This august bank holiday was spent at one of my favourite festivals.

Shamabala started life in 1999 as a free party for 150 or so people, and through no advertising or promotion has grown into one of the best dates on the calendar….

Last night was one of the most amazing dj experiences i’ve ever had the pleasure to experience…

Relentless used to be a band i was in with two housemates and now very good friends, Marcus Parsons and Rich Kendall. More on that at another time..For now it better describes a week in the studio …

Spent the evening in the studio today recording two members of the mighty Mama Matrix…Not the zapperesque, balkan gypsy jazz music you might imagine, but a few childrens songs such as “snail slither slowly”….

Is coming along really well it has to be said…The standard i have for anything i would put around for general hearing, is just as high as any records i would buy as a dj, so in my head at least, when it does come together it will be on the level.

Also important to me is write a range of music, and not just breaks tracks. I have one acoustic instrumental with a few words, one almost finished breaks track, with drop beats not bombs mix, a dubby track and then a well produced but early in the arrangement breaks number…

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After another steward session, this time cut short thanks to some bloke not turning up for his security post in a shop somewhere in dudley, i met up with one of my best friends, the inspiring Elin. While we was suppin on a pint in the Rainbow i had an great chat …

After a good long day of blog backlog yesterday, and more birthday sunshine, i had a slightly late start this morning, arriving just in time to join our event management group for our “group visit” to the Cincinatti Building…

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This weekend is all about Pyn as its her birthday. Happy Birthday Babe x

A big happy birthday shout must also go out to Stu Mack for his 30th, Anne Marie Pope, and Lucy Holtam, and to Rich and Heather for their recent ones.
Its a birthday weekend, so im glad the suns back
Its …

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The other half of the two days a week event management course i am currently on at the Bond in Digbeth, is a day with Les the security guard, who takes us through a series of workbooks all about stewarding. Not really my (or anyone else’s bag), but essential for the full qualification, …