Pull & Bear Shop Launch and Afterparty

Hyponik were approached by the Hidden Agency to help with the forthcoming launch of massive Spanish clothing chain’s Flagship Store Opening on London’s Oxford Street.

Hyponik programmed the music at the after party and the shop launch and I was brought in to oversee all the production for the shop launch as well as the after party at The Bathhouse in Liverpool Street.

For the shop opening I dealt with all the technical side of things and the general logistics of doing a 200 capacity party with 3 live bands in a tightly packed clothing store in the heart of London’s shopping district.
Needless to say we did it, and live sets from Filthy Dukes and Crystal Fighters went down a treat to more than 200 specially invited guests, press and fashionable types.

For the after party I projected the shops logo onto the walls and screens, added some moving lights to add wow factor when people walked up to the venue, and we sourced masks to add a masked ball edge to the proceedings.

The afterparty was rammed out by 11pm and featured the cream of London’s bass heavy scene to show the Spanish chain how people like things in London. Live sets by Drums of Death and Debruit, plus DJ sets from Joe Hotchip, Brackles, Cooly G and Patchwork Pirates rocked this amazing art deco venue.

Check the video here:

World’s Smallest Festival

Two film makers approached me to help them produce the World’s Smallest Festival.

They had a site in mind and the concept but they needed me to help make it a reality.

The festival was part of a 3 month project of theirs to make 1 million pounds to set up a film fund for budding film makers- www.blagamillion.com

The plan was to get a massive artist to play, but only allow 100 people to come along. People who wanted tickets had to text a number and then 100 were picked out of a hat.

I helped them source sound and lights and did all the licensing, health and safety, security and general event management.

This video explains a bit better than I can:

The day went very well and featured sets from Howard Marks, Arthur Smith, The Langley Sisters, Jarmean, The Popsocks and many many more, all nicely situated in a delightful back garden.

We’re now pitching the idea to various music festivals. Get in touch if you’re interested.

BLOC Weekend Production Manager

The largest event I production manage, BLOC is a 3 day electronic music festival in an off season holiday park. After the first 2 years at Pontin’s in Hemsby, Norfolk we’ve now tripled in size to the 6000 capacity Butlins Resort in Minehead, Somerset.

After meeting the guys many years ago in Brighton, when they decided to start a weekender they contacted me to take care of producing the event for them.

I organise all staffing, infrastructure, logistics and generally manage all the behind scenes work and crew that make it such an individual and ground breaking event!

BLOC prides themselves on cutting edge lighting, sound, decor and AV and it’s my job to make sure that we have the best people working with us to make this happen, and to make sure that it all works well together.

Please check out more about the festival here: www.blocweekend.com

Still in it’s early days, but the reputation of the festival is growing fast with an allegiant fan base, as well as top press and radio support from Radio 1’s Rob Da Bank and Mary Anne Hobbs. We’re also now hosting the Vapor Stage for Friday and Saturday at this year’s Glade Festival.

We’ve also recently hosted a room at Eastern Electrics in London as well as events in Paris at Le Batofar and a lot more afoot for later this year and 2010.

Here’s a taster of what to expect at BLOC2010

Venue Sourcing

As well as being able to source you the venue of your choice, whether it be field, warehouse, members club or simply just a pub, I can supply you with everything you may need- from soundsystem and lights to bar staff, cocktail bar, security staff, performers and musicians.
I also do bookings for this wonderful venue in the heart of Clerkenwell. Ideal for photo shoots, art shows and invite only events.

Here are some more photos, but also email me (click icon in top right hand corner) if you want to have a look around or get more details:

Stage Management and Artist Liaison

Since 2000 I’ve stage managed at various community run events, festivals, club nights and gigs across the UK. As well as keeping the stages running on time and to schedule, I also ensure that the stage runs safely and calmly. In addition to the work on the day I make sure that all the tech teams have the artist tech riders before the event so that there no sudden surprises on the day.

I’ve also been involved in the backstage artist liaison side    of things, and as I’ve stage managed as well I know the importance of getting the musicians and performers to the stage in plenty of time, and briefed with exactly what is happening so they know how the stage is run.

Previous clients include Lost Vagueness (Glastonbury Festival, Electric Picnic, The Coronet), Continental Drifts, Harmony in the Community, Rocket Festival (Spain), Southwark Council and Arumdo.

Please see links for more info on these companies.