Genre:
UK funky, bassline, grime, UK garage and ambient gabba
Venue:
The Bodega
Who else helps you run the nights:
Sergic, Lyka, Killjoy, Farley, A Don and Connor.
Eight words that sum up the events you put on:
Certified bangers from start to finish, no gimmicks.
Describe the average punter at your nights:
Open minded, fun people who just want to have a good time and dance all night.
Which local act has gone down best with your crowd and why?
Timbah’s first set was pretty special. He hadn’t played out for around a year and we invited him to play at our first birthday last year. He tore the roof off the place.
Which non-local act would you bring back again?
That’s a hard one. We’ve had a fair few legendary sets, but it has got to be Arctic because he flew over from Australia and we managed to get him for one of his only UK gigs. We didn’t really know what he was going to play and he started his set with Owen Hart’s theme tune from WWF, then went in with the best bassline set I have ever seen, the place was going bananas. People still come up to me now and talk about how good that set was. It was really special.
If you could get a celebrity compere, who would you choose and why?
Keith Lemon. I’m not joking when I say he is one of my biggest idols.
Which booze sells best at your events?
Clichéd, but bass music and Red Stripe go together like Bond and a Bond girl, like bashment and daggering.
Tell us a crazy story that has happened at your events…
Deadbeat took his trousers off and played the majority of his set with his crown jewels out. He couldn’t remember the next day and it was only when he saw photo evidence a week later that he had any idea it happened.
If you weren’t a promoter what would you have ended up doing?
Being a raver with my top off most weekends and delivering excellent customer service in one of Nottingham’s many Ladbrokes.
What other Nottingham events do you love?
Mimm, Rubberdub and Wigflex.
What have you got coming up in February?
We have our second birthday with Kahn and Neek, Bass Boy and local lads Congi on Saturday 14 February at The Bodega and tickets are selling out fast so grab one now if you want to come. Our latest release TUM012 by Arctic entitled I Wish I Owned A Magic Carpet dropped in January, so watch out for that.
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