Saw the "calling all promoters" thread and already had this in my mind.

As a co-promoter of a large event (Bridlington) I was looking around at DJ s for some inspiration keeping away from "Big Names" to use as a change.

I used Soul-Source Event guide to jog my memory, loking for people I may have forgot.

The thing that struck me was the number of events that are running with "Resident DJs Tom, Dick and Harry with guest DJ Fred from behind the drainpipes soul club (where we will be the guests next time).

Now I keep my ears to the ground (I know they are BIG enough !) and have a good feel for the scene being around long enough to remember the times when events were thin on the ground.

What struck me most was the scenario that you hear people bulling up their own or mates Gigs and when you actually attend there are only 30 or so people there. they keep them running month in ,month out playing Oldies , or run of the mill sounds that you can hear anywhere.

Now thats not having a go at people who are leading the way trying to do something different The Attic is a prime example, where the resident djs Kev, dean & Steve, garry DJs are now getting booked as guests at other venues on MERRIT as they have slogged away for 2 years following what they believe in, good on ya lads!

So my long winded point is, due to the "creit crunch, pertrol prices, higher mortgage rates, negative equity Etc" When is the point where the scene reaches MORE DJs THAN PUNTERS and what happens when it happens, because at this rate we'll run out of Punters faster than we're running out of oil. by the way if you search these pages you can compile a list of at least 450 "DJs" A list, B list, c list and Z minus list !!

By the way I did locate some DJs for Bridlington and I have my own list of "name" DJs I have not used yet who can do the business

Rob Wigley

ps Loved your play, very observant

and the Z listers don't actually releaise they are Z listers national wink day

I should have gone to see the play when it was showing in Rhyl, then I would have understood what the f*** your going on about !

Edited June 25, 200816 yr by mossy

Up all night again send me your address mossy ive got the Brid programmes i promised you

Rob

ps i thought this thread was dead

Up all night again send me your address mossy ive got the Brid programmes i promised you

Rob

ps i thought this thread was dead

Going to bed now Rob.

Whats you doing in in Brid ?

Thats our end of the year Scooter rally weekend in October !

I hope your not planning to clash with that

Edited June 25, 200816 yr by mossy

Going to bed now Rob.

Whats you doing in in Brid ?

Thats our end of the year Scooter rally weekend in October !

I hope your not planning to clash with that

You'll have to wear your slippers there young fella and all wear bibs , its gone all posh now !

Never clashed with owt in my life (ask Stevie T who he asked to co-promote with him on the Welsh do before i told him we had Brid Booked )

Rob

Nice one gina, i personaly think anyone out there could be a good dj, its down to your personal take on soul and how you put it across ,there are so many djs yes, i agree with that but, take away the crap from the good and then you aint got that much (in my opinion of course) .............Anyway just as important, i dont think there is enough good dancers anymore. dont you just love soul source.......

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sounds like all the ingredients for a Top weekender...

hope it goes really well

sadly due work commitment cant attend - hope its a belter

You'll have to wear your slippers there young fella and all wear bibs , its gone all posh now !

Never clashed with owt in my life (ask Stevie T who he asked to co-promote with him on the Welsh do before i told him we had Brid Booked )

Rob

I still own and wear my tailor made suits from "City" tailors in Chester.

Now hand made slippers and bibs................fecking off the scale !

I still own and wear my tailor made suits from "City" tailors in Chester.

Now hand made slippers and bibs................fecking off the scale !

right love it

I'm going to ask Mike to close the thread today as we have gone way off topic and the Z listers might eventually twig on to this thread.

But in the light of what's happened in the last fortnight, with major venue's closing or announcing closure, NSSC calling it a day and several events taking place within close proximity of each other in the same towns,

It seems my original post might have been somewhat Prophectic.

Right things to do, DJs to "Alphabetize" (ask tats, we once saw the word used in the States) and

a weekender to run.

Thanks to all who replied

Rob & Karen