Wednesday 9 August 2023

Mr Scruff & Rob Luis Discuss DJing

Mr Scruff chats with Rob Luis from Tru Thoughts about DJing in this great interview that is packed full of sound advice based on the vast experience they have gained over the last 30+ years...


Wednesday 14 June 2023

The Beat-Herder Festival 2023 - The Factory Line Up Announced


The Beat-Herder Festival have announced the line up for The Factory - "where you clock in and never clock out. The monotony of the machines may have gone but the beats and energy still remain."

Of the 21 stages on offer, this is the one where classic house and the early days of rave meets the current sound of nu disco and indie dance.

You can catch me playing 2 sets on the Saturday night. Expect Chicago style House and Disco heat all the way, giving a nod to the DJs and producers that laid the foundations of House music as we know it.

Set times: 21:45 – 22:30 then 23:15 – 00:00


Herd Em Up!

Thursday 8 June 2023

The Beat-Herder Festival 2023 - Trash Manor Line Up Announced


The Beat-Herder Festival have announced the line up for Trash Manor - "Home of rebels, punks and pioneers, in our very own courtyard of Chaos. So come all you Ravers and Rockers, you Misfits and Wierdos."

With Flamin' horses, pole dancing robots, and an eclectic music policy of live Jazz meets Techno via Punk, Dub, Disco, Funk, Soul, Reggae, House, Boogie, Breaks, Basslines, Dubstep, UK Garage - the list goes on...

Trash Manor is pulled together by the most stylish of crews you'll find in yonder fields.  Grab your flat cap and bike chain necklace and get ready to storm the manor!

You can catch me playing on the Thursday night. Expect the unexpected as the music policy of this stage means anything can come out of the bag.

Set times: 19:00 - 20:15

Herd Em Up!

Wednesday 17 May 2023

The Beat-Herder Festival 2023 - Thursday Line Up Announced



The Beat-Herder Festival have announced the full line-up for the Thursday.

The opening night is always a super special time with excitement and energy levels at max as people bounce into the fields for their first evening of love.

Taking us back to the early days of the petite and unique festival, just 7 of the 21 stages will be open and capacity is limited to keep things nice and intimate.

TOIL TREES
LF SYSTEM, Eats Everything, Hannah Laing, K-Klass [djset] & Aroop Roy

TRASH MANOR
BCUC LIVE, Paul Dig Deep, Chris Holt, Pilani, Kenneth Kaos, The Trash Manor Family

SMOKY TENTACLES
Dr Syntax LIVE, James Lyons, Four to One - 421 Collective, Head Tentacle

PLUS all the venues on The Street in the woods
The Church
The Garage
Hotel California
The Barn

There are a limited number of the 4 Day Tier 3 Tickets remaining so get yourself sorted sharpish if you want to party for the full weekend and save some money.

Herd Em Up!

Friday 12 May 2023

Vintage By The Sea Festival 2023



In September this year the Vintage By The Sea Festival celebrates the 10 year anniversary of creating outstanding programmes of art and culture in Morecambe. 

Founded in 2013 by Deco Publique and Wayne & Gerardine Hemingway MBE, the 2 day long festival provides Morecambe seafront with a stunning backdrop inspired by the decades from the 20s to the 90s.

For their 10th anniversary the organisers have promised to deliver an exceptional line up of  performance, music, dance, classic cars, vintage and design marketplaces, DJ sets, Best in Show fashion parades, workshops and street food, and no doubt much much more.

"We'll be bringing back some of the best and most loved programme from the last 10 years as well as welcoming some new editions as this anniversary edition sets out to be one of our finest!"

Described by The Guardian as one of the ‘Top Five Retro Events in the World’ - last year the award winning event attracted 45,000 visitors over the weekend, generating an economic impact of over £1.5 million for the local economy.

With the tagline of 'Celebrating 20th Century Culture', the free family festival brings together music, fashion, film, art, design and dance from the 1920s to the 1990s, with the emphasis throughout on glamour and head-turning style.

It's a great day out for people of all ages with so much to see and do. There is also an After Party on the Saturday Night in The Little Big Top marquee featuring local DJs playing alongside a yet to announced headline DJ.

There are a variety of live DJ sets from previous Vintage By The Sea events covering everything from Rock N Roll and Rockabilly, to Soul, Funk, Jazz, Disco, Latin, Boogie, Rhythm N Blues, and Classic House on the festivals Mixcloud.


Vintage By The Sea takes place in Morecambe on 2nd & 3rd September 2023

The Vintage Festival // About The Festival // Deco Publique // Gallery



Sunday 30 April 2023

The Beat-Herder Festival 2023 - Phase 1 Line Up Announced



The Beat-Herder Festival have announced Phase 1 of the line up.

This initial line up features world-renowned DJs and internationally acclaimed live artists alongside up and coming acts from the underground, all spread over the 21 stages.

16 years in, the festival now runs from Thursday to Sunday and word from the camp is that the 4-day tickets are already running low.

Herd Em Up!

Sunday 25 September 2022

Escape To Freight Island 2nd October 2022


This coming Sunday afternoon I'll be playing some of my favourite music down at Escape To Freight Island in The Platform.

The Dig Deep Records Pop-Up shop will also be on site so people can peruse our vinyl picks and have a listen to the records we have for sale on the day.

We kick off proceedings at 12 noon and run through till 4pm before the esteemed Abigail Ward takes over on the decks till 8pm. (Live recordings now up on Mixcloud)

 
 
The event is part of the Better Days Festival which features great DJs providing the soundtrack to everything from Sunday roasts and good food from the many restaurants, lots of things for the family to do, pop up record shops, rare finds flea market, weekend papers, a roller skating rink, and live music. Read on to see what is happening between now and the closing party on 27th November...