Hi everyone and welcome to my blog where I will be doing monthly/bi-monthly (depending how much stuff I can squeeze in) write ups on gigs, projects, studio work and everything in and between. I will also be answering questions that people put forward and have little chats with a few artists I know across different genres of dance music.
When I went travelling a few years ago, I did this as a good way for friends and family to keep in touch and see what id been up to and it was a great success so I thought why not? I constantly get asked various questions etc. when im out doing gigs and unfortunately most times don’t have a lot of time to speak to everybody as long as id like to- but I do try my best!
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| Me & Pete Monsoon, Acceleration Valentines massacre |
This year so far has been amazing, some of the events Iv been involved in have been mind blowing. Its great to see so many people putting effort back into UK Bounce and I think people are starting to appreciate this by attending in huge numbers. The start of the year saw me start my residency with Acceleration, who throughout the year have continued to bring in guests from Russia, Poland, Spain and Blackburn. Kenty & Greeny and there team of residents deserve praise for keeping it going through the bad times and the fruits are bearing labour now at Pure nightclub in Wigan which is an awesome venue, Each event has been packed out! Pumpingland UK was also a huge success, the video of some guy running down king street with a hoover has given me a few lol moments (search it on youtube). Special note to Nicki B’s set he played which is one of the best iv ever seen live.
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| Myself with Nick Skitz (middle) |
With me being actively involved in the scene again it was only right that I linked up with my old partner in crime John Neal (chips n fish but he don’t do seal) and get our brand Frequency back out there. The first night we put on sold out a few months before the event was being held and was a great success. We have also launched two tracks which are up on www.soundcloud.com/officialfrequency . In 2016 also see’s us link up with North East ‘Ikon’ & Sopranos as we head over to Amsterdam which will be sure to be a cracking get together in the weirdest place iv visited – after Skelmersdale. Iv just recently been to Amsterdam on this ferry with Clyde FM’s Bowie On The Boat which had 1000 people from Scotland attend the event, them guys sure now how to party. Was great to catch up with a few familiar faces from Glasgow and I cant wait to get back up there. If that boat party was anything to go by I cannot wait till February 2016.
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| Ikon In The Dam feat. Frequency & Sopranos |
This year also saw me on board with the BTID Events, who I will be working with a lot going forward. These guys have continued what Wigan Pier (R.I.P) started and production on these events are second to none. ‘Pier on the Pier’ was unreal, I love the outdoor day events. Park Hall is one of the best clubs iv ever worked at and is always a pleasure to head back there, Hard dance heavyweight Andy Whitby played an incredible set! BTID In The Sun was also unreal, 5 days in Magaluf with pool, foam, yacht, uv parties to name a few and was great to mingle with everybody and spend time with everybody involved in the scene- I already cant wait for June 2016! Cap it off also ill be travelling across to Amsterdam for ‘BTID In The Dam’ in a few weeks which will sure to be one to remember (if I can remember it) ill be rooming with Scot Rez so ill let you all know what we get up to on the next blog- kinky.
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| BTID In The Sun with Scott Rez & MC B |
At the start of September saw Reminisce Festival return for its second year after the success of the launch in 2014. I thought 2014 would have been tough to beat, but this year delivered again as 6000+ people headed down to St Helens. Each tent was jam packed and the atmosphere was brilliant and all the hard work that Ste Cocky, Lee Butler, Ian Redman, Rob Cain and the rest of the team put in was definitely worth it. Also I attended Reminisce ‘Screamfest’ at Southport Pleasureland which again had people in the thousands yesterday which had Alex K flew in from Australia was great to see him on these shores again! Speaking of Australian'sbig shout to Sanctuary for flying in for the first time Nick Skitz, he is responsable for many great tracks I grew up listning to. Was great to finally see him over here in the UK.
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| Reminisce Festival in St Helens, what a show!!! |
Anyways that’s just a few highlights from this year I could of gone on for a while but id tried to keep it short and sweet. Now iv passed a few questions over to Acceleration main mon DJ Kenty to talk about what hes been up to:-
Now then Kenty, you have been busy with events in 2015 what has been
your highlights?
My favourite events of 2015 have to be Acceleration Valentines Day and
Pumpingland UK. The Valentines event was the first big event on the bounce calendar in
2015 and turned out to be one of our busiest. Pumpingland UK was on another level, we concentrated more on the production side of things for this event and we also opened up the full club, including balcony which is something Ive always wanted to do since I started working at Pure.
You have done quite a few gigs overseas also, what would you say is the
main difference between gigs overseas and events here?
The main difference is the amount of clubbers which turn into events. A steady event in Poland has 1-2000 clubbers and these events are bi-weekly. The clubs are also on a grander scale than what we have in the UK. One
final thing that stands out is that the ravers in Spain drive to events get messed up in their cars and come in for the last few hours, its strange !
Your from Yorkshire where it is not known as being a Bounce threshold.
What was it that got you into the music and who was/are your
inspirations?
When I was growing up I used to listen to alot of hardhouse & speed garage. I came across Pete Monsoons mixes and from then I fell in love with the donk sound. Pete Monsoon, Nitra M & Rob Cain were my early influences, these days one person i look up to the most is Gari Seleckt he's been a mentor and a great friend to me.
your highlights?
My favourite events of 2015 have to be Acceleration Valentines Day and
Pumpingland UK. The Valentines event was the first big event on the bounce calendar in
2015 and turned out to be one of our busiest. Pumpingland UK was on another level, we concentrated more on the production side of things for this event and we also opened up the full club, including balcony which is something Ive always wanted to do since I started working at Pure.
You have done quite a few gigs overseas also, what would you say is the
main difference between gigs overseas and events here?
The main difference is the amount of clubbers which turn into events. A steady event in Poland has 1-2000 clubbers and these events are bi-weekly. The clubs are also on a grander scale than what we have in the UK. One
final thing that stands out is that the ravers in Spain drive to events get messed up in their cars and come in for the last few hours, its strange !
Your from Yorkshire where it is not known as being a Bounce threshold.
What was it that got you into the music and who was/are your
inspirations?
When I was growing up I used to listen to alot of hardhouse & speed garage. I came across Pete Monsoons mixes and from then I fell in love with the donk sound. Pete Monsoon, Nitra M & Rob Cain were my early influences, these days one person i look up to the most is Gari Seleckt he's been a mentor and a great friend to me.
One producer killing it at the moment is Luke Hudson. We are working on an album at the moment and it is massive. He has taken the popular hardbass/bumping sound and made it his own. The release date will be
around the end of November and will be available online at acceleration digital and also as a hard copy.
Other great Uk producers are Infected Bounce, Shad Side & Brad D, all releasing on Acceleration Digital.
On the foreign side of things the best producers at the moment are, Sonic Mine, Reactive Project, Lolo, Gari Seleckt, Pascu & Veci. You can check their music on O-mode records and Restart Records.
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| DJ Kenty |
You have put on plenty of big events this year, what can we expect from
you and Acceleration next year and in the future?
We have 3 events left in 2015, My Birthday on November 21st, Throwback Rave December 5th and then Mad Friday Extravaganza Decemb
This Is Hardbass will be launching and also we will be hosting a few summer courtyard parties. We will keep the B2B events going looking for new talent and also give back to the ravers with a few more Throwback
Free Rave events.
Finally can you tell us your funniest story related to music?
Iv'e loads of funny stories but hardly anyone would get the references so ill leave you with this one which is funny but fucked up at the same time. We booked a foreign artist last year for Acceleration who is known for
getting messy. He was cool in the day but soon as he got into the club it was like something switched. He was absolutely wrote off within an hour of being in the club, ran to the toilet 3 times during his set and
then after wards decided it would be a good idea to march around the club all night with his top off. When we went back to to hotel at 8am he wanted an after party, I wanted sleep so i left him in his room and told
him i would collect him at 12. The time came to get up and leave so i went and banged on his door to
get up. 1hr 30mins later after hotel staff and security had tried to break in thinking he was dead this artist opens the door in his Y fronts and just acts like nothing has happened. Apparently he was sat in the shower refreshing his Instagram.
Hope you enjoyed the first edition. Next time ill be making a few announcements, for now make sure your locked in to my social media platforms on the links below
Cheers
Finchy
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