a PM on here) before October 8th.
Entrants will be judged on mixing ability, variety of material, the flow of the mix and general level of excellence. Variance is about pushing boundaries and bringing a wide range of styles to the ravers who will be attending the night.
What we don't want is an hour of anthems or an hour of wobbly basslines. In fact, we don't want 1 hour of any one thing at all. Variance is about variety and entrants will be judged as such.
If you think this is you then please get in touch. We cant wait to hear from you!
RULES:
Entrants must be 18 years or over by the night of Saturday 17th October. I.D. will be checked so sorry if you're underage.
You must be able to travel to London on Saturday 17th October and be able to be at The Rhythm Factory by 8.30pm for your set which will begin at 9, and last for one hour. You must provide all your own music but we will have vinyl decks and CDJs available for you to use.
You must be able to cover your accommodation costs (if required,) but we will pay £20 towards the cost of your travel (you must arrange this yourself).
Competition is not open to wankers or time wasters. We only want genuine music lovers to enter and we reserve the right to withdraw any offer of the set if we suspect you of being a dick (or dickette, female DJs are encouraged to enter too)
The winning DJ will be contacted by October 10rd. Good luck everyone!
Tickets available now for £6 (£8 OTD) from here
